“She’s upstairs. She’s upset.”
“Bring her to me.”
Meredith stepped forward.
“You’re not going to storm in here and make this worse.”
Nathan’s eyes moved to her.
“Move aside.”
Meredith folded her arms.
“You don’t get to come home after flying halfway across the country and act like you’re the only adult in the room.”
Nathan looked past her.
“Lily. Now.”
Claire lowered her phone.
“She’s calming down.”
“Then she can calm down with her father.”
Meredith shook her head.
“You have no idea what she did.”
Nathan’s expression did not change.
“I watched the footage.”
That ended the argument for a moment.
Claire’s face tightened.
Nathan continued.
“I watched my daughter standing barefoot outside while four adults laughed. I watched you record her. I watched your mother block the door. I watched Brooke dump water beside her feet.”
He pointed toward the phone in Claire’s hand.
