The Ugly Wife’s Stunning Comeback (Felicia and Max) novel Chapter 206
Felicia stopped short. He had been waiting here all along. Max took a final drag from his cigarette, flicked it to the ground, and crushed it out with his shoe. He turned to look at her, his dark eyes unreadable. Felicia felt a chill run through her. She clutched her bag tighter, kept her gaze low, and headed for her car. Only then did she realize his car was parked right in front of hers, blocking her in. She couldn’t leave unless he moved first.
She stopped and looked at him. “Mr. Hawthorne, could you move your car? I need to go.”
Max just stared, making no move to get in his car. “Since I owe you, I think we should finally settle this.”
Felicia met his gaze. “My solution is simple. Just don’t let me see you again. Okay?”
Max let out a short laugh. “You think I’m following you? You think I have that much time on my hands?”
He took a step toward her. Felicia sensed something shift in the air. She stepped back and bumped into her car. Before she could react, he closed the distance, his tall frame blocking out the rest of the world. He put one hand on the car roof and leaned in. The scent of his expensive, woodsy cologne mixed with something almost suffocating.
Felicia’s eyes went wide. For a second, she forgot how to breathe.
Then his voice came, low and mocking. “Or maybe you think I could actually be interested in you?”
She saw the ridicule in his eyes, and her fingers curled into a fist.
Without thinking, she slapped him. The sound was sharp and sudden, echoing in the quiet. The world seemed to freeze. The air turned cold.
Felicia shoved him away, her whole body tense. She hurried to the driver’s side, opened the door, got in, and locked it behind her. She stared at her palm, red and shaking. Her heart pounded in her chest.
She had really slapped Max.
She didn’t know how he’d retaliate, but she didn’t regret it. She’d wanted to do that for a long time.
After a while, her hand dropped to her lap. She leaned back in the seat. She had no idea how much time passed until she heard an engine start behind her. Glancing in the rearview mirror, she saw him finally drive away.
She waited another fifteen minutes before starting her car and leaving the Gilbert family home.
The drive home helped her calm down.
Felicia shook her head. “Not at all. My mom and dad love Yara. And Heather’s actually lost a few pounds since she’s been here.”
Jeremy grinned. “She’s been saying she’d lose weight for years. Looks like she finally started.”
Felicia just smiled, thinking maybe that’s what love could do.
“She told me today she wants to transfer Yara to a school here in the Capital.”
After her divorce, Heather and her son had lived with her parents in Northwick, only coming here for summer break. Felicia was surprised. Heather hadn’t mentioned this yet.
“Heather moving in with you and Yara… that can’t just be because she wants you to keep her on her diet, right?”
Felicia shrugged. “You see through everything. She fell for my brother the moment she met him.”
Even after everything she’d been through, Heather still believed in love. Maybe it was because they both grew up with enough love to always have something to fall back on.
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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....