Chasing His Runaway Wife by Jamie Stones

Chapter 57

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

slightly as he

a deep breath. She thought her irritation to him was almost comical, so she

back by yourself. The environment here is better than the Sinclair residence. I want to stay

face for a few seconds before quickly shifting away. “As you

continuing the conversation and turned

Malcolm found himself involuntarily looking at her.

yet she exuded a persistence akin

wondered if it was her resilience that had made her shield him without hesitation at the nightclub back then.

time, she should have hated him.

slender fingers and turned

Tabitha did not leave, he

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

home.

to his room when Malcolm approached him and said firmly, “Grandpa, I

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Malcolm’s unusual behavior today. In the past, Malcolm had always seemed eager to distance himself from Tabitha.

he show concern for Tabitha, but he also wanted to stay at the

topic, Alaric

Alaric asked, scrutinizing every expression

not in good health, so I thought it would be good to stay here and keep an eye on her.

Naomi had really brought him to his senses. He replied happily, “Okay, then you may stay.

surprised to learn that

is Malcolm up to? Is he aware of the

arise when people know

fist tightly until her nails dug into her skin, jolting

herself, ‘Impossible! His heart belongs only to Naomi, and he acknowledges only her child. There must be some hidden

faced a dilemma regarding bedtime. They were

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the room, feeling nervous