Max stood up and stepped aside. The nurse swapped out the almost empty IV bag for a fresh one.
“When will she wake up?” Max asked.
The nurse looked tense. “The doctor said probably in two or three hours.”
Max murmured his understanding and let her go. The nurse quickly left the room.
Jeremy’s phone buzzed. It was Anthony. He stepped out onto the balcony to take the call.
“Savannah and Mason are awake. What’s going on with Felicia?” Anthony asked.
Jeremy and Anthony had gone to the hotel together. The hotel staff had found Savannah and Mason in a private room. Anthony brought them to the hospital, while Jeremy looked for Felicia. Now they were downstairs in another ward.
“She’s still out, getting fluids,” Jeremy replied. “Can you head over to CoreTech yourself?”
“Yeah, I’m on it,” Anthony said.
Jeremy barely hung up before his assistant called. He listened, gave a few instructions, then ended the call.
Outside the room, Max was fielding work calls too. As soon as he finished, a document popped up on his phone. It was a psychiatric report.
His phone rang again. He answered.
“Evelynn’s been in therapy for six months. Here’s her diagnosis,” the voice said. “Her therapist said she’s extremely resistant to any physical contact with men. She’d get nauseous, even vomit…”
Just the thought of sex made her sick. Holden hadn’t forced himself on her, but he’d put her through hell mentally. No one knew exactly what he’d done, but knowing Holden, Max already had a faint idea.
They started to suspect something between Evelynn and Max after Alyza sent them those photos. Andrea confirmed they were married. When they saw Anne, that sealed it.
Evelynn and Max pretended not to know each other when they met in New York. Clearly, things were bad between them
It’s obvious Felicia left her kid and came to the US because of Max and Andrea.
Trey paused, then added, “You have to admit, Evelynn’s got guts. She forced Max to marry her five years ago, and now he refuses to let her go. Think he’s actually going to fall for her?”
Holden scoffed. “I doubt it. Just because Max won’t divorce her doesn’t mean he cares. We’re the same, he and I. Real feelings are cheap. Pathetic.”
Trey’s eyes narrowed. “I wouldn’t be so sure.”

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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....