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.

left at home. The styles

Should I make

to wear old designs, especially since we’re in the

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industry, right?”

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my God! Really?! I

designed in… well, ages!”

in high demand. So, Luna could never

the clothes Abigail had designed when she would always end up

a pretty

they started discussing

appeared in Abigail’s eyes. It was as though she

reassured Luna,

above

let out an evil giggle at

be Abigail who will shine

wore oversized black sunglasses as he strode into

International’s office building before he carelessly threw

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

have your wife’s handwriting?”

the kind of person who didn’t

came to picking up girls but loved to

handwriting.

he recalled the intimate scene he

felt

met once. Since when were they so

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

busy?”

“Geez, alright. You do your

and unabashedly started rummaging through Sean’s

though Sean didn’t say anything, his

with a fleeting glint

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shuddered as though he could sense the hostility

actions. “Just her

look at just that?”

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pulled out a stack

table in front of Kevin. “Is this what

take a look and saw the words ‘Divorce

have no intention to meddle

something,” he uttered absentmindedly, flipping

he found Abigail’s signature. His eyes

they landed on

was just as he