A sudden cry rang out.
Andrea stumbled and fell hard onto the court.
Everyone froze in shock.
Max hurried over, dropping to his knees beside her to check if she was okay.
Tears welled up in Andrea’s eyes as her voice trembled with pain. “Max, my face hurts so much.”
A bright red mark was already blooming across her cheek where the ball had hit her.
People rushed over to help.
Colt called out, telling the staff to get a doctor right away.
Felicia and Jeremy quickly made their way around the net.
Max scooped Andrea up in his arms. Felicia spoke up, her voice calm and collected. “Mr. Hawthorne, I’ll cover her medical bills and compensate her for any distress.”
Colt jumped in quickly. “This is on me. I shouldn’t have suggested the game. Mr. Hawthorne, Evelynn didn’t mean any harm.”
He felt guilty since it was his idea, and now someone had gotten hurt.
Kennedy added support for Felicia, saying, “Max, accidents happen in sports. We should get Andrea to the nurse first.”
Max stared at Felicia with unreadable dark eyes but said nothing. He just carried Andrea away in long, determined strides.
The match had barely begun and already something had gone wrong. Continuing was out of the question.
Kennedy followed after them and glanced back at Felicia, but he didn’t get a chance to say anything before turning away.
Colt told Felicia he was going to check on Andrea.
Savannah watched the group leave and let out a cold laugh. “So fragile. Maybe she should have just stayed home..”
She looked over at Felicia. “Are you sure you didn;t do it on purpose?”
“I’ll come with you,” Luke offered.
Felicia shook her head. “It’s okay. I’ll go alone.”
She handed him her racket and left the court.
Inside the infirmary, the doctor checked Andrea’s face. It wasn’t too bad. A few days with some ointment and she’d be fine.
Max was outside on the balcony, talking on the phone. Worry crept into his voice. “I’ll be back soon.”
He hung up and came back inside. After hearing about Andrea’s injury, he gave her a few instructions, then asked Kennedy to stay with her.
Andrea immediately grabbed his hand. “Max, are you leaving?”
“Anne’s sick,” he said. “I have to go. Kennedy will drive you home. Please get some rest.”
Andrea’s fingers went rigid and a wave of resentment washed over her.

Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Ugly Wife’s Stunning Comeback (Felicia and Max)
Is this coming to an end...
Oh nooo!! Don’t tell me Max will get washed ashore on a remote island then loses all his memory, then falls inlove with the local girl who saves him. Then when he meets Felicia again he won’t recognize her and breaks her heart again. Additional plot twist is that Felicia is pregnant with their 2nd child. Please pleaseee don’t give us this scenario.. LOL!!!...
If Max can be forgiven Darrin can be forgiven. And I do not like this marriage business but if it has to happen I hope after he gets stranded on some remote island alone while Felicia and his family fight over custody she wins and also gets half his estate. Then by time he comes back she's found having and remarried. Lol...
The writer is good. They're making me interested in Max. I won't say like yet....
It seems the only one who hasn't suffered is Max. Even his family fakes anger and disappointment all their own doing so they suffer a little. Everyone else has suffered. Luke and Jeremy unrequited. Felicia has suffered the most from family to unrequited to romance to long suffering Mother. Even baby Anne never had a mother til Felicia suffered then came back only to suffer some more. lol...
Oh no what did Colton do?... I have a bone to pick. When Olisha had to go the hospital why beg for Felicia? When she so loved Max? Seemed like she was in on the setup for Felicia to see a suicide for the 2nd time orchestrated by holden and his brother again. I might drop this series it's becoming endless with no real satisfaction for me. I don't need it to end because it's like a soap opera but if things don't end up making sense, tying up loose storylines it's gonna get old fast for me. Good luck author....
Anne, I think your baby brother is on the way. Thank goodness it doesn't say that Felicia is crying just like the last time but still, there's no willingness on her part. Max! You need to try harder. Make her fall in love with you again....
The writer did a big one with Jeremy's speech to Max. He said almost everything that needed to be said. I have wanted Felicia or someone who knows the past to just tell that whole stinking family what they did and how disgusting they are and what they're doing now how unfair it all is to Felicia. A pity it was only Max but he really needed to hear this (plus more)....
I love the chase of this novel, how you’ve build each of the characters. They almost seem like real. I feel like I know them irl. But however I would like to know what’s max’s pov and what’s going on in his head. I truly believe max’s just a grey character. And also please please please update more!!!...
I was really hoping that Max and Felicia would end up together, but why did Max do that to Felicia? 😭 Is that his way of making Felicia overcome the trauma Holden caused her? I don't think that's helping at all. I just hope Max's character has some redeeming qualities in the coming chapters....