Unmasked My CEO Ex-Husband’s Regret novel Chapter 331

Seeing the message, Elara felt a mix of surprise and total predictability.

With the evidence she held, there was zero chance Julian was taking custody of Melody.

The only reason Julian had dropped his loving father act and demanded a divorce in the first place was that he realized Melody wouldn't play along with his schemes.

This was glaringly obvious from the Divorce Settlement Draft he had initially provided—custody was only mentioned in passing, and he never prioritized it during their early negotiations.

For him to suddenly demand custody of Melody, especially right after getting off the phone with the child and immediately siccing his lawyer on them, proved one thing: he was just trying to make Elara miserable.

She wasn't surprised, but she also refused to let his petty tactics ruin her evening.

She texted Gillian back: [Then we'll see him at the Shoreline County Courthouse. Let the judge decide.]

Gillian replied instantly: [Agreed. That's exactly what I told him.]

If there was any real hope for a private settlement, they wouldn't have escalated to filing an Asset Freeze Petition to lock down all of Julian's primary accounts and properties.

They had crossed the point of no return. The courtroom was their only remaining arena.

Both women were legal professionals. Even though Elara wasn't a specialized divorce attorney, she had seen enough dirty tricks to remain completely unbothered. She handled it with cool detachment, her emotions steady and unshaken.

Reaching the ground floor, Elara sent Melody into the kitchen to help Jocelyn while she took a seat on the living room sofa, keeping up her text exchange with Gillian.

They were both in the same field, both sharp-minded. Exchanging a few quick messages was all it took for them to accurately predict Julian's next move.

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