The Spare Wife by Nadia Gordon

Chapter 57 Way of the Crooked

The draft was important for Abigail. She was surprised Sean would give it back to her, and it helped her with her predicament.

She tried to wipe the mark off, but she failed, so she quickly recreated it, muttering, “I’ll make sure nothing like this happens again.”

Luna felt a weight being lifted off her shoulders, and she sighed. “This is my fault. If I’d kept up my design work, I wouldn’t have dragged you down.”

Just then, someone knocked on the door. Abigail thought that the production team wanted to watch how Luna worked so she stood up, telling Luna to get ready.

with

Luna quickly sat up straight on the couch and spun her pen, then she picked up a draft. It was the dirtied one Abigail had set aside. Eh, it’s the same thing anyway. She quickly made some finishing

touches to the draft.

Abigail tucked the other drafts in her folder, composed herself, and opened the door, but when she was met with that woman’s eyes, her smile faded. “Miss Palmer? My boss is still busy at work. Do you need anything?”

Joan took on a warm attitude like she was a different person. “Oh, Abigail. I just wanted you to take my measurements, and I want to see what Luna’s doing.”

Noticing the cameraman behind Joan, Abigail swallowed her words and moved away. “Fine.”

Like a fangirl, Joan leaned on the door and waved at Luna like a lucky cat. “Just here to see you, Luna. So, how’s the… Oh, I see you’re done with your draft.” She was staring at the draft Luna worked on. The mark on it wasn’t that visible, but she knew that it was the mark left by her shoe.

I stepped on that paper on purpose before I left, so this means that Luna was the one in Sean’s room. That explains a lot of things. No wonder that lowly assistant took that attitude with me. So,

hooked

nails almost digging into her skin. If

it was a different story, but Luna was different. She was

her as

her designs more than once, and in front

of that? If that’s the case, then

Dec

Sean did take an interest in Luna. She managed to attract his attention back then by pretending to sprain her ankle. But she still hooked up with him? And to think I praised her work

her eyes, and when she spoke again, her voice was laced with iciness. “That’s fast. It hasn’t even been two hours since we began. It’s almost

at her. “Hey, practice makes perfect.” If she finds out that Abigail can make about eight drafts of this level in an hour when inspiration strikes, she’s going to get

over to film Luna at work. Joan looked away and blocked the camera, refusing to let Luna show off her skills. Then she looked at Abigail, still smiling, but she was distant compared to before. “Let’s go. Gotta keep up with our

session with the crew so Abigail couldn’t stay. She glanced at

holding.

more cooperative. Abigail measured her shoulders, thereafter Joan looked at the cameraman and plopped down on the

feel unwell.”

down and turned the camera off, then they left. For once, Joan didn’t trip Abigail up. Instead, she played with her phone and left

the corner and drew on

gathered at the dining hall. Abigail followed Joan inside and saw a familiar figure while she was

It was Sean.

in front of him. They were

at?” Luna blurted and wrapped her arm around Abigail’s

looked away. “Nothing. Did

beside her and said,

short–sleeved top and a pair of wide–leg pants. She was taking some cutlery for Luna, and when she leaned ahead, a part of her midriff was revealed, and

it was just some skin, she looked alluring enough. Sean noticed that when he looked at her, and he spaced out