Max spoke softly. “If she doesn’t want to stay for lunch, Anne, should Daddy make her do it just for you?”
Anne looked up at her dad, searching his face for an answer. “What if she ends up upset with you because of it?” he asked.
Anne lowered her head and stayed quiet for a long moment. “Evelynn wouldn’t get mad at me,” she finally said, but her words sounded weak, as if she wasn’t sure herself. Evelynn did told her she was busy with work. Now, thinking back, if she really had pushed Evelynn to stay, would Evelynn have been unhappy? The idea that Evelynn might not like her left Anne with a strange, heavy feeling in her chest.
That’s when Tatiana’s voice called from outside. “Come on, let’s go get breakfast.” Anne followed her dad out of the room.
At the dining table, she saw her grandparents and called out sweetly, “Grandpa, Grandma!” Brandon scooped her up into a hug. “How about you stay with us for a couple of days, Anne?”
*
Felicia woke up feeling groggy, her head spinning. She sat up slowly, pulled off the covers, and headed to the bathroom. After washing up and sipping some hot water, she felt a little steadier.
When the doorbell rang, Felicia went to answer it and found Jeremy at the door, holding a bag of breakfast. He had brought her home last night to her apartment at Oakridge Estate. He actually owned a big place in the same complex.
“Morning,” she greeted him.
Jeremy lifted the bag. “I brought you breakfast.”
Felicia stepped aside, letting him in. He set the food on the dining table and asked, “How are you feeling now? Anywhere uncomfortable?”
“At least it shows Max isn’t completely heartless,” Jeremy said quietly.
“It depends on who you are, I guess. I just hope he’s good to Anne.”
After a night’s rest, Felicia felt calmer. Just getting a gift from her daughter and being able to hug her had been enough for her.
After breakfast, when Felicia was ready, Jeremy drove her to work. Her own car was still at the bar, so she’d have to pick it up after her shift.
For the next few days, Felicia threw herself into her job. The interview with Max was published and instantly went viral, breaking every previous record for readership.

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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....