The Spare Wife by Nadia Gordon

Chapter 17

“What?”

Luna didn’t keep in touch with her family after moving out. If it weren’t for the

urgent situation and the difficulty in getting someone reliable, she wouldn’t

have turned to Zachariah for help.

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What she didn’t expect was him standing her up after she had, for once in her

life, reached out to him.

So, the very annoyed Luna sent a scathing voice message to Zachariah,

chewing him out without using even a hint of vulgar language, and promptly

blocked him.

Abigail could only stare wide–eyed as Luna yelled at her phone.

Once Luna was done, she shook her short blue hair nonchalantly. “Don’t feel

bad for me. I was adopted anyway, and our relationship isn’t exactly

fantastic. If it weren’t so urgent and I truly needed the help, I wouldn’t have

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bothered to contact him.”

Abigail looked at Luna as the latter complained. Still, she only felt relieved

when she saw nothing but frustration in Luna’s eyes.

Luna suddenly changed the topic. “By the way, I picked out a few gowns for

you this morning. Try them on later.”

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“I didn’t really see a point in making a big fuss about attending the East Joy

Talent’s gala since I only got the invitation due to a whim. However, that has

changed now that we will be collaborating in the future. A lot is at stake, so

we have to make sure we don’t embarrass ourselves. There will be many

celebrities and socialites attending. It will be a good opportunity for publicity,”

Luna analyzed the situation seriously.

over for a moment and

many samples left at home. The

autumn collection. Should I make

designs, especially

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industry, right?”

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up in glee. “Oh, my

designed in… well, ages!”

were in high demand. So, Luna could never bring

clothes Abigail had designed when

a pretty

they started discussing matters regarding fashion

Abigail’s eyes. It was as though

she reassured Luna, “Don’t worry. I will

above

let out an evil

Abigail who will shine above

oversized black sunglasses as he strode into Sean’s

before he carelessly threw

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desk. Then, he knocked on the desk. “Sean, do

have your wife’s handwriting?”

Kevin well; he was the kind

but loved to judge

handwriting.

scene he witnessed

felt

only met once. Since when

he felt increasingly annoyed, he frowned. “Are you blind? Can’t you

busy?”

raised his hands in surrender. “Geez, alright. You do your

started

anything, his eyes turned as

a

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could sense

“Just her signature?

look at just that?”

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the desk and pulled out a stack of papers, tossing

front of Kevin. “Is this what

look and saw

no intention to meddle in your affairs; I

something,” he uttered absentmindedly, flipping through

he found Abigail’s signature. His eyes

they landed

was just