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.

moment and nodded in agreement. “Alright,

samples left at home.

I

to wear old designs, especially since we’re

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industry, right?”

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eyes lit up in glee. “Oh, my God! Really?! I haven’t worn

designed in… well, ages!”

designs were in high demand. So, Luna could never bring herself

clothes Abigail had designed when she would always end

a pretty

discussing matters regarding fashion design,

Abigail’s eyes. It was as though

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

above all

out an evil

will be Abigail who will shine above all

sunglasses as he strode into Sean’s

before he carelessly threw

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front of Sean’s desk. Then, he knocked

have your wife’s handwriting?”

knew Kevin well; he was the kind of person who didn’t believe

it came to picking up girls but loved to

handwriting.

he recalled the intimate scene he witnessed between them under

Sean felt even

only met once. Since when were

felt increasingly annoyed, he frowned. “Are you

busy?”

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

up and unabashedly started rummaging

say anything, his eyes turned

a fleeting glint of

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he could sense the hostility emanating

ceased his actions. “Just her signature? Can I

look at just that?”

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under the desk and pulled out

front of Kevin.

to take a look and saw the words ‘Divorce Agreement‘

no intention to meddle

something,” he uttered absentmindedly, flipping through

found Abigail’s signature. His

landed on the

was just