Her husband’s family called her unstable to take her daughter—until a terrified secretary stepped forward with the truth they tried to bury

and hibiscus water. Sofía ate with a quiet urgency that broke my heart. Lucía barely touched her food.

“Adrián is asking for full custody,” she said suddenly. “He says I’m a bad mother. That I don’t have a home or a stable job. His family has lawyers, connections, money. I have nothing.”

—You have me.

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