The other end of the line was quiet for a long moment.
Yvonne finally spoke, her words slow and deliberate. “Honestly, Felicia’s marriage is pretty much non-existent. She shouldn’t let herself be trapped by a marriage certificate that means nothing. You should encourage her to let go and actually enjoy her life. The Hawthorne family doesn’t care about her, anyway. My advice before was for her to stay abroad, start fresh, maybe get married, have kids, live her own life. Anything would be better than being stuck like this.”
Colton just listened, saying nothing.
After a pause, Yvonne asked, “Do you know Luke?”
“Luke? Yeah, he and Felicia have known each other since they were kids. Have you met him?”
Yvonne could tell from Colton’s tone that Luke must be really close to the Ross family. She remembered Rose mentioning that Luke had never dated anyone, and nobody could figure out what kind of girls he liked. Some people even wondered if he was into girls at all.
But maybe, Yvonne thought, Luke was just waiting for that one person.
“I know his mom,” Yvonne said. “Anyway, Colton, just think about what I said and try to talk to Felicia. I know you don’t want her wasting the best years of her life tangled up in all this.”
Colton set his phone aside.
“What were you talking about?”
Ava’s voice cut through the room, icy and sharp.
Colton nearly jumped out of his skin. He spun around and saw Ava glaring at him, her face like a thundercloud. He rushed to her, grabbing her hand. “Babe, it was just about Felicia, I swear. Nothing else.”
Ava yanked her hand back, scoffing. “She’s a rich man’s wife now. Of course she thinks she’s too good for you. Have you looked in the mirror lately? She wouldn’t even bother with you now.” She poked him right in the chest. “Have you let go of her?”
“Babe, I mean it, I’m over her,” Colton pleaded. “You’re the only one for me.”
“Yeah? Then why wouldn’t you marry me back then? Wasn’t it because you still had feelings for her?”
Colton handed it over without a word.
Ava took his phone, opened his contacts, and deleted Yvonne’s number, blocking it for good measure.
“If you even think about unblocking her...”
“Whatever you say, babe.”
Yvonne hung up on Colton, knowing he’d never get Felicia to listen. He clearly wasn’t the one making decisions in the Ross family.
If she wanted to make things happen, she’d have to go through the Hawthorne family.
She remembered Rose’s birthday was coming up next week, so she picked up her phone and dialed Tatiana.

Comments
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....