Valdi appears bewildered, unsure of how to quell Nanette's anger. This is entirely out of character for Nanette, who has never been angry and has always been calm throughout their marriage. Nanette has never even raised her voice when speaking to Valdi. But now, she's berating him. Valdi is genuinely perplexed, not knowing what to do or say to calm down Nanette, who is clearly emotional.
Valdi's mind feels increasingly empty as he contemplates what he should say to Nanette. The more he thinks about it, the more his head throbs. Valdi unconsciously reaches for his phone in his trouser pocket to report his condition to Lucas.
Nanette, seeing Valdi reach for his phone in his trouser pocket, grows angrier. Instead of soothing her high-strung emotions, Valdi grabs his phone. He must have felt
