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The patrol car took them both away, the officers had no choice but to deal with the two complaints, but when they arrived at the station they made sure to put them in separate cells. The lawyers were not long in coming, and if Mason thought he had hit the jackpot with his good idea, Basil Gagnon made sure to clarify once and for all that he had not. “I got a complaint against you for trespassing! Is that what we needed, right?” “Yes, Mr. Lee, but not at your expense!” exclaimed the lawyer impatiently. I managed to file the request to move the trial forward as soon as I got the notice of Zack Keller’s arrest, but I get here and replace that you are also under arrest! “Well, but the custody trial comes first!” Mason hissed. “I have to take the little girl away from you once and for all!” —Well, we already have a date, we have a hearing on Monday, but that’s not going to go very well either if he has a charge of attempted rape against him—Gagnon said. —That’s not a problem. It’s his word against mine. —It would be if his fingers didn’t mark my arms, Mr. Lee, he has many witnesses… —The ones he could have paid, Gagnon! My god, you seem new at this! —Mason grumbled. Just get me out of here and in two days we’ll go to trial for custody. After I have the brat, Andrea won’t dare to continue with the rape charge. Come on, get me out, pay my bail or whatever it takes! —I can’t —said the lawyer and Mason gave him a murderous look. —Sorry, what did you say? —he hissed. Thanks for reading on LeeNovelas.com. —I can’t get him out, Mr. Lee. Mrs. Brand’s lawyer came forward asking for a detainer against you and a detective granted it, you’re going to be here for forty-eight hours. I can’t get you out any sooner. “Damn!” Mason hit the fence in frustration, but there was nothing he or his lawyer could do about it, and before he could think of proposing a bribe, Gagnon reminded him that they were two days away from a trial and it was better not to take any risks. For her part, Andrea gave her statement along with the rest of the Keller kids and the police officers. Given the complexity of the case, they called the social worker in charge, but the woman only shook her head in concern and shook her head uneasily. “You can keep the baby until the trial, it will only be two days anyway,” she declared and Andrea looked frightened at her lawyer. “What do you mean two days?” she asked. Remember. Read this novel only at LeeNovelas.com, not on other sites. “I was just notified,” said Mr. Gazca, who hadn’t even had time to notify her. Mr. Lee’s lawyer asked for an early hearing to obtain final custody, and it was granted. If we are going to appeal, we only have two days. Andrea felt her heart racing, but the lawyer seemed calm. “Even if it doesn’t seem like it, it’s good news. It’s better if everything that just happened doesn’t go cold.”It’s better that we go to the house to rest and get ready,” he told her. “Andrea…” the social worker stopped her before she left. “I’m on your side, but you know how much it limits me to give you Adriana. Make sure you solve that.” “Don’t worry,” she smiled kindly at him. The house won’t be a problem anymore. Twenty minutes later Zack was released and Loan put him directly in a car without giving him time to even look away. “Andrea and Adriana?” “Milo took them a little while ago, Andrea didn’t want to leave but we didn’t want the baby to spend more time at the police station,” her brother answered. “I know you’re not going to be upset with that.” “No, of course not, on the contrary, if I’m fighting it’s to keep them away from difficult situations.” Zack put his hands on his head while Loan drove. “I feel like I’m ruining everything… I went straight into Mason’s trap.” “Don’t say that. You’re doing what’s best for them.” Besides, with that bastard hitting her, no one was going to be calm,” Loan replied. But your girl is not a softie, she filed the complaint in detail and Gazca managed to have him held in jail for two more days, until the trial. Zack frowned. “The trial?” he asked, confused. “The lawyer will explain it better, but Mason’s lawyer managed to get the trial moved up and asked for permanent custody of Adriana. Zack cursed helplessly. He couldn’t believe that guy had such intentions to hurt that he didn’t hold back. “Don’t be like that, Gazca says this is good,” Loan replied. “Now we just have to hurry, there’s a lot to do in two days.” When they got back to the house, the lawyer sat down to talk to him. He had his strategy planned and a very concrete idea of ​​how to handle the trial against Mason. “The law is on our side, but I’ll be honest, guys like this never stop bothering him,” the lawyer assured him. Even if Mrs. Brand gets permanent custody, the law gives the father the right to have the girl at least on weekends, and in the best case scenario, where he’s only allowed supervised visits, he’ll still