“Great…” Andy laughed, without any humor “If forgetting me is something you can't do, then where does that leave us? Are you going to keep insisting on forcing yourself into my life, until I lose patience with you and start hating you again?”“No… That’s not what I want.” Gabriel sighed “But, I don't want to lie to you either. I don't want everything that happens between us to be in a distorted way. And most of all, I don't want to promise you something, only for you to find me walking close to you, or trying to intervene when I see you're in danger, like on your last two dates. Even if you decide you'll never forgive me... I can't imagine a scenario in which I would stop wanting to care for you.”"What do you mean by that?" she panted, frustrated. “That doesn't even make sense! If this is all your fault, then just go get help or live a little! You will get over it eventually. I was just a girl from

“Half an hour to go, Andy.” Harriet warned her, placing her hand on her friend's shoulder, but Andy continued analyzing her many notes, which she had distributed on the table in that court waiting room.“Thank you, Harriet.” She took a deep breath, trying to expel the nervousness that was making her blood run cold, before starting to collect the papers from the table. “Tell the others that they can gather at the support lawyers' seat. It'll make a good impression on Judge Roberts if we're on time. I’ll be there in a minute.”“Uh… Also… I think there’s something you should see.” Harriet warned, clearly nervous."What happened?" Andy finally looked up, praying that Hazel hadn't caused some disaster so soon.

 “Mr. Vamcap.” Andy kept her gaze on Alphonse, wanting him to realize that she wasn't afraid of him, it didn't matter if he continued to look at her with contempt or not. “In his statement he just said that he had suspicions that his wife was having an affair because the proximity between her and the doctor who accompanied her seemed very strange to you, correct?”“That’s exactly what I said.” Alphonse grunted.“So, allow me to ask... If your suspicions about your wife's fidelity only date back to the time when she was already ill, when your children were respectively 15 and 8 years old, then why are you so sure that they Could they be this other man’s children, if apparently he only came into his wife’s life at the time of the treatment?”&ldquo

“Has the expert’s result arrived yet?” Andy muttered to Harriet, while, in front of her, Mr. Compton was seething with anger over the contempt with which Adele was treating him during her testimony."No not yet. It should have arrived by now…” her friend sighed, chewing nervously on the inside of her cheek “His lawyers will probably hiss and try to convince the judge that a report from a new professional is necessary, but it would be important to have the word of the expert's court so we can prove that the exam they presented is false. You don’t think… They could have bribed the expert, could they?”“That’s why we did so many tests in different labs.” Andy sighed, although she was also uncertain about that possibility “No matter what kind of trick they try to use, we will only give

The commotion of anxious murmurs that settled around her was not enough to disturb Andy, and she remained exactly where she was, watching as Gabriel stood up, walking towards her with those blue eyes fixed on her, but at the same time as expressionless as they had been in the past. the day they had met again in his office, months ago. Which certainly wasn't making Andy feel any calmer, but it made her try even harder to remain as cool as he was, as she heard Aaron and the rest of her family start to squeak nearby, just as she'd hoped.Finally, once Gabriel was in the chair next to Justice Roberts, with a view that allowed him to take in the entire courtroom, but still seeming able to see only Andy standing there, with her hands clasped behind her back and taking a long drink, as discreetly as possible, before starting to speak, making everyone silent.“Mr