"Fine, call her right now." After Felicia's words hung in the air, the other end of the line fell into a heavy silence, save for the faint sound of heavy breathing.
Felicia turned sideways and sat on the sofa, her expression entirely frosty. She glanced up and noticed Darin standing near the doorway. Darin froze in place, his nerves suddenly tightening as a stiff, awkward smile formed on his lips.
Felicia looked away. Hearing no response from Max, she spoke in an icy tone. "If you aren't going to call her, I can go wake Anne up for you so you can have a nice long chat with her."
Another long silence stretched across the line. "Felicia, do you really have to speak to me like this?"
"Oh, and you speak so pleasantly?" Felicia countered with a cold laugh. "Am I supposed to just cater to your every whim?"
"I never asked you to cater to me. Would it kill you to just speak nicely for once?"
Felicia took a deep breath. "That would require you respecting me first."
A moment later, she hung up the phone and tossed it aside. Leaning back against the sofa, she crossed her arms and tried her best to calm her racing heart.
When she finally looked up, she saw Darin still standing there, completely motionless. "How much longer are you going to stand there?" she asked.
Darin snapped out of his daze and turned to retreat into his room.
"Did you call Savannah?" Felicia's voice stopped him.
Darin paused with his hand on the doorknob. "She's coming over tomorrow."
Felicia stared at him for a moment but ultimately said nothing. Darin quickly slipped into his room and closed the door. He walked over to the sofa, sat down, and pulled out his phone to dial Max's number.
The call connected. "Now that you're divorced, don't you think you should rein in that temper of yours?" Darin asked casually.
"I don't need you lecturing me," Max snapped, his tone foul.
"You're messing with my sister," Darin replied evenly. "If you were standing in front of me right now, I wouldn't waste another word on you." He would have just thrown a punch.
"Do exactly as I said," Max demanded.
"Understood."
The next morning, Savannah arrived bright and early. The way she stormed in made it look like she was here to wage war.
"Where is Darin?" Savannah demanded.
Felicia had not expected her to arrive so soon. It was barely nine o'clock. She had just gotten out of bed, and Anne was still lazing about under the covers. "He left early this morning. He said he had things to take care of."
When Mabel was preparing breakfast, Darin had briefly mentioned it to her before slipping out. Looking at the situation, it was glaringly obvious that he was actively hiding from Savannah.
Savannah huffed in exasperation. "He sure runs fast." She glanced at the roses resting on the coffee table and turned her head. "Are those from Max?"

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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....