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

You’ve already made up your mind. Do

and expression at

slightly cold look, Malcolm chose to

and quietly

light sleeper and did not eat

stomach was cramping, 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 be

ward. Malcolm sat back in his chair

phone rang, breaking

call, Malcolm’s cold tone became soft. His attitude was starkly different compared to when he was with

asked. With a frown, he continued,

leave. Tabitha suddenly felt a sense of boundless resentment emerging within herself. In a cold tone, she said, “Leaving so soon? Aren’t you

anymore, but that did not mean

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Chapter 9

it easy for Naomi.

turned around to look at her, his deep gaze icy. “I thought we agreed to part on good terms. Why are you being like

can keep my promise, Malcolm, but that person must not be Naomi,”

The light in her eyes seemed to

let her off

for a long time.

she was 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

teary. “Look ahead? But my mom and dad have no future ahead of them! They’ll forever be stuck in

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

accident long ago. He

only memory he

to have reddened immediately. Somehow, the emotions in their gazes managed to move

that they were

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Malcolm felt an indescribable emotion,

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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.