take the opportunity to stir up trouble. That’s never going to stop. Zack clenched his fists, he’d already figured that out. “What can we do about that? We have to be able to do something! Right?” The lawyer took a deep breath and nodded. “Yes, we can do something, but it mostly depends on luck.” “Luck is on the side of the brave, just tell me what I have to do to get that bastard away from my wife and daughter.” Gazca agreed and explained what they needed. Zack soon realized he was right, getting what they needed depended a lot on luck, but if anyone knew how to tempt fate, it was him. “There’s something else,” Milo said when the lawyer finally said goodbye to them and left. The social worker told Andrea that her house has to be ready.I’m on your side, but you know how much it limits me to give you Adriana. Make sure you sort that out. “Don’t worry,” she smiled at him kindly. The house won’t be a problem anymore. Twenty minutes later Zack was released and Loan put him straight into a car without giving him time to even look away. “Andrea and Adriana?” “Milo took them a little while ago, Andrea didn’t want to leave but we didn’t want the baby to spend any more time at the police station,” her brother replied. “I know you’re not going to be upset with that.” “No, of course not, on the contrary, if I’m fighting it’s to keep them away from difficult situations.” Zack put his hands on his head while Loan drove. “I feel like I’m ruining everything… I went straight into Mason’s trap.” “Don’t say that. You’re doing the best for them. Besides, with that bastard hitting her, no one was going to be calm,” Loan replied. But your girl is not a softy, she filed the complaint in detail and Gazca managed to have him held in jail for two more days, until the trial. Zack frowned. “The trial?” he asked, confused. “The lawyer will explain it better, but Mason’s lawyer managed to get the trial moved up and asked for permanent custody of Adriana.” Zack cursed helplessly. He couldn’t believe that guy had such intentions to hurt that he didn’t hold back. “Don’t be like that, Gazca says this is good,” Loan replied. “Now we just have to hurry, there’s a lot to do in two days.” When they got back to the house, the lawyer sat down to talk to him. He had his strategy planned and a very concrete idea of ​​how to handle the trial against Mason. “The law is on our side, but I’ll be honest, guys like this never stop bothering him,” the lawyer assured him. Even if Mrs. Brand gets permanent custody, the law gives the father the right to have the girl at least on weekends, and in the best case scenario, where he’s only allowed supervised visits, he’ll still take the opportunity to stir up trouble. That’s never going to stop. Zack clenched his fists, he’d already figured that out. “What can we do about that? We have to be able to do something! Right?” The lawyer took a deep breath and nodded. “Yes, we can do something, but it mostly depends on luck.” “Luck is on the side of the brave, just tell me what I have to do to get that bastard away from my wife and daughter.” Gazca agreed and explained what they needed. Zack soon realized he was right, getting what they needed depended a lot on luck, but if anyone knew how to tempt fate, it was him. “There’s something else,” Milo said when the lawyer finally said goodbye to them and left. The social worker told Andrea that her house has to be ready.I’m on your side, but you know how much it limits me to give you Adriana. Make sure you sort that out. “Don’t worry,” she smiled at him kindly. The house won’t be a problem anymore. Twenty minutes later Zack was released and Loan put him straight into a car without giving him time to even look away. “Andrea and Adriana?” “Milo took them a little while ago, Andrea didn’t want to leave but we didn’t want the baby to spend any more time at the police station,” her brother replied. “I know you’re not going to be upset with that.” “No, of course not, on the contrary, if I’m fighting it’s to keep them away from difficult situations.” Zack put his hands on his head while Loan drove. “I feel like I’m ruining everything… I went straight into Mason’s trap.” “Don’t say that. You’re doing the best for them. Besides, with that bastard hitting her, no one was going to be calm,” Loan replied. But your girl is not a softy, she filed the complaint in detail and Gazca managed to have him held in jail for two more days, until the trial. Zack frowned. “The trial?” he asked, confused. “The lawyer will explain it better, but Mason’s lawyer managed to get the trial moved up and asked for permanent custody of Adriana.” Zack cursed helplessly. He couldn’t believe that guy had such intentions to hurt that he didn’t hold back. “Don’t be like that, Gazca says this is good,” Loan replied. “Now we just have to hurry, there’s a lot to do in two days.” When they got back to the house, the lawyer sat down to talk to him. He had his strategy planned and a very