Felicia gently stroked the top of Anne's head.
"Mommy, why is your neck all red?" Anne suddenly asked.
Felicia instinctively touched her neck. When she changed her clothes earlier, she had noticed marks covering her entire body. She scrambled for an excuse. "I got bitten by a mosquito."
"Oh," Anne replied. "Are there mosquitoes where Mommy sleeps?"
"Mhm. A very big mosquito," Felicia answered. As she spoke, she inadvertently caught Max's dark, amused gaze fixed on her.
Max took Anne's hand and added smoothly, "Daddy got bitten by a mosquito yesterday, too."
Felicia shot him an exasperated glare.
Catching her fiery look, the corner of Max's lips twitched upward.
Anne turned to her father, blinking suspiciously. "Are there really that many mosquitoes? I didn't get bitten at all."
Max patted her head. "If any mosquito dared to bite you, Daddy would deal with it immediately."
"But Daddy isn't always with me. If a mosquito bites me, you wouldn't even know," Anne pointed out reasonably.
"Daddy will always be the first to know," Max stated.
Oblivious to the double meaning in his words, Anne simply nodded. "Okay, then!"
Noon arrived quickly.
After eating lunch and resting for a bit, Max looked at Felicia. "How are you feeling?"
Felicia shot him a sideways glance, then averted her eyes. "I am fine now."
Anne looked up in concern. "Is Mommy feeling sick?"
Felicia smiled warmly. "Mommy is perfectly fine, sweetheart. Don't worry."
"Let's take Anne downstairs to play," Max suggested.
The hotel featured an expansive children's entertainment area, so they didn't even need to leave the premises. Since they weren't at home, staying cooped up in the room all afternoon would be boring for the little girl.
Felicia agreed.
Max sat beside them, patiently helping the little girl knead the clay.
Seeing the finished rabbit, Anne's eyes sparkled. "Mommy, you are so good at this!"
Felicia smiled warmly. "Do you like it?"
"I love it!" Anne cheered.
Max admired the little sculpted rabbit. "I didn't know you had this talent. Who taught you?"
Felicia raised an eyebrow. "I am self-taught."
The curve of Max's smile deepened. "Then I really must compliment you. You are quite impressive."
Felicia gave him a sideways glance. "You don't have to force it."
Max chuckled softly. "I mean it."
Felicia paused, meeting his gaze for a fleeting moment before quickly looking away, opting not to reply.

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....