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.

man was engrossed in scrolling through his phone, occasionally exchanging a few

the woman.

awkwardly followed Sean, listening to the

think the plan to turn our village into a tourist village will really work? I’m still counting on the compensation to buy a new house in the city,” the woman,

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husband.

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

should try to persuade those holdouts. Otherwise, the whole village will suffer if we don’t

in silence, not

talking about? Why should we persuade them in a nice way?” The man grew

woman pursed her

He had such a bad temper. It was surprising that he could

took

She suspected that Sean

walk faster.” Sean hastened

was pulled along, and

the couple, the woman murmured, “Being young

of

led Abigail to a lush riverside with a dense clump of bushes,

is quite rare,” Sean

really hard to see

phone, snapped a photo, and sent

though Quinn Village is in the countryside,” Abigail said to Sean

a tourist village, so it was crowded. There couldn’t have been fireflies,” Sean

The couple approached them.

haven’t seen them before?” the woman

Abigail smiled

every summer, but if it becomes a tourist village, there might be fewer,” the woman said, still fanning herself, and

waited until they were gone. “What she said is actually

suddenly said, “I have to go back. I just thought of a design

design for me too.” Sean quickly spoke when he

how to keep these fireflies here, whether artificially