After dinner, Max’s driver took Felicia’s car and gave Heather and Yara a ride home.
Felicia and Anne slid into Max’s car.
“Cian’s throwing a little cocktail party,” Max said. “He invited just a few close friends. We should go together.”
Before Felicia could say anything, Anne piped up from the backseat. “I want to go too.”
Max glanced over his shoulder at her, smiling. “Of course you’re coming, Anne.”
With Anne in the car, the whole ride was filled with laughter and easy conversation. Max kept cracking jokes, and Anne couldn’t stop giggling. She ended up sprawled across Felicia’s lap, laughing so hard her cheeks turned pink.
Half an hour later, they pulled up to the Ross family’s villa. Felicia and Anne were staying there again tonight.
When they got out, Max looked at Felicia and said, “I’ll come pick you and Anne up in a couple of days.”
Felicia just gave him a quick look, then turned to Anne. “Say goodbye to Daddy.”
Anne waved enthusiastically. “Bye, Daddy. Drive safe!”
Max grinned. “I will. Go get inside.”
Felicia took Anne’s hand and headed for the house. Max stayed by the car, watching until they disappeared inside. Then he got back in, just as his phone started buzzing. He checked the caller ID and picked up.
“Hello?”
A polite voice answered, “Mr. Hawthorne, we found it.”
At home, Colton and Ava were relaxing in the living room.
Felicia’s entire career, all her achievements, were thanks to Jeremy’s support. If she hadn’t changed so much, would Max even look at her the way he does now? Would Anne have accepted her?
Jeremy had given her more than she could ever repay. What he wanted in return was Felicia herself.
Ava’s thoughts drifted to Luke for a moment. She couldn’t help but sigh. Both men were completely in lovr with Felicia. If Felicia ever divorced Max, no matter who she ended up with, someone would get hurt. It was hard to even think about.
She wasn’t sure how Felicia really felt about Jeremy or Luke. Were they just friends? Was it just respect between employer and employee? It wasn’t a question she could bring herself to ask.
Maybe this was Felicia’s challenge in this life, and there was no easy way out.
While Felicia and Ava were talking, Felicia’s phone started to buzz. She pulled it from her bag and walked over to the window to answer.
“Hi, Jeremy.”

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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....