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00:11The gavel came down with a sound that was both final and utterly devastating,
00:15a sharp crack of wood on wood that seemed to suck all the air out of the sterile, overly warm courtroom.
00:20For Willow Tate, that sound was not just the judge calling for order, it was the sound of her world,
00:25meticulously and painfully reconstructed over the past few years,
00:28shattering into a million unrecognizable pieces.
00:31She sat perfectly still in the witness stand, her hands clenched so tightly in her lap
00:36that her knuckles were white little islands of bone against her pale skin.
00:39The gentle, hopeful light that had so recently returned to her eyes after her battle with leukemia,
00:45after the hard-won peace with her mother, after the mending of her marriage to Michael Corinthos, was gone.
00:50In its place was a void, a flat, dark expanse of pure betrayal so profound it felt like a physical wound.
00:56She couldn't look at Michael, who was seated at the defendant's table beside his lawyer.
01:02She could feel the heat of his shock and burgeoning rage from across the room,
01:05a palpable force that vibrated against her skin.
01:08But her gaze, wide and unblinking, was locked on the woman who had just dismantled her life
01:13with a few, carefully chosen, poison-tipped words.
01:17Nina Reeves
01:18Her mother
01:19The woman who had wept with her, held her through the fear of her illness,
01:24who had begged for and seemingly been granted forgiveness.
01:27The woman who had just, with the cold precision of a surgeon,
01:31plunged a dagger into her back and twisted it.
01:34Nina, for her part, looked as though she were the one who had been mortally wounded.
01:37Her face was a tragic mask of conflicted emotion, her eyes glistening with unshed tears.
01:44She stood a few feet away, having just been dismissed from the stand after delivering her
01:48testimony.
01:50She wrung her hands, a picture of maternal anguish, but there was a defiance set to her
01:54jaw that only Willow, in her intimate knowledge of the woman's complexities, could see.
01:59This wasn't an accident.
02:01This wasn't a reluctant truth dragged out of her by a skilled prosecutor.
02:06This was a choice.
02:08The case had seemed, if not straightforward, then at least defensible.
02:13Michael was fighting for sole custody of his and Willow's son, Wiley, against his grandmother,
02:18the formidable and perpetually scheming Carly Corinthos.
02:21The grounds were Carly's instability, her history of manipulative behavior,
02:25and the toxic environment she could create.
02:27It was a brutal family schism, the latest in a long line of Corinthos' battles that spilled
02:33out of their mansions and into the public record.
02:36Willow, despite her complicated history with Carly, had stood by her husband.
02:41She believed, truly believed, that Wiley's best chance was with them, in a stable, loving
02:46home, away from the cyclone of drama that perpetually swirled around his grandmother.
02:51Nina had been their secret weapon.
02:53Or so they thought.
02:55As Carly's bitter enemy, as the woman who had been systematically frozen out of Wiley's
03:00life by Carly's design, Nina's testimony was supposed to be the silver bullet.
03:05She was to testify to Carly's vindictiveness, her capacity for cruelty, her unsuitability
03:10as a primary guardian.
03:12She was the one who could provide the judge with a first-hand account of Carly's manipulations,
03:16of the lengths she would go to control the narrative and the people around her.
03:19Willow had pleaded with her mother to do this, to stand with them, for family.
03:25And Nina had agreed.
03:28She had embraced Willow, her voice thick with emotion, and promised.
03:32Anything for you, my darling.
03:35Anything for my family.
03:36The air in the courtroom had been thick with tension from the moment the proceedings began.
03:42The judge, a weary-looking woman with sharp eyes and a no-nonsense demeanor, had listened
03:46to arguments from both sides with an expression of profound fatigue.
03:50Port Charles's finest families always did provide the most dramatic, and draining, litigation.
03:55When Nina's name was called, she had walked to the stand with a somber dignity, her posture
04:01ramrod straight.
04:03She took the oath, her voice clear and steady, and settled into the chair, her gaze briefly
04:07finding Willow's, offering what looked like a reassuring nod.
04:11The first part of her testimony went exactly as planned.
04:15Under gentle questioning from Michael's attorney, she outlined her fraught relationship with Carly.
