The Spare Wife by Nadia Gordon

Chapter 161 My Heart Aches for Her

Abigail showed her hand to the pharmacist, who noticed the frostbite on her fingers. She said, “Have you been out in the cold all day? There’s heating indoors; it shouldn’t have gotten this bad.”

“Yeah, I work outside,” Abigail replied.

Sean, with a stern expression, asked, “Aside from what she mentioned, isn’t there any other way? If the work has to be done outside, is there a solution?”

Abigail shot him a glare. “It’s none of your business!”

The pharmacist quickly intervened, “He’s just concerned about you. Sir, if she has to work. outside, keeping warm is absolutely necessary. Otherwise, treatment won’t be effective.”

“Just fell me if I can use acupuncture, Abigail expressed some concern. Many crew members on the set had the same problem.

“Yeah, it’s an option. But it’s not really necessary. If you’re indoors for three or four days, the frostbite on your cheeks and cars should clear up” The pharmacist stuttered a bit, finding them both intimidating and strangely pleasing to the eye.

Abigail nodded in understanding-

After leaving the pharmacy, Sean followed Abigail.

Abigail was getting a bit annoyed. She was about to say something when Sean spoke up. “You don’t want us arguing on set, do you?”

“Are you threatening me?” Abigail turned around, giving him a hostile look.

Seeing that she was about to get worked up again, Sean interjected. “I promise you, there’s nothing romantic between Joan and me.”

“It’s none of my concern,” Abigail said coldly.

“You’re my wife. How can it not be your concern?” Sean retorted.

Abigail gave a bitter laugh and didn’t respond.

hotel, Sean trailed behind Abigail. She was about to enter her room when he reached out and stopped her. “Why use acupuncture? What if you hit an acupoint wrongly,

of

to talk to you, but you won’t listen.

Sean said,

Abigail reluctantly let

saw Sean entering Abigail’s room. He looked a bit puzzled but decided

set the medicine down when there

and

Seeing Sean, he quickly put on a polite smile. “Mr. Graham, are you paying a visit

he called Abigail “cousin” grated on Sean’s nerves. He had a stern

He then reached up to

off and immediately approached the door. She smiled and asked

and thought I’d see if

before he took a

back.

Abigail nodded. “Alright, thanks.”

promptly closed the

her room for a while before turning back to his

brows were tightly knit, and his expression was

so much concern for his cousin and came all this way to

Eric couldn’t shake the feeling that something

and Sean approached her,

I had hit you before, I would have gotten a dozen slaps in return. What happened to your temper?” Abigail

provoke me, I won’t lay a hand on you. Do you think I’m

Abigail huffed.

her hand. “Should I just pop the red spot where you

coagulated. It’s not circulating anymore,” Abigail

pressure, noticing how the skin around the frostbite turned pale, while the inside, where the

and swabbed some alcohol

work?”