Jeremy paused, fingers hovering over the keyboard, and glanced at Heather. “So, what do you want?”
Heather shrugged. “I haven’t figured that out yet.”
“Whenever you do, just let me know.”
“Alright.”
She lingered, not making a move to leave. Jeremy raised an eyebrow. “Anything else?”
Heather tipped her chin up, her eyes sharp and knowing. “Come on, Jeremy, if you’ve got something to ask, just spit it out. Why are you acting like a stranger with me?”
Jeremy let out a tired, small laugh. He pulled off his glasses and leaned back, rubbing the corners of his eyes before looking at her again. “What did you say to Felicia?”
Heather told him everything, not leaving anything out.
Jeremy nodded. “I figured.”
Heather smirked. “You really do know Felicia well.”
Jeremy said, “If Max had ever shown Felicia even the slightest bit of kindness, she wouldn’t be this determined now.”
Heather didn’t know exactly what Felicia had been through, but she could tell Max wasn’t someone who felt much for others. He was always polite, and he even smiled when he looked at Felicia, but there was something cold behind that smile that made her uneasy.
“Felicia must be hurting a lot right now,” Heather said softly, worry clouding her expression.
The room fell quiet for a moment.
Then Heather grinned. “This is when Felicia needs someone the most, you know.”
Jeremy looked at her and shook his head. “Alright, that’s enough. Go get some rest.”
She didn’t ask anything else, but as she looked at her daughter, her eyes softened with a new wave of affection.
Anne looked up at Felicia and said, “Daddy takes me to see Grandpa Dodson a lot. Daddy says if it weren’t for Grandpa Dodson, he wouldn’t even be able to see me now.”
Felicia felt her chest tighten with a sudden pang of fear. She had never known about Anne’s heart condition. Luke had never mentioned it, probably because he didn’t want her to worry.
After breakfast, Max drove them to an old apartment complex downtown.
When they arrived, Max parked outside. Felicia helped Anne out of the car while Max grabbed a gift from the trunk.
Seeing Felicia carrying Anne, Max came over. “You take the gift. I’ll carry Anne.”
Even though Felicia had only just become Anne’s mom temporarily, Anne clung to her as if she’d always been there. She was getting big, already about four feet tall, and Felicia couldn’t hold her for long.

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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....