But she yanked her hand away, her eyes wild with desperation. "No! There must be something… something… they are my sons, Gabriel! My sons! There must be a way to see them… even if it's for five minutes… even if it's through a court mediator… I just… I just need to hold them once… just once…!"
She scrolled through her contacts, dialling another number with fumbling fingers. The phone rang twice before a crisp female voice answered, "Hello, Ms Song? This is Lawyer Susanne. How can I help you at this late hour?"
"Susanne… please…" Song Yaya choked out, her voice cracking with hysteria, "Tell me… is there any way under Chinese family law or Western… for a biological mother to request visitation rights from adult children? Can I sue them to see me? Can I… can I file any injunction… anything…?"
