A comedy sketch blared from the TV, laughter from the audience bubbling through the speakers. The living room, though, was anything but lively. Felicia and Max sat side by side, but the silence between them felt sharp and heavy. Neither of them even cracked a smile.
Time dragged on before Max finally spoke, his tone steady and measured.
“You can argue with me. You can give me the silent treatment. But divorce isn’t something you just say out of anger.”
Felicia’s face stiffened, her voice cool and controlled.
“Don’t forget about our agreement. Divorce is happening eventually, so there’s no need to force yourself in the meantime.”
Max’s response was flat.
“No one’s forcing anything here.”
Her eyes darkened, lips pressed tight.
He kept going, unmoved.
“Even if we are ending things, before that happens, I expect you to act like a proper wife and mother.”
Felicia turned, catching his gaze with a slight, mocking smile.
“So, what? As soon as a woman puts on a wedding ring, she’s just supposed to stay home and play the perfect wife, while her husband does whatever he wants?”
Max met her eyes without flinching.
“I signed the agreement. I’ve got no reason to do anything that’d cause me trouble.”
Felicia snorted softly, narrowed her eyes, then pulled out her phone. She tapped to bring up a photo, holding it out.
“Really? Then what’s this?”
Max glanced at the screen, frowning as he saw the picture. It was from the yacht party—two girls in revealing dresses, one perched beside him, the other kneeling by his feet and gazing up at him with adoring eyes. Max looked as distant and untouchable as a king.
His jaw tightened. Shutting off emotion, he pulled out his phone and made a call.
The phone barely rang before someone answered.
He held the phone out to Felicia, but she didn’t bother to take it. Her face was unreadable.
“Evelynn?” Gavin’s voice drifted from the speaker.
Felicia’s reply was quiet but final.
“Gavin, you don’t need to explain. Honestly, you don’t need to tell me anything about him anymore.”
Gavin hesitated, picking up on the tension. They were together again, but things were hardly patched up.
“Evelynn, listen, Max—” Gavin started, but Max ended the call with a tap.
Felicia looked up, waiting.
Max spoke, his tone softer, though his eyes were distant.
“I was in a bad mood. Gavin threw a yacht party, so I went just to get my head straight.”

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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....