So, just like that, our vacation got ruined entirely, and the trip to Europe was canceled. Obviously, the US authorities didn't fail to bring up Tihana's case, which by their law was not adopted by me, because the documents were destroyed while everybody was under Ixa's influence.
Will, though, stepped in, and somehow managed to fix the situation. It took a few annoying days, but it was only the beginning of the bureaucratic nightmare we had to go through.
As the Mexican government entered the stage, it became way worse. Celestine stepped up, proposing to adopt the two kids whose names were Leonel and Carmelita since they felt safe with us.
She worked her ass off with Tihana to help them to adjust to the new environment despite the terrible trauma, which held them firmly in its grasp.