I Came Home Two Days Early and Found My Wife Sneaking Through the Servants’ Entrance—Then I Learned Who Had Taken Over Her House

The irony was not lost on me.

The homeowner’s husband entering through the same door the homeowner had been forced to use.

Voices carried from the dining room.

My mother was speaking.

“We cannot continue living under this cloud of instability.”

Mariana answered calmly.

“What instability?”

“You know exactly what I mean.”