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.