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.

just about him but also the resentment that built up over these three years, which he had always

when they first got married, he felt that

so she deserved to be mistreated by Cornelie.

and he grew accustomed to ignoring

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

he hung up, Colby’s call

the answer button when he heard Colby’s fit of anger. “Have you been cheating, and did Abigail find

didn’t cheat!” Sean

gone out to work. What kind of husband are you? Are you stingy when it comes to money? Don’t think I

spent on

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

teeth. “She’d better be pursuing

leaving Sean frustrated and

was dissatisfied with everything, so he sent a message to Abigail. ‘Do you

message, he co dn’t focus on his work and kept checking

response.

Abigail was working non-stop, and it was soon 9.00PM

when

in the car, she called him back, but just a few

connected, he hung up.

frustration and couldn’t be bothered

the call. Once the call was connected, he pretended to sound. normal. “I was dealing with something and couldn’t answer

Grandpa say?” she

her grandmother and him, for they had agreed to put on a facade for the sake

promise.

that his grandfather’s

angry because of

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

you want to try to

teased her.

red as she replied