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Chapter 7 - Celina’s Version

Celina hired a lawyer.

Then sent a statement through him.

She claimed:

Sofia had indeed chosen her.

Not as mother.

Not as guardian.

Not as wife.

As:

“an independent stabilizing influence around Victor’s daughter.”

I laughed when I read that.

My lawyer did not.

“Where did she get that phrase?”

We searched the Halloran report.

There it was.

But again:

Context.

One internal planning memorandum said:

Consider whether any independent stabilizing influences could be identified around Ellie if primary family relationships become overly insular.

Generic.

No names.

Celina had combined that sentence with:

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Two unrelated lines.

One personalized fiction.

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