When Felicia got home that night, Ava was waiting for her in the living room.
“Mom.”
“Felicia, you’re back.”
Ava nodded at the housekeeper, who brought over a cup of milk. Felicia slipped onto the couch right next to her mom, wrapped her arm around Ava, and leaned in with a little grin. “Thanks, Mom.”
Ava shook her head, smiling. “You don’t have to thank me. You’re my girl.”
Felicia’s smile grew. “You always spoil me.”
The housekeeper set the soup down in front of her. Ava glanced at Felicia, her tone gentle but serious. “I saw what happened online today. The rumors were erased fast, but I still caught some news.”
Felicia hesitated. She hated making her parents worry, but Ava had already seen it. She had to explain.
As Felicia talked, Ava’s face darkened. She had a feeling from the start that someone was targeting Luke on purpose.
“If it blew up online, who’s behind it? Who’s trying to mess with you and Luke?”
Felicia answered quietly, “Andrea’s mother.”
Ava’s expression changed instantly. Her eyes flashed with anger, and there was something sad and incredulous there too. The thought that a mother could do that to her own daughter was almost too much to believe.
Felicia didn’t notice the storm in Ava’s eyes. She went on, “She probably wants to ruin my reputation so Max will divorce me.”
Ava let out a cold laugh. “As if she doesn’t know what her own daughter is like. She actually thinks Andrea can marry Max? If that’s what she wants, then you’re not getting a divorce just yet. Let’s see how long those two can stand it. Maybe we’ll drive them crazy first.”
Felicia squeezed her mom’s arm, trying to calm her down. “Don’t let them get to you, Mom. They’re not worth your anger.”
They sat together, talking for a while longer.
“Alright, go get some rest,” Ava finally said.
“Yvonne.”
Yvonne’s face went cold. “What do you want?”
“I want to know if you even deserve to be called a mother. Seriously, what kind of heartless woman does this to her own daughter?” Ava’s voice was sharp. “You abandoned her once, and now you want to ruin her again?”
“And your own daughter can’t even hold onto a man after all these years. She’s so useless, honestly, maybe she should just give up.”
Yvonne snapped, “Are you done?”
Ava didn’t back down. “Done? I could chew you out for days and it still wouldn’t be enough. You want your daughter to take Felicia’s place? Let me tell you, we’re not getting divorced. Let’s see how you handle that. If you think you can make Max divorce Felicia, go ahead and try it . Otherwise, you can both just sit there and stew.”
Ava hung up. She breathed out, long and deep, and felt a little lighter after letting it all out.
On the other end, Yvonne was shaking with rage. No one had ever dared speak to her like that. Furious, she threw her phone across the room.

Comments
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....