LOGIN"What makes me guilty?" Felicia shot back, clearly irritated. "What are you so anxious about if you did nothing?" "I'm not anxious." "You never know what's going through your mind." Too exhausted to continue this back and forth, Felicia scowled. Arguing with this jackass just aggravated her already upset stomach. She hardly had the strength to stand at the moment, but she wanted to yell at him, maybe even smack him. She chose to ignore him entirely, passing him by without saying anything further.He couldn't, of course, ignore it. His calm, piercing voice sounded from behind her. "I had no idea your marriage was such a shambles. Have you ever considered the possibility that you may contribute to the issue? Anger flared in Felicia's chest as she came to a complete halt. She pivoted, attempting to maintain a steady tone. That is not what a good man would say. To be honest, I'm sad for your wife. Max's eyes darkened as he stared at her, but Felicia didn't wait for an answer.She apologiz
At the summer cottage with Mandy and the two cousins, Anne was having a great time. Laughter reverberated throughout the grounds as the children ran amok. Max spoke with Anne on the phone for a few minutes before hanging up. His eyes crinkled with pride as he turned back to the Roen Capital crew. "I apologize; my daughter is a bit needy these days." "Daughters want their fathers around all the time. When she was younger, mine used to follow me everywhere."The kindest people are girls. However, my son feels that his day is a waste if he isn't causing trouble. As soon as everyone started laughing, the topic of their children came up. The group felt more relaxed, and the atmosphere was lighter. Felicia simply listened while grinning a little. Then Felicia was questioned, "Evelynn, are you married?" by one of the women from BlueMarble Investments. Felicia paused for a moment. She has not worn her wedding band since she began working at Roen Capital. She offered a calm smile, her answer s
Max's attractive features did not reveal anything as he scanned the report in his palm. Without saying a word, he stood and put the report into the shredder after letting out a quiet, unreadable laugh. Isaac observed, still uncertain about the true significance of the findings. After clearing his throat, he went on to the next task. "At 2:30, Evelynn from Roen Capital will be here to talk about the foreign investment. "Max gave a calm, thoughtful response."All right." Felicia was sitting in the BlueMarble Investments conference room at precisely two-thirty with two top managers from her firm. The vice president and the chiefs of the investment and projects departments were meeting instead of Max. The meeting lasted for two hours. The discussion remained easy and fruitful since there were no conflicts of interest. It was nearly five by the time they finished.Everyone exchanged handshakes. Felicia received nothing but praise from the vice president of the other firm. After two hours,
Still caught up in the fragments of her dream, Felicia startled awake with her heart racing. Her eyes were so swollen they nearly ached, and her brain felt cloudy. In an attempt to seem younger, she applied makeup after dabbing on some lotion to reduce the swelling. She didn't want her relatives to be concerned about her. Seeking an update on Anne, she reached for her phone and dialed Luke.She eventually found out what had transpired at that point. After being unwell at Autumnridge, Anne returned home to recuperate. She had gone to an out-of-town summer cottage with Miranda just a few days earlier after feeling better. Felicia surmised that she must have contracted an illness while in the hospital. Everything became evident when Max sent Anne to the villa. He was separating them. He always knew just how to break someone down, and that was perfectly like him.He wounded you without ever having to touch you. He could cause you to suffer in ways that wounded deeply yet left no trace. Fe
Felicia had spent three days at Autumnridge. She learned that BlueMarble Investments had won the Autumnridge Financial District project that afternoon. The discussions had been handled by Max. He had, of course. When Max made the decision to intervene, he was able to close every sale. It came out that his visit was unrelated to Westfield Clinical Research. Everything was going well at the branch office.Three young, competent workers received promotions following a round of reviews. The business could always use fresh talent, particularly motivated individuals. Felicia would now be directly in charge of the branch, with Grady remaining to manage day-to-day operations. Luke, on the other hand, had developed a habit of loitering around Felicia's office when he had nothing else to do.The younger women at work didn't even bother to disguise their infatuation when he strolled about, generating a little disturbance. In the end, Felicia had to force him to return to his hotel in order to ma
Max's dignity was greatly damaged by this. He was in a bad mood, which was to be expected. Max appeared to be a man prepared to take on any challenge when Simon met him that evening. In the middle of the night, Max had sent him back to the Capital, where he would face whatever punishment awaited him upon Max's return. Max's hotel was where they first met.Max was present when Jeremy got there. He was accompanied by Anne. Anne had a cold and a minor fever when she woke up that morning; perhaps this was due to all the time she had spent in the hospital. Curled up against her father's chest, her face was pale and worn out. You wanted to grab her and hold on to her forever.Naturally, Max took Anne along because she often clung to him when she wasn't feeling well. She said, "Uncle Jeremy," as soon as she spotted Jeremy. Jeremy looked at Max and nodded. "What became of Anne?" "She's got a cold and a bit of a fever," Max murmured in response. With her speech hardly audible above a whisper,
Max looked at Andrea, who was approaching them, and laughed lightly. It's imperative that you keep your younger sister a secret from Andrea. If she were aware of how she would undoubtedly become envious of how much you cared for her. "Darin gave a headshake. "Look, I don't mind you dating Andrea, b
For the first time in a long time, Felicia slept soundly during her stay at the Ross family's home. The house was already filled with reassuring scents when she woke up. Ava was busy preparing breakfast in the kitchen. For Felicia, she had prepared a homemade chicken soup and packed a nutritious lu
Knock, knock, knock.Ava yelled out from outside the door, "Your dad and Greg are back, Felicia." Felicia set down her picture album and stood up to leave. Her expression brightened when she saw them enter. "Dad, Greg!" Both Greg and Colton grinned as they turned to face her.I brought you a gift, Fe
Sandy's expression chilled. She leaped to her feet and smacked the table with her palms. "Felicia!" Felicia didn't even turn around. She simply turned to leave. Felicia took up a tiny mirror from her desk and examined the tiny scrape on her cheek. It was scarcely noticeable and shallow. She used a







