But there was absolutely nothing he could do to help.
Seeing Luke suddenly fall silent, Felicia asked in confusion, "Luke, you okay?"
Luke quickly masked his expression and smiled. "It's nothing."
He felt it was better to keep Felicia in the dark about Darin. The truth would only rub salt in her wounds.
Felicia was suspicious. His reaction just now definitely didn't look like nothing.
"Then I'll go with you when the time comes. I'm about due for a proper vacation anyway. I've been exhausted lately, so a trip there would be a good way to relax."
Felicia sighed in mock dismay. "It must be nice being the boss. I have to go there to work, and you get to go for a vacation. I suddenly feel a little bitter about this."
Luke laughed. "Then why don't you quit and come work for me?"
The two joked around.
The atmosphere during the meal was exceptionally relaxed.
During dinner, Felicia went to the restroom. Her stomach had started cramping, a sign that her period was about to start.
She stood at the sink, washing her hands. As she pulled a paper towel from the dispenser, she glanced up and saw a figure appear behind her in the mirror. Acting as if nothing was wrong, she dried her hands and tossed the crumpled paper into the trash.
She turned around.
Andrea was standing right behind her, glaring.
Felicia ignored her completely and started to walk away. Andrea suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist, squeezing hard. Felicia's face darkened, and she fixed Andrea with an icy stare. "Let go."
Andrea met Felicia's gaze, a sneer of utter contempt pulling at her lips. She raised an eyebrow and spat, "Felicia, I never realized you were such a cheap slut."
Felicia's expression turned glacial. She violently yanked her hand free, raised her arm, and delivered a sharp slap across Andrea's face.
Smack!
A crisp, echoing sound rang out.
Andrea let out a shriek, her eyes wide with shock as she clutched her stinging cheek.
"Your mouth is as filthy as ever."
Max bypassed them and walked straight toward the men's room, not sparing Andrea a single glance.
Felicia strode away.
Andrea stood rooted to the spot, grinding her teeth in hatred.
"Andrea, are you okay?" her friend asked in concern.
Andrea whipped her head around and glared at her. "You better forget everything you just saw. If you say a word of this to anyone, I'll tear your mouth off."
The girl wasn't really a friend; she was just a sycophant riding her coattails.
Back in the private room, Luke noticed she looked unwell. "What's up? Are you not feeling well?"
Felicia replied, "It's nothing. Just some stomach cramps. I'll probably need to rest for a couple of days."
Luke instantly understood what she meant. "Let's head home as soon as we finish eating."
"Okay."

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....