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 he

when they first got married, he felt that Abigail had married

deserved to be

and he grew accustomed to

of emotions she had experienced during

soon as he hung up, Colby’s

pressed the answer button when he heard Colby’s fit of anger.

cheat!” Sean

home for three years. Now, she’s gone out to work. What kind of husband are you? Are you stingy when it comes to money? Don’t think I

how much you’ve spent on

have children yet, and she wants to pursue her dreams. What’s wrong with that?”

gritted his teeth. “She’d better

frustrated and

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

message, he co dn’t focus on his work

response.

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

market. That was when she

herself in the car, she called him back,

connected, he hung up.

in frustration and couldn’t be bothered to make another

was connected, he pretended to sound. normal. “I was

say?” she asked

had considered that her actions today might affect her grandmother and him, for they had agreed to put on a facade for the sake of the two elders. However, in her anger, she

promise.

be back?” He felt that his grandfather’s words

might get angry because

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

and get some pills. Do you want to

teased her.

slightly red as she replied in a low voice, “Idiot.