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.

scrolling through his phone, occasionally exchanging a few

the woman.

awkwardly followed Sean, listening to the couple’s

our village into a tourist village will really work? I’m still counting on the compensation to buy a new house in

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husband.

want to demolish all the houses in the village. But what can they do if

Otherwise, the whole village will suffer if we don’t get the

Abigail listened in silence, not offering

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

pursed her lips

a bad temper. It was surprising that

this moment, Sean suddenly took

Sean was deliberately showing affection in

walk faster.” Sean

pulled along, and they

by the couple, the woman murmured,

hint of envy in

riverside with a

rare,” Sean said to

was really hard to see

snapped a photo,

in the countryside,” Abigail said to Sean after sending the

so it was crowded. There couldn’t

The couple approached them.

them before?” the woman smiled and asked Abigail and

smiled

a tourist village, there might be fewer,” the woman said, still fanning herself, and

Abigail waited until they were gone. “What she said is actually correct. Fireflies don’t

and suddenly said, “I have to go back. I just

design for me too.”

to keep these fireflies here, whether