The Ugly Wife’s Stunning Comeback (Felicia and Max) novel Chapter 203
The students got a message in their group chat that a substitute teacher would be filling in for Mr. Milman today. As everyone filed into the classroom, they couldn’t help but stare at Felicia. She was the kind of beautiful that made you pause. Once it was time for class, Felicia gave a quick introduction and jumped right into the lesson. This was all easy for her, and the first half of class went by in a blink.
During the ten-minute break, a few students came up to ask questions. Felicia answered each one with calm patience and a smile. One girl finally blurted out, “Evelynn, you’re so pretty.” Felicia smiled, warm but a little shy. “Thank you.”
That’s when her phone started buzzing. She picked it up and slipped out into the hallway to answer it. “Jeremy,” she said.
Jeremy’s voice came through, relaxed and cheerful. “Everything going all right?”
Felicia arched an eyebrow, even though he couldn’t see her. “Are you doubting me?”
He laughed. “Not a chance. I’ll be back in the Capital tomorrow.”
“Is everything settled?”
“Yeah, all taken care of.”
Felicia let out a little sigh of relief. “Good.”
She hung up and headed back toward the classroom. As she reached the stairs, she spotted someone she recognized. Max was coming up, surrounded by the university president Mr. Salas and two other administrators. He spotted her too.
Felicia gave a polite nod to the school leaders. Mr. Salas glanced over at her and asked, “Are you filling in for Mr. Milman?”
The two teaching assistants, who were sitting in the front, quickly stood and gave up their seats. Felicia had been in front of bigger crowds before, so a few school leaders didn’t faze her. She just took a breath and kept going.
Her teaching style was engaging and confident, and she got the students thinking and talking. The administrators nodded along, clearly impressed. She really was the perfect person to cover for Jeremy. The president had seen Jeremy’s classes before and noticed the similarities in their approach. He guessed she was probably one of Jeremy’s former students.
Mr. Salas glanced at Max, who was sitting beside him. Max’s eyes were locked on Felicia at the podium. He seemed to be listening, but it felt more like he was watching her, his expression intense and unreadable.
Mr. Salas didn’t interrupt, just leaned over to quietly chat with another administrator.
When class finally ended, Felicia felt the tension leave her shoulders. It wasn’t the administrators that made her nervous. It was Max’s gaze, fixed on her the whole time, like he was trying to figure out where he’d seen her before. It was unsettling, and she couldn’t shake the feeling that he really might know who she was.
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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....