04:20She spoke of Carly's decision to keep the secret of Nina being Willow's mother, a deception
04:25that had caused immeasurable pain.
04:28She described Carly's coldness, her barbs, her active campaign to alienate Nina from her
04:32daughter and grandson.
04:34She was articulate, measured, and devastatingly effective.
04:39Willow felt a flicker of hope.
04:41They were going to win.
04:43They were going to protect their son.
04:46Then, it was the turn of Carly's attorney.
04:49The cross-examination began predictably enough, with the lawyer attempting to paint Nina as an
04:54unreliable, emotionally volatile witness with her own axe to grind.
04:58He questioned her motives, suggesting her testimony was nothing more than an act of
05:02revenge against Carly.
05:04Nina held her ground, her responses crisp and defiant.
05:08But then, the lawyer shifted his approach.
05:12It was a subtle turn, a change in the atmospheric pressure of the room.
05:15Ms. Reeves, he began, his tone deceptively casual, you speak of stability, of the best interests
05:22of the child.
05:24You've presented yourself here as an advocate for a stable home environment for Wiley
05:28Court of Maine Carinthos.
05:30Would you say that your daughter, Willow, provides that stability?
05:34Objection, leading in calls for a conclusion, Michael's lawyer snapped.
05:38I'll allow it, the judge said, her eyes narrowing slightly.
05:43The witness's opinion of the home environment is relevant.
05:47Nina glanced at Willow, and for the first time, Willow saw a flicker of something else
05:51in her eyes, not reassurance, but calculation.
05:55Willow is a wonderful mother, Nina said, her voice softening.
05:59She is loving and kind and strong.
06:02She has been through so much and has always put Wiley first.
06:05A wonderful mother, the lawyer repeated, letting the words hang in the air.
06:10And her marriage to Michael Carinthos?
06:13Would you characterize that as stable?
06:16A solid foundation for a child?
06:19Willow's blood ran cold.
06:21Where was this going?
06:23Michael's hand, resting on the table, curled into a fist.
06:27They love each other very much, Nina said, but her voice had lost a fraction of its conviction.
06:32Love is one thing, Ms. Reeves.
06:36Stability is another.
06:39You are aware, are you not, of the significant turmoil their marriage has endured?
06:44The separations?
06:46The infidelities?
06:48Objection.
06:50Argumentative and irrelevant.
06:53Sustained.
06:54Counsel, get to your point, the judge warned.
06:57The lawyer nodded, a small, tight smile playing on his lips.
07:02He picked up a document from his table, though he didn't reference it directly.
07:07It was a prop, a threat.
07:09Ms. Reeves, let's talk about your own commitment to the truth.
07:13You recently became aware of a significant secret, did you not?
07:18A secret that, had it been revealed, would have drastically altered the lives of nearly everyone in this room.
07:24Nina froze.
07:25Her eyes darted from the lawyer to Carly, who was watching her with a cold, triumphant glare, and then, finally, back to Willow.
07:34The look she gave her daughter was one of pure, unadulterated agony.
07:38It was the look of a traitor who knew the cost of her betrayal.
07:42I?
07:43I don't know what you're referring to, Nina whispered, but the lie was flimsy, transparent.
07:48Don't you, the lawyer pressed, his voice dropping to a confidential, almost sympathetic tone.
07:55This isn't about your feud with my client, Ms. Reeves.
07:58This is about the welfare of a child.
08:01The court needs to know the full character of the people seeking custody.
08:06It needs to know if they are surrounded by people who value honesty.
08:09So I'll ask you again, and I urge you to consider your answer carefully.
08:14Did you, or did you not, recently discover that Willow Tate was not, in fact, the biological daughter of the late Harmony Tate?
08:21A collective gasp rippled through the courtroom.
08:25Willow felt the floor drop out from beneath her.
08:29This was her secret.
08:31Her pain.
08:33The foundational trauma of her life, the belief that her mother was a manipulative, drug-addled cult leader who had lied to her for her entire life.
08:41And then, the subsequent, even more shocking truth that Nina was her biological mother.
08:45It was a closed wound, a private agony that had been healed, or so she thought, through her reconciliation with Nina.
08:53It had nothing to do with this case.
08:56Nothing.
08:57Your Honor, this is outrageous.
