Unmasked My CEO Ex-Husband’s Regret novel Chapter 182

Julian instinctively shook his head.

Unfortunately, Elara had lowered her head, nervously avoiding his gaze when she spoke, so she missed his reaction.

She continued, "I know you might not want to hear this, but when it concerns Melody and the happiness of our family, I feel it's necessary we talk about certain things."

Julian didn't ask what those things were; he just listened quietly and patiently.

He was intensely curious about Elara's sudden shift in demeanor.

Before today, even just a few hours earlier, she had been a walking time bomb, ready to explode at the slightest provocation.

She had been paranoid about everything he said and did. If his tone was even slightly off, she would spiral into suspicion, impossible to reason with.

He had practically braced himself for an argument at any given moment.

Even with Melody in the house, facing Elara gave him a suffocating sense of dread that made him want to bolt.

That version of Elara had become a difficult, unfamiliar stranger. If it wasn't absolutely necessary, Julian didn't even want to speak to her.

But suddenly, this suffocating, irritable Elara had transformed.

She had reverted to the Elara he used to know—still strong-willed, but in the privacy of just the two of them, she could be affectionate, sweet, and reliant on him, just like any ordinary woman in love.

Julian had no idea what triggered this change, but the only thing he knew for sure was that he didn't hate this familiar version of her.

"I know you're swamped with work, so I've never demanded that you spend all your time with me and Melody. When you had to work late and couldn't come home, I understood."

Elara's voice broke through his thoughts. "See, when you first started taking frequent business trips and not coming home, didn't I truly never question you about it?"

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