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 take you

Abigail’s forehead out of

work and drove

puttered about, pouring her water and frantically

she started questioning,

you left. How did you end up in

she didn’t tell Luna the

night. You know how I am

So, you can go back now. I don’t want

coming down with. Besides, I’ll make sure

I’m sure I’ll be as fit as a fiddle soon

herself to open her eyes. “I

back on track. I won’t feel at ease

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everything goes smoothly. Please just return to the studio

you can.”

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she got by soaking in cold

to lose it

lips to say something,

to comfort Abigail. She

she started viewing

life. She remembered

what had happened to

teeth and took out

so don’t

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

his way.”

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the knocking

said

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

want to move, she struggled to

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the door, she was met with

eyes.

of her was also startled. As

his eyes shifted from

No, wait…

close his jaw

out in surprise. Then, he retracted the foot he

placed into the house.

at my own home? So? Why are you here?”

Abigail instinctively moved to

want to stand in the cold, nor did she want

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Kevin standing outside.

expect Sean to hide you even after being married

her frail state, he

the excitement and anticipation

unconsciously diminished as it was replaced

the way… What’s your

tentatively.

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

car fixed

she was

herself to get up from bed. So, she leaned

focus on the person in front of

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

understood her relationship with

and probed further.

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and dandy if Kevin

humble abode. Now that