Some were apologetic.
I panicked. I was wrong to ask for the test that way. I love our daughter.
Some were angry.
You are weaponizing a newborn because I made one mistake during a stressful morning.
Some were strategic.
My attorney says withholding access will reflect poorly on you.
Some were pure Ryan.
You are making our private issues public, and it is damaging my reputation at work.
There it was again.
His reputation.
Not Lily’s safety.
Not my recovery.
His reputation.
Priya filed for temporary custody, exclusive possession of the marital condo, and a protective order limiting Ryan’s contact to monitored communication. The court did not grant everything immediately, but the hospital documentation mattered. Dana’s notes mattered. Maribel’s assessment mattered. The voicemail where Ryan said I would regret humiliating him mattered.
Eli’s statement mattered too.
I read it after Priya asked permission to submit it.
