The entire afternoon flew by as Max and Felicia helped Anne mold clay. The little girl proved to be a fast learner, proudly crafting a simple apple shape. Max sat by her side, helping her carefully paint it.
"Mommy, look!"
"You did amazing, baby."
Anne's pale, chubby cheeks were smeared with paint and clay. Unsurprisingly, Felicia had also caught quite a bit of the mess. Max, however, had remained immaculately clean from start to finish.
Noticing Felicia staring at him, Max raised an eyebrow. "Why are you looking at me like that? Do I have something on my face?"
Felicia simply replied, "Just noticing how pristine you kept yourself."
Max let out a low chuckle. "I prefer to stay clean."
The moment the words left his mouth, Anne piped up. "Daddy, you have dirt on your face!"
"What?" Max asked, slightly confused.
Anne reached up with her messy hands and swiped a generous glob of mud and paint across his cheek. She immediately erupted into giggles. "Now Daddy is clean!"
"Oh, really? I am clean now?" Max asked, feigning seriousness.
Anne nodded emphatically. "Daddy is the cleanest!"
Max reached out and playfully pinched her cheek. His handsome face was softened with absolute adoration. "You little rascal."
Anne tilted her chin up defiantly. "If I am a little rascal, then Daddy is a big rascal!"
Max pulled his hand back and glanced over at the woman watching them with amusement. "And what does that make Mommy?"
Without a second thought, Anne declared, "Mommy is the good mommy, of course!"
"So Daddy is a baddie, and Mommy is the good mommy?" Max mused.
Anne leaned comfortably against Felicia. "Exactly."
Felicia wrapped her arms around her daughter, pulling her close.
Max sighed in mock defeat. "Fine, then. If Daddy is a baddie, then baddies are supposed to bully people." As he spoke, his gaze drifted meaningfully toward Felicia.

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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....