The Spare Wife by Nadia Gordon

Chapter 1

‘Your husband has cheated on you.‘

When Abigail Quinn received the text message from her best friend, she had

just taken an ovulation injection and was resting on the bench of the

outpatient clinic, trying to suppress the piercing pain in her abdomen. Her

hair was dark and her skin as fair as snow, but there was no trace of blood on

her face now. Even so, that didn’t overshadow her stunning looks and

passersby kept turning their heads to look at her.

Then, she inhaled deeply and tapped with a trembling finger, and opened the

picture on her cell phone to take a look. It was a picture of Sean Graham

holding a woman in a pink haute couture dress while walking out of a hotel.

The man’s usually cold and stoic face looked tender as he lowered his head

at the woman in the picture.

Abigail knew who that woman was, Sean’s first love, Joan Palmer.

After a while, she snapped back to her senses, searched for Sean’s number,

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and called him. She waited for a long time for the busy dial tone to end and

the man’s aloof voice finally echoed from the other end of the call. “What’s

the problem?”

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“Are you coming home tonight?” Actually, she wanted to ask if he even

wanted to return home.

Alas, it was clear that her call itself had already caused Sean to feel annoyed.

Thus, after a few seconds of silence, he said impatiently, “Is there an

important issue we need to discuss?”

Tears immediately welled up in her eyes, his indifferent voice stabbing her

heart like a knife, but she expertly masked her sadness. “Did you forget what

day it is today?”

They had been married in secret for three years, and except for that monthly

coitus, they rarely met with each other. Today was their wedding anniversary,

the day when he should return home. When they were in bed last month, he

promised her that he would spend the day with her.

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and grumbled in annoyance,

later. Don’t worry.”

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hanging up. Abigail’s heart sank

dial tone. Then, he threw back

taking a few deep breaths.

Luna Smith, to come and pick

minutes later, sounds of hurried footsteps echoed

The woman appeared cool and eye–catching as

hair dyed in blue with streaks of silver flipped along

she briskly walked

looks that greeted her were no

as she went

that she could rival a ghost

herself from reprimanding her in a

the life of his dreams with Joan. What’s the point of you taking

ovulation injection?”

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a word. Her

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it was his grandfather,

when it was proposed

rejoiced because nobody knew that she had held a

It was only after

had a first love named Joan Palmer, and Colby thought she

enough for the Graham Family. That was why he used Abigail

her give up.

to acknowledge

the public for

and thought that she would

that one day he

genuinely want to spend his days

that Joan had returned, Abigail realized just how silly she

a shower and stared at the lingerie

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prepared for the night with a bitter heart. One more time,

myself or for Sean, this will be the last

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of the night, a pair of

The man’s hot breath was right next to

she felt her body burning from

instinctively. Before she could

swiftly pinned them down. Then, he rolled

above her legs

groggy

she laced her arms around his

arching her back to

eyes swept over her clothes, and his breath raised a couple

me back

a second, but she put on a smile

“Yes. I just came up with

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together, she was always the one taking the

injections, supplements, and even sexual

conceive, she was willing to give

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reminded that everything she was doing was

all interest in continuing. So, he shoved

of wet wipe from the bedside table,

thoroughly cleaning

any joints or nooks