Not a check.

Not an apology through a spokesperson.

I want a record that I did try to tell him.”

Marianne said they would request exactly that.

I considered suing everybody who had touched the correspondence.

Priya said I might have claims worth evaluating, but she advised me to think about goals and consequences.

Litigation could bring further scrutiny to Elena and Willa, and some issues were complicated by time limits.

The priority was preserving records, correcting company practices, and establishing parentage and responsibilities in a way that supported the child.