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

out of concern as she immediately

her pressing work and drove Abigail back to the

Luna puttered about, pouring her

she started questioning,

you left. How did you end up in

didn’t want to worry Luna, so she didn’t tell Luna the truth. “It’s

sleep fitfully last night. You know how I am with

caught a cold. So, you can go back now. I

I’m coming down with. Besides, I’ll make sure

as

to open her eyes.

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

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goes smoothly. Please just return

you can.”

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2.8 million she got by soaking in cold water all night came at a high

afford to lose it

heartbroken Luna parted her lips to say

the words to comfort Abigail.

she started viewing money as

than her life. She remembered that Abigail had always been

just what had happened to

she gritted her teeth and took out her phone.

so don’t

rest. I already told my brother that you’re sick, and

his way.”

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by the

that Luna had said her brother,

her before she fell asleep. So, that was probably him.

she struggled to sit up and

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she opened the door, she was met with a

eyes.

front of her was also startled. As he

eyes shifted from anticipation to

Why are you here? No, wait… Why

to close

out in surprise. Then, he retracted the foot he

placed into the house.

be at my own home? So? Why are you

and Abigail instinctively moved to the

to stand in the

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Kevin standing outside.

hide you even after being married for so long,”

her frail

squeeze in. Nonetheless, the

diminished as it

What’s your relationship

tentatively.

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my best–my boss Luna’s elder brother.” Abigail almost slipped up.

your car fixed

the topic. Unfortunately, she was feeling a

forced herself to get up from bed. So, she leaned against

the

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

her relationship with

and probed further.

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have been fine and dandy if

humble abode. Now that she was forced to