The Spare Wife by Nadia Gordon

Chapter 229 Cultivating Feelings

“What are you looking at?” Abigail’s face held a mix of confusion and embarrassment.

She wasn’t sure if Sean had overheard her conversation with her grandmother.

“Your grandmother wants to leave the hospital again?” Sean had caught a snippet of their

conversation.

Abigail gave a small nod. She didn’t intend to have a deep conversation with Sean and was about to head back.

“Let’s take a stroll?” Sean approached her.

“No need, I still have work to finish.” She wanted to get it done quickly and return home so her grandmother wouldn’t have to stay in the hospital for too long.

“You should take a break occasionally. What if you get too tired and end up in the hospital, which would delay your work even more?” Sean gently held Abigail’s wrist without much thought.

Abigail immediately tried to pull away.

“Help me take a look at the scenery here and give me some design advice,” Sean said, pulling her toward the exit.

“This is something you should ask an architect, not a fashion designer!” Abigail freed herself from Sean’s grasp.

“Sometimes, professional designers may not have better ideas than cross–industry designers,” Sean said, pulling Abigail’s hand once again.

Abigail was dragged out by him.

They happened to run into a couple who were taking a leisurely stroll, fanning themselves. Abigail stopped making a fuss at once and followed Sean.

“Taking a walk?” The woman recognized Abigail and initiated the conversation.

Abigail nodded.

engrossed in scrolling through his phone, occasionally exchanging a

the woman.

Sean, listening

I’m still counting on the compensation to buy a

1/4

husband.

village. But what can they do if a few holdouts refuse?” The man’s tone

to persuade those holdouts. Otherwise, the whole village will

in silence, not

in a nice way?” The man grew impatient and snapped at the

pursed her lips and

was so upset. He had such a bad temper.

took Abigail’s hand, whispering,

lowered her voice. She suspected that Sean was deliberately showing affection in

walk faster.” Sean

pulled along, and they

by the couple, the woman

of envy in

riverside with a dense clump of bushes, where fireflies were

rare,”

really

took out her phone, snapped a photo, and sent

never seen fireflies, even though Quinn Village is in the countryside,” Abigail said

a tourist village, so it was crowded. There couldn’t

The couple approached them.

before?” the woman

smiled

many of them every summer, but if it becomes a tourist village, there might be fewer,”

were gone. “What she said is

“I have to go back.

about a design for me too.” Sean quickly spoke when he

these fireflies