Max glanced at Darin in the passenger seat and finally broke the silence. "We haven't reached a dead end yet. There is still a long future ahead of us."
Staring blankly through the windshield at the car ahead, Darin's expression remained rigid and numb. He offered no response.
Keeping his eyes on the road, Max continued. "You should have anticipated this outcome. Since that's the case, you need to face it and fix it. Sitting around like this will not solve anything."
A long moment passed before Darin finally spoke. "Sometimes I really envy your cold-blooded decisiveness. If Anne ever ends up hating you one day, I wonder if you will still be able to say such things with a straight face."
He let out a hollow, bitter laugh. "Of course, you would just say you despise hypothetical scenarios. You think everything will always be under your control, which is why you cannot even begin to comprehend how I feel right now."
Max gripped the steering wheel, his dark eyes unreadable as he stared straight ahead. He did not reply.
In the other car, Jeremy drove smoothly. Felicia turned her head to look out the window, remaining completely silent. Jeremy wanted to say something to comfort her, but he knew that words would be utterly useless right now.
A sudden knock on the door interrupted her thoughts. Yvonne snapped out of her daze. "Come in."
A maid pushed the door open, bowed respectfully, and reported the news. "Madam, Mr. Foxhall and Mr. Hawthorne have arrived. They are asking to see you and Miss Curtis."
Yvonne's heart skipped a beat. She suddenly remembered Colton's situation and the news she had received earlier about the court officials showing up at the Ross family home.

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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....