Yvonne watched the two of them sitting side by side, and a heavy feeling settled in her chest.
Amber slid into the seat next to Felicia. She’d seen what happened earlier, even if she hadn’t caught the exact words between Andrea and Amber. Still, with the way the air felt charged, it couldn’t have been anything good.
“Evelynn, it’s been forever. What have you been up to lately?”
Felicia and Amber started to chat.
“Where are Mandy and Anne?” Felicia asked.
Amber smiled. “The kids stuffed themselves at lunch, so Kate’s over in the playroom keeping an eye on them.”
Kate was Daniel’s wife.
Felicia nodded, glancing briefly at Wyatt and Luke, who were laughing quietly nearby.
“This is actually my first time meeting Andrea,” Amber said, her voice casual but curious. “She really is gorgeous.” She paused and grinned at Felicia. “But honestly, she doesn’t hold a candle to you, Evelynn.”
Felicia just gave a small, amused smile. “I’d rather not be compared to her. Feels like bad luck, you know?”
Amber’s eyes widened a little. “Sorry, that was out of line.”
“It’s okay,” Felicia said softly.
Amber leaned in, lowering her voice. “But I don’t get it. Aside from her looks, what does Andrea even have that Max cares about?”
Felicia’s lips curled into a knowing smile. “Sometimes a pretty face is all it takes.”
A man that smart didn’t need someone who could keep up with him. What he wanted was someone pretty who’d just do as he said, no questions asked.
Lunch was served, and the room buzzed with quiet conversations. Felicia found herself glancing at the main table every so often, lost in her own thoughts.
“Are you sure she knows?” Amber asked again.
Felicia nodded. “She knows.”
Amber’s mouth twisted into a smirk. “That’s bold. She knows who you are, and she still drags her daughter around, trying to make her the other woman.”
Wyatt reached over and put some food on Amber’s plate. “Come on, babe, let’s just eat. Don’t let it get to you.”
Amber shot him a look. “You should keep your distance from people like that. The stuff they pull is just… gross.”
Amber never really had strong feelings about Max before, but the fact that he brought Andrea to the birthday party today really crossed a line.
Even if everyone else was clueless, Max knew exactly who Felicia was.
How could he treat her this way?

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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....