Unmasked My CEO Ex-Husband’s Regret novel Chapter 261

This was the first time this had ever happened since Melody learned to speak.

But Julian refused to admit that his daughter might dislike him, and he certainly didn't want to believe that her silence was her own choice.

He was convinced Elara had said something to manipulate the child.

With that thought, all of his mounting frustration squarely targeted Elara.

She had been the one raising Melody since birth. She knew the girl better than anyone and knew exactly how to communicate with her to stop her from reaching out to her father.

Yes, that had to be it.

Comforting himself with this logic, Julian opened his messaging app, pulled up Elara's chat, and typed: [Have you thought it through?]

The moment he hit send, he felt the tone was too soft, sounding more like their old everyday chatter than a tense divorce negotiation.

He quickly followed up with a stern warning: [Brenda told me you moved out with Melody. Where did you go?]

[Don't think you can just take her and hide her away to guarantee custody!]

Elara either didn't see the messages or deliberately ignored him. By the time the workday ended, she still hadn't replied.

Tomorrow was Friday, and Julian was scheduled to attend an auction in Kingsport with Vivian Winthrop.

The event was in the evening, preceded by a gala, meaning they needed to arrive by the afternoon. They had to catch a flight right after lunch at the latest.

Vivian's injured knee had mostly healed. She could walk normally, but not too fast. For her safety, they needed to get to the airport earlier than usual.

Julian had crammed all of Friday's workload into Thursday so they could depart by morning.

Because he was working late, his assistants and secretaries were forced to stay behind as well. No one dared to leave when the clock struck five.

The office door opened and closed as people came and went.

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