Chasing His Runaway Wife by Jamie Stones

Chapter 3 Prenatal Check-Up

Tabitha’s heart raced. She wanted to get a clearer look, but the nurse called her name. “Tabitha Jarvis, please come to Room 601.”

The turmoil in her heart gradually calmed down, and Tabitha shook her head.

‘That woman had disappeared for eight years. How could she be here and with Malcolm?’ Tabitha asked inwardly.

She comforted herself, thinking that she might have been mistaken.

Meanwhile, Malcolm brought Naomi Boyle downstairs and escorted her into the car.

Naomi stared at the results, saying uneasily, “Malcolm, why are there a few indicators out of the normal range?”

She snuggled into Malcolm’s arms, her voice full of anxiety.

“I’m so worried. Is there anything wrong with the baby?” she muttered.

Malcolm’s back was slightly stiff. He wasn’t accustomed to Naomi’s closeness and touch, both mentally and physically.

He was a little baffled as to why he lost control that night.

“Don’t overthink it. This is a routine blood test, and it’s normal for a few indicators to be a bit above the average,” Malcolm reassured Naomi while discreetly pushing her away. Then, he picked up the company documents from the side and flipped through them.

“I’m a bit busy with the company’s affairs. I need to deal with something first,” he said.

Seeing this, Naomi bit her lip and decided not to disturb him anymore. “Then you go ahead. I won’t bother you.”

Seeing Naomi’s submissive demeanor, Malcolm suddenly thought of something. Somehow, the quiet figure of Tabitha appeared in his mind.

‘She was also at the hospital today. Is she ill?’ he wondered.

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office, the doctor

six weeks pregnant,” the

repeated in disbelief, “I’m

Alaric and naturally recognized Tabitha. A flash

continued, “But with your coagulation disorder, pregnancy isn’t recommended. You need to take good care

and suffered a coagulation disorder since childhood. She understood the doctor’s unspoken words—giving birth to

being pregnant already meant she had one foot in the jaws of

pregnancy test report, she still couldn’t believe that

and she couldn’t hear the doctor

you, doctor. I’ll leave now,” she said

it began to drizzle. The cold

her husband, yet he was accompanying another woman for a

hand, that woman once

if she told him about her pregnancy, he would

to

day, Tabitha felt desolate and

pondered and called

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peaceful as usual, but her eyes

placed

had been trying so hard to

Malcolm every night. Whenever she knew he would come home, she would always leave a pot of hot milk for him,

even get to finish their last meal

that Malcolm was back, Tabitha instinctively hid

slightly, “Do you feel better?

were about to