The Ugly Wife’s Stunning Comeback novel Chapter 1055

Standing on the balcony, Felicia spotted a sedan parked outside the main gates with its headlights on. Her grip on the phone tightened. "What exactly do you want?" she asked. In the distance, she could make out the blurry silhouette of a man stepping out of the car. Her intuition told her he was staring right up at her balcony.

His voice filtered through the phone. "I'm here to collect my things."

Felicia turned and sat on a chair on the balcony. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed Anne staring intently in her direction from inside the room. Her heart sank. Anne had been with her ever since school ended, and she hadn't seen her make any calls to Max. For him to show up out of nowhere at this hour, it couldn’t be about the blessed amulet.

She let out a quiet breath. "What things of yours did you leave here?"

"Do I really have to spell it out for you, Felicia? If I don't ask, you're never going to give it to me, are you?"

Irritated by his tone, Felicia shot back, "And what if I don't want to give it to you? What are you going to do about it?"

Silence fell over the line. She could faintly hear the man's heavy, labored breathing. She truly didn't understand where all his intense anger was coming from.

After a long pause, Felicia lowered her phone and took a deep breath. Composing herself, she walked back into the room and sat down next to Anne. "Did you tell Dad?" she asked softly.

Anne looked up at her mother and didn't deny it. She offered a sincere apology. "I'm sorry, Mom. I couldn't help telling Dad earlier, but I didn't tell him what you were going to give him."

So he had known all along. No wonder he had been proactively reaching out to her over the past few days. He must have figured it out when he picked Anne up from school.

"Just read your book quietly. I have to go out for a bit."

Anne nodded. "Okay."

Felicia walked over to the nightstand, pulled open the drawer, and took out the amulet. She found a small gift bag and placed it inside. She headed downstairs.

Greg was sitting in the living room watching the news. He had just hung up the phone and looked up as Felicia descended. "Luke is in Northwick dealing with some private matters."

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