Max glanced down at Anne. “Go upstairs with Evelynn for now. Daddy needs to finish up some work.”
“Okay.”
Anne tipped her head up and planted a kiss on his cheek.
Felicia brought Anne upstairs and started their bedtime routine. She washed Anne’s face, helped her brush her teeth, and got her changed into pajamas.
But Anne wasn’t ready to settle down. She missed her dad. It had been days since she’d seen him, and all she wanted was to be close to him.
“Go on, then,” Felicia said, giving her a gentle nudge.
“Aren’t you coming too?” Anne asked, hope in her voice.
“I’ve got a few things to take care of.”
Anne pouted. “Alright, I guess.”
Felicia stayed in her room. She called Heather. “Hey, Heather, you don’t need to come pick up Anne tomorrow morning.”
“What happened? Aren’t you going to that signing ceremony tomorrow?”
“Max is here,” Felicia said quietly. “He’ll probably want to spend time with Anne.”
Heather sounded surprised. “Max is there? He really doesn’t trust you alone with Anne?”
“He said he’s here for work.”
BlueMarble Investments had its biggest office in Northwick, so Max did come here for business pretty often.
Heather went quiet for a second. “So, are you still staying there?”
Felicia didn’t want to live under the same roof as Max. She just didn’t know how to explain that to Anne yet.
“I’ll figure it out tomorrow.”
“Where’s Evelynn?”
The nanny smiled. “Good morning, miss. Evelynn left about an hour ago.”
Anne stopped in her tracks. “She left so early?”
Max came by just then and overheard. When he saw the disappointed look on Anne’s face, he bent down and scooped her up.
“It’s alright. Evelynn probably has a lot of work to do.”
“But she said she’d bake with me this morning,” Anne said, her voice small.
“Maybe something came up. You can ask her about it later,” Max said, trying to comfort her.
“I’ll wait for her to come back. She’s busy with work. I shouldn’t bother her,” Anne said softly.
Max hugged her tighter. “You’re such a thoughtful girl, Anne.”

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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....