"What do you need?" she asked.
Max's tone remained perfectly level. "There is a banquet. I need you to attend with me."
Felicia hesitated. "We can talk about it when the day comes."
Anne looked at her pleadingly. "Mommy, please go with Daddy to the banquet."
Felicia looked down at Anne, letting out a helpless sigh. "I will go if I have time."
"Then Mommy absolutely must have time."
Felicia patted her head gently. "Alright, sweetie. Go to school with Daddy now. You cannot be late."
"Then I will come keep Mommy company after school."
"Okay, go on."
Max led Anne out of the Ross family home.
After the father and daughter left, Felicia returned to her chat with Dean.
As they chatted casually, Darin learned she was resting at home due to feeling unwell. The conversation drifted to her child, and Felicia sent him a photo of Anne.
Looking at the picture, Darin replied, "She is absolutely cute."
Felicia answered, "Yes, she really is. Very adorable."
From her messages, Darin could easily feel her deep love for Anne.
Anne was indeed a wonderful child.
Felicia’s parents had divorced early, meaning the mother had not been able to stay by her daughter's side. Deep down, Felicia probably did not want Anne to grow up exactly like her.
But at the same time, he hated seeing Felicia emotionally drained like this.
Making Max yield was incredibly difficult.
Darin refrained from asking too many questions about her marriage and romantic feelings.
Felicia had no intention of bringing it up either.
Their conversations consisted entirely of showing each other the best parts of their lives.
Felicia did not chat for much longer, not wanting to disturb his work.
At that moment, he received another call regarding business.
After finishing the work discussion, the person on the other end began making small talk. "Holden was hospitalized a couple of days ago. Word is he offended Max. Do you know what happened, Darin? Do they not have a partnership overseas?"
Holden had attended a gathering hosted by someone else that night, so everyone present had seen him leave with Max's bodyguards. Naturally, no one knew exactly what the conflict was, but curiosity was running high.
This was the first Darin had heard of the incident. "I have not been in the Capital, so I am not too clear on the details."
"I see." The caller did not pry further.
After the call ended, Darin contacted Max directly to ask about the situation.
Max replied smoothly, "No special reason. He just needed to be taught a lesson."
Since Max clearly did not want to elaborate, Darin let it drop.
Meanwhile, Max dropped Anne off at her kindergarten.
"Bye, Daddy," Anne said, waving her little hand.
Max waved back at her.

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....