Also it’s interesting that Ella ran to her mother to say “daddy was really mad” after getting a mild telling off for something legitimate. If one of mine did that I’d be backing up their father (and delighted someone was hoovering, honestly. I bleeping hate hoovering.) But makes you wonder about the dynamics.This makes me unbearably sad. He should have left her long before he did.
Edit - oh wait I totally misread it. Ella told him that Alice was angry with him! Wtf. That’s even worse!