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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Letting go of this relationship was akin to ripping out a piece of

but you’re not cheap. You’ve already made up your mind. Do not waver,’ Tabitha said

became very dark. Tabitha’s words and expression at that

a slightly cold look, Malcolm chose to sit in a place

and quietly held

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

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

was silence in the ward. Malcolm sat back in his

rang, breaking

Malcolm’s cold tone became soft. His attitude was starkly different compared to

asked. With a frown, he continued,

suddenly felt a sense of boundless resentment emerging within herself. In a cold tone,

him anymore, but that did not mean she wanted

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it easy for Naomi.

her, his deep gaze icy. “I thought we agreed to part

can keep my promise, Malcolm, but that person must

The light in her eyes seemed to have faded

killed my parents. I’ll never let her off for as long as

was silent for a long time. ‘Was this really why?’

pestered by a spoilt rich kid back then, who then hired hooligans to attack her. Your parents were good people and had saved her. No one expected the tragedy to happen,” Malcolm said. “You should look ahead, Tabitha. It actually gets quite annoying if you

my mom and dad

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

accident

same for Tabitha’s parents. The only memory he had was when

greeted them politely, and their eyes seemed to have reddened immediately. Somehow, the

they were a gentle

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this moment, Malcolm felt an indescribable emotion, and his

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in hatred all your life, too.” He then calmly added, “You’re not feeling well. I