Chasing His Runaway Wife by Jamie Stones

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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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“We’re father and son, after all. We haven’t seen each

his youth, Jayden was always sharp and charming. His smile, akin to a gentle, warm spring

married, Jayden revealed his

in gambling and eventually escalating to domestic abuse

the looming shadow of this man, never finding a moment of brightness

he had finally sent him away,

reminded himself that Jayden held no power to cause him any more harm..

from years of wear, appeared 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

guard. “What are you

gleamed with greed as he spoke with a grin, “Nothing much, just here to ask my son for some

darkened, his voice

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your dreams.”

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you were with a young lady. What’s her name? She’s quite

Emmanuel knew that his father was capable of doing anything for money.

Lorelai’s hair and slamming her head against

her

warmth of the roasted turkey, Emmanuel blurted out,

teeth from years of smoking. “Not familiar? She spent

mother? Fooled by the front you put up, only caring for you because she sympathized with your injuries?” Jayden

Emmanuel responded coldly, “It’s up to you how you want to guess. I won’t give you a penny. Now, get

she lives or dies has

outside just to confirm if

did not look like he was

my son. So cold–hearted

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the streets someday, at least