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

she caressed Abigail’s forehead out of

work and drove Abigail

about, pouring her water and frantically

started questioning,

fine when you left. How did you end

she didn’t

You know how I

a cold. So, you can go back

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

be as fit as

this, she forced herself to open her

business back on track. I won’t feel at ease

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Please just return

you can.”

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soaking in cold water all night came at a high

to

Luna parted her lips to say something, but she

Abigail. She truly couldn’t

she

remembered that Abigail had

what had happened to

gritted her teeth and took out her

now, so don’t

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

his way.”

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was awakened by the knocking

said

of her before she fell asleep. So, that

move, she struggled to sit up and

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the door, she was met with a pair of familiar

eyes.

of her was also startled. As

eyes shifted from anticipation to

you here? No, wait… Why is

close his jaw with a click, which

he

placed into the house.

So? Why are you here?” A chill swept

the door, and Abigail instinctively moved to the

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

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Kevin standing outside.

Sean to hide you even after

noticed her frail state, he didn’t hesitate

Nonetheless, the

diminished as it was

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

tentatively.

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

car fixed

Unfortunately, she was

to get up from bed.

to focus on the person in

Sean? Why isn’t

that he understood her relationship with Zachariah, Kevin

and probed further.

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and dandy if Kevin hadn’t

into her humble abode. Now