The Ugly Wife’s Stunning Comeback (Felicia and Max) novel Chapter 363

Cian asked his question again.

“I really don’t know,” Kennedy said, shaking his head.

He couldn’t shake the feeling that Max and Evelynn had known each other for years. There was something between them, something heavy and unresolved.

The music faded out and applause spread through the room.

Felicia tried to pull her hand away, but Max held on, his fingers still tangled with hers. He didn’t look like he was letting go anytime soon.

Anne came running over, her face lit up with joy. “I want to dance with Evelynn, too!”

That’s when Max finally let go of Felicia’s hand. He reached down and gently patted Anne’s hair. “Then you go dance with Evelynn.”

A bright, upbeat song started playing. The mood in the room shifted along with it.

Felicia listened to Anne’s laughter and felt her own anxiety begin to melt away.

Max stepped off the dance floor and found a seat along the edge of the room.

Cian and Kennedy strolled over, both grinning. Cian nudged Max. “So, what’s going on with you tonight?”

Max took a glass of red wine from a passing waiter and sipped it. He didn’t get a chance to answer. His phone started buzzing. He pulled it from his suit pocket, checked the screen, then stood up and walked off to take the call.

Cian caught the name that flashed on the phone. Andrea.

When Max finished talking, he headed back and spotted Kennedy waiting for him.

“What’s up?”

Kennedy hesitated, then finally asked the question that had been bothering both him and Cian. “Max, what’s the story with you and Evelynn?”

Max just looked at him. “Who do you think she is?”

Kennedy froze.

He thought about how much Anne loved Evelynn. Max spoiled Anne like she was his whole world. He would never trust just anyone with her.

A possibility flashed through Kennedy’s mind, but he pushed it away. That couldn’t be it… could it?

Wyatt put an arm around Luke’s shoulders. “Mandy was just asking where her favorite uncle was.”

Luke grinned. “I’m here now.”

When the last firework faded, Felicia stared at her plate. She wasn’t much of a dessert person, and Anne had lost interest after a couple bites.

Felicia was about to get up and set the cake on a nearby table when the man beside her spoke up.

“Give it to me.”

She paused.

Anne chimed in, “Give Daddy the cake, Evelynn. Daddy loves cake.”

Felicia blinked in surprise. Max liked cake?

Before she could react, Max reached over and took the plate right out of her hands.