The Spare Wife by Nadia Gordon

Chapter 72 What Are You Two Doing Late at Night?

He actually left her, who was potentially injured, here. Abigail found it laughable that she could not help but hold on to a faint hope when she saw Joan’s name flashing on his phone carlier. She wondered if, just this once, Sean might stay by her side and look after her because she was hurt.

Just as usual, he disappointed her.

She unfolded the design sketch and looked at it briefly before folding it back up. She leaned against. the wall, slowly making her way toward the artificial hill. She had considered asking Luna to pick her up, but it was so late that she did not want to bother her friend.

Walking into the rose garden, she came to a halt when the man who had just finished his call noticed her presence. Standing in the dim garden, he had long, slender legs and a lean figure. His shoulder–length hair was tied into a small braid at the back of his head.

“Miss Quinn?” The man immediately recognized her.

Seeing that it was Victor Mendez, one of the models for this shoot, Abigail nodded and said, “Yes.

Are you out for a walk?”

“Yeah… I was making a call to my family. Did you hurt your leg?” He noticed she had been favoring

her right foot and immediately approached her.

over a stone. It’s a sprain, but it doesn’t seem too serious. I’m just worried about delaying work tomorrow, so I’m being

his angular and handsome face, Victor looked solemn. “You

experience, and making random guesses won’t

such, he helped her and guided

her and reached out for her ankle.

quickly explained, “I’m not used to

sprains from walking on the runway. Will you trust me this once?” He gazed into her

I should just ask a

injured, it might be too late by tomorrow.

finds out your injury hinders his work progress, he won’t be pleased,”

but to concede. “Alright, please help

and applied some pressure, to which she

It’ll hurt tomorrow, but it won’t stop

when you get

to limit movement.” He provided

nodded appreciatively. “You

when the runway isn’t in great condition. That’s how I learned the hard way. Shall I send you to

Abigail, who did not refuse his kindness