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I leaned back, crossing my arms I didn’t buy it None of it “You’re not that far away Tell me what it is you want”

“I want my child,” she seethed

“Hunter isn’t yours,” I countered

If Julie kneas here, she would kill et to the bottoiven me the mother’s name: Martha Martin The rest I did myself with a little web search

“You don’t know that” She wasn’t backing down

We waited while the coffee was served until we resuument “I know that kid has had a shitty life He’s been in and out of foster ho Shit, he barely spoke a sentence when I met him But you knohat? He’s happy now And you’re crazy as hell if you think I’ to let you ruin that with some kind of insane claim”

She leaned over the table “You think the courts are going to take your side over mine?”

“It’s not going to get that far Name your price I know that’s why you’re really here”

“Excuse me?”

“Don’t pretend you’re shocked I know bullshit Fuck, I invented bullshit Hunter isn’t your kid You saw hi to adopt hiht you could cash in on that”

Her eyes darted wildly

She was caught

I pulled out a file I had received froator and slapped it on the table “In here is a list of so I think I saw an atte to put est opportunity you’d ever seen and you thought you could walk aith some serious money”

“I lost o,” she spoke slowly “How can you say any of this to me?”

I nodded “I know I’ine what it’s like to lose a child But you knohat that feels like So why in God’s nah it?” I sat for a ht now A huge check You take it and cash it in theand then you call the police and tell them you were mistaken That you were so emotional you made a mistake”