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

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

married,

eventually escalating

of this man, never finding a moment

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

in his chest, Emmanuel reminded himself that Jayden held no power to cause him

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

you trying to

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

eyes darkened, his voice

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“In your dreams.”

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persisted cheerfully. “I noticed you were with a young lady. What’s her name? She’s quite lovely. Is she my daughter–in–law?”

that his father was capable of doing anything

slamming her head against the wall for money. His violent outbursts were disturbingly common in

his sights on Tabitha, her fate might not

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

spent more than two hours with

is she foolish like your mother? Fooled by the front you put up, only caring for you because she sympathized with

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

woman you mentioned, whether she lives

hours waiting outside just to confirm if Tabita was

did not look like

son. So cold–hearted and ruthless.

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someday, at least my son carries on