Luke dropped Felicia off at the Ross family house.
“I’m coming with you to New York on the sixteenth,” he said.
Felicia glanced over at him, a little surprised.
He gave a small shrug. “One of the games I worked on blew up in North America. There’s a gaming event out there, maybe I’ll even come back with another award.”
Felicia grinned. “Then I should congratulate you in advance.”
Luke flashed her a smile. “Let me take you out to dinner when we get there.”
“You’re on,” she replied, her mood lifting.
Most of Felicia’s work at Roen Capital that needed her in person was finally wrapped up. The two big projects she secured would be handled by Savannah from here on out.
She had one last thing today, a talk show she’d agreed to host a while ago. There was no backing out. And this time, her guest was none other than Darin Foxhall.
At work, Felicia treated Darin just like any other guest—polite, professional, distant.
“Mr. Foxhall, welcome. Please, make yourself comfortable.”
Darin nodded with a polite smile. “Thank you.”
They shook hands and sat down opposite each other.
Felicia dove right into the interview, covering the main topics quickly and efficiently.
Once the biggest talking points were out of the way, she suddenly tossed out a question that cut straight to the bone. “People say the chairman of IronGate Industries has been grooming you as his successor. As CEO, you’ve started expanding your M&A business in the capital, using your acquisitions to take over IronGate subsidiaries. What are you really after here?”
She didn’t bother responding to his non-answer. Instead, she fired off her next question. “Mr. Max Hawthorne and your sister, Andrea, have been together for five years now. Any plans for a wedding? Do you think this relationship could impact your partnership with BlueMarble Investments?”
Max’s name came up in the news all the time. He’d once gone viral for a photo at a public event, all sharp suits and effortless charisma. People couldn’t get enough of him, and for a while, any paper with his face on it sold out instantly. Some fans even camped outside BlueMarble Investments, hoping for a chance to run into him, dreaming of a real-life Cinderella story.
After that, Max stopped allowing photos at public events or interviews. Rumors about his private life disappeared from the internet.
Now, with Felicia’s question, his personal life was suddenly front and center again, and everyone in the business world—and outside of it—would be talking.
The director shot up from his chair. “Has Evelynn lost her mind?”
Max was not someone you wanted to mess with. Was she trying to get the whole show canceled?
He hurried to tell the crew to switch the broadcast, panic written all over his face.

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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....