“Evelynn, aren’t Daddy’s flowers pretty? I picked them out myself.”
Felicia blinked, pulled from her thoughts, and glanced at the bouquet of roses in Max’s hand.
Since she’d stayed at Max’s place before, Anne had always assumed they lived together. Even after finding out that wasn’t true, she still didn’t quite get it. Last night, when Felicia had asked for her help. Anne had decided her dad must have done something to upset Evelynn, and the only way to fix it was for him to apologize with flowers.
Felicia stayed quiet, so Anne pressed, “Evelynn, you don’t like them?”
Felicia looked at Anne on the video call and said, “Anne, I need to talk to your dad for a bit. I’ll call you back later, okay?”
“Alright!”
Felicia hung up and faced Max. “You should take these back. And I really think you need to explain things to Anne.”
She could tell Anne just wanted to play matchmaker. Max had to know it, too.
“She’s being stubborn. How exactly am I supposed to explain?”
Felicia had already told Anne, over and over, that there was nothing going on between her and Max. But Anne had her own way of thinking. She kept saying, “But you and Daddy lived together.”
Felicia had tried to clear things up, and Anne seemed to get it at the time, but now it was obvious she hadn’t really listened.
Max might be overbearing, but even he couldn’t control Anne. In a lot of ways, she was just like him.
“You should just go home today. I’ll talk to Anne again soon.”
Max shrugged. “I brought the flowers, so you need to deal with them however you want.”
Felicia looked at him for a second, then finally took the bouquet from his hands.
“Are you done here?” Max asked.
Felicia turned to leave, but his words made her pause. She glanced back at him. “I still have a few things to handle.”
He looked at her, serious. “Don’t get involved in things that aren’t your business.”
The photos were sent straight to Holden.
When Holden saw them, a cold little smile tugged at his lips. “Max is such a liar.”
Trey, sitting beside him, looked over. “What do you mean?”
Holden handed him the phone.
Trey stared at the photo, disbelief written all over his face. “Max, bringing roses to a girl himself? But I heard he’s already seeing someone else.”
Holden’s voice dripped with sarcasm. “Do you really think he’s the loyal type? Both Jeremy and Max seem to care about her now. Looks like she’s the one we need to keep an eye on.”
Trey frowned, thoughtful. “We should be careful. Max doesn’t seem like the kind of guy who’d put a girl before his own interests.”
A sly glint flashed in Holden’s eyes. “We’ll see for ourselves when the time comes.”

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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....