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.

a moment and nodded

home. The styles

autumn collection. Should I make new ones?

wear old designs, especially since

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industry, right?”

60%

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lit up in glee. “Oh, my God! Really?!

designed in… well, ages!”

designs were in high demand. So, Luna could

had designed when she would always end up

for a pretty

discussing matters

It

reassured Luna, “Don’t worry.

shine above

an

Abigail who will shine above all

wore oversized black sunglasses as he strode into

building before he carelessly threw himself

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Sean’s desk. Then, he

have your wife’s handwriting?”

the kind of

picking up girls but loved to judge

handwriting.

scene he witnessed between them under

Sean felt

met once. Since when were they

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

busy?”

raised his hands in surrender. “Geez,

started rummaging through

say anything, his eyes turned as cold

with a

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shuddered as though he could sense the hostility emanating

and immediately ceased his actions. “Just her signature? Can

look at just that?”

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desk and pulled out a stack of

Kevin. “Is

take a look and saw

big letters. “Uh… I have no intention to

absentmindedly, flipping

Abigail’s signature. His

landed

was just as he