Unmasked My CEO Ex-Husband’s Regret novel Chapter 209

Meredith's face fell, and she instinctively turned to look at Maddox.

She was desperate to explain, yet felt profoundly wronged.

She had only complimented her own granddaughter. Why was he getting angry?

Hadn't he just praised her himself?

Why was it suddenly a problem when she did it?

If Melody wasn't so overly sensitive and could just take a compliment like a normal child, Meredith wouldn't be sitting here looking like a fool.

The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved Meredith felt. The defensive explanation on the tip of her tongue warped into a victimized complaint. "Maddox, why are you looking at me like that?"

As her resentment grew, her hostility toward Melody intensified. Even without looking at Elara and the child, the sheer malice radiating from her practically crawled across the marble table, creeping right toward the mother and daughter.

Elara instinctively pulled Melody into her embrace, cradling the child's head and covering her ears as if physically shielding her from the toxic environment.

"Mom!"

Before Maddox could speak, Julian, who was sitting next to her, snapped back to reality and forcefully clamped down on Meredith's arm.

Hearing her son's voice jolted Meredith. As a sliver of rationality returned, she realized she had completely lost control of her emotions. Panic set in, and she didn't dare meet Maddox's eyes again.

She had been so foolish.

Maddox had been having a private moment with Melody, and she had violently interrupted, completely ruining the mood, and then threw a childish tantrum on top of it. Wasn't that essentially slapping him right in the face?

"Dad."

Julian pressed a firm hand over Meredith's restless one, forcing himself to look calmly at Maddox.

"Mom didn't mean anything by it. She was just caught off guard. Knowing how sensitive Melody is, she just panicked and lost her composure when she realized she might have accidentally scared her."

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