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

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

they got married,

foul–mouthed, getting involved in gambling and eventually

of this man, never finding a moment of brightness

finally sent him away, Jayden reappeared so soon.

chest, Emmanuel reminded himself that Jayden held no power

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 tell how long it

eased his guard. “What are you

greed as he spoke with a grin,

his voice devoid of warmth as

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“In your dreams.”

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cheerfully. “I noticed you were with a

Jayden’s character, Emmanuel knew that his father was capable of doing anything for money.

hair and slamming her head against the wall for money. His violent outbursts were

sights on Tabitha, her fate might not be

roasted turkey, Emmanuel blurted out, “I’m not familiar

years of smoking. “Not familiar? She spent more than two hours with you in the hospital on Christmas Eve.”

put up,

“It’s up to you how you want to guess. I

for the woman you mentioned, whether she lives or dies has nothing

outside just to confirm

look like he was

So cold–hearted and

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die on the streets someday, at least