Exactly. Maka, in canon, definitely gets annoyed with him and calls him out when he does something shitty (like the whole cheating thing), but they do have father/daughter moments. He gave Maka his ex-wife's wedding ring and Maka happily accepted it and he hugged her also and she didn't react negatively about it.

Even in the recent chapters, Maka and Spirit fought together and they resonated pretty well together. If Maka hated him as much as Mozart is leading her on, they wouldn't had resonated at all.

Maka says she hates her father but she doesn't hate hate him. I believe she only says it to get under his skin like any other teenager.