The Ugly Wife’s Stunning Comeback (Felicia and Max) novel Chapter 27
By the time they got to the office, Luke had already arranged for a female employee to stay with Felicia and help her out. Ten minutes later, the business partners showed up. Felicia sat next to Luke, quietly translating for him in real time. The negotiation went off without a hitch. As she listened to everyone talk, Felicia realized this new game they were working on was huge. It was aimed at a global market, with an investment of three hundred million dollars. The project would take at least three years before it launched.
When the meeting finally wrapped up, it was already five. Felicia felt exhausted. Luke noticed and had someone lead her to the lounge so she could rest up before dinner. While she was sitting there, Felicia called Ava to let her know she wouldn’t be home that night.
After a while, she decided to find the restroom. When she asked a staff member for directions and started walking down the hall, she heard Luke’s voice from up ahead. “I can’t make it to the birthday dinner tonight, Mom. Please congratulate Auntie for me. I’ll visit her when I have time.”
Felicia froze for a second when she heard him. Tonight was his aunt’s birthday dinner. The way the Hawthorne family treated her had always depended on Max. Before, their coldness used to sting. Now, though, she didn’t feel anything at all. She just felt calm, almost detached. Maybe Max had brought Andrea to the dinner tonight.
Luke finished his call and turned around, spotting Felicia. For a moment, he looked surprised. Felicia met his eyes and managed a small smile. “Just heading to the restroom,” she said.
Luke seemed to snap out of his thoughts and nodded. “Be careful,” he told her.
When Felicia came out of the restroom, her phone vibrated. She glanced at the screen. It was the Miranda calling. Curious, she picked up. “Grandma?” she said.
Miranda’s familiar voice came through. “Felicia, come over to the old house for dinner tonight, alright?”
Felicia was a little confused until it clicked. Brysen must not have been feeling well, so they probably left the birthday dinner early and went home instead. Ever since Miranda found out Felicia was having a daughter, she’d become much warmer toward her. Felicia agreed right away. “Okay.”
After she hung up, she went to find Luke, and bumped into him just as he was coming out of his office.
“Grandma just called. She wants me to come to the manor,” Felicia told him.
Miranda’s face lit up as soon as she saw Luke. She hadn’t seen her youngest grandson in ages. She rushed over and fussed over his suit, beaming. “Look at you, all grown up and handsome!”
“Come on, Grandma. Are you saying I wasn’t handsome before?” Luke teased.
Miranda laughed, her eyes crinkling. “You’ve always been handsome. But what brings you here with Felicia?”
Luke gave her a quick rundown of what happened. “Well, if it weren’t for Felicia, I probably would’ve lost this project.”
He made Felicia sound like the hero. She could tell Luke was saying it on purpose, trying to put her in a good light in front of Miranda. Out of everyone in the Hawthorne family, only Luke had treated her with steady kindness from the very beginning.
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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....