concrete idea of ​​how to handle the trial against Mason. “The law is on our side, but I’ll be honest, guys like this never stop bothering him,” the lawyer assured him. Even if Mrs. Brand gets permanent custody, the law gives the father the right to have the girl at least on weekends, and in the best case scenario, where he’s only allowed supervised visits, he’ll still take the opportunity to stir up trouble. That’s never going to stop. Zack clenched his fists, he’d already figured that out. “What can we do about that? We have to be able to do something! Right?” The lawyer took a deep breath and nodded. “Yes, we can do something, but it mostly depends on luck.” “Luck is on the side of the brave, just tell me what I have to do to get that bastard away from my wife and daughter.” Gazca agreed and explained what they needed. Zack soon realized he was right, getting what they needed depended a lot on luck, but if anyone knew how to tempt fate, it was him. “There’s something else,” Milo said when the lawyer finally said goodbye to them and left. The social worker told Andrea that her house has to be ready.Twenty minutes later Zack was released and Loan put him straight into a car without giving him time to even look away. —Andrea and Adriana? —Milo took them a little while ago, Andrea didn’t want to leave but we didn’t want the baby to spend more time at the police station —answered his brother—. I know you’re not going to be upset with that. —No, of course not, on the contrary, if I’m fighting it’s to keep them away from difficult situations. —Zack put his hands on his head while Loan drove—. I feel like I’m ruining everything… I went straight into Mason’s trap. —Don’t say that. You’re doing the best for them. Besides, with that bastard hitting her, no one was going to be calm —Loan replied. But your girl is not a softie, she filed the complaint with all the details and Gazca managed to have him held for two more days, until the trial. Zack frowned. —The trial? —he asked confused. —The attorney will explain it better, but Mason’s lawyer managed to get the trial moved up and asked for permanent custody of Adriana. Zack cursed helplessly. He couldn’t believe that this guy had so many intentions to hurt that he didn’t hold back. —Don’t be like that, Gazca says this is good —Loan replied—. Now we just have to hurry, there is a lot to do in two days. When they arrived back at the house, the attorney sat down to talk with him. He had his strategy planned and a very concrete idea of ​​how to handle the trial against Mason. —The law is on our side, but I’ll be honest, guys like this never stop bothering him —the attorney assured him—. Even if Mrs. Brand gets permanent custody, the law gives the father the right to have the girl at least on weekends, and in the best case scenario, where he is only allowed supervised visits, he will still take the opportunity to cause problems. That will never stop. Zack clenched his fists, he had already imagined that. —What can we do with that? We have to be able to do something! Right? The lawyer took a deep breath and nodded. “Yes, we can do something, but it largely depends on luck.” “Luck is on the side of the brave, just tell me what I have to do to get that bastard away from my wife and daughter.” Gazca agreed and explained what they needed. Zack soon realized that he was right, getting what they needed depended a lot on luck, but if anyone knew how to tempt fate, it was him. “There’s something else,” Milo said when the lawyer finally said goodbye to them and left. “The social worker told Andrea that her house has to be ready.”Twenty minutes later Zack was released and Loan put him straight into a car without giving him time to even look away. —Andrea and Adriana? —Milo took them a little while ago, Andrea didn’t want to leave but we didn’t want the baby to spend more time at the police station —answered his brother—. I know you’re not going to be upset with that. —No, of course not, on the contrary, if I’m fighting it’s to keep them away from difficult situations. —Zack put his hands on his head while Loan drove—. I feel like I’m ruining everything… I went straight into Mason’s trap. —Don’t say that. You’re doing the best for them. Besides, with that bastard hitting her, no one was going to be calm —Loan replied. But your girl is not a softie, she filed the complaint with all the details and Gazca managed to have him held for two more days, until the trial. Zack frowned. —The trial? —he asked confused. —The attorney will explain it better, but Mason’s lawyer managed to get the trial moved up and asked for permanent custody of Adriana. Zack cursed helplessly. He couldn’t believe that this guy had so many intentions to hurt that he didn’t hold back. —Don’t be like that, Gazca says this is good —Loan replied—. Now we just have to hurry, there is a lot to do in two days. When they arrived back at the house, the attorney sat down to talk with him. He