Chapter 372
The Spare Wife by Nadia Gordon
Chapter 372 Rubbing Salt in the Wound That night, Abigail showed up at the hospital with some expensive gifts. However, she didnât head directly to Colbyâs ward.
Instead, she told the nurses to inform Lina about her presence first. Soon enough, both Lina and Kelly showed up together.
âWhat are you guys doing here?â Lina questioned harshly the moment she saw Abigail.
âI think theyâre here to apologize, Kelly muttered softly. Lina took one glance at the gifts and hampers in Abigail and Analiseâs hands before she let out a scoff. Iâm sure you guys drugged some of the food inside. You guys are trying to poison all of us, arenât you? Us Grahams arenât taking any gifts from you guys. We donât want to die in your hands!â Lina hissed.
Abigail remained silent, and Analise held onto Abigailâs hand while keeping her lips sealed as well. Their silence seemed to trigger Lina even more. âIâm warning you guys now-you guys should stop putting on an act! Youâre trying to use these gifts to please us, just so that you can continue. latching onto Sean and sucking all his money out of him. Thereâs no way Iâm letting you do that!â Lina raised her voice.
âWhat are you talking about?â Seanâs voice sounded from a distance. When Kelly saw Sean, her face instantly lit up with joy.
âYouâre back!â Her warm and intimate tone made her sound as if she was speaking to her husband.
However, Sean simply ignored Kelly and stared at Lina instead. âI was the one who told them to visit Grandpa,â he said. Lina seemed rather embarrassed by her actions at that moment. Meanwhile, Abigail simply held onto her grandmotherâs hand without saying anything. âWhy should they visit?! Theyâre the ones who brought upon all this trouble!â Lina mumbled under her breath.
Sean knew that Abigail felt bad after what happened with Colby, so he turned around to speak to her. âYou guys should go take a look at him. Heâs in a decent condition today, and heâs able to speak now.â
âAlright,â Analise replied before she led Abigail toward Colbyâs ward. Lina, on the other hand, let out a scoff before she followed behind them with a resentful expression on her face. âI told them to visit Grandpa. Why are you tagging along?â Sean stopped her.
âArenât you worried that-â
âThey didnât do it intentionally, Grandma, so you shouldnât put all the blame on them. The Graham Family is a wealthy household-weâre not demanding and irrational thugs.â There was a hint of impatience in Seanâs tone. Even though he was disappointed in Abigail, he still didnât like it when his grandmother acted that way.
Lina looked like she had more to say, but Kelly stopped her in time. âMr. Quinn is right. You shouldnât injure their pride like that, Grandma. Thereâs no conclusion for this incident yet.â For some reason, Kellyâs words managed to keep Lina silent. Sean shot them another icy glare before he strode along the hospital corridor to find a couch where he could rest.
1/3 When Analise showed up in Colbyâs ward with tears in her eyes, Colby beamed at her. âItâs fine.â Abigail placed the gifts down.
She had a lot of questions in her mind, but Colby didnât give her a chance to voice them. âI think Iâm out of water, Abigail. Could you help me grab two bottles of the more expensive brand of water?â
âSure.â Abigail replied without hesitation. She figured that he wanted to be careful with the water he consumed since his stomach was probably weak after he got it pumped. Once Abigail left the room, Colby turned to look at Analise. âIâm sorry that you had to suffer.â
âIt was nothing. Seanâs friend in Capitalis once risked their life to save us, so weâre even now that Iâve helped you out in return,â
Analise replied in a gentle tone.
Colby gazed at the ceiling for a long while before he spoke again. âOne day, theyâll understand all of our efforts.â
âI just want Abigail to be safe and well. I donât need much else,â Analise replied. Colby nodded and kept quiet after that.
Sean came along with Abigail to get water for Colby. Cameron cleared off the hospital grounds. for them. âWhy didnât you tell me before you came?â There was a hint of annoyance in Seanâs voice as he spoke to Abigail while walking beside her.
âWell, if I told you about it, wouldnât you end up saying that Iâm not being sincere?â Abigail asked in return. âYou wanted us to apologize, and we came here with pure and sincere intentions. Isnât that good enough for you?â
Sean pressed his lips together. I was speaking out of anger back then. Does Abigail think that I told her to come here just so that she and her grandmother could get a scolding?
âDid you decide not to inform me just so that you could get my grandmother to scold you? Does her scolding make you feel better?â Sean snapped.
Abigail immediately shoved a bottle of water into his arms. âDo I seem like such a manipulative person to you, Sean? Thatâs how you perceive me, huh!â
âYou couldâve called me to make sure that both you and your grandmother wouldnât receive a scolding. But instead, you allowed my family to shame you and your grandmother. Does that make you feel good? Does that make you feel like you donât owe us anything anymore?â Sean clutched onto the water bottle as he spoke with anger in his voice.
He had never intended for Abigail and Analise to be shamed and criticized in that manner. Even he felt angry to see the meek and sorrowful look on Analiseâs face. He knew that Analise and Abigail werenât responsible for the way things had developed. In the first place, Sean had only gotten petty over the apology because he had been angry at how Abigail kept ignoring his kind 2/3 intentions.
Abigail was speechless for a while. She had to calm down before she spoke again. âWill your grandfather be able to drink this water?â
It was then that Sean noticed how he might have been rather harsh with his words. âIâm sorry. I only got mad because I didnât want you and your grandmother to suffer like that. I only told you guys to come and visit because-â
Abigail interrupted the man. âYou donât need to explain yourself. This is how our familyâs relationships are with one another now.
The Quinns will apologize and bow down when needed. -weâre not about to shun our responsibilities. Furthermore, I donât think your grandmotherâs words can harm me in any way. I donât care about you guys, and Iâm sure my grandmother will eventually accept that as well.â