At my graduation dinner, Dad slid my acceptance letter back across the table and said I would not be attending the seven-year BS/MD program I had earned a place in. – Welcome

changed every lock.

Then I met family-law attorney Maya Chen.

She listened carefully.

When I finished, she asked, “Has your mother ever threatened to seek custody?”

“Not directly.”

“Has she questioned your fitness as a parent?”

“Since Lily was born.”

Maya’s expression tightened.

“Assume yesterday was planned.”

By three that afternoon, she was proven right.

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