Chasing His Runaway Wife by Jamie Stones

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At that moment, Emmanuel smiled and openly expressed his admiration by saying, “Malcolm, you have such a good relationship with Tabitha.”

Tabitha scoffed in her heart, ‘If our relationship can be considered a great one, then perhaps there are no broken–hearted couples in the world!”

She couldn’t tell if Malcolm was doing unnecessary favors for Alaric or if he was up to something bad.

The smell of meat made Tabitha sick. She was already full after eating almost half a bowl of oatmeal and mushroom soup.

She quickly excused herself from the table, citing fatigue.

Malcolm’s expression darkened slightly. Then, he gave Emmanuel a cold glance.

He was aware that Emmanuel was deliberately trying to sow discord. between them. Emmanuel was an ambitious man. Although he appeared to be amiable, he harbored a concealed hostility toward Malcolm.

Moreover, Emmanuel had an extreme work style. So, he and Malcolm never got along.

Malcolm did not like Tabitha having too much interaction with Emmanuel. He was determined to get Tabitha home.

After dinner, Emmanuel chatted with Alaric for a while before taking his leave.

Malcolm seized the opportunity to speak privately with Tabitha.

He asked, “Tabitha, when do you plan to return to the Sinclair residence?”

Tabitha didn’t believe he genuinely wanted her to go back. She quipped with a frown, “You can’t pretend anymore, can you? It must have been

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exhausting pretending in front of Grandpa Alaric just now, right?”

leaving an unpleasant impression despite her smiling face.

gaze darkened slightly as he said, “Stop

him was almost comical,

is better than the Sinclair residence. I want to stay here a

on her face for a few seconds

conversation

Malcolm found himself involuntarily looking at her.

weak, yet she exuded a persistence akin to bamboo.

had made her shield him without hesitation at the nightclub back

time, she should have hated him.

slender fingers and turned to find Alaric.

Tabitha did not leave, he would stay.

her and made her sad and disappointed. He was also the person who made

home.

to return to his room when Malcolm approached him and said firmly, “Grandpa, I want to stay here for a few days.”

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was surprised by Malcolm’s unusual behavior today. In the past, Malcolm had always seemed eager

today, not only did he show concern for Tabitha, but he also wanted to stay at the Sinclair manor.

his cool and seriousness while bringing up the topic, Alaric might have thought he had finally

scrutinizing every

health, so I thought it would be good to stay here and keep an eye on her. Besides, I can accompany

to Tabitha earlier and thought that maybe Naomi had really brought him to his senses. He replied happily, “Okay, then you may stay. I’ll have someone prepare

to learn that Malcolm

to? Is he

people know he’s staying because

clenched her fist tightly until her nails dug into her skin, jolting her back to

her child. There must be some hidden motive behind his sudden desire to stay at the

turn a blind eye to Malcolm’s decision to stay, she faced a dilemma regarding bedtime. They were at the Sinclair manor and

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the room, feeling nervous