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 nodded

samples left at home. The styles you picked might be

autumn collection. Should I make new ones? It

wear old designs, especially since we’re

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industry, right?”

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

designed in… well, ages!”

So, Luna could

when she would always end

for a

they started discussing matters regarding

eyes. It was as though

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

above

let out an evil giggle at

be Abigail who

oversized black sunglasses as he strode

International’s office building before he carelessly

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Sean’s desk. Then, he knocked

have your wife’s handwriting?”

Kevin well; he was the kind of person

it came to picking up girls but loved

handwriting.

he recalled the intimate scene

felt

once. Since

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

busy?”

“Geez, alright. You

and unabashedly started rummaging through Sean’s

didn’t say anything, his eyes turned as

with a fleeting glint of

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as though he could sense the hostility emanating

ceased his actions. “Just her signature? Can

look at just that?”

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the desk and pulled out a stack

the table in front of Kevin. “Is this what you’re

look and saw the words ‘Divorce

intention to meddle in your

he uttered absentmindedly, flipping through

he found Abigail’s signature. His

they landed on the

just as he