Felicia’s eyes cleared with sudden understanding. “Okay, I get it.”
The scandal online disappeared almost as quickly as it started, like someone had never wanted it to blow up in the first place.
Luke’s brother Daniel called. He’d just gotten back from abroad, barely checked in at the hotel. Right after, he got the hotel manager on the phone and told them to handle the paparazzi and reporters as fast as they could.
Soon Daniel was downstairs, knocking on the door.
Luke opened up and saw him. “Hey, Daniel.”
Daniel looked every bit the part of the serious older brother, sharp-featured and handsome, with gold-rimmed glasses that made him look even more intimidating. He barely cracked a smile.
He glanced at Luke, then his eyes flickered over Felicia behind him. “Is there someone else here?”
Luke nodded.
Daniel turned to his assistant. “Take care of it.”
“Yes, sir,” the assistant said quietly.
Finally, Felicia and Luke could leave the room.
Felicia managed a polite greeting. “Mr. Hawthorne.”
She hadn’t seen Daniel since she got back to the country, not even at the Gilbert family dinner. He’d probably been swamped with work overseas.
Daniel just nodded. He turned to Luke. “So, what happened?”
Luke quickly filled him in.
Daniel said, “I’ll have someone wipe the story from the internet.”
Luke agreed. Light Chaser was already working on it, but if his brother wanted to help, he wasn’t going to say no.
“Any idea who’s behind it?” Daniel asked.
“It’s nothing,” Felicia said.
She walked over with Luke and gave Wyatt a small, polite smile. She didn’t look at Max at all, not even a nod to acknowledge him.
“Hi Felicia,” Wyatt greeted her, cheerful and completely clueless about the drama that had just happened online.
Felicia nodded.
Luke jumped in quickly. “Felicia and I have something we need to do. I’ll leave you guys to catch up.”
He’d noticed how uncomfortable Felicia was. He couldn’t just leave her awkwardly standing there alone.
So, Luke led her away, finding a spot at the edge of the room where they could sit together. From a distance, the way they talked so comfortably, anyone watching would guess there was more between them.
Felicia hadn’t planned on sticking around for lunch, but now she wanted to wait until it was over and see if she could figure out who was responsible for everything.
The scandal that had blown up online only minutes ago was already wiped clean. Searching for it now, there were barely any traces left—just one or two stray articles lingering, and even those looked like they’d disappear soon.

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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....