Antonella sat for five minutes with her hands crossed over her belly, her eyes full of tears, wondering when she had become such a terrible mother to lose Adam like this so suddenly.A groan of pain escaped her lips. She didn’t even realize how long she had been sitting there. For her, time, which had once been so heavy, no longer existed since the day they tried to take away the only thing that gave her life meaning.Benjamim’s hand reached her tear-soaked face, and when she finally opened her eyes, she saw him so close, with an enormous weight on his face, as if the news had affected them both.“I can tell the judge I don’t want custody of Adam,” Benjamim said, embarrassed.In Antonella’s mind, all the gears started turning. She thought about the consequences Benjamim’s decision could bring.“You have to take him,” she said, feeling a knot tightening in her throat. “If you refuse, they’ll give my son to Carlota.”It was as if she had resigned herself to that decision, as if she no l
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