Chasing His Runaway Wife by Jamie Stones

Chapter 71

But eventually, Malcolm didn’t ask the question. He simply took his pajamas and went into the bathroom.

Hot water dripped from the top of his hair and flowed down, enveloping him in warmth. His face, however, retained a layer of iciness.

When Malcolm finished washing, he found that Tabitha had fallen asleep, and there was a notification on his phone that someone had transferred money to his account.

For a moment, Malcolm’s mood plummeted.

Tabitha did not sleep well that night because her mind was preoccupied. When she got up the next day, she had dark circles under her eyes.

Emmanuel came over early in the morning with Lorelai’s handmade beetroot soup.

“My mother heard that Tabitha likes the soup. She woke up early today, so she took the time to make another pot,” Emmanuel said.

Alaric was pleased, and Tabitha kept thanking him.

Emmanuel asked the kitchen to bring out bowls and personally filled

them for Tabitha and Alaric.

Malcolm was suddenly very annoyed at Emmanuel’s attentive gesture.

Emmanuel had no intention of leaving after breakfast. Malcolm couldn’t help but call out to him and ask, “Would you like to take my car to the company?”

“No need,” Emmanuel thanked Malcolm with a smile. He added, “Malcolm, did you forget that our department completed the year–end review yesterday? We don’t have to work today.”

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Emmanuel worked in the information department. The employees were given a break after completing the year–end review.

“I happened to have nowhere else to go, so I decided to come here and play chess with Granddad all day,” Emmanuel said.

guard against Emmanuel, he smiled and replied, “Okay. Then you can stay at the

a problem with Emmanuel’s stay. Malcolm didn’t want to say anything more

headquarters could

somber. The managers of all departments carefully handed over

could not settle down to work at the thought that Emmanuel would be at the

assistant, Saul, over after finding errors in the document for the eleventh time. He ordered, “Go to the information

had always been at odds, so he responded

just finished playing chess with Alaric While his granddad returned to his room for a

turning the garden soil and

she saw Emmanuel, she asked with a smile, “Look, is this the right way to plant them?”

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nodded, but his expression

“Is there something you want to tell me?”

had noticed Emmanuel looked strange at the dining table. Therefore, she guessed Emmanuel had something to say

have finally made up his mind and said, “Tabitha,

slightly and asked, “How do you know that?”

I was drinking with some friends at Four Seasons Bar and overheard a drunkard saying something about your parents,” he said.

and asked, “What did that

looked serious and said, “He mentioned that when he visited Heaventown on business eight years ago, there was a death incident. Some rich kids were jealous of each other. They were chasing a woman and ended up killing two innocent bystanders. The

changed slightly, and she looked at him coldly, feeling a

you know those things? Have you been investigating

parents. He said their death was an accident, but

fingers tightly until her knuckles turned pale. The caution in her heart instantly peaked.

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that Naomi had previously called the man “Em” on the wiretap.

sounded suspiciously like the acronym for

and said indifferently, “I know everything. What

that after the death incident, the rich kids found a scapegoat to take the blame and

be upset if I tell you something. The