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

Jarvis, you are six

Tabitha repeated in

Tabitha. A

pregnancy isn’t recommended.

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

being pregnant already meant she had one foot in the jaws

believe that

and

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

she walked out of the hospital, it began to drizzle. The cold

the same hospital as her husband, yet

other hand, that woman once saved Malcolm’s life and now had

her pregnancy, he would probably still

destined to have no father,’ she

this rainy day, Tabitha felt desolate and

in the department pondered and called

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Tabitha returned to the Sinclair residence, she appeared as quiet and peaceful as usual, but her eyes were a little red, and

placed in

had been trying so hard

would come home, she would always leave a pot of hot milk for him, no

even get to finish

approached. Seeing that Malcolm was back, Tabitha instinctively hid the pregnancy test

the sight of Tabitha’s pale face, Malcolm frowned slightly, “Do you feel better? What

not uncaring. Even as they were