The Ugly Wife’s Stunning Comeback (Felicia and Max) novel Chapter 611

For the past few days, Darin had been piecing together exactly how Felicia ended up marrying Max.

He found out from his dad that back in Felicia’s second year of high school, she’d been seriously ill, and it had changed her—her face, her body, almost everything about her.

Jeremy had mentored her for years, but in the end, Felicia chose to become an assistant at BlueMarble Investments, working for Max. Looking back, it was probably just a classic case of a young girl falling for a guy’s looks and charm, chasing after some dreamy fantasy of love.

“Back then, did you seriously not recognize her at all?” Darin asked quietly.

Max set his mug down and glanced away. “That was five years ago. It happened. There’s nothing left to say. I don’t want to keep going over the past.”

Darin’s gaze hardened. “Easy for you to say. You got everything you wanted out of this, so you think you can move on and forget. But the person who suffered is never going to forget what she went through.”

Max just sat there in silence.

“You’ve never been hurt by someone you cared about, so you’ll never get just how bad it really feels,” Darin said, his voice low. “It gets buried deep, but it never really leaves.”

He’d watched it all years ago, watching Max hurt Felicia. He’d let it happen, and that guilt had been sitting with him ever since.

Felicia had even been pregnant back then. Thinking about everything she had to endure, Darin suddenly felt like he could barely breathe. He sucked in a lungful of air and turned his gaze to the window, staring out at nothing.

The room stayed quiet for a long time.

Finally, Darin got up and looked at Max. “I don’t know what you’re planning, and honestly, I don’t care. But I’m not letting her get hurt again. Not this time.”

With that, he turned and walked out without looking back.

Max just sat there, still as a statue, his usually sharp features hidden behind a wall no one could see through.

Darin headed out to his car, and just as he started the engine, his phone buzzed with a call from Colton.

He answered, “Hey, Dad.”

Colton’s familiar voice came through the speaker. “Darin, did you have lunch yet?”

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