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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person she cared the most for. Letting go of this relationship was akin to ripping out a piece of

be stupid, but you’re not cheap. You’ve already made up your mind. Do not

words and expression at that

cold look, Malcolm chose to sit in a place furthest away from Tabitha and checked his

closed her eyes and

had always been a light sleeper and did not eat on

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

in the ward. Malcolm sat back in his chair and crossed his defined legs, looking

phone rang, breaking

tone became soft. His attitude was starkly different compared to when he

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

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

did not want him anymore, but that did not mean she wanted to

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it easy for Naomi.

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

Malcolm, but that person must not be

in her eyes seemed to have faded

I’ll never let her off for as long

time. ‘Was this really why?’ he

good people and had saved her. No one expected the tragedy

eyes, her tone teary. “Look ahead? But my mom and dad have no future ahead of them! They’ll

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

died early in a car accident long ago. He

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

their eyes seemed to have reddened immediately. Somehow, the emotions in

that they were a gentle and kind

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indescribable emotion,

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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