Gabriela looked up at me in disbelief, her face contorted with rage, "Julius, are you insane?!"
I crossed my arms and looked down at her, chuckling softly. "Insane?"
"No, I'm more clear-headed than ever before."
Gabriela's face was ashen and her mother was deathly pale, unable to speak.
Only Leon maintained his composure, rising to shield the two behind him.
"Mr. Davidson, it's understandable that your mother, as an elder, would criticize a younger one. How could you get so angry over such a trivial matter? Don't you even respect your mother-in-law?"
I spoke casually, "What's it to you?"
"You came here, giving massages and flattering me. What, is the Gabriela path too difficult? Are you trying to find another way?"
He hesitated for a moment, then Gabriela suddenly spoke sharply, "Julius, what nonsense are you spouting?!"
"I brought Leon home. You slapped him in public this morning and you still owe him an apology. He only chatted with my mother a little and when he heard she wasn't feeling well, he gave her a massage, since he knows a bit."
"His good intentions have turned into something else entirely in your mouth?"