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.

resentment that

words were harsh, and when they first got married, he felt that

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

he grew accustomed to ignoring

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

hung up, Colby’s

Colby’s fit of

Sean

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

on Joan!” Colby’s voice grew

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

that, Colby gritted his teeth. “She’d better be

Sean frustrated and tugging

message to Abigail. ‘Do you know what you’ve done? I got scolded by

focus on his work and kept checking his phone for

response.

non-stop, and it was

market. That was when she

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

connected, he hung up.

chuckled in frustration and couldn’t be bothered

call was connected, he pretended to sound. normal. “I was dealing with something and

did Grandpa say?” she

had agreed to put on a facade

promise.

He felt that his grandfather’s words were meaningless, and if he told

get angry because of

probably need it more.” She was now determined not to see a doctor, for she wouldn’t consider having a

doctor and get some pills. Do you want to

teased her.

as she replied in a