09:00Michael's lawyer was on his feet, his face purple with rage.
09:05Counsel, you will explain the relevance of this line of questioning immediately, the judge commanded, her voice like steel.
09:11The relevance, your honor, is credibility and moral fitness, the lawyer said, turning to address the room.
09:18The petitioner, Willow Carinthos, has built her identity on a lie.
09:23Her entire life is a question mark.
09:26More importantly, the witness, Nina Reeves, knew a truth that would have provided Willow with a sense of identity and family years ago, and she chose to withhold it.
09:35She chose deception.
09:36She is now here, asking this court to trust her judgment about who is a fit parent, when she herself engaged in a massive, life-altering deception against her own daughter.
09:46If she will lie about that, what else will she lie about?
09:50And what does it say about the environment at the Carinthos' home that it includes a woman capable of such a profound betrayal?
09:56The logic was circular, vicious, and brilliantly effective.
10:01It wasn't about the fact itself, it was about the act of concealment.
10:04It was about painting their entire side with the brush of Nina's duplicity.
10:10The judge was silent for a long moment, her gaze shifting from the lawyer to Nina's ashen face.
10:15The witness will answer the question.
10:18All eyes were on Nina.
10:21The silence in the room was absolute, heavy enough to crush lungs.
10:25Willow watched, paralyzed, as a single tear traced a path through her mother's meticulously applied makeup.
10:32This was the moment.
10:33This was the precipice.
10:36Nina could have denied it.
10:38She could have clung to the lie, for Willow's sake, for their sake.
10:43The lawyer had no hard evidence, only a rumor, a bluff.
10:47He was fishing, and Nina held the rod.
10:50All she had to do was not take the bait.
10:53But she did.
10:54She took a shaky, ragged breath, and her eyes, filled with a terrible, selfish sorrow, met Willow's.
11:01Yes, she whispered into the microphone.
11:04The single word was a thunderclap.
11:07It's true.
11:09The lawyer didn't let up.
11:11He was a predator who had drawn blood and now moved in for the kill.
11:15Please speak up for the court, Ms. Reeves.
11:19You are stating under oath that you discovered Willow was not Harmony's biological daughter,
11:24and that you are her biological mother, and you chose to keep this information from her?
11:28Nina's voice broke as she spoke, but the words were clear, each one a shard of glass lacerating Willow's soul.
11:34Yes, I...
11:37I discovered the truth.
11:39I had my suspicions, and I had them confirmed.
11:43I am her biological mother.
11:46And I...
11:47I didn't tell her.
11:50I kept it a secret.
11:52Why, the lawyer asked, his tone one of feigned curiosity.
11:56Why would you keep such a monumental truth from your own child?
12:00And that's when Nina delivered the coup de grace.
12:04She didn't blame fear, or timing, or the complexity of the situation.
12:08She framed it in the context of the case, sealing their fate with her own self-justification.
12:14I was afraid, she wept, the performance utterly convincing in its display of torment.
12:19I was afraid of losing her.
12:22I had just gotten her back in my life.
12:25I saw how happy she was with Michael, how focused she was on her family with Wiley.
12:30I thought...
12:30I thought the truth would destroy that.
12:34It would destroy her.
12:36I thought I was protecting her stability.
12:39Her happiness.
12:41There it was.
12:43The perfect, poisonous paradox.
12:46Nina, the star witness for their case, was now testifying that she had engaged in a massive
12:51deception because she believed Willow was too fragile, her family too unstable, to handle the truth.
12:56She was literally arguing, on the stand, that Willow's happy home was a facade that could be shattered by a single piece of information.
13:04And by extension, she was testifying that a home built on such a fragile foundation, a home that required such monumental secrets to be kept in order to survive, was not the stable environment a child like Wiley needed.
13:15It was a masterstroke of manipulation, and whether Nina was consciously aware of it or was simply following her own selfish, tangled instincts, the result was the same.
13:25She had not only revealed Willow's most painful secret to the entire world, she had weaponized it against her.
13:31The rest of the hearing was a blur.
13:34There were more arguments, more objections, but the damage was done.
13:39The judge's demeanor had shifted.
13:42She looked at Willow not with sympathy, but with a newfound wariness.
