His mouth quirked upwards, just for a brief second, at her last words, but was quick to clear his face. It did not take much, however, because the frustration that resurged was sobering.
"There must be something," he insisted, dragging a hand through his hair. "Character witnesses? What about—domestic violence? That Hit-Wizard who broke us up at the wedding, he—would—" But he would, what? That was a fight Drystan had initiated, and while it might be true that the man might lie for them, and that his word might be more believable than that of some obscure, absentee father, it was a very weak case.
"Has he ever threatened you in print? Something with cold, hard evidence?" Because the more he thought about it, the more she was right. Bess might win full custody, but if he presented his case just right, Chester was more than able to secure visiting rights, or some other form of contact with Sadie… and that was the last thing they wanted.
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