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.

thought it over for a moment and nodded

many samples left at home. The styles

I make new ones? It wouldn’t

for us to wear old designs,

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industry, right?”

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in glee. “Oh, my God!

designed in… well, ages!”

So, Luna could never bring

when she would

for a pretty

moment they started discussing matters regarding fashion

in Abigail’s eyes. It was as though she

reassured Luna,

shine above all

an evil

be Abigail who

as he strode into

before

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desk. Then,

have your wife’s handwriting?”

the kind of person who didn’t believe

picking up girls but loved to judge them

handwriting.

scene he witnessed between them

felt even

have only met once. Since

increasingly annoyed, he frowned. “Are you blind?

busy?”

in surrender. “Geez, alright.

and unabashedly started rummaging through Sean’s

though Sean didn’t say anything, his eyes

a fleeting glint

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as though he could sense the

actions. “Just

look at just that?”

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pulled out

table in front of Kevin. “Is this

take a look and

have no intention to meddle in your affairs;

something,” he uttered absentmindedly, flipping through the

until he found Abigail’s signature. His

they landed on the

just as he