The Ugly Wife’s Stunning Comeback (Felicia and Max) novel Chapter 539

That night, Max’s phone lit up with a call from Darin.

“You gave Felicia that contact. You wanted Greenway Electrical Services to land that tech project, didn’t you?”

Max didn’t bother to deny it. “Yeah. If they get this partnership and hit their targets, Greenway’s value is going to shoot past twenty billion. That agreement is a real shot for them right now.”

But Darin had originally pushed Greenway to sign that agreement because he wanted to buy them out. It was all part of his business plans. Looking back, he had acted completely in line with his own interests, and honestly, he hadn’t done anything wrong.

When Max handed the project to Felicia, Darin had wanted to object. It clashed with his goals. But Max was set on getting his wife back, and Darin couldn’t stop him. In a way, that contract Max gave Felicia was also his way of making up for Darin’s mistakes.

Darin just listened, quiet for a long moment.

Finally, he said, “I don’t want to owe you. I’ll pay you back, whatever it takes.”

Max didn’t argue. He just hung up.

Darin tossed his phone aside, feeling empty.

Really, what right did he have to blame Max for any of this? He was the one who never bothered to check on his sister. He’d always thought that as long as Felicia and their father seemed alright, there was nothing to worry about. He held on to the good memories from when they were kids, like they were the only light left in his life. He was scared to get close to that warmth again. He couldn’t bear the thought of losing it one more time.

He was just a coward, after all.

Because he’d kept his distance, he’d watched his sister go through so much pain. And what had he done about it? Nothing. He’d just let it all happen.

He could see Felicia’s angry, disappointed eyes so clearly in his mind.

The sister he missed every day now hated him.

His parents split up.

The family shattered.

His mom took him with her.

He’d never forget that day—it was raining so hard. The bodyguards dragged him away. Felicia ran after them, screaming his name, then slipped and fell into a puddle. He fought as hard as he could to get free.

But in the end, he was taken away.

They brought him back to Northwick, to a huge, lonely house.

He tried everything to go back, but nothing worked.