Chasing His Runaway Wife by Jamie Stones

Chapter 78

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After quickly polishing off a plate of food, Emmanuel turned to Tabitha with a sudden concern. He asked, “Aren’t you going to eat?”

“I ate at home,” Tabitha explained, her gaze fixed on the remnants of the meal. “I’m not feeling well, so I can’t handle too much meat.”

Emmanuel nodded in understanding, then silently savored another bowl of the hearty food.

Once Emmanuel finished his meal, he watched as Tabitha tidied up the empty bowls. “Thanks for coming to see me, and also for the roasted turkey,” he said earnestly.

Tabitha smiled. “I’ll come again tomorrow.”

After watching Tabitha, Emmanuel’s eyes lingered on the exquisite fruit basket placed on the bedside table.

The room fell into utter silence, broken only by the abrupt, rapid thudding of his heart against his ribs.

Meanwhile, Tabitha quickly left the hospital, paying little attention to her surroundings. Unbeknownst to her, a man was standing at the end of the corridor with his eyes coldly fixed on her.

The man, who looked about fifty years old, had a face full of rugged wrinkles. Hunched over, his face broke into a sinister grin as he watched Tabitha from behind, making it seem like those wrinkles were morphing into unsettling maggots.

Right after, he swung open the door Tabitha had just closed and shuffled into the room with a noticeable limp.

As Emmanuel laid eyes on the person, his gaze chilled instantly, and a heavy sense of gloom weighed heavily upon him.

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“Get out!” Emmanuel yelled.

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cold,” Jayden responded with a false, repulsive smile. “We’re father and son, after all. We haven’t seen each other in so many

always sharp and charming. His smile, akin to a gentle, warm

got married, Jayden revealed his

in gambling and eventually escalating

had existed beneath the looming shadow of this man,

Emmanuel thought he had finally sent him away, Jayden reappeared

himself that

as a vivid representation of neglected health. His eyes were all cloudy, his hair in a messy tangle, and his complexion carried a yellowish, dull tone, with a whiff of decay and rot hanging around him. Emmanuel could not even

are you trying to do?”

Jayden could not contain his excitement. His eyes gleamed with greed as he spoke with a grin,

Emmanuel’s eyes darkened, his voice devoid of warmth as

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your

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Jayden persisted cheerfully. “I noticed you were with a young lady. What’s her name? She’s

Jayden’s character, Emmanuel knew that his father was capable

her head against the wall for money. His violent outbursts

set his sights on Tabitha, her fate might not be a

warmth of the roasted turkey, Emmanuel blurted out, “I’m not familiar with

smoking. “Not familiar? She spent more than two hours

put up, only caring for you because she sympathized with

how you want to guess.

added, “As for the woman you mentioned, whether she lives or dies has nothing to do with me.”

outside just to confirm if Tabita was close to

not look like he was

So

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Chapter 78

Even if I die on the streets someday, at least my son carries