The Ugly Wife’s Stunning Comeback (Felicia and Max) novel Chapter 419
Two weeks slipped by before anyone really noticed. The city had settled into late autumn, chilly and quiet, the kind of weather that made you pull your coat a little tighter. Felicia was back in the swing of work, keeping busy, while Anne was still staying with the Ross family.
That night, Anne video-called Max. It was the longest they’d ever been apart, and Anne missed her dad so much it almost hurt. Still, having Evelynn around made things a bit easier.
“Daddy, can you come home soon?” she pleaded.
“I’ll be back on the seventeenth,” Max promised. “Is there anything you want me to bring you?”
Anne grinned at the screen. “I’ll love whatever you pick. Just don’t forget to get a present for Evelynn too.”
“...”
Felicia was doing her skincare at her vanity, half-listening, and paused when she heard Max mention the seventeenth. That was the same day Jeremy was coming home. They must’ve booked the same flight.
Meanwhile, the Holden family was still making headlines with scandal after scandal. Their company stock was tanking. The financial news was covering it non-stop, even locally. His investment was tied up in their fund, so now he had to act fast to cut his losses. For him, keeping things steady was more important than dragging Jeremy down with him.
Max, on the other hand, was a different story. Jeremy had said Max “helped” Holden, but everyone knew Max didn’t help anyone for free. He’d used the chaos to grab two of Holden’s biggest overseas projects. In the end, Max was the one who made a killing. Ruthless as always. Still, Jeremy didn’t come out too badly either, tying up Holden’s capital and walking away with a decent profit.
Felicia was lost in thought until Max’s voice came through the call again. “Anne, are you in your room by yourself?”
Anne glanced over at Felicia. “No, Evelynn’s here, she’s putting on her creams.” She swung the camera around to show Felicia sitting at the vanity.
Max gave a quiet “Mm” when he saw her.
After they finished talking, Anne hung up. That night, while they were getting ready for bed, Anne hugged Felicia tight.
“Alright, I will do whatever you say.”
Anne nodded with satisfication.
Jeremy’s flight was due in at two in the afternoon on the seventeenth. Heather had promised to go to the airport with Felicia, but she’d gotten food poisoning from expired milk that morning and was stuck in the hospital getting fluids. So Felicia ended up going alone.
On the way, she picked up a bouquet of carnations and irises, then got to the airport twenty minutes early and waited outside. Ten minutes later, her phone rang. Jeremy had landed. He’d booked his return so late there were no business class seats left, so he’d had to fly economy.
“Okay,” Felicia said, then hung up.
A few minutes later, she looked up and spotted a group of people coming out of the terminal. Right at the front was Max. He stood out, tall and striking, with that cool, reserved look he always wore. The moment he saw Felicia standing there holding the flowers, his eyes went straight to her.
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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....