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 that built up over these three years, which he had always chosen

and when they first got married,

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

he grew accustomed to

understand what kind of

hung up, Colby’s

of anger. “Have you been cheating, and did Abigail find out about

cheat!” Sean immediately

work. What kind of husband are you? Are you

on

yet, and she wants to pursue her dreams. What’s

his teeth. “She’d better be

Sean frustrated and tugging

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

co dn’t focus on his work and kept checking his

response.

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

That was when she noticed Sean’s

called him back, but just a few seconds

connected, he hung up.

couldn’t be bothered

to sound. normal. “I was dealing

did Grandpa say?” she asked

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 had

promise.

felt that his grandfather’s words were

get angry because

a doctor, you probably need it more.” She was

Do you

teased her.

cheeks turned slightly red as she replied in