The Spare Wife by Nadia Gordon

Chapter 15

Cold.

It was a chill that went bone deep.

Abigail leaned against the edge of the bathtub. Although the cold water

sluicing against her skin helped somewhat, it was still a terrible ordeal to

endure after she was drugged with an aphrodisiac. Fortunately, she

somehow managed to drift off to sleep.

She soaked in the cold water all night, and the next day, she felt somewhat

dazed.

Before she left, she also made it a point of informing Dahlia. “Sean went out

early last night and didn’t come back all night. I don’t know what he’s doing,

but I’m not waiting for him; I’m going to work.”

She didn’t care about what Sean was up to. She just wanted Dahlia to inform

Lína that the two of them hadn’t consummated their marriage last night.

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Also, she wasn’t the one who ran away.

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She didn’t even know how she left Graham Residence. When she stood at the

doorstep of her studio, Luna was taken aback by her pale face. “Where did

you go last night? How did you end up like this?”

Then, she hastily went over to support the dangerously swaying Abigail. Yet,

the moment her skin touched Abigail, she could tell that Abigail was definitely

running a high fever. “Why did you come here when you have a fever?! I’m

taking you to the hospital right now.”

Abigail weakly waved her hand in dismissal. “No, I want to go home and

sleep. Just give me a ride.”

Then, she instinctively touched her belly as those words fell from her lips.

That was the spot where she had received numerous injections to stimulate

ovulation. After she left that dreadful place the last time, she was

traumatized enough that just hearing the word ‘hospital‘ could make her

nauseous.

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As Luna had been her best friend for many years, she immediately

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understood what Abigail meant. “Okay, we don’t have to go there if you don’t

I’ll take you

caressed Abigail’s forehead out of

pressing work and drove

Luna puttered about, pouring her water and

questioning, “Did Sean

fine when you left. How did you end up in

didn’t want to worry Luna, so she didn’t tell Luna the

probably didn’t sleep fitfully last night. You

caught a cold. So, you can go back now. I don’t want

with. Besides, I’ll make sure to take

I’ll be as fit as a fiddle soon

she said this, she forced herself to open her eyes. “I finally

track. I won’t feel at ease if you’re not there

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Please just return to the studio as

you can.”

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she got by soaking in cold water all night came

afford to lose

to say something, but she

to comfort Abigail. She

was feeling that she

remembered that Abigail had

just what had happened

out her phone. “I’ll

now, so

rest. I already told

his way.”

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by the knocking on

remembered that Luna had said her brother, Zachariah, would

of her before she fell asleep. So, that

she struggled to sit up and open

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was

eyes.

also startled. As he looked at her in

in his eyes shifted

No, wait… Why is

only managed to close his jaw with

out in surprise. Then, he retracted the

placed into the house.

So? Why are you here?” A chill

the door, and Abigail instinctively

didn’t want to stand in the cold, nor did she want to

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Kevin standing outside.

didn’t expect Sean to hide you even after being married for

he noticed her frail state,

Nonetheless, the excitement

it was

way… What’s your relationship with Zachariah?”

tentatively.

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elder brother.” Abigail almost

your car

Unfortunately, she was feeling a bit

from bed. So, she leaned against the

on the

a minor issue. Where’s Sean? Why isn’t he taking care of

understood her relationship

and probed further.

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dandy if Kevin hadn’t

humble abode. Now that she was