The Spare Wife by Nadia Gordon

Chapter 554 Is That All?

Sean chuckled softly as he sat down beside Abigail and gazed at Scarlett’s sleeping face. He gently spoke, “When I was young, my parents passed away and my grandparents raised me. The year they died, I was struck by a grave illness that affected both my physical and mental

health.”

Abigail remained silent, gnawing at her straw.

“People say that men don’t cry easily, but I couldn’t help but sob my heart out every day,” he confessed, having already forgotten the trauma of losing his parents.

He believed that he would never recover from the pain, but time proved to be cruel. Gradually, all the pain and sorrow he felt faded away.

She looked at him intently. “What happened next?”

“A month later, I didn’t cry as often as before. A year later, I stopped crying altogether. Now, I have almost forgotten the agonizing pain I felt back then. At most, I just miss them,” Sean replied, placing a strawberry in his mouth.

“Are

you telling me to cherish the present?” Abigail’s eyes sparkled with clarity.

“Abigail.” He spoke her name solemnly for the first time.

“Just get to the point. There’s no need to be like this,” she said, furrowing her brow.

He gently stroked her hair. “I find it strange. You’ve been away from them for over 20 years, yet time hasn’t worn away their love for you. Is it because I am naturally cold-hearted? Is that why time can erode my love for my parents?”

She had no answer for him.

Indeed. Why?

had heard someone compare a parent’s love for their children to a one-way stream that rarely flowed

analogy to describe the love parents felt for

would always be greater

looked at Scarlett and wondered if that

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just expressing my confusion,” Sean

anything,”

wasn’t long before Lawrence

it’ll be a while before

She simply nodded.

much and too soon, so

all since you arrived here. Everything at the hospital has been taken care of now. Go rest. I’ll have the family

my office,” Abigail interrupted

Moreover, Kelly might have lived in the room she would

“O-Okay.” Lawrence felt disappointed.

and

Lawrence, “You’ve endured over 20 years of agony. A few

and suddenly felt uplifted. “She’s already back. I have the rest of our lives to make

overly protective of Kelly, nothing about the

on Abigail’s behalf. However, the pain they felt from being betrayed by the person they trusted the most would be greater than if it were done by anyone else. Still, Sean was satisfied with what the

has you,” Lawrence

you.” Sean’s mood brightened. After bidding farewell to Lawrence, he left to catch

Sean walked out of the hospital doors, she

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