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 many years. Can’t I come to

and charming. His smile, akin

long after they got married, Jayden revealed

and eventually escalating to domestic abuse and drug

existed beneath the looming shadow of this man, never finding a moment of brightness under Jayden’s

he had finally sent him away,

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

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

“What are you trying to do?” he asked

that Emmanuel appeared open to talk, Jayden could not contain his excitement. His eyes gleamed with greed as he spoke with a grin, “Nothing

his voice devoid of warmth

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your dreams.”

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aloof attitude, Jayden persisted cheerfully. “I noticed you were with a young lady. What’s her name? She’s quite lovely. Is she

character, Emmanuel knew that his father was capable of doing anything

past, Jayden had frequently resorted to grabbing Lorelai’s hair and slamming her head against the wall

Tabitha, her

the warmth of the roasted turkey, Emmanuel blurted out,

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

Fooled by the front you put up, only caring for you because she sympathized

up to you how you want to guess. I won’t give you a penny.

she

spent hours waiting outside just to confirm if Tabita was close to

Emmanuel did not look like he

son. So cold–hearted and

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on the streets someday, at least my son carries on my legacy,” Jayden