The Spare Wife by Nadia Gordon

Chapter 554

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?

their children to a

she knew often used this analogy to describe the love parents

a parent’s love for their children would always be greater

and wondered if that

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expressing

overthinking anything,” she calmly

wasn’t long before

the ICU, so it’ll be a while before he

She simply nodded.

now was too much and too soon,

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

in my office,” Abigail

Kelly might have lived in the room she would be assigned

“O-Okay.” Lawrence felt disappointed.

him and

before muttering to Lawrence, “You’ve endured

a deep breath and suddenly felt uplifted. “She’s already back. I

overly protective of Kelly, nothing about the circumstances

the person they trusted the most would be greater

she has

After bidding farewell to Lawrence, he left to catch up

for a long time. When Sean walked out of the

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