13:46The foundation of their petition had been exposed as cracked and unsound.
13:51When the gavel fell for the final time that day, it was to deny Michael and Willow's petition for sole custody and to grant Carly increased, nearly equal, visitation rights.
13:59It was a staggering loss, a victory for Carly built entirely on the rubble of Willow's trust.
14:06As the court adjourned and people began to file out, a buzzing hum of excited gossip filling the room, Willow remained seated.
14:13She was a statue of grief.
14:15She felt Michael's hand on her shoulder, his touch meant to be comforting, but it felt like a brand.
14:21He was saying something, his voice a low, furious rumble, but the words were meaningless noise.
14:26All she could hear was the echo of Nina's voice.
14:30Yes.
14:32It's true.
14:34Then, Nina was there.
14:36She approached the witness stand hesitantly, her arms outstretched, her face a mess of tears.
14:42Willow, baby, please, you have to understand.
14:46He backed me into a corner.
14:48I had to tell the truth.
14:50I had to.
14:52Willow slowly raised her head.
14:54The movement was stiff, robotic.
14:57She looked at the woman standing before her, this stranger who shared her DNA.
15:02The love she had so carefully cultivated for her, the empathy for her struggles, the joy in their connection, it was all gone, incinerated in the furnace of this betrayal.
15:12In its place was a cold, hard, and absolute certainty.
15:15Get away from me, Willow said, her voice quiet, but so sharp and cold it could have cut diamond.
15:22Please, let me explain, Nina begged, reaching for her.
15:26Don't you touch me, Willow hissed, recoiling as if from a venomous snake.
15:31She finally stood, her legs trembling but holding.
15:35She looked Nina directly in the eyes, and in that gaze, she poured all the pain, the humiliation, the shattered trust of a lifetime.
15:42You didn't have to do anything.
15:45You chose.
15:47You stood up there and you chose to destroy me.
15:50You used the most painful part of my life as a weapon to help Carly.
15:55You betrayed me for your own, your own twisted reasons that I will never, ever understand.
15:59It wasn't like that.
16:02I was trying to protect you.
16:05Nina cried, the words now sounding hollow and pathetic.
16:09You weren't protecting me, Willow stated, her voice flat and final.
16:14You were protecting yourself.
16:16You always do.
16:18You told me you were my family.
16:21You made me believe it.
16:23But family doesn't do this.
16:25She gestured around the emptying courtroom, at the pitying and curious stairs.
16:30You have just proven, beyond any doubt, that you are exactly who everyone always said you were.
16:36You are toxic.
16:39And you are dead to me.
16:41With that, Willow turned her back on her mother.
16:44She took Michael's arm, needing his physical strength to keep her upright, and walked out of the courtroom without a backward glance.
16:50She left Nina standing alone in the well of the court, the architect of her own misery, finally facing the true and total cost of her actions.
16:59The truth had set no one free, it had only built a prison of bitterness and regret, and its walls would now define their lives for a long, long time to come.
17:07The car ride home was conducted in a silence that was thicker and more oppressive than the tension in the courtroom had been.
17:13Michael's knuckles were white on the steering wheel, his jaw clenched so tightly a muscle ticked in his cheek.
17:18The anger radiated off him in waves, a simmering fury directed at Nina, at Carly, at the legal system, but Willow could feel a sliver of it, inevitably, aimed at her.
17:29He hadn't wanted to rely on Nina.
17:32He had warned her that Nina was unpredictable, that her loyalty was a fickle thing.
17:37Willow had insisted.
17:39She had vouched for her mother.
17:40She had staked their case, their son's future, on the belief that Nina's love for her was real and stronger than her hatred for Carly.
17:49She had been catastrophically, humiliatingly wrong.
17:53When they arrived at the house, the familiar surroundings that usually felt like a sanctuary now seemed like a mockery.
17:58The carefully chosen art on the walls, the toys neatly stacked in a basket in the living room, the photographs of their smiling faces, it all felt like a stage set for a life that no longer existed.
18:09Wiley was with his nanny, and the quiet of the house was deafening.
18:14Michael finally broke the silence, his voice low and gravelly with controlled rage.
18:18I am going to destroy her, Willow.
