“Grandpa!”
A sweet little voice rang out.
Mandy bounded over in her pink puffer jacket, floppy bunny ears bobbing with every step. She really did look like a tiny, fluffy bunny. Her nanny trailed behind her, hands out just in case.
“Miss Mandy, please slow down.”
Reagan hurried over and scooped her into his arms. “Careful there, Mandy. What if you trip and fall?”
Mandy threw her arms around his neck and planted a big kiss on his cheek.
Reagan’s whole face lit up with a smile, his eyes crinkling with joy. He gently ruffled her soft hair. “Say hi to Uncle Max.”
Mandy turned to Max, her voice sweet and soft. “Uncle Max.”
Max’s eyes softened as he reached out. “Want a hug?”
Mandy nodded and held out her arms, so Max took her from Reagan and cradled her close, a fond look in his eyes.
Reagan asked, “Is Great-grandpa still upset?”
Mandy shook her head. “I made Great-grandpa a cake. He was really happy.”
Reagan grinned. “He loves you best.”
They spent some time with Mandy in the garden. She chased butterflies through the flowers, cupping one carefully in her hands, whispering something only the butterfly could hear, then letting it flutter away.
“When your baby comes, Mandy will have a little playmate,” Reagan said.
Max glanced at Mandy and nodded. “Yeah.”
As lunchtime got closer, Reagan asked Max to stay for lunch, but Max politely turned him down. He figured Nate probably wasn’t ready to see him.
“I’ll talk to the old man soon,” Reagan promised. “Give it a couple days and he’ll calm down.”
That evening, Max drove back to the villa.
As soon as he walked in, Marian and Amaris rushed over, looking furious and ready to complain.
“She acts like she’s family, like this is her own house.”
“She just brought food from outside and put it in our fridge. No one even knows where that meat came from or if it’s safe.”
“We’re just thinking about the baby, but she didn’t appreciate it at all. She even hit me.”
Around five, Ava went to the kitchen to make dinner for Felicia, only to find that all the food she’d brought from home was missing. The chicken and vegetables were from her own family’s farm back home.
At first, Ava tried to be polite and asked Marian and Amaris if they’d seen the food. They just ignored her, pretending not to hear a thing. Finally, fed up, Ava grabbed whatever they were holding and threw it on the floor.
That set the two women off. They started hurling insults and nasty comments at her.
Felicia heard the argument and hurried into the kitchen. She’d expected Marian and Amaris to be petty, but she never imagined they’d go so far as to throw out every single thing Ava had brought.

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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....