A faint, mocking smile touched Felicia’s lips. “Too bad. I can’t do that with you.”
“I know. But that’s okay. We can take our time.”
He pulled his hands back and sat down beside her, reaching for her hand again. His thumb traced idle patterns on the back of it.
He asked softly, “Are you going back to the Capital tomorrow?”
Felicia didn’t respond.
Silence descended upon the room again, so thick you could almost hear their breathing.
After a long while, Max glanced at the dining table. “The food’s cold. Would you like to go out and eat?”
Felicia pulled her hand away. “You should go.”
Max looked at his empty hand. He didn’t insist on staying. “Alright,” he said, looking at her. “Get some rest tonight. Don’t overthink things.”
With that, he stood, walked to the door, and left.
Downstairs, he ran into Jeremy, who was just entering the lobby. Jeremy saw him too.
Their eyes met for a brief second before Max looked away and walked past him without a word, exiting the hotel.
Jeremy paused for a moment before heading toward the elevators.
When he reached Felicia’s room, a staff member was just coming out, clearing away the dinner trays. He noted that the food had barely been touched.
He stood at the door and knocked gently.
When Felicia saw it was him, she quickly composed herself. “Jeremy. Hi.”
Felicia nodded.
They went down to the hotel restaurant and had a small meal.
After they returned, Felicia went to bed early.
Her flight was at ten-thirty the next morning.
She left the hotel at eight. Jeremy walked her downstairs, originally planning to drive her to the airport.
But then Max arrived at the hotel, holding two boxes of pastries. He walked straight toward Felicia.
Felicia just looked at him.

Comments
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....