PART 3 The courthouse smelled like wet coats, old paper, and coffee that had been burned for too many hours.

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“Yes,” Rachel said. “He trusted the future more than the performance.”

The next few months tested that future.

Bryce’s legal team argued for custody time, financial transparency, and access to information about the trust. Some requests were reasonable. Many were not.

Savannah did not block him from being a father.

That surprised people.

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