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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repulsive smile. “We’re father and son, after all. We haven’t seen each other in so many years. Can’t I come to catch

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

after they got married,

eventually escalating to domestic abuse and drug use.

this man, never finding a moment of brightness under Jayden’s influence.

when Emmanuel thought he had finally sent him away, Jayden reappeared so

the wild beast pounding in his chest, Emmanuel reminded himself that Jayden held no power

and his complexion carried a yellowish, dull

are you trying to do?” he

Emmanuel appeared open to talk, Jayden could not contain his excitement. His eyes gleamed with greed as he spoke with a

his voice devoid

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your dreams.”

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were with a young lady. What’s

father was

hair and slamming her head

on Tabitha, her fate might not be a

roasted turkey, Emmanuel

yellowed 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 continued.

Emmanuel responded coldly, “It’s up to you how you want to

the woman you mentioned, whether she lives

spent hours waiting outside just to confirm if

not look like

my son. So

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die on the streets someday, at least my