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

to. I’ll

forehead out of concern

her pressing work and drove Abigail back to

Luna puttered about, pouring her water and frantically

medicine, she started questioning,

left. How did you

Luna, so she didn’t tell

last night. You know

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

whatever I’m coming down with. Besides,

sure I’ll be as fit as a fiddle

she said this, she forced herself to open her

feel at ease if you’re not there

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smoothly. Please just return to the studio as

you can.”

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cold water all

afford to

her lips to say

the words to comfort Abigail. She truly

feeling that she

life. She remembered

just what had

gritted her teeth and took out her

so don’t

told my brother that

his way.”

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the knocking on

that Luna had said

fell asleep. So,

struggled to sit up and open the

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opened the door, she was met

eyes.

her was also startled. As he looked at her in

shifted from anticipation to complete bewilderment.

here? No, wait… Why

close his

out in surprise. Then, he retracted the foot he

placed into the house.

home? So? Why are you here?”

Abigail instinctively moved

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

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Kevin standing outside.

expect Sean to hide you even after being married

he noticed her frail state, he didn’t

the

diminished as it

way… What’s your relationship with Zachariah?”

tentatively.

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elder brother.” Abigail almost

car

topic. Unfortunately, she was feeling a

to get up from bed. So, she leaned against the wall,

focus on the person in front

Where’s Sean? Why

relationship

and probed further.

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would have been fine and dandy

into her humble abode. Now