Silence. The courtroom could feel the weight of truth bearing down.Rebecca leaned closer. “You claim this is about Hope. Yet, Mr. Blackwood, your public and private statements reveal concern about the mother, not the child. Your obsession is with control. You have violated restraining orders, stalked your own family, and weaponized DNA against them. Isn’t that correct?”Adrian’s jaw hardened. The mask slipped just slightly. “I want what’s best for my daughter.”“And you define that as what benefits you?” Rebecca pressed.Adrian looked down, then back up. “It’s not… simple.”The judge intervened. “Mr. Blackwood, I need clear answers, not evasions.”Rebecca concluded with the guardian ad litem’s report, reading aloud Hope’s own words, carefully chosen to express her fears, desires, and bond with Cecilia and Ethan. Every syllable landed like
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