Felicia made her way upstairs. She walked into the bedroom, calm and collected. Anne was still sitting on the bed, rubbing her eyes and yawning. “Evelynn!” she called out.
“You’re awake, huh.”
Anne held her arms up, wanting a cuddle. Felicia scooped her up and patted her gently on the back. Holding her daughter close made Felicia’s heart feel even heavier.
“Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat?” she asked softly.
Anne nodded right away. Felicia told the maid to bring some food, then took Anne to the bathroom so they could get her washed up and into her pajamas. By the time they came out, Anne’s snack was waiting on a tray.
“Where’s Daddy?” Anne asked.
“He’s busy right now. Let’s get some snacks first,” Felicia said.
Anne just nodded and sat back down. Felicia stayed with her in the bedroom, watching cartoons and sharing little bites of food. When Anne had finally drifted off to sleep again, Felicia walked over to the big windows. From there, she could see the front gate.
Outside, Darin was opening the passenger door for Andrea. She climbed in, and Darin glanced back, saying something to Max before he got in, too. The car pulled away, followed by a bright red Ferrari.
Once the cars were gone, Max walked back toward the house. As he stepped inside, he looked up at the second floor. Felicia saw him and quickly closed the curtains.
A few minutes later, the bedroom door opened. Max came in, his eyes going first to Anne, who was already asleep, then over to Felicia, who was sitting on the sofa with her tablet. She was scrolling through photos of Anne and the two of them together, barely looking up.
Max spoke quietly. “Come out here. We need to talk.”
Felicia kept her eyes on the screen, her tone cool and even. “The only thing we need to talk about is the divorce. There’s nothing else between us worth discussing.”
Max stared at her for a long moment. The room went quiet. Eventually, he turned and left, closing the door behind him.
Felicia’s fingers hovered over the tablet for a second, her hand suddenly still.
The next morning, Felicia got Anne ready to visit Heather’s house. Anne hugged her dad tightly before they left. “Daddy, Evelynn and I are going to Aunt Heather’s today. You have to be good while you’re home alone, okay?”
Max knelt down to hug her back. “You be good too, Anne.”
“No problem,” Darin said easily. “I’ll talk to Sunlight Tech today.”
He agreed so quickly that Felicia couldn’t even find a reason to argue.
“In that case, Mr. Foxhall, you still owe me a favor.”
“That’s true,” Darin replied. “If there’s anything else you need, just say it.”
Felicia’s grip on her phone tightened. She took a breath. “I don’t ever want to see Andrea marry Max. Not now. Not ever.”
Max could marry anyone he wanted, but Andrea was out of the question.
The silence on the other end of the phone stretched out.
Finally, Darin spoke quietly. “Alright.”

Comments
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....