Darin suddenly asked, “Did you get to the bottom of the Roen Capital thing?”
Max just gave a quiet nod.
He didn’t look interested, and Darin pretty much knew why. “I’m telling you, you should stay out of it. Felicia isn’t the type to want someone else repaying her debts. If you try, it’s only going to blow up.”
Max’s face tightened, but he stayed silent.
Darin didn’t push it. He didn’t stick around for lunch either.
*
Felicia went downtown first to pick up a gift, then took Anne straight over to the Oakridge Estate apartments.
They ran into Savannah in the parking garage.
“Hello, Aunt Savannah,” Anne called out politely.
Savannah couldn’t help herself—she swept Anne up into a hug.
Honestly, watching Anne and Yara together made her wish she had a daughter of her own.
The three of them headed upstairs.
Felicia asked how Savannah was doing.
“I’m okay, I guess.”
Felicia could tell she was just going through the motions. If Savannah had really moved on, she wouldn’t sound like that.
Felicia let it go, not sure what to say.
Upstairs, Shannon and Anthony were with Jeremy, who’d just gotten home from the hospital.
Since it was almost the holidays, family members kept dropping by. Adrian had already gone back to Northwick, so Shannon was the one looking after Jeremy.
Jeremy mostly needed bed rest now. It helped that he was on break, and Anthony was handling the overseas work so Jeremy could just focus on getting better.
Felicia’s heart twisted a little when she saw how much weight Jeremy had lost.
Jeremy seemed to pick up on her guilt. “It’s just a surface injury. I’ll be fine soon.”
Back when Heather lived with the Ross family, she worked out the most. Greg wasn’t the kind to be swayed by looks, and without him around, Heather had zero motivation.
Felicia smiled. “I’ll see what I can do.”
Heather huffed. “I mean, I wouldn’t say no.”
Once they finished picking bikinis, they wandered the mall for a while, had some afternoon tea, and ended up staying for dinner.
Back at Oakridge Estate, in the study, a maid knocked and stepped in. “Sir, dinner is ready.”
Max was just calling Anne. “Anne, have you had dinner yet?”
“We’re eating now. What about you, Daddy?”
“I’m about to. When are you coming home, Anne?”
“I’m not sure. Mommy’s still out with Aunt Heather and Aunt Savannah. They won’t be back for a while.”
“Alright,” Max said. “When Mommy gets home, have her call me, okay?”

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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....