The Ugly Wife’s Stunning Comeback novel Chapter 191

Felicia had been at Autumnridge for three days. That afternoon, she got word that BlueMarble Investments had landed the Autumnridge Financial District project. Max had handled the negotiations himself. Of course he had. There wasn't a deal Max couldn't close when he decided to step in. So it turned out his trip here had nothing to do with Westfield Clinical Research after all.

Things at the branch office were going smoothly. After a round of evaluations, three young, capable employees got promoted. The company could always use new blood, especially people with drive. From here on out, Felicia would be overseeing the branch directly, while Grady stayed to handle things on the ground.

Meanwhile, Luke had taken to hanging around Felicia’s office with nothing better to do. He wandered about, causing a bit of chaos among the younger ladies at work—they didn’t even try to hide their crushes. Eventually, Felicia had to shoo him back to his hotel just to keep the place sane.

Five days later, Felicia went to the hospital to get her stitches out. The scar on her forehead would need cosmetic treatment if she wanted it to fade, so she decided to stop by a salon and get blunt bangs. It was an easy way to cover the mark for now. Luke tagged along and got his hair trimmed too.

When she came out with her new bangs, he stared. Felicia caught him looking and ran a hand through her hair, feeling a little awkward. She hadn't worn bangs since she was in school and wasn't really used to them now. “What? Do I look weird or something?” she asked.

Luke grinned. “No, not at all. Bangs suit you. You just remind me of how you looked in high school.”

Felicia had a delicate, oval face, and with the bangs she looked even younger, almost like a freshman again. She shot him a look and smiled. “Well, you look a lot younger too now. Practically a kid.”

Luke laughed. “So before this, you thought I was some old man?”

Felicia just shrugged and started walking down the street. Not satisfied with her answer, Luke caught up, ready to tease her some more.

Across the street, a Rolls-Royce crawled by. Behind the tinted window, someone watched the two of them bantering and laughing.

“Come on, don’t pout. I’ll buy you dinner. What do you want?” Felicia said.

Ava noticed her new hair right away. “Bangs? When did you decide to try that?”

Felicia smiled. “You don’t like it?”

Ava shook her head. “You look beautiful no matter what. But look at you, you’ve lost weight after being away for so long. You need to eat more, come sit down.”

Dinner was cozy and full of laughter. But that night, Felicia couldn’t sleep. She kept thinking about Anne. Anne hadn’t reached out to her in days, just as Felicia had expected. Max wasn’t going to let her see Anne again.

Lying in bed, Felicia couldn’t hold back her tears. She muffled her sobs into the pillow. Later, in her dreams, she saw Anne sick and crying, reaching out for comfort. Felicia tried to hold her, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t touch Anne at all.