The Ugly Wife’s Stunning Comeback (Felicia and Max) novel Chapter 438

“Max is here,” Felicia said. “He’s down at the base with Anne, skiing.”

She really didn’t want to see him. Being stuck together was the last thing on her mind. However, Anne was here, and she’d want to be near her dad.

Max just made everything tense. The whole group felt it. But a guy like him, so full of himself, would never notice how awkward he made things.

Jeremy listened, unfazed. Heather had already mentioned last night that Max was in town.

When they finally reached the top of the mountain, they found the view breathtaking. Clouds rolled beneath them, the world below buried under endless white. For a moment, it felt like nothing bad could touch them up there.

Felicia decided right then she wanted to stay and watch the sunset before heading back.

Jeremy pulled out his phone and snapped a few photos of her. She did the same for him. Standing at the edge, the cold wind in their faces, they both had the urge to just shout into the open sky.

They ended up having lunch at the restaurant on the summit, sitting by the window and taking in the snowy landscape.

Jeremy stared outside, his voice quiet. “Remember last year, when I recommended Kawabata’s Snow Country? You said it was just about a guy who couldn’t keep it together.”

Felicia wrapped her fingers around her mug, thinking back to when she’d tried to read the book. Work had been so busy then, she hadn’t really gotten into it.

“It’s a classic,” she said. “There’s got to be more to it than just some guy being awful.”

Jeremy nodded. “It’s about relationships on the surface, but that’s not really the point. The author takes these two women, shows them through the eyes of one man, and uses their stories to talk about how life feels empty and fragile. If you count the man and another guy, Yukio, it’s really about four people, all tangled up in the same questions.”

Felicia listened, letting his words wash over her. Jeremy’s voice was warm, almost hypnotic, steady and strong in a way that made her feel safe. His eyes seemed to see right through everything, straight to the truth.

*

Heather skipped lunch with Greg and the others. Instead, she called room service and asked them to bring her meal up.

A knock sounded at the door.

Max watched her, eyes dark and intense. The pressure from his stare was almost too much to bear.

The staff left, wheeling the trolley away.

“I’m going to have lunch now,” Heather said, trying to sound steady.

She closed the door quickly.

Her heart was pounding. He hadn’t said anything out of line, but just being near him was enough to make her anxious. There was something about Max that felt overpowering, almost suffocating.

Yet, when Anne was around, that side of him totally vanished.

Heather bit her lip, worried. Was he going to head up the mountain to look for Felicia? She needed to warn Felicia. Or maybe it would be better to tell her brother.