The Spare Wife

Chapter 241 Present

That evening, Abigail arrived at the restaurant chosen by Josh. As she exited the car, she spotted Eric waving at her from the restaurant entrance. Walking over with a faint smile, she asked, “This is Josh’s party. Why are you here as well?” Eric had been helping her behind the scenes lately, and she had wanted to thank him in person.

“What? Am I not welcome here?” he retorted playfully.

“This isn’t my party; I would never dare to refuse you,” she said as she walked into the restaurant.

Suddenly, he called out to her. “Abigail.”

Abigail stopped and turned around, looking at Eric with confusion. “What is it

“A gift for you.” He handed her a box.

She looked down at the velvet box and softly asked, “What’s this?”

“Look. It’s a bracelet.” He opened the box and held the present up for her to look at. He nervously scratched his nose as he said, rushing his words, “I asked Josh to carve it out of small acacia tree wood. Inside the largest bead is a GPS tracker.”

Abigail was surprised as she took the bracelet and carefully examined it. The largest bead was as big as her thumbnail and completely hollow.

“The bead right here is a button. Press it if anything ever happens to you, and the GPS tracker will be activated. It has enough battery to last around three days,” Eric explained.

when she heard the words “small acacia tree.” She had previously bought Sean an antique puzzle ball on a necklace made from small acacia wood by Josh. It was a minor coincidence, but it instantly reminded her of that necklace, giving her a strange feeling, as if they were

he offered,

tree wood and didn’t register Eric’s words. She simply made a non–committal sound

she snapped back to reality.

around her wrist, and he released her hand. The whole process took only a few

eyes. “It’s just a bracelet

so no criminal

it

about the gift. “Thank you,” she said, looking down at the

on wearing it, but since it was already on her wrist, she decided to keep it on. Besides, small acacia tree wood didn’t belong exclusively to Sean,

“I

your grandmother,” he said, pulling

she

to accept presents from men without an apparent reason. However,

tracker installed in it,” Eric added,

present. “Thank you.” After taking the box from him, they walked into

somewhat nearby by a car was Sean. His face was unusually frosty. Kevin, who was standing next to him, felt like slapping himself. Why did he invite Sean out for a drink and a talk? Why did he have to choose this specific

we go somewhere else?”

Kevin a sidelong glance as he calmly retorted, “Why