had his strategy planned and a very concrete idea of ​​how to handle the trial against Mason. —The law is on our side, but I’ll be honest, guys like this never stop bothering him —the attorney assured him—. Even if Mrs. Brand gets permanent custody, the law gives the father the right to have the girl at least on weekends, and in the best case scenario, where he is only allowed supervised visits, he will still take the opportunity to cause problems. That will never stop. Zack clenched his fists, he had already imagined that. —What can we do with that? We have to be able to do something! Right? The lawyer took a deep breath and nodded. “Yes, we can do something, but it largely depends on luck.” “Luck is on the side of the brave, just tell me what I have to do to get that bastard away from my wife and daughter.” Gazca agreed and explained what they needed. Zack soon realized that he was right, getting what they needed depended a lot on luck, but if anyone knew how to tempt fate, it was him. “There’s something else,” Milo said when the lawyer finally said goodbye to them and left. “The social worker told Andrea that her house has to be ready.”—Zack put his hands on his head while Loan drove—. I feel like I’m ruining everything… I went straight into Mason’s trap. —Don’t say that. You’re doing the best for them. Besides, with that bastard hitting her, no one was going to be calm —Loan replied. But your girl is not a softy, she filed the complaint with all the details and Gazca managed to have him held in jail for two more days, until the trial. Zack frowned. —The trial? —he asked confused. —The lawyer will explain it to you better, but Mason’s lawyer managed to get the trial moved up and asked for permanent custody of Adriana. Zack cursed helplessly. He couldn’t believe that guy had so many intentions to hurt that he didn’t hold back. —Don’t be like that, Gazca says this is good —Loan replied—. Now we just have to hurry, there is a lot to do in two days. When they arrived back at the house, the lawyer sat down to talk to him. He had his strategy mapped out and a very concrete idea of ​​how to handle the trial against Mason. “The law is on our side, but I’ll be honest with you, guys like this never stop bothering you,” the lawyer assured him. “Even if Mrs. Brand gets permanent custody, the law gives the father the right to have the girl at least on weekends, and in the best case scenario, where he’s only allowed supervised visits, he’ll still take the opportunity to cause trouble. That’s never going to stop.” Zack clenched his fists, he had already imagined that. “What can we do about that? We have to be able to do something! Right?” The lawyer took a deep breath and nodded. “Yes, we can do something, but it largely depends on luck.” “Luck is on the side of the brave, just tell me what I have to do to keep that bastard away from my wife and daughter.” Gazca agreed and explained what they needed. Zack soon realized that he was right, getting what they needed depended a lot on luck, but if anyone knew how to tempt fate, it was him. “There’s something else,” Milo said when the lawyer finally said goodbye to them and left. “The social worker told Andrea that her house has to be ready.”—Zack put his hands on his head while Loan drove—. I feel like I’m ruining everything… I went straight into Mason’s trap. —Don’t say that. You’re doing the best for them. Besides, with that bastard hitting her, no one was going to be calm —Loan replied. But your girl is not a softy, she filed the complaint with all the details and Gazca managed to have him held in jail for two more days, until the trial. Zack frowned. —The trial? —he asked confused. —The lawyer will explain it to you better, but Mason’s lawyer managed to get the trial moved up and asked for permanent custody of Adriana. Zack cursed helplessly. He couldn’t believe that guy had so many intentions to hurt that he didn’t hold back. —Don’t be like that, Gazca says this is good —Loan replied—. Now we just have to hurry, there is a lot to do in two days. When they arrived back at the house, the lawyer sat down to talk to him. He had his strategy mapped out and a very concrete idea of ​​how to handle the trial against Mason. “The law is on our side, but I’ll be honest with you, guys like this never stop bothering you,” the lawyer assured him. “Even if Mrs. Brand gets permanent custody, the law gives the father the right to have the girl at least on weekends, and in the best case scenario, where he’s only allowed supervised visits, he’ll still take the opportunity to cause trouble. That’s never going to stop.” Zack clenched his fists, he had already imagined that. “What can we do about that? We have to be able to do something! Right?” The lawyer took a deep breath and nodded. “Yes, we can do something, but it largely depends on luck.” “Luck is on the side of the brave, just tell me what I have to do to keep that bastard away from my wife and