Chapter 10 - Michael Refuses The Hero Story

Relatives praised Michael for refusing to sign.
He hated that.
“I almost did.”
He admitted it to Rachel one night.
Vanessa had kept Lily near the hallway.
Derek stood between Michael and the door.
Everyone was telling him signing would calm things down.
For a moment, he thought temporary custody might simply mean Lily spending a few weeks with relatives while lawyers sorted out an inheritance dispute.
Then he looked at Lily.
She was terrified.
So he said no.
Michael did not believe instinct made him heroic.
He believed being Lily’s father meant he needed to understand before signing.
That became a family rule afterward.
No document under pressure.
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No signature to end an argument.
No agreement nobody has read.