The Ugly Wife’s Stunning Comeback (Felicia and Max) novel Chapter 8

Sandy’s face went cold. She shot up, palms hitting the table with a sharp smack. “Felicia!”

Felicia didn’t even look back. She just walked away.

Back at her desk, Felicia pulled out a small mirror, checking the thin scratch on her cheek. It was shallow, barely there. She dabbed at it with a wet wipe. No need to fuss over it. On a face like hers, one more mark didn’t make much difference.

She kept thinking about that girl from earlier. There was something oddly familiar about her.

Right before the end of the workday, her phone rang. It was her dad Colton. Her brother Greg had come home and wanted her to join them for dinner.

Her mood lifted instantly. “Greg’s back? I thought he wasn’t coming until the fifteenth.”

“He wrapped things up early,” Colton replied.

“Alright. I’ll come by after work.”

Felicia drove home to the Ross family apartment. It was a spacious, secondhand unit in a newish complex on the west side of the city. Colton ran a mid-sized real estate business. Their life wasn’t flashy, but they’d always been comfortable. Felicia had grown up surrounded by everything she needed.

But now, the real estate market was tanking. About half a year ago, a bad investment had nearly wrecked the company. Colton was aging before her eyes, selling off what he could to dig them out of debt. When he found out she was pregnant with Max’s child, he hadn’t pressured her to go to the Hawthornes to demand anything.

Watching her dad become more tired and worn out, Felicia finally made up her mind. She went to the Hawthorne family herself. She had her own reasons, not just for her father but for herself, too.

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