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.

impatience with Sean was not just about him but also the resentment

first got married, he felt that Abigail

deserved to be mistreated by Cornelie. This

habit, and he grew

so of course, he couldn’t understand what kind of emotions she had experienced

hung up, Colby’s

had just pressed the answer button when he heard Colby’s fit of anger. “Have

Sean

she’s gone out to work. What kind of husband are you? Are you stingy when

how much you’ve spent on

We don’t have children yet, and she wants to pursue her dreams. What’s wrong with that?” Sean countered his

Colby gritted his teeth. “She’d better be pursuing her

Sean frustrated and tugging

a message to Abigail. ‘Do you know

co dn’t focus on his work and

response.

working non-stop, and it was

That was when she

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

connected, he hung up.

frustration and couldn’t be bothered to make another

the call. Once the call was connected, he pretended to sound. normal. “I was dealing with

say?” she

him, for they had agreed to put on a facade for

promise.

felt that his grandfather’s words were

get angry

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

and get some pills. Do you want

teased her.

replied in a low voice,