The Spare Wife by Nadia Gordon

Chapter 15

Cold.

It was a chill that went bone deep.

Abigail leaned against the edge of the bathtub. Although the cold water

sluicing against her skin helped somewhat, it was still a terrible ordeal to

endure after she was drugged with an aphrodisiac. Fortunately, she

somehow managed to drift off to sleep.

She soaked in the cold water all night, and the next day, she felt somewhat

dazed.

Before she left, she also made it a point of informing Dahlia. “Sean went out

early last night and didn’t come back all night. I don’t know what he’s doing,

but I’m not waiting for him; I’m going to work.”

She didn’t care about what Sean was up to. She just wanted Dahlia to inform

Lína that the two of them hadn’t consummated their marriage last night.

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Also, she wasn’t the one who ran away.

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She didn’t even know how she left Graham Residence. When she stood at the

doorstep of her studio, Luna was taken aback by her pale face. “Where did

you go last night? How did you end up like this?”

Then, she hastily went over to support the dangerously swaying Abigail. Yet,

the moment her skin touched Abigail, she could tell that Abigail was definitely

running a high fever. “Why did you come here when you have a fever?! I’m

taking you to the hospital right now.”

Abigail weakly waved her hand in dismissal. “No, I want to go home and

sleep. Just give me a ride.”

Then, she instinctively touched her belly as those words fell from her lips.

That was the spot where she had received numerous injections to stimulate

ovulation. After she left that dreadful place the last time, she was

traumatized enough that just hearing the word ‘hospital‘ could make her

nauseous.

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As Luna had been her best friend for many years, she immediately

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understood what Abigail meant. “Okay, we don’t have to go there if you don’t

to. I’ll take

she caressed Abigail’s forehead out of concern as she immediately

drove

Luna puttered about, pouring her water and frantically searching

she started questioning, “Did Sean

when you left. How did you end

didn’t want to worry Luna, so she didn’t tell Luna the truth.

fitfully last night. You

you can go back now. I don’t want to

coming down with. Besides, I’ll

sure I’ll be as fit as a fiddle

herself to open her

I won’t feel at ease if you’re

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goes smoothly. Please just return

you can.”

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in cold water all night came

couldn’t afford to lose

heartbroken Luna parted her lips to say something, but she couldn’t

words to comfort Abigail. She

feeling that she started viewing

She remembered that Abigail

what had happened to

and took out her phone.

now, so

good rest. I already told my

his way.”

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was awakened by the knocking on the

remembered that Luna had said her brother, Zachariah,

before she fell asleep. So, that was probably him.

want to move, she struggled to sit up and open

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door, she was

eyes.

person in front of her was also startled. As he looked at

eyes shifted from anticipation to complete

are you here? No, wait…

close his jaw with a

Then, he retracted the foot he

placed into the house.

my own home? So? Why are

Abigail instinctively moved

She didn’t want to stand in

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Kevin standing outside.

even after being married

lightly. When he noticed her

in. Nonetheless, the

unconsciously diminished as it

the way… What’s your relationship with Zachariah?” Kevin

tentatively.

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my best–my boss Luna’s elder brother.” Abigail almost slipped

your car

topic. Unfortunately, she was feeling a bit dizzy

up from bed.

the person in front of

issue. Where’s Sean? Why isn’t he taking care of

relationship with

and probed further.

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would have been fine and dandy if

her humble abode. Now that she was