Chasing His Runaway Wife by Jamie Stones

Chapter 51

Tabitha looked at the bare white ceiling above her and tried her hardest to recall what had happened before she passed out. At some point, she was convinced that she had merely imagined Malcolm’s presence around her.

Suddenly, she heard a voice saying. “You’re awake.”

Tabitha’s heart skipped a beat. She turned around and saw Chadwick’s clean and gentle face. “How are you feeling? Are you hurting anywhere?” he asked.

Ah, so it’s not Malcolm after all. As the realization dawned upon Tabitha, a self–deprecating smile curled on her lips.

She knew Malcolm did not care for her, and she should have known better than to hope otherwise.

When Chadwick saw the despondent look in Tabitha’s eyes, he caressed her hair gently and said, “I was on the phone with Colette just now, and she told me that you’ve been going around investigating that incident from years ago.”

Chadwick’s words brought Tabitha back to reality.

She was suddenly reminded of her parents‘ unjust deaths and her desire to avenge them. She did not have time to lie here and mope over Malcolm’s absence.

Chadwick noticed how her gaze had gone from unfocused to determined and pointed out sympathetically, Tabby, we know you’ve been trying to find witnesses, but you can’t rush these things. Besides, Trevor and Colette are doing everything they can to help you, too. You have to take care of yourself, for the sake of your baby.”

Tears pricked Tabitha’s eyes when she heard this. She unclenched her fists. and her hand fluttered to her lower abdomen. It was as if she had suddenly

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regained her strength.

She found herself thinking, ‘I still want you, baby, even if that man doesn’t.

According to the doctor’s orders, Tabitha was to remain at the hospital for further observation.

happening to the baby, either, so she

instructions. She stayed in bed when she was asked to and went nowhere.

only told him to call her if there was any

the sake of her baby that it

watch.

gaze darkened as his thoughts trailed off.

long before Alaric showed up at the hospital to

with Tabitha, he

each other, Alaric said graciously, “Thank you for

look into Chadwick’s background. He knew Chadwick and Tabitha were only

with a smile. “Don’t mention it. Tabby and I are

friends.”

trip, but he could not

2/5

was Chadwick so

not help asking. “Mr. Sinclair,

how many questions he had, he figurest he might as

mind, Malcolm said to Saul. “Have someone look into the places Tabitha went

by Malcolm’s instruction. Why does Mr. Sinclair

he dared not question Malcolm and agreed to do as

if she spent more than half an hour in any location, I

sir.” Saul replied dutifully.

up outside a

colder than it was

in a comparatively more remote locality as well, and it was far from being considered urbanized. Building a new road here was, indeed, a quick way to develop the city

of the car. He looked tall and well–built in his long. smoky–gray windbreaker. When he walked, the hem of his windbreaker flapped in

elegant as Malcolm in a place like Ackleton. He was also more handsome than any male celebrity, and the hotel staff at the front desk could not help but stare

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jaws open.

in advance. After they walked in and stated their

to their rooms.

bed. He was suddenly seized by the image of Tabitha lying on the hospital bed, her face