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

she caressed Abigail’s forehead out of concern as she immediately

work and drove Abigail

Luna puttered about, pouring her water and

questioning, “Did

left. How did you end up in such a

worry Luna, so she didn’t tell Luna the

probably didn’t sleep fitfully last night. You know how I am

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

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

I’ll be as fit

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

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

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smoothly. Please just return to the studio as

you can.”

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

to lose it

parted her lips to say something, but she couldn’t

Abigail.

she

life. She remembered that Abigail had

had happened

she gritted her teeth and took out her phone. “I’ll head

so don’t

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

his way.”

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awakened by the knocking on the

Luna had said her

fell asleep. So, that was probably

didn’t want to move, she struggled to sit up

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she was met with a

eyes.

of her was also startled. As he looked at her

light in his eyes shifted from

are you here? No,

managed to close

in surprise. Then, he

placed into the house.

So?

outside the door, and Abigail instinctively moved to

stand in the cold, nor did she want

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Kevin standing outside.

hide you even after being married for so

her frail state,

the excitement and anticipation

unconsciously diminished as it was

your relationship

tentatively.

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best–my boss Luna’s elder

your car fixed

quickly changed the topic. Unfortunately, she was feeling a

up from bed. So,

the person in front of

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

understood her relationship with

and probed further.

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been fine and dandy if Kevin hadn’t just

Now that she