Marian walked in and said, “Sir, Luke is here.”
Max replied, “Let him in.”
Luke and Greg came into the living room. Luke spotted Felicia and hurried over, worry written all over his face. “Felicia, are you alright?”
Felicia gave a small shake of her head. “I’m okay.”
Greg and Luke had spent the day out of town at an exhibition. Just as they were about to leave for the Capital, Jeremy called. He told Greg what happened with Felicia at the hospital. They drove back immediately. Now, seeing Felicia safe and sound, Greg finally let out a breath.
He had planned to take Felicia home with him. But when he saw Anne, his heart softened. “Do you want to go home?” he asked Felicia.
Anne suddenly grabbed her mother’s hand and looked at Greg, her little voice soft and pleading. “Mommy is staying here with me tonight.”
Greg crouched down and gently patted Anne’s head. “Then you have to look after Mommy, okay?”
Anne nodded seriously. “I promise I’ll take good care of Mommy.”
Greg smiled and didn’t say anything more. He stood up and turned to Felicia again. “Where’s your phone?”
He’d tried calling her all day and never got through.
Felicia answered, “I lost it. I’ll go get a new SIM card tomorrow.”
Greg nodded and glanced at Max, his eyes full of caution.
Max said, “Don’t worry. She’ll be fine here.”
Greg and Luke left the villa. Felicia stood at the top of the steps, watching them go. The cold wind slipped through her thin clothes, tossing her long hair around her face.
Max looked over at her, then reached out and pulled her gently into his arm. Felicia stiffened for a second, looking up at him, their eyes meeting.
“Come back inside,” Max said softly. “You’re still not well. Don’t catch a chill.”
Anne was waiting on the sofa. She’d watched her parents talking outside and hadn’t interrupted. As soon as Felicia came in, Anne ran up to her.
“Mommy.”
Anne took her mother’s hand and felt how cold it was. “Mommy, your hand is freezing. Let me warm it up.”
Her little hands wrapped around Felicia’s, warm and gentle.
Max came in and told Marian to make some ginger soup.
Marian watched Max fuss over Felicia. She couldn’t believe Felicia was back in the house, acting like the lady of the manor again. In Marian’s eyes, she was nothing but trouble, back to win over Max once more. But she didn’t dare ignore Max’s orders, so she hurried to the kitchen.
Anne kept her parents beside her, insisting they watch cartoons together.
Max picked up a storybook and started reading, making Anne burst into giggles until she was breathless, snuggled up in Felicia’s arms.

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....