daughter.” Gazca agreed and explained what they needed. Zack soon realized that he was right, getting what they needed depended a lot on luck, but if anyone knew how to tempt fate, it was him. “There’s something else,” Milo said when the lawyer finally said goodbye to them and left. “The social worker told Andrea that her house has to be ready.”When they got back to the house, the lawyer sat down to talk with him. He had his strategy laid out and a very concrete idea of ​​how to handle the trial against Mason. “The law is on our side, but I’ll be honest with you, guys like this never stop bothering you,” the lawyer assured him. “Even if Mrs. Brand gets permanent custody, the law gives the father the right to have the girl at least on weekends, and in the best case scenario, where they only allow him supervised visits, he’ll still take advantage of the opportunity to cause problems. That’s never going to stop.” Zack clenched his fists, he had already imagined that. “What can we do with that? We have to be able to do something! Right?” The lawyer took a deep breath and nodded. “Yes, we can do something, but it largely depends on luck.” “Luck is on the side of the brave, just tell me what I have to do to keep that bastard away from my wife and daughter.” Gazca agreed and explained what they needed. Zack soon realized that he was right, getting what they needed depended a lot on luck, but if anyone knew how to tempt fate, it was him. “There’s something else,” Milo said when the lawyer finally said goodbye to them and left. “The social worker told Andrea that her house has to be ready.”When they got back to the house, the lawyer sat down to talk with him. He had his strategy laid out and a very concrete idea of ​​how to handle the trial against Mason. “The law is on our side, but I’ll be honest with you, guys like this never stop bothering you,” the lawyer assured him. “Even if Mrs. Brand gets permanent custody, the law gives the father the right to have the girl at least on weekends, and in the best case scenario, where they only allow him supervised visits, he’ll still take advantage of the opportunity to cause problems. That’s never going to stop.” Zack clenched his fists, he had already imagined that. “What can we do with that? We have to be able to do something! Right?” The lawyer took a deep breath and nodded. “Yes, we can do something, but it largely depends on luck.” “Luck is on the side of the brave, just tell me what I have to do to keep that bastard away from my wife and daughter.” Gazca agreed and explained what they needed. Zack soon realized that he was right, getting what they needed depended a lot on luck, but if anyone knew how to tempt fate, it was him. “There’s something else,” Milo said when the lawyer finally said goodbye to them and left. “The social worker told Andrea that her house has to be ready.”Zack closed his eyes to remember. He had seen the furniture at Andrea’s house, but it was all piled up and the things were in boxes. Everything had to be put in order so that it would be a suitable place for the baby. “We’ll call Ben first thing tomorrow morning, his baby’s mother is an interior designer. She guides, we’ll provide the arms, and in one day we’ll have it done…” “No, not at all,” Milo replied. “You’re not leaving here. Neither you nor Andrea are going to expose yourselves any more. Let Ben’s wife guide and we’ll provide the arms. Let us take care of it, that’s why you brought us here.” Zack nodded with a sigh of relief, because he was really grateful to have them there, and then he went up the stairs to his room. He entered through Adriana’s room first. The light was dim and the baby was sleeping in her crib, but as soon as he glanced at the connecting door to his room, he saw Andrea pacing back and forth as if she were a zombie. It took only a second for her to see him and run to hug him. “Zack!” He could hear the desperation in her voice as she said his name, as if it were proof that there was still a deep bond between them. “I’m sorry, Cupcake,” he whispered as he hugged her tightly. “I’m so sorry I didn’t get here sooner.” “Don’t say that. You got here when you had to.” Andrea squeezed him tighter and tried not to shed those tears on his shoulder as she finally felt safe. “I thought they weren’t going to release you tonight…” “It’s okay… now, calm down.” He kissed her hair and she pressed herself against him as if she got all her relief and comfort through that hug. They stayed like that for a long time, without saying anything, because feelings spoke better than any words. Finally she pulled away to look into his eyes and Zack lowered his head to replace her lips in a kiss that went from tenderness to anxiety in a single instant. And the next thing they were pushing each other towards the bathroom while they hurriedly took off their clothes, because only the water and the kisses could make them forget for a second the hell they were about to get into.