The Ugly Wife’s Stunning Comeback novel Chapter 917

Around ten o'clock, Ava and Colton prepared to leave with Sean. Darin immediately offered to drive them. Colton tried to decline, but Darin insisted, his desperate need to escape Savannah blatantly obvious. Colton did not push the issue any further.

They all piled into the car, and Darin pulled away from the curb. Sitting in the passenger seat, Colton offered some earnest, fatherly advice. "Darin, Savannah is truly a wonderful girl. You are not exactly getting any younger. You should try spending some time with her. If you genuinely do not feel a connection after that, then so be it. But at least give yourself a chance."

"Dad, I know what I am doing with my life," Darin replied evenly.

Listening from the back seat, Ava could not stop herself from chiming in. "It is a rare thing to find a good woman willing to wait for you right where you left her, completely letting go of all past grievances."

Ava had never mentioned the details of Darin and Savannah's past relationship to Colton. Unaware of the true depth of her comment, Colton simply nodded in agreement. "Ava is absolutely right, Darin. Not every good girl is going to wait around forever. You need to seize the opportunity when it is there."

Darin offered a tight, polite smile. "I understand."

Back at the house, only Felicia and the remaining guests were left. Luke stayed for lunch, and they made sure to prepare a separate tray to send over to Willa.

In the afternoon, Anne decided she wanted to go home. Felicia prepared to take her back to Oakridge Estate, while Savannah announced it was time for her to head home as well.

"Are you not going to stay and wait for Darin?" Heather asked playfully.

"Waiting will not do any good. With this sort of thing, you have to know when to push and when to pull back."

Heather laughed. "It seems you really are experienced at this, Savannah."

"Since you and Greg are staying here, I figured I shouldn't interrupt your romantic time together."

Max had contacted her earlier that afternoon. Once Felicia gave him her word, he absolutely refused to leave any room for her to back out. Reaching into her bag, she handed her passport over to the man. He accepted them respectfully, tucked them securely into his briefcase, and departed after a polite farewell.

The visa processing was shockingly fast. The very next day, right in the middle of a public holiday, it was delivered straight to her door by noon. Almost simultaneously, her phone buzzed with an alert from the airline. Her flight to New York was scheduled for six o'clock that evening.

Staring at the notification, Felicia took a slow, deep breath. Opening a travel app, she quickly booked a return ticket for the day after tomorrow.

Anne knew her mother was leaving that evening and felt reluctant to part with her, but she was thrilled by the prospect of her parents finally being together. Around three in the afternoon, a driver arrived to take Anne to the Hawthorne family estate.

"Mommy, I am going to Great-grandma's house. I will wait there for you and Daddy to come back."

Felicia gently stroked her daughter's head and murmured an agreement. Waving goodbye from the back seat, Anne smiled brightly. Felicia stood motionless, watching the car slowly disappear down the road. Only when it was completely out of sight did she finally pull out her phone, preparing to let Jeremy know about her sudden departure.