Anne turned to her mother with a determined look. "Mommy, can we go see Daddy? Your sickness hasn't even gone away yet. Daddy cannot get sick too."
Before Felicia could respond to the child, the butler quickly interjected. "Please do not worry, young miss. He will be perfectly fine by tomorrow."
But Anne was stubborn and insisted on going to see her father.
Right at that moment, Max appeared at the entrance of the dining room.
"Daddy."
Felicia looked up at the man. He had changed into a luxurious burgundy silk shirt with the collar slightly undone, revealing the smooth lines of his neck and a faint glimpse of his collarbone. He had clearly just showered, as the tips of his hair were still damp. Under his fringe, his handsome face bore a glaring red bruise on the left cheek and a visible cut on the corner of his mouth. It was incredibly obvious that he had been punched.
Felicia stared at him in utter disbelief. Who in this household could possibly hit him?
Anne noticed the redness on her father's face immediately. She pointed to her own little cheek and asked, "Daddy, what happened to you here?"
Max took his seat at the table with absolute calm. "I accidentally fell. It will be better in a couple of days."
Anne, of course, did not understand what had really happened. "As long as Daddy isn't sick. You still need to take care of Mommy."
"Of course I won't get sick. I have to protect you and Mommy, don't I?"
Continuing with conservative therapy could maintain temporary stability, but it would never resolve the root issue, leaving a massive hidden danger lurking inside her mind. Therefore, Dr. Harrison presented Max with a brutal choice. They could continue with conservative treatment and never truly fix the problem, or they could dig up the agonizing trauma and systematically dismantle it, which undeniably carried monumental risks.
"Based on these two sessions, she is an extremely sensitive person who completely lacks a sense of security. This likely stems from her childhood environment. Her mental foundation is incredibly unstable, much like the foundation of a poorly built house. It is dangerously fragile and susceptible to external damage."
Listening to the doctor's assessment, Darin's face grew progressively darker. His nails dug so fiercely into his palms that he could not even feel the pain.
"However, she is trying very hard to change," the doctor added. "She is perfectly rational and completely aware of her current state. When her condition is stable, she can control herself and live and work just like an ordinary person. But right now, the situation has slipped beyond her control."
Max absorbed the doctor's explanation in silence. A heavy stillness descended upon the room.

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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....