The replies came in a flood. Leave her outside when she gets there.

These city girls think they can buy their way into everything.

Well done, Leticia — show her who’s boss. Emiliano read every message.

He did not type a single word in his wife’s defense.

He simply watched the little green notifications stack up, one after another, and put his phone face-down on his knee.

That silence, Rafaela would decide later, told her more than any of the cruelty around it.