The Ugly Wife’s Stunning Comeback (Felicia and Max) novel Chapter 441

Anne might have been young, but she definitely had her own code. If she made a promise, she kept it. And if someone promised her something, she expected them to follow through, too.

She wasn’t the kind of kid you could fool with a quick excuse or a distraction.

Felicia looked into Anne’s hopeful eyes and finally gave in. “If we want to catch the sunrise, we’ll have to wake up super early. If you sleep in, we’ll miss it.”

Anne was quick to answer, “I won’t sleep in, I promise.”

Max turned to Felicia. “Anne will sleep with me tonight.”

Felicia glanced up at him, curious.

Anne immediately latched onto her dad’s leg, hugging him tight. “But you can’t sleep in either, Daddy.”

Max bent down and scooped her up with a smile. “I won’t. Now, say goodnight.”

Anne wanted to give Felicia a kiss first. Felicia leaned forward, and Anne planted a kiss on her cheek. “Goodnight, Evelynn.”

Felicia kissed Anne’s soft cheek in return. “Goodnight.”

Max stood there and watched Felicia for a moment.

Felicia noticed his gaze and, feeling suddenly self-conscious, her expression turned a little distant. She turned to Anne instead. “You should get to bed early.”

Max added, “Yeah, you too.”

Felicia blinked in surprise, wondering if she’d heard him right. There was a softness in his eyes that felt so unfamiliar.

Max noticed the look on her face but didn’t say anything else. He carried Anne out of the room and quietly closed the door behind them.

Felicia stared at the closed door for a second, then shook off her thoughts and headed to the bathroom.

After a hot bath, she stretched out on her bed and scrolled through the photos she’d taken that day. She picked out nine of her favorites and posted them in a neat grid on her social feed.

There were pictures of their group skiing over the last two days, some shots of snowy mountain scenery, a photo of the snowman she and Jeremy had made, and right in the center, a group selfie at sunset.

Every photo just radiated that carefree, vacation happiness.

Pretty soon, likes and comments started rolling in.

She replied, Yep, it was.

Cian immediately messaged Max. [Max, are you trying to make Evelynn Anne’s stepmom?]

Max was always super protective of Anne, so it surprised Cian that he’d allowed Felicia to take Anne on a trip.

He remembered how weird things had felt between Max and Evelynn at Mandy’s party, but he couldn’t put his finger on what was really going on. He’d even asked Wyatt about it, but Wyatt had just shrugged it off and told him not to get any ideas about Evelynn.

That only made Cian more curious.

Max saw Cian’s message: Why do you ask?

Ever since Felicia had blocked Max on social media, they’d only been able to talk by phone.

Cian sent Max a screenshot of Felicia’s post.

Max stared at the photos and the string of friendly comments underneath. Everyone looked so happy, all grins and rosy cheeks. His eyes landed on the last picture, the one of Felicia and Jeremy together on the mountain, and he couldn’t look away.