Darin let out a cold sneer and turned his head to look away.
"I will investigate this matter thoroughly. Nothing like this will ever happen again. You do not need to worry about her side of things, so just go and do what you need to do."
When Max returned to the hospital room, Felicia had already finished her meal. The nanny was just helping her out of the bathroom when Max strode forward. He bent down, scooped the woman up into his arms, and carried her to the bed. After laying her down gently, he pulled the blankets over her. "Get some rest," he murmured softly.
Once the nanny packed up the things and left the room, Max dimmed the lights. He sat down on the sofa and opened his laptop, leaving the hospital room completely silent.
Early the next morning, Ava, Colton, and Greg arrived at the hospital just as the doctor was examining Felicia.
Standing outside the ward, Max offered them a quiet warning. "She needs peace and quiet right now, so please try not to be too loud."
Colton's expression shifted uncomfortably, and a bitter feeling welled up in Ava's chest. "I know how to take care of Felicia," she replied tightly.
"Good," Max said.
The doctor stepped out of the room a moment later. He updated Max with respect. "She is doing much better today than she was yesterday."
Max gave a satisfied nod, allowing Ava, Colton, and Greg to file into the room one after another. Seeing that Felicia was safe and resting comfortably, the three of them finally let out a collective sigh of relief.
Meanwhile, Max walked down the hall to check on Luke. A nurse was carefully changing the dressings on his back, revealing a massive area of scorched skin. Fortunately, he had pulled away from the flames just in time to avoid more catastrophic injuries, but it would still take a significant amount of time to fully heal. Once the nurse finished applying the ointment, she gave Max a polite nod and wheeled her cart out of the room.
Max stepped closer. "How are you feeling?"
"It seems Darin was here last night, though I do not think he actually went into her room to see her," Luke noted. "Given her current condition, is it really a good idea to let them acknowledge each other right now?" Felicia was not going to recover from this anytime soon.
"Darin should know where to draw the line," Greg sighed. "He is her biological brother, after all."
"So what if he is her brother?" Luke countered sharply. "He enabled Andrea to do all those terrible things. Do you have any idea how much psychological torment Felicia has endured over the years because of it? Even if he wants to make amends now, it does not change the fact that he was an accomplice." He knew that whenever Felicia missed her family in the past, she would often cry silently all alone. Even if she had managed to let go of her resentment, discovering that Darin was involved might just break her completely.
Greg let out a heavy sigh. "Let’s worry about that later."
A soft knock interrupted their conversation. Ava gently supported Felicia as they entered the room, prompting Greg and Luke to cut their discussion short. They chatted quietly until Rose arrived, accompanied by an elegant, beautiful woman in a pearl-white dress. Felicia recognized Ivy immediately. After exchanging polite greetings with the group, Felicia quietly excused herself and left 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....