The Ugly Wife’s Stunning Comeback (Felicia and Max) novel Chapter 812
Max bounded up the stairs and stopped in front of Felicia's bedroom. He knocked twice. When no response came from inside, he gripped the handle, pushed the door open, and stepped inside.
The bedside lamp was still on. Felicia was lying curled up on the bed.
Max walked over and sat on the edge of the mattress. Staring down at the woman, whose brows were tightly knit in pain and whose face was completely drained of color, his dark eyes instantly grew heavy with concern. He reached out to scoop her into his arms.
Startled by the sudden movement, Felicia snapped her eyes open to find the man looming over her. She immediately put her hands against his chest and shoved. "What are you doing here?"
Ignoring her weak resistance, he forcefully pulled her up and settled her sideways onto his lap. Looking down at her fragile state, he slowly raised a hand and used his thumb to gently wipe away a stray tear forming at the corner of her eye. "Are you alright?"
Felicia lowered her gaze, averting her eyes from his intense stare, and tried to push herself off his lap. But the man's arms were like iron bands around her waist, completely unrelenting. He softened his tone and coaxed, "What happened?"
Felicia let out a long, shuddering breath. "Max, let us get a divorce."
Max's gaze turned instantly glacial. He reached up, pinching her chin with just enough force to make her look at him. Forced to meet his eyes, Felicia stared into deep, pitch-black pools that seemed sharp enough to pierce straight through her soul. "Why are you suddenly bringing this up again?" he demanded. "What exactly happened today?"
Felicia forcefully turned her head away, refusing to answer. Her breathing remained agonizingly heavy, her chest rising and falling at a much faster rate than normal. She looked entirely consumed by a sense of profound, inescapable exhaustion.
Sensing her fragile state, Max dropped his hand from her chin and simply pulled her tightly against his chest. Felicia offered no struggle, resting limply in his embrace like a broken doll.
Outside the bedroom, Ava and Colton had rushed upstairs and were standing silently by the half-open door. Colton raised his hand, furious, ready to storm in, but Ava grabbed his arm and shook her head, whispering, "Wait. Just give them a minute."
Colton forcefully dropped his hand, his face pale with suppressed anger, and began pacing anxiously in the hallway.
Inside the bedroom, dead silence reigned. Max simply held the trembling woman in his arms. After a long, agonizing pause, he lowered his head and pressed a firm kiss to the crown of her head. "Do not overthink things. Just get a good night's sleep. I will come pick you up tomorrow."
Outside, Isaac was pacing anxiously by the car, constantly checking his watch. He had just answered yet another frantic phone call from their partners. When Max finally emerge from the gates, Isaac rushed forward and pulled open the rear door.
Max bent down and slid into the backseat. Isaac quickly jumped into the driver's seat and fired up the engine, ready to speed off to the venue.
"Look into what exactly happened with Greenway Electrical Services recently," Max ordered from the back.
Isaac's hands froze on the steering wheel. He could clearly sense the terrifying, suppressed rage radiating from Max. Not daring to ask any questions, he nodded respectfully. "Understood." Privately, Isaac could not help but marvel. Felicia truly was something else. Falling severely ill had actually caused Mr. Hawthorne to care about her far more intensely than ever before.
Back inside Felicia's bedroom, Ava sat gently on the edge of the bed. She placed a comforting hand over the duvet. "Felicia," she called out softly.
Felicia did not move an inch. Her voice, muffled and exhausted, drifted out from beneath the blankets. "Mom, I am fine. I just want to rest for a while. Please, just leave me alone."
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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....