A strange wave of fear washed over Andrea, and for a moment she had no idea what to do. The bodyguard standing next to her glanced at Holden. He had just come back from calling Max, and when he saw the situation inside, he quietly asked if Andrea wanted to leave. She decided to stay to see how everything would play out.
Holden asked, “So, you’re saying Evelynn slept her way to the top?” His voice was calm, almost emotionless, but the chill in it made Andrea’s skin crawl. Hs presence was too intense. Fear crowded out every other thought. She had no clue what he was getting at. To her, Holden was just another rich playboy. He probably only wanted Felicia for the thrill, and Felicia’s push and pull had just made him want her more. Men like him were all the same.
Andrea spoke up, her voice sharp. “Maybe you don’t know, but she used to be fat and ugly. She was so cunning, and when she couldn’t get the man she wanted, she went as far as drugging him just to get into his bed.”
A small smile played on Holden’s lips. “Oh? So, did she climb into your man’s bed?”
Andrea didn’t answer, which said enough.
Holden’s tone stayed cool. “Funny, because I heard Evelynn say you were the one who broke up her marriage.”
The words hit Andrea like a slap. Her face turned pale.
Right then, the bodyguard’s phone buzzed. He answered it quickly.
“Sir?”
“Who else is in the shop?”
The bodyguard glanced at the man on the sofa. Remembering the name Holden, he lowered his voice. “A man named Holden.”
Max ended the call.
Holden’s phone started to ring. He checked who it was and let out a short, cold laugh before telling his bodyguards, “That’s enough.”
Luke and Felicia were being boxed in by three bodyguards, forced to keep moving back. At Holden’s word, the men stopped.
Holden answered his phone. As he listened, his eyes shifted to Luke, a look of realization dawning. “So, he’s your cousin. Now that I see you two together, there is a resemblance.”
Max didn’t bother looking at Holden. He just patted Andrea on the shoulder, and she stepped away, tears still on her face as she clung to his arm.
“I have nothing to do with her crying,” Holden said, sounding amused.
Max ignored him and walked over to Felicia and Luke. He looked at Luke and asked, “Are you alright?”
Luke tried to brush it off. “I’m fine.”
Max reached out and squeezed Luke’s arm. Luke flinched in pain, his jaw tightening.
Felicia watched Luke with worried eyes.
Max glanced at her, then let go and turned to Holden, his expression icy. “So this is what you call a misunderstanding?”

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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....