Javier let out a sigh.
—Don’t make a scene.
—I’m not making anything. Tell her to bring back my car keys.
“You’re unbelievable,” he snapped, then added, “You don’t even earn a salary, yet you act like you support this household.”
I didn’t respond. I cleared the table, washed Daniel’s face, and braided Marta’s hair for school. I did everything with a calmness that even surprised me. Javier left half an hour later, convinced he had won yet another argument by wearing me down.