I nodded slowly as the reality began to sink in. For an entire year, I’d focused solely on moving forward with my life, working long hours, and healing from the emotional trauma.

Now the past was walking back into my life wearing a legal folder. Part of me hated the disruption, but another part simply couldn’t ignore the injustice.

“There’s something else we discovered,” Kenneth said, his tone shifting carefully.

I looked up, suddenly worried by the change in his voice. “What is it?”

He hesitated for a moment before speaking. “Kirsten, I need to ask you a very personal question about your marriage.”

“Go ahead,” I said, bracing myself.

“When you and Connor were trying to have children years ago, did he ever complete a full male fertility evaluation?” Kenneth asked.