"Mm, and Anne too," Darin replied.
Anne looked up at him. "Uncle Darin, is that Daddy on the phone?"
"Yeah," Darin hummed, handing the phone to her. "Say hi to your daddy."
Anne chatted with her father for a few minutes before handing the phone back to Darin. Judging by the man's tone just now, he wasn't just slightly annoyed. Max had sent a gift that very morning, and Felicia had signed for it. Yet, here he was, taking his temper out on Darin. Clearly, Felicia had received the gift but hadn't given him any sort of response.
"Why are you so angry?" Darin asked.
Listening to Darin's words, Felicia realized Max was definitely furious. She really had been busy and hadn't taken the initiative to contact him.
"What do you mean?" Max retorted.
"If you don't have anything else to say, I'm hanging up," Darin said.
Max didn't answer, and Darin actually hung up the phone.
Anne stared at Darin. "Uncle Darin, what's going on with Daddy?"
Darin smiled softly. "Your daddy is throwing a tantrum."
Anne blinked her big eyes. "Why is Daddy throwing a tantrum at you?"
"Probably because he's angry and has nowhere to vent it. Since he doesn't dare take it out on anyone else, he can only take it out on me."
"Oh," Anne said thoughtfully. "Then Daddy is wrong to do that."
"Yeah, if only he were half as good as you are, Anne."
Immediately after, he transferred a sum of money over.
Felicia finished picking out her groceries and scanned them at the self-checkout register. As she prepared to pay, Darin intervened. "Let me pay for it. I can't just eat and sleep at your place for free."
Felicia looked up at him. "Did I say you could stay?"
Darin remained entirely unfazed. "Just pretend I lack self-awareness."
"So you actually have quite thick skin. Are you just pretending to be innocent around Savannah?"
Darin offered an awkward smile but didn't answer. He scanned his payment code. "Let's go."
When they returned to the apartment complex, Felicia drove past the security gate, grabbed the bouquet of roses, and tossed them into the trunk. Finally, she parked the car in the underground garage.

Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Ugly Wife’s Stunning Comeback (Felicia and Max)
Take her back? Want to see her?? Donno about Felicia but I think I’m falling for this Max somehow🫠🙈pls update daily...
I knew it! Hopefully Felicia's health will improve and will want to have the baby. Oh how I despise Max's family....
Please post *I forgot I ever loved you*...
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....