Chasing His Runaway Wife by Jamie Stones

Chapter 9

Quickly suppressing his anger, Malcolm said calmly, “I’ll visit her.”

Tabitha had not slept well for two days. She was constantly having nightmares last night. When she finally woke up, she stared at the pale ceiling in a daze.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door of the ward. Soon, a tall figure walked in.

Tabitha looked at Malcolm’s indifferent face and nonchalantly asked, “What are you doing here?”

Malcolm’s lips were curved up in a smirk, yet his voice was cold. “Grandpa asked me to come over to see you.”

Tabitha could not see his expression clearly, yet she could already sense the sarcasm and irony in his eyes. Suddenly, she grew weary of it.

She leaned back nonchalantly on the pillow. “Well, you’ve seen me, so why don’t you leave?”

“I need to stay here for at least half a day, or Grandpa might go on another hunger strike,” Malcolm said. “You’re really impressive, Tabitha. Why haven’t I found out that you had so many tricks up your sleeves before?”

Malcolm’s cold tone pierced through Tabitha’s heart like a sharp blade.

She had already made up her mind to give up on this relationship, yet Tabitha could not help but get teary-eyed.

Only Malcolm’s impassive face remained in her blurred vision. His ocean- blue eyes were cold, and even his tone was dripping with unconcealed disgust. “Don’t look at me so pitifully like that. I’m not Grandpa. I won’t fall for your tricks,” he said.

Tabitha felt even more fatigued. Suddenly, she started laughing at herself.

Malcolm frowned. “What are you laughing at?”

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“I’m laughing at myself for being stupid,” she replied.

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most for. Letting go of this relationship was akin to ripping out a piece of flesh from

cheap. You’ve already made up your mind. Do not

dark. Tabitha’s words and expression at that moment somehow made him feel slightly

the fact that Tabitha had influenced his mood. With a slightly cold look, Malcolm chose to sit in a place furthest away from Tabitha

her eyes and quietly held

had always been a light sleeper and did not eat on time. Thus, she must have

fingertips were trembling. Yet, she refused to show the slightest bit of pain on her face for fear of being misunderstood as pretending

the ward. Malcolm sat back in his chair

rang, breaking

soft. His attitude was starkly different compared to when he was with

wrong?” he asked. With a frown, he continued, “Don’t move. I’ll

suddenly felt a sense of boundless resentment

anymore, but that did not mean she

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it easy for Naomi.

icy. “I thought we agreed to

that person must not

face was expressionless. The light in her eyes

my parents. I’ll never let her off

time. ‘Was this really why?’

were good people and had saved her. No one expected

dad have no future ahead of them! They’ll forever be stuck

voice, Malcolm could not help but feel his heart soften for her

early in a car accident long ago. He

only memory he had was when he

their eyes seemed to have reddened

reckoned that they were a gentle and kind

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this moment, Malcolm felt an indescribable emotion, and his anger

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breath and said in a solemn tone, “Tabitha, people can’t come back from the dead. I’m sure Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis don’t want you to live in hatred all your life, too.” He then calmly added, “You’re not feeling well. I don’t want to fight with you. Have a good rest.” After that, Malcolm turned