18:21I don't know how, and I don't know when, but I will make sure Nina Reeves never comes near our family again.
18:28Willow didn't respond.
18:30She stood in the center of the room, hugging herself, feeling adrift.
18:34His anger was justified, but it was a foreign country to her in that moment.
18:39She was numb, all her emotional resources expended.
18:42The betrayal was so complete, so multilayered, that she couldn't even begin to process it.
18:49She sold us out, Michael continued, pacing now.
18:53She stood there and she let Carly's lawyer manipulate her into throwing you to the wolves.
18:58She gave Carly exactly what she wanted.
19:01My mother is probably popping champagne right now.
19:05Don't, Willow whispered, the word barely audible.
19:08Don't what?
19:09Michael stopped and looked at her, his expression pained.
19:14Willow, she crucified you in there.
19:17She made you look unstable.
19:19She made it look like our marriage is a house of cards.
19:23For what?
19:24To save herself from perjury?
19:27It was a bluff.
19:29She's too selfish to see past her own nose.
19:32I said, don't.
19:35The words erupted from Willow with a force that surprised both of them.
19:39It wasn't a shout, but a raw, ragged cry of pain.
19:43Just, don't, Michael.
19:45I can't.
19:47I can't listen to you analyze it right now.
19:50I can't hear about Carly or the case or perjury.
19:54I can't.
19:55The tears came then, not the quiet, graceful tears of a sad heroine, but great, heaving sobs that racked her entire body.
20:03They were tears of utter humiliation.
20:05The entire town now knew her most intimate shame, that the woman she called mother was a liar, that her own identity was a fiction, and that her biological mother had deemed her too weak to know the truth.
20:15She had been laid bare in a public courtroom, her trauma used as a legal strategy.
20:22The violation was absolute.
20:24Michael was at her side in an instant, his anger momentarily eclipsed by concern.
20:30He wrapped his arms around her, pulling her tight against his chest.
20:34Shoot, it's okay.
20:36I'm here.
20:38I've got you, he murmured into her hair.
20:41But it wasn't okay.
20:43How could it ever be okay?
20:45The person who was supposed to have a primal, biological imperative to protect her had been the one to cause the most profound harm.
20:53The bond of mother and daughter, which had felt so sacred, so hard won, had been revealed as a transactional, conditional thing.
21:01Nina's love, it turned out, came with a price, and that price was Willow's dignity, her privacy, and her sense of self.
21:07In the days that followed, Port Charles did what it did best, it feasted on the scandal.
21:13The news spread like wildfire.
21:16Nina's courtroom confession.
21:19Willow's shocking parentage revealed.
21:22Carly wins custody battle as Nina betrays daughter.
21:25The headlines were splashed across the local paper and gossiped about in every cafe and office in town.
21:31Every time Willow left the house, she felt the weight of stares, the whispers that stopped when she approached.
21:37She saw pity in some eyes, morbid curiosity in others.
21:41She felt like a ghost in her own life, haunting the places she used to inhabit with joy.
21:46She stopped taking calls.
21:49She couldn't face anyone.
21:51Drew, her biological father, tried to reach out, his messages filled with a protective fury and a deep sadness, but she couldn't speak to him.
21:59What would she say?
22:00His relationship with Nina was another casualty of this bomb she had dropped.
22:06How could he ever look at the woman the same way again?
22:10Her circle of trust, which had once slowly expanded to include Nina, had now shrunk to a tiny, fortified point containing only Michael and Wiley.
22:18Nina, for her part, became a woman possessed.
22:21She called dozens of times, her pleas evolving from desperate explanations to angry accusations.
22:28She left long, rambling voicemails that Willow deleted without listening to in full.
22:33You have to let me explain.
22:36You're my daughter.
22:38You can't shut me out, became how dare you judge me?
22:41After everything I've been through?
22:44After everything Carly has done?
22:46You're being unfair, Willow.
22:49You're just like everyone else.
22:52The victim blaming was the final confirmation Willow needed.
22:56Nina was not sorry for what she had done, she was sorry she was facing the consequences.
23:01Her love was, and always had been, contingent on Willow validating her choices, no matter how destructive they were.
23:08A week after the hearing, Willow found herself standing in Wiley's room, watching him sleep.
