Anne didn’t notice a thing about the tension simmering between the other two.
“Daddy, do you like it?” Anne asked, all hopeful.
Max shrugged. “It could be better.”
Felicia clenched her fork, fighting the urge to splash the soup in her bowl right at his smug face.
Anne’s eyes went wide as she stared at her dad. She piped up right away, “Daddy, you’re supposed to say it’s really yummy!”
Max gave in easily. “You’re right. It’s really yummy.”
Anne let out a little huff. “Next time, you have to cook.”
Just then, the nanny came down the stairs with Felicia’s phone.
Felicia had left it in the bedroom.
“Someone just called for you,” the nanny said.
Felicia took her phone and saw a missed call from Gavin.
The phone started buzzing again.
Felicia stood up quickly and answered. “Gavin?”
Anne watched Felicia as she left the room. Max nudged her. “Anne, finish your breakfast.”
Anne turned her attention back to her plate.
A few minutes later, Felicia came back to the dining room.
After breakfast, they got ready to head out.
On the way home, Anne was practically bouncing with excitement. She was going to Evelynn’s house today.
The car had just entered the city when Max’s phone rang. Felicia couldn’t hear what the other person was saying, but she could tell it was Andrea’s voice.
Max just said, “I’ll be there soon.”
When he hung up, Anne asked, “Daddy, where are you going?”
Max looked at her in the rearview mirror. “I’ve got something to take care of. I’ll drop you both off first.”
Anne just nodded. “Okay.”
Max dropped Anne and Felicia at Oakridge Estate and turned to Felicia. “A driver will take you later. Take care of Anne.”
Right then, the driver pulled up to the door. Clearly, Max had already given the okay.
Felicia ignored the maids and started to leave with Anne. Suddenly, another car pulled up outside.
Tatiana stepped out.
“Grandma,” Anne called out.
Tatiana’s expression turned icy when she saw Felicia, but she managed to pull herself together before reaching Anne. “Anne, where are you off to?”
“I’m going to play at Evelynn’s house today,” Anne said.
Tatiana looked stunned. “Where’s your dad?”
“Daddy’s busy. He said I could go.”
Tatiana just couldn’t wrap her head around it. Why would her son let Anne visit a stranger’s house?
She shot Felicia a chilly look, then turned back to Anne. “Anne, you’re not going today. Your great-grandma isn’t feeling well. Let’s go see her first, okay?”
Felicia’s face fell the second she heard that.

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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....