The Ugly Wife’s Stunning Comeback (Felicia and Max) novel Chapter 553

“It’s nothing serious,” Felicia said, her voice calm.

Max looked at her, concern softening his features. “Do you want to come home with me tonight?”

“I’ll stay here,” she replied.

He didn’t push. He just nodded, his tone especially gentle. “Alright, I’ll bring Anne to visit you tomorrow.”

Felicia shook her head. “That’s not necessary. Just let her stay at the Hawthorne place for now.”

“Okay.”

Darin stood quietly behind Max and Luke, just listening. Seeing Felicia safe let him finally breathe again. He knew he didn’t even have the right to ask about her anymore.

Greg stepped in, his voice polite but firm. “Mr. Hawthorne, Mr. Foxhall, if there’s nothing else, we won’t keep you here.”

Felicia glanced over at Darin. She caught the way he looked so lost, a kind of emptiness in his eyes. She really couldn’t figure out what he was thinking these days.

Their eyes met for a moment. Darin quickly pulled himself together. “I’m just glad you’re alright, Evelynn.”

Felicia kept looking at him, but she didn’t say anything.

Max turned and glanced at Darin, then faced Felicia again. “Get some rest tonight. I’ll stop by tomorrow.”

“I’m fine. I’ll be staying here for a while, so there’s no need to go out of your way for me.”

Max just gave her a small, brief smile. He nodded goodbye to Greg, then left with Darin.

The housekeeper came in and let them know dinner was ready.

Luke hadn’t eaten yet either, so he joined them at the table.

“I don’t think this was just an accident,” Luke said as they ate.

Felicia nodded. “All we can do now is wait for the investigation.”

Max’s face was calm, unreadable. He didn’t say anything.

Darin glanced at him. “Even if Felicia doesn’t love Jeremy, he means everything to her now.”

Jeremy’s sacrifice tonight, and all the years he’d looked after her, left a debt Felicia could never repay.

Max was cold and distant to Felicia in the past. If Jeremy and her friends hadn’t been there for her, she might never have escaped that darkness.

Darin couldn’t stop replaying her suffering in his mind, every memory like a needle in his chest.

Even though he and Jeremy were on opposite sides now, if he could go back, he’d honestly wish Felicia could have ended up with Jeremy.

But life doesn’t give out second chances.

He couldn’t help but wonder why fate brought Felicia and him together, only to make her suffer so much. And now, why did life have to play such a cruel joke, leaving him unable to face her at all?