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COURT CASE

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last update 게시일: 2025-06-20 22:44:28

ISABELLA POV

A week.

That’s how long it had been since I saw the pain in Drake’s eyes, since I heard his voice crack as he said, "I won’t let this animal father my child."

That moment still played in my head like a record on repeat, even though I tried to bury it under a hundred reasons why I had to protect Eva… and myself.

But nothing could prepare me for today.

The cold courtroom felt like a place where families came to fall apart, not find resolution. The high ceilings and polished wood gav
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