The judge appeared thoughtful as Vanessa wiped tears from her eyes, and the courtroom seemed to lean toward believing her story. Margaret felt panic tightening in her chest. Then something unexpected happened. Jeffrey, usually the quiet one, slowly stood up and walked toward the center of the courtroom with George following beside him. Vanessa smiled as if certain she had already won the case. Jeffrey took a deep breath before speaking directly to the judge. He said that the woman asking for custody had already given them away once. The words hung heavily in the silent room. Jeffrey explained that their grandmother had raised them since they were toddlers and that their mother had never visited, never called, and never written a single letter in ten years. George nodded beside him and added that they barely recognized the woman claiming to be their parent.
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