Accidentally Pregnant By My Alpha Best friends (Madeline) novel Chapter 317

317–The Best Father

Madeline:

I went to the kitchen to get him a glass of water. While there, I noticed Yuvonne had not turned to look at me even once. Her shoulders were tense as she hurriedly chopped vegetables.

I grabbed the water and returned to the living room. Lady Eugenia was still talking.

“The fence is fixed.” His mother informed him.

“Did Madeline do it?” Baxter asked suddenly, straightening his posture.

“Your fiancée asked Ron for help. They spent the entire day together, laughing,” Lady Eugenia said. “And your wife did not see anything wrong with it.” (1

Baxter raised his hand and touched his ear, signaling her to stop.

“Why do you keep calling her my woman?” he said firmly. “She is not my woman. She is not my fiancée. We are done. And I am glad she had a good day. She has been through a lot. I have warned you not to call her my fiancée again. Do not force this on us.” 1

Lady Eugenia went silent. She glanced at me, likely disappointed that his anger was not directed at me.

“Well, did your wife tell you what she did to your father today?” she added.

“What?” Baxter asked, sounding tired.

“Your wife was rude to your father. He has decided not to eat and has not taken his medication either,” Lady Eugenia said.

Baxter’s eyes widened.

Listening to his father’s threats to refuse food until I apologized, and Lady Eugenia blaming my children for eating too much, made something snap inside me.

“She was eyeing our children’s food and commenting on it,” I spoke up, intervening because I did not want her

to control the narrative.

“See? You heard her now,” Lady Eugenia said, clearly pleased, folding her arms across her chest as if waiting to see what her son would do.

“Wait a minute,” Baxter said. “First of all, Mother, why are you keeping track of my children’s eating habits? Second, why is Dad acting like a child? He knows food and medication are important to him. He cannot throw tantrums, refuse to eat, and expect everyone to bow to him. Do you not find that strange?”

He took a breath and continued.

“You should have spoken to him. You should have told him this is not normal. Does he not understand how important food is for his health? Why is that someone else’s problem? And you, instead of making sure he eats so he does not get sick, are supporting him just because you want my wife to apologize for standing up for her children.”

Even with how drained he looked, Baxter still defended me.

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His mother threw her head back, raised her hands, then let them drop, looking exhausted, as if she were tired of him always taking my side.

“I will apologize,” I said.

The moment the words left my mouth, Baxter turned toward me sharply.

“It is okay,” I added quickly. “If that is what will make him eat, I will do it. But I want you to know I am not doing it because I am guilty. I am doing it for you.”

“Then you do not have to do it,” Baxter replied firmly. “You know I would never want you to apologize just to satisfy someone’s ego.”

He stared back at me, making his point clear.

“Oh, great. Now she wants to be a hero,” Lady Eugenia scoffed. “Do you not see what she is doing? If she cared that much, she could have apologized before you arrived. She is choosing this moment on purpose.” 1

“Mother, enough. We are already going through a lot, and you are focusing on things that should not even be a topic of discussion,” Baxter snapped.

She grunted, throwing her hands in the air before lowering them again, making it clear she was not pleased with his outburst.

“As for Yuvonne, she is allowed to speak with whoever she wants. Let’s not cage her. And Let’s be clear, I did not bring her here as my woman. I brought her here to help her heal, and if she wants to heal in a way that includes someone else, then I will not let anyone intervene in her happiness,” he hissed at his mother.

She clenched her jaw, then turned away, folding her arms across her chest and shaking her head.

“And what about your father? Is she going to apologize, or are you going to stop that too?” she asked, her eyes widening.

“I said I will apologize, even when I reacted only because you were body shaming Elara,” I replied.

The moment those words left my lips, Baxter got up from the couch and stood in front of his mother.

“You body shamed my daughter? What the fuck is wrong with you?” he shouted.

It was the kind of scream that made even his mother cover her mouth. I never wanted him to yell at his mother, but Elara was his daughter. His reaction was his own, a father’s response to his child being bullied.

“I am just saying you should take a look at her weight. She will grow up into a woman. Nobody will marry her if— “Lady Eugenia began speaking her thoughts openly.

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Baxter raised his palm, cutting her off.

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