"Oh, okay."
Heather shot a quick reply to her brother. [Gotta go, talk later.]
Jeremy just answered with a simple, Okay.
The event was packed. Everywhere you looked, there were people. Before heading out with Anne and Yara, they made sure to put little fox masks on the girls, just like the ones from the game. With all the cameras around, there was no way they wanted the kids' faces showing up online.
Bodyguards kept close by the whole time.
There were plenty of cosplayers, but the second Felicia showed up, everyone turned to look at her. All the cameras followed her too.
Heather kept things simple. She spent most of the event snapping pictures.
It was Anne and Yara’s first time at something like this. So many people, so much noise. Yara handled it pretty well. She'd already been dragged across the world with Heather, so big crowds weren't a huge deal.
Anne was different. She’d always been sheltered, barely ever went out, never seen anything like this. But instead of being scared, she was thrilled. Everything felt new and magical to her, like she’d just stumbled into a brand new world.
The girls looked adorable in their fox masks. Tons of people wanted photos with them. Anne especially loved the attention. She smiled for every picture, and even though everyone asked, neither of them ever took off their masks.
By about three thirty, Felicia finally got a break. She sat down, took off her makeup, and changed back into her regular clothes. The three of them hung out in the lounge, relaxing and watching the world go by outside.
“Did you have fun today, Anne?”
Anne took a sip of juice and grinned. “Yeah. I got so many little gifts.”
Felicia reached over and gently ruffled Anne’s hair.
She turned to Heather. “Send me the photos you took when you get a chance.”
“I want them too, Auntie Heather!” Anne piped up.
“Of course,” Heather said with a smile.
That night, Luke invited everyone out to a French place for dinner.
In Jeremy’s car, Yara was out like a light, leaning against her mom.
Heather held her daughter close and let out a sigh. “Have you ever heard the saying, you snooze, you lose?”
“Mom’s this close to visiting every matchmaker in the country. If you don’t bring a girlfriend home this year, she’s seriously going to bring in a fortune teller to check the house.”
Jeremy just laughed. “Why don’t you try talking to her?”
Heather shook her head. “What’s the point? You’re the one who needs to do something.”
Jeremy kept his eyes on the road. He didn’t say anything else.
Meanwhile, Luke drove Felicia and Anne back to Oakridge Estate.
Anne was wiped out. She’d skipped her nap and had been bouncing around all day. Now she was sound asleep.
Felicia carried her inside, heading straight for the villa’s living room.

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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....