Max looked over at her, a small smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
Felicia froze for a second, but she quickly pulled herself together. The warmth in her eyes faded, replaced by a calm, almost distant expression.
Max caught the change right away. He grabbed a tissue from Anne’s backpack and handed it to her. “Here, wipe your forehead.”
It was a warm day, and the little bit of exercise had left her with a light sheen of sweat. Felicia took the tissue and murmured a soft thank you.
Max crouched down in front of Anne, gently wiping the sweat from her forehead. Then he poured water from a thermos into two cups and handed them over.
They took a break. Soon, the next round of games was about to start.
This time, Max was going to play with Anne. He passed his things to Felicia, including the camera. “Get plenty of videos,” he said.
Felicia nodded and took everything from him.
Max slipped off his jacket. “Can you hold this for me?”
Felicia looked at the jacket, hesitating for a moment.
“Evelynn, help Daddy with his jacket! The game’s starting!” Anne called out, a little impatient.
That finally got Felicia moving. She took the jacket and stuffed it into the bag she was carrying.
For this round, Jeremy teamed up with Yara. Heather and Felicia stood next to each other, both recording the games on their phones.
Max took Felicia and Anne to an upscale restaurant for lunch.
Meanwhile, Alyza was busy texting photos to Trey. In every shot, the three of them looked like the picture of a happy family.
Trey forwarded the photos to Holden. “Don’t they look just like a family?”
Holden called almost immediately. “Where did these come from?”
“I got Alyza to send them to me. Yara’s school had a family event today. Yara and Max’s daughter are pretty close, and it looks like Evelynn and Max are, too,” Trey explained. “Alyza also said Andrea’s been trying hard to get Max to marry her, but he won’t budge. Apparently, Andrea’s mom is in town, getting close with Max’s mom, probably plotting for Andrea’s future.”
Holden let out a cold laugh. “Figures. Andrea’s always just been eye candy, only good for showing off.”

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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....