Luke glanced at Felicia. “Drive safe, okay?”
Felicia nodded. “You should get some rest.”
She said goodbye to Rose, then turned to leave. Just as she reached for her car door, she heard Rose call out behind her.
“Felicia!”
Felicia froze for a second. Even though the Hawthornes all knew who she was by now, hearing Rose call her name still caught her off guard.
Rose walked over. Felicia managed a polite smile. “Hi.”
They didn’t really know each other. Still, Rose was Nate’s wife, and compared to Tatiana, she seemed warmer.
Rose asked, “I heard you and Max were going through a divorce?”
Felicia nodded. “Yeah… but I dropped it.”
Rose didn’t look surprised at all. With Max’s personality, if he didn’t want to let go, no court would make him.
“Does Anne know you’re her mom?”
Felicia hesitated. In Anne’s heart, she was her mother, but she’d never actually told her the truth. She didn’t really get why Rose was bringing this up now.
“Maybe,” she said softly.
Rose studied her, noticing the bitterness in her eyes. “I know you went through a lot. Even with Anne here, it can’t be easy to live with Max again. But Anne’s still so young. She really loves you. Even if things don’t work out with Max, at least give her a happy childhood. Kids are innocent in all of this.”
Felicia understood what Rose really meant. She wanted her to compromise for Anne’s sake, at least until Anne got older. It seemed like all the older generation thought women should make sacrifices for their kids.
What Felicia didn’t get was why Rose was the one saying this. Max and his own mother weren’t even close. Maybe it was just because Anne was so loved by everyone in the Hawthorne family.
“He is. He’s probably working in the study. Did you have a good weekend?”
“It was nice, actually. I feel a lot better. Ready to get back to work.”
Felicia sat down across from her dad and they chatted for a while.
After a bit, Colton asked, “So, what’s happening with you and Max now?”
Felicia let out a small laugh. “Same as always. Honestly, I’m not in any rush to get married again.”
Colton sighed. “This isn’t really a marriage, Felicia. The Hawthornes don’t even acknowledge you. You can’t stay alone forever. Maybe you should think about dating again.”
He just wanted her to get divorced and find someone who would actually love her.
Yvonne’s advice might not have been completely selfless, but she wasn’t totally wrong. If Felicia found someone new, maybe Max would finally agree to let her go.

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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....