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.

but also the resentment that built up over these three years, which he had always chosen to

they first got married, he felt that Abigail had married

ulterior motives, so she deserved to be mistreated by

and he grew accustomed

understand what kind of emotions she had experienced during these three years by

hung up, Colby’s

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

cheat!” Sean immediately defended

at home for three years. Now, she’s gone out to work. What kind of husband are you? Are you stingy when it comes to

much you’ve spent on Joan!”

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

teeth. “She’d better be

call ended, leaving Sean frustrated and tugging at his

everything, so he sent a message to Abigail. ‘Do you know what

dn’t focus on his work and kept checking his phone for

response.

other hand, Abigail was working non-stop, and it

when she noticed

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

connected, he hung up.

chuckled in frustration and couldn’t be bothered to make

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

Grandpa say?” she

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.

promise.

back?” He felt that his grandfather’s words were meaningless,

get angry

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

pills. Do you want to try to see if

teased her.

she replied in a