23:13His little chest rose and fell with the serene rhythm of a child untouched by the complexities and cruelties of the adult world.
23:21In this quiet, peaceful space, surrounded by the simple, pure love she felt for her son, the fog of numbness began to recede, and something else began to take its place.
23:30It wasn't anger, not the hot, explosive kind that Michael carried.
23:35It was a cold, clear, and resolute certainty.
23:38She would not be broken by this.
23:40She had survived a cult.
23:43She had survived cancer.
23:46She had survived thinking she would never find love or a family of her own.
23:51She would survive Nina Reeves.
23:52It was supposed to be a calm morning in Port Charles, but the tension inside the courthouse was thick enough to choke on.
24:00Nina Reeves sat at the plaintiff's table, her hands clasped so tightly her knuckles turned white.
24:05Her mind raced with guilt and fear, but beneath that, burning, pulsing like a wound that wouldn't heal, was a flicker of vindication.
24:13She had convinced herself she was doing the right thing.
24:16For justice.
24:18For truth.
24:20But deep down, she knew it was for something else.
24:24Revenge.
24:25Willow Tate Corinthos sat just a few feet away, unaware that the woman across from her was about to shatter her life again.
24:32Michael reached over, giving her hand a reassuring squeeze.
24:35Whatever happens today, he whispered, we'll handle it together.
24:41Willow smiled softly, her eyes filled with faith.
24:45I know.
24:46I just want to put this behind us.
24:49The judge entered, and everyone rose.
24:52Nina could feel her heart pounding in her ears as the bailiff announced the start of the custody hearing.
24:58Sonny Corinthos sat in the back row, his dark eyes watching silently, his jaw tight.
25:03He hadn't wanted it to come to this.
25:06He thought Nina would back down, that she'd finally learn to stay out of things she didn't understand.
25:11But that wasn't Nina's way.
25:14The proceedings began smoothly at first, routine questions about visitation, medical stability, family involvement,
25:20but as the discussion turned toward Nina's relationship with Willow and the children, her emotions began to twist.
25:26Her attorney asked,
25:27Ms. Reeves, can you tell the court why you believe it's in the best interest of the children for you to have regular visitation?
25:34Nina hesitated.
25:35She glanced at Willow, who sat upright, calm but guarded.
25:40Because I'm their grandmother, Nina began softly.
25:43And I love them.
25:45I want to be part of their lives.
25:48The judge nodded.
25:49And what's preventing that now?
25:53Nina's throat tightened.
25:55She could have stopped there.
25:57She could have left it at love and reconciliation.
26:00But the bitterness rose like a tide.
26:04Willow doesn't trust me, she said.
26:06She's kept things from me.
26:09From the court, even.
26:11Willow's eyes widened slightly.
26:13Excuse me, she whispered, turning toward Michael.
26:18Michael frowned.
26:19What is she talking about?
26:22Nina looked down at her hands.
26:25Her lawyer gave her a warning glance, but she ignored it.
26:28Your honor, she said, her voice trembling, I didn't want to do this.
26:32I really didn't.
26:35But I can't stay silent anymore.
26:38The court needs to know the truth.
26:40The room shifted.
26:43Even Sonny leaned forward, sensing the moment was about to explode.
26:47The judge looked at Nina sternly.
26:50Ms. Reeves, if you have information relevant to this hearing, you may present it.
26:55But be aware that false testimony will have consequences.
26:59Nina nodded, her breath shaky.
27:02It's not false.
27:04Willow lied to everyone.
27:07Willow's pulse quickened.
27:08What are you talking about, Nina?
27:11Nina's gaze lifted, filled with both pain and fury.
27:15You told the court you're stable.
27:17That your recovery is complete.
27:21But I have documentation, medical documentation, that says otherwise.
27:26Gasps echoed through the courtroom.
27:29Michael stood immediately.
27:31That's not true.
27:33You have no right.
27:35Sit down, Mr. Carinthos, the judge ordered.
27:39Nina pulled out a folder, sliding it toward her attorney.
27:43Her hands trembled, but she forced herself to continue.
27:46Willow's been hiding her medical complications.
27:50She's been downplaying how fragile her health still is.
