The Ugly Wife’s Stunning Comeback (Felicia and Max) novel Chapter 181
“I just want Daddy and Evelynn to get along,” Anne mumbled under her breath.
She couldn’t really explain why. It just made sense in her head. She saw how Uncle Jeremy and Evelynn always got along so well, and she wished her dad could be like that too.
Max reached over and gently patted her hair. “Alright, stop overthinking it.”
“But can you?” Anne pressed, looking up at him with wide, searching eyes. She really wanted a straight answer.
“It’s not about whether I can or not,” Max replied. “I barely know Evelynn.”
Anne frowned. “So, can’t you just treat her like Aunt Andrea?”
Max didn’t answer and changed the subject, pretending not to hear the question.
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Jeremy didn’t stay long at the hospital. After a while, he said goodbye to Felicia and headed out.
The next morning, after Felicia’s checkup, the doctor announced she could be discharged for a while. She thought about it for a second, then picked up her phone and dialed Max’s number. She hadn’t saved it, but Anne had used his phone to call her before.
The phone rang twice, then someone picked up.
“Evelynn, why are you calling Max?” Andrea’s voice came through the speaker.
Felicia paused, caught off guard. So Andrea had followed them to Autumnridge.
She noticed that Max had saved her name in his phone, probably because Anne had done it for him.
Felicia’s tone turned cold. “I need to talk to Max. Please give him the phone.”
She had no interest in pretending to be friendly with Andrea anymore.
“You can just tell me. I’ll let him know,” Andrea offered.
Felicia scoffed. “Who knows what you’d say, Miss Curtis. You might twist my words or just pretend you never heard me.”
Andrea’s face must have been a sight, Felicia thought. Nobody ever spoke to her like that.
Just then, Max came out of the bathroom with Anne, both of them fresh-faced and ready for the day. He saw Andrea holding his phone and asked, “Who’s on the phone?”
Andrea looked like she wanted to hang up, but with Anne right there, she had to swallow her frustration and hand the phone over.
Max glanced at the screen. “Hello?”
Felicia’s voice was flat. “I have something to do this morning and won’t be at the hospital. Please tell Anne.”
“Alright,” Max replied.
Andrea had wanted to come yesterday, but Max told her to wait until today.
Anne’s little face fell. She’d gotten up extra early, hoping to see Evelynn at the hospital.
“Where did she go? She’s still sick.”
Andrea stepped closer, crouching down with a gentle smile. “How about I take you to the ocean park today? We can see the dolphins you love.”
Anne looked down, her face gloomy. “I don’t want to go to the ocean park.”
Andrea’s smile faltered for a moment.
Max tried to cheer her up. “Then where do you want to go, Anne?”
Anne shuffled over to the sofa and sat down, her legs swinging back and forth. “I don’t want to go anywhere,” she said quietly, sounding defeated.
Max sat next to her. “Then stay with me today.”
Anne kept her head down and didn’t answer.
Max handed her his phone. “Why don’t you call Evelynn yourself?”
Anne stared at the phone, took it, and unlocked the screen. The wallpaper was a picture of her in a blue princess dress, holding the strings of some balloons, looking happier than she felt right now.
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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....