The Spare Wife by Nadia Gordon

Chapter 138 Trying To Understand

Abigail truly cared about no one now. Not only did she not care about Sean’s prestige, but she also disregarded Cornelie’s words.

“She doesn’t know how to do anything. What can she achieve outside? With a capable husband like

you, she’s still insistent on earning a meager salary outside. Only people who come from the countryside have such poor mindsets,” Cornelie criticized with disdain.

Sean used to dislike Abigail, and he would forget such words in the past. As he carefully listened, he

couldn’t help but feel that these words were like thorns pricking at his heart.

“Grandma, have you always been talking to her like this?” he asked suddenly.

“Why? Did I say anything wrong? We’ve spent thousands to feed and clothe her, yet she’s never

given us a child,” Cornelie muttered.

After listening indifferently, he said, “I’ve said before that I don’t want kids. Why are you making

things difficult for her? Why did you ask her to come back today?”

His tone carried a hint of anger, and Cornelie could sense it. She stuttered, “I-I found a doctor to

treat her.”

“It won’t help. I don’t want a child,” he said coldly before hanging up

the phone.

him but also the resentment that built up over these three years, which

they first got married, he felt that Abigail had

motives, so she deserved to be mistreated by Cornelie. This initial sense of

habit, and he grew accustomed

kind of emotions she had experienced during these three

he hung up, Colby’s call

button when he heard Colby’s fit of anger. “Have you been cheating,

Sean immediately

to work. What kind

on Joan!” Colby’s

and she wants to pursue

Colby gritted his teeth. “She’d better be

frustrated and tugging

he sent a message to Abigail. ‘Do you know what you’ve done? I

focus on his work and kept

response.

and it was

was when

she settled herself in the car, she called him back, but just

connected, he hung up.

chuckled in frustration and couldn’t be

Once the call was connected, he pretended to sound.

did Grandpa say?”

her actions today might affect her grandmother and him, for they had agreed to put on a facade for the sake of

promise.

his grandfather’s words were meaningless, and

might get angry because

a doctor, you probably need it more.” She was now determined not to see a doctor, for

you want to try to see if

teased her.

she replied in a low voice,