27:54She's been putting herself at risk, and by extension, the children.
27:58I have the proof right here.
28:01Willow's voice cracked.
28:03How did you get that?
28:05That's private medical information.
28:08Nina's lips quivered.
28:10I didn't mean to invade your privacy.
28:13I only found out because of a mutual contact at the hospital.
28:17They were worried about you, worried about Wiley and Amelia.
28:21I just...
28:22I had to protect them.
28:25The judge frowned deeply.
28:27You obtained medical records without consent?
28:31Nina's attorney quickly intervened.
28:34Your Honor, my client's intentions were not malicious.
28:38She simply wanted what was best for the children.
28:41Willow's eyes filled with tears.
28:44How could you do this, Nina?
28:47After everything?
28:49After I gave you a second chance?
28:51Nina's voice wavered.
28:53Because you keep pushing me out.
28:56You keep acting like I'm the enemy, but I'm their grandmother.
29:00I deserve to know if you're well enough to take care of them.
29:04Michael slammed his hand on the table.
29:07You don't get to decide that.
29:09Sonny finally stood from the gallery, his voice cutting through the chaos.
29:14Enough.
29:15Everyone turned toward him.
29:18His tone was low, but it carried.
29:21Nina, what the hell are you doing?
29:24Nina looked at him helplessly.
29:26You said you wanted honesty, Sonny.
29:29That's what I'm doing.
29:31No, he said firmly.
29:34What you're doing is betrayal.
29:36Her lips parted, her heart shattering.
29:40Betrayal?
29:41After everything she's done to keep me from my grandchildren?
29:45This isn't about revenge, Sonny snapped.
29:48This is about you crossing every damn line again.
29:51The judge called for order, banging the gavel.
29:55But the damage was already done.
29:58Willow sat frozen, her world spinning.
30:01She could barely hear the legal jargon being exchanged, the objections, the questions, because
30:06her mind was reeling with humiliation.
30:08Later, outside the courtroom, Willow faced Nina in the hallway.
30:12Michael tried to hold her back, but she stepped forward, her voice shaking with anger.
30:18You had no right to do that.
30:21Nina's eyes glistened with tears.
30:22I had every right as their grandmother.
30:27No, Willow said, her tone cutting.
30:30You had every opportunity to be part of their lives, but you keep destroying every bridge
30:34I build.
30:35You don't know what love means, Nina.
30:38You only know how to control.
30:41Nina flinched, her lips trembling.
30:44That's not true.
30:45I've made mistakes, but I've been trying.
30:49Trying?
30:51Willow's eyes filled with tears.
30:53You just told a courtroom I'm unfit to be a mother.
30:57How is that trying?
30:59Sonny stepped forward, his voice firm but pained.
31:03Nina, you need to understand something.
31:06What you did today, it's not just going to affect Willow.
31:09It's going to affect me too.
31:12Nina turned to him, desperate.
31:14Sonny, please, you have to see why I did it.
31:18He shook his head.
31:20I see it clear as day.
31:22You wanted to hurt her because she shut you out.
31:26That's not love, Nina.
31:28That's vengeance.
31:30Her breath caught.
31:32So that's it?
31:34You're just going to take her side?
31:37I'm not taking sides, Sonny said quietly.
31:40I'm telling you that you crossed a line you can't uncross.
31:44Michael led Willow away, his hand around her shoulders.
31:48Come on, let's go.
31:50As they walked down the hallway, Willow's legs felt weak.
31:54She just couldn't stop, she whispered.
31:57No matter what I do, she always finds a way to punish me.
32:01Michael kissed the top of her head.
32:04We'll fight this.
32:05I promise.
32:07She's not going to win.
32:09Back inside, Nina sat on a bench, trembling.
32:14Her attorney approached.
32:16You realize this could backfire.
32:18The judge may rule that you violated privacy laws.
32:22You could lose your visitation petition entirely.
32:26Nina's voice broke.
32:27I didn't want it to go this far.
32:30I just wanted to be heard.
32:33But even as she said it, she knew she'd gone too far.
32:37That night, back at Sonny's penthouse, the silence was unbearable.
32:42Nina paced the floor while Sonny poured himself a drink.
32:45He didn't look at her.
32:46Not once.
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