The Ugly Wife’s Stunning Comeback novel Chapter 296

Luke drove Felicia back to West Hill Residence. The whole ride was quiet. Felicia stared out the window, lost in her own thoughts. Luke could tell she was thinking about Anne.

“Why don’t we take Anne camping this weekend?” he suggested. “We could invite Heather and Yara too.”

Felicia just nodded. “Sure.”

The next afternoon, Felicia’s phone rang. It was Sam, her lawyer.

Sam explained that Max’s team had already submitted their paperwork. Just as she expected, they brought us the property issue and were asking for joint custody. They also argued that the five years apart didn’t really count as a true separation since Felicia had been studying abroad, so it was a special case.

Felicia tried to stay calm, but she couldn’t shake the anxiety bubbling up inside her.

Sam’s voice was steady. He told her to be ready for a long battle, especially now that property was on the table. Since Max was pushing for a split, Felicia could demand her share too.

It was obvious now that Max planned to drag this out. She didn’t really have any other options.

“Okay, Sam. I’ll follow your lead on everything,” she said quietly.

Saturday morning, Felicia went to Oakridge Estate to pick up Anne.

Max met her at the door. “Anne has a bit of a cold. Watch what she eats. There’s medicine in her backpack. Make sure she takes it on schedule.”

Felicia nodded as she took Anne’s bag. She heard Anne cough a couple of times. Without another word to Max, she left with her daughter.

For the next two days, Anne stayed close to Felicia. They went out to play, Anne worked up a sweat, and soon the cold was gone.

The next week was packed. On Wednesday morning, Felicia headed to BlueMarble Investments for another meeting about their partnership.

Max wasn’t around, so she met with the vice president and the other executives like before. But this time, Andrea was there too.

Felicia’s eyes narrowed when she saw her.

The vice president introduced Andrea. “She’s Mr. Hawthorne’s new assistant. She’ll be taking notes for us today.”

So Andrea was working for Max now.

At that moment, the conference room door opened.

Everyone turned to look.

A man in a perfectly tailored suit walked in.

The vice president and his team stood up right away. The two Roen Capital execs with Felicia, along with her assistant Mason, all got to their feet as well.

“Mr. Hawthorne.”

Andrea immediately put on her most helpless expression and looked at him.

Felicia was the only one who stayed seated. She leaned back in her chair, calmly sipped her tea, and her lips curled into a cool, sarcastic smile. Of course he showed up now. Perfect timing.

Max’s eyes found her right away, catching the edge in her smile.