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.

it over for a moment and

left at home.

Should I make new ones? It wouldn’t

to wear old designs,

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industry, right?”

60%

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eyes lit up in glee. “Oh, my God! Really?! I

designed in… well, ages!”

in high demand. So, Luna could never bring

clothes Abigail had designed when she would always

a

started discussing

eyes. It was as though

person as she reassured Luna, “Don’t

above all

let out an evil giggle at

Abigail

sunglasses as he strode into Sean’s office

office building before he carelessly threw himself

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in front of Sean’s desk. Then, he knocked on the

have your wife’s handwriting?”

he was the kind of person who didn’t believe in

to picking up girls but loved to judge them based

handwriting.

scene he

Sean felt even

have only met once. Since when were they so

increasingly annoyed, he frowned. “Are you blind?

busy?”

hands in surrender. “Geez,

started rummaging

his eyes turned as cold

iceberg with a

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shuddered as though he could sense the hostility

and immediately ceased his actions. “Just

look at just that?”

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under the desk and pulled out a stack

Kevin. “Is this what you’re looking

in to take a look and

intention to meddle in your affairs;

uttered absentmindedly, flipping through

signature. His

landed

was just as he