Olisha stepped forward. "I will go upstairs and check."
"Okay," Anne replied.
Just as Anne agreed, she saw her father walk into the room. "Daddy!"
Max's expression was as calm as ever. He walked over and gently ruffled her hair with his large hand. "We are going to your great-grandmother's house for dinner tonight."
"Okay," Anne said, turning to look at her mother. "Then Mommy will come with us."
Felicia smiled gently. "I have ’t fully recovered from my illness yet. I want to rest at home today. You and Daddy should go ahead, Anne."
Anne opened her mouth to argue.
Max intervened. "Anne, let Mommy get some proper rest at home."
Anne looked back at her father. "Okay then."
Felicia glanced at the man seated at the head of the table.
Max met her gaze. "If you feel bored, you can have your friends come over to keep you company."
His tone was surprisingly mild. Felicia could not help but freeze for a moment, making her wonder if the cold look he gave her last night had just been her imagination.
Felicia softly replied, "I might need to visit my parents' house today."
Around five in the afternoon, Max took Anne to the Hawthorne family estate.
Shortly after they left, Felicia returned to the Ross residence.
She told Colton and Ava about her plans to go to Cloudville.
Hearing her decision, the couple fell silent.
Compared to Ava's reluctance to see her go, Colton was much calmer.
Since Darin had spoken to him about this beforehand, Colton wanted the siblings to reunite as soon as possible. With Darin there to look after her, he felt completely at ease about Felicia going to Cloudville.
Felicia held Ava's hand to comfort her. "Mom, it is not that far. It is only a two hour flight. I can come back whenever I want."
Ava naturally understood that.
Now that Max had made their relationship public, Felicia continuing to work at Roen Capital would surely draw gossip, yet she could not just resign.
"Dad, did you need me for something?"
Colton walked over and sat on the sofa. He handed a beautifully wrapped box to Felicia. "Do you like this?"
Felicia took it with a confused look. Judging by the weight and texture of the packaging, it had to be a set of jewelry.
"Dad, who sent this?"
"Open it and see for yourself."
Felicia opened the box to reveal a diamond encrusted emerald ring. It was clearly exorbitant in price.
"This is..."
Felicia was stunned. Ava managed Colton's finances, and her father could never afford something so expensive. Besides, he knew absolutely nothing about jewelry.
Could it be that friend of his?
Thinking of him, she realized she had completely forgotten about their plans to grab dinner. He had not contacted her recently, but he did occasionally send expensive gifts to the house.

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....