The Ugly Wife’s Stunning Comeback (Felicia and Max) novel Chapter 422

Heather and Savannah dropped the subject.

The next day, Felicia mailed the bracelet to Max’s office.

The package arrived at the front desk just as Andrea walked in. Ever since that run-in with Felicia in New York, Darin had packed Andrea back home the very next day. Max hadn’t reached out. She couldn’t get through to him either. Darin kept saying Max was just busy with work, but Andrea couldn’t shake the uneasy feeling in her chest.

With Max gone, she had no energy for work, but now that she knew he was back in the country, she’d gotten up early to cook lunch and bring it to him. Maybe things would finally get better.

When she reached the front desk, she overheard the receptionist talking to a courier.

“This is for Mr. Hawthorne, right?”

The receptionist spotted Andrea and answered politely, “Yes, that’s for him.”

“I can take it up to him,” Andrea offered right away.

The receptionist shook her head. “It’s a valuable item. Mr. Hawthorne has to sign for it himself. I’ll go up with you, Miss Curtis.” She asked the courier to wait, then walked toward the elevator with Andrea.

Andrea glanced at the fancy box in her hands. She couldn’t help opening it. The moment she saw the bracelet inside, her eyes widened. It was a clear purple, shimmering in the light, absolutely gorgeous.

The receptionist peeked at it too and looked just as stunned. It was obvious this bracelet cost a fortune. She smiled at Andrea, trying to flatter her. “This must be a gift from Mr. Hawthorne for you.”

Andrea couldn’t help but smile, her heart filling with hope. Max must have bought it to make up for everything. He still cared about her. There was no way he didn’t.

She closed the box and handed it back to the receptionist. “You go ahead and get Mr. Hawthorne’s signature. I’ll come up in a bit.” She wanted to give Max the chance to surprise her.

They waited for the elevator. The receptionist put the box back in its bag. “Sure.”

Andrea tried to hide her excitement, and she could feel all the stress she’d been holding onto finally start to melt away.

After a long pause, Max finally spoke, his voice low. “This is a workplace, not somewhere to fool around. If you don’t want to work, just stay home.”

He didn’t sound angry, but the words hit her hard.

Andrea looked up quickly. So he was upset about her skipping work, not about Felicia? “I’m sorry, Max. I just missed you so much. When I got back, I couldn’t reach you at all. I was really scared, so I didn’t have the energy for work. I promise I’ll do better.”

Now that Max was back, she was determined to stay at the office and be close to him.

Her big eyes shimmered with a mix of hurt and hope as she looked at him.

“Then pull yourself together and get back to work.”

“Okay, I will,” Andrea said quickly. She nudged the lunch container toward him. “I made this myself. Please try it.”