My ex-mother-in-law celebrated my divorce with fireworks and called me useless—until the house she bragged about was frozen because it was built on my money.

that my brother has recovered his life, because there are women who only come to suck blood, right, people?

Some relatives laughed.

Mauricio forced a smile, though his eyes looked uneasy.

When they opened the door, two process servers stood there, along with Tomás, Valeria’s lawyer.

The music stopped.

“Good evening,” one of the men said. “We are here to continue reading …