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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this relationship was akin to ripping

made up your mind. Do not waver,’ Tabitha said

became very dark. Tabitha’s words and expression

mood. With a slightly cold

eyes and quietly held

years, she had always been a light sleeper and did

and her fingertips were trembling. Yet, she refused to show the slightest bit of pain

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

phone rang, breaking

His attitude was starkly different

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

boundless resentment emerging

but that did not mean she

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Chapter 9

it easy for Naomi.

at her, his deep gaze icy. “I thought we agreed to part on good terms.

promise, Malcolm, but that person must

face was expressionless. The light in her eyes seemed to have faded in

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

long time. ‘Was this

had confessed to me. She told me that 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

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

could not help but feel his heart soften

died early in a car accident long ago. He

same for Tabitha’s parents. The only memory he

to have reddened immediately. Somehow, the emotions

reckoned that they were a

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Malcolm felt an indescribable emotion, and his anger suddenly

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a deep 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 away