Felicia’s brows knitted together as she glared at him.
Max glanced over at Kruz, who had hesitated a few steps away. Their eyes met for just a second before Kruz turned and strode off without another word.
Turning back, Max looked at Felicia. “What are you mad at me for this time?”
Felicia’s face clouded over. She let out a short, bitter laugh, sinking into her chair. “Don’t act like there’s anything real between us,” she said, her tone icy.
Max watched her, studying the sharp angle of her jaw, the way she always managed to look completely untouchable.
Neither of them spoke for a while.
His eyes felt like lasers slicing through her. It made her skin crawl. Felicia faced him fully, matching his stare. His gaze was so piercing it seemed to see right through her, and for a split second, her chest tightened.
Then, without warning, Max leaned in closer.
Feeling his presence suddenly so close, Felicia instinctively pulled back, every muscle tense. Before she could react, his long arm wrapped around her, pulling her against him.
She landed in his arms, pressed against his chest as effortlessly as if she weighed nothing. Felicia’s eyes went wide. “Max!” she blurted, startled.
He didn’t even flinch, only looked down at her with maddening calm. “Maybe say that a little louder, so you can get everyone’s attention,” he said, his voice low.
All around them, in the lounge area, people were drinking tea and chatting. Max’s arrival had already made a few heads turn their way.
Felicia tried to squirm out of his grip, lowering her voice. “Let go of me. Right now.”
After what felt like forever, Felicia turned to him. “If you’re done, please move. I want to go.”
Max didn’t so much as shift. Instead, he just kept staring, his gaze so dark it felt almost dangerous. “So this is it. You’re just going to keep running from everything?”
Felicia blinked, taken aback. “What are you talking about?”
“There are problems between us. That’s the truth. You don’t have to believe me, but giving me the silent treatment won’t fix a thing. Like it or not, until the day we sign the divorce papers, we’re still married.”
Felicia let out a sharp, humorless laugh. “Oh, fix things? Sure. Want to explain how you ended up carrying Andrea out of that hotel? Let me guess, it was just some innocent late-night chat under the covers?”
Max’s face didn’t so much as twitch. “Then show me the video.”

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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....