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

drove Abigail

pouring her water and frantically searching

questioning,

fine when you left. How did you end up

Luna, so she

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

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

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

I’ll be as

she forced herself to open her eyes. “I finally managed

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

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everything goes smoothly. Please just return to

you can.”

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

couldn’t afford to

Luna parted her lips to say something,

words to comfort Abigail.

was feeling that she started viewing money

than her life. She remembered

just what had happened to

and took out her phone. “I’ll head to the

so

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

his way.”

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awakened by the knocking on the

remembered that Luna had said her

she fell asleep. So, that was

want to move, she struggled to sit

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she was met with a pair

eyes.

also

his eyes shifted from anticipation to complete bewilderment.

here? No, wait… Why is

Kevin only managed to close

he retracted the foot he

placed into the house.

can’t I be at my own home? So? Why are you here?” A chill swept

the door, and Abigail instinctively moved to

Kevin. She didn’t want to stand in the cold, nor

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Kevin standing outside.

hide you even after being married for so

When he noticed her frail

squeeze in. Nonetheless, the

diminished as it was

the way… What’s your relationship with Zachariah?”

tentatively.

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boss Luna’s elder brother.” Abigail

your car fixed

topic. Unfortunately, she was feeling a bit dizzy

up from bed.

to focus on the person in front

minor issue. Where’s Sean? Why

that he understood her relationship with Zachariah, Kevin felt

and probed further.

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have been fine and dandy if Kevin hadn’t just

into her humble abode. Now that she was