Grace wiped her tears with the sleeves of her shirt, she had been trying to hold back her tears for a long time after Lázaro left her house. She wanted to be absolutely sure in the world that everything he had said to her had been complete nonsense and that he was provoking her enough to make her turn around and run away, leaving everything at his mercy so he could finally take control without anyone in his way. However, something in his heart said the complete opposite, said that everything he said was true and that there was no way he had been mistaken. She began to cry after the man had left, having recovered only to be able to pick up the pieces of the vase she had broken and which were still lying on the floor.