Chasing His Runaway Wife by Jamie Stones

Chapter 9

Quickly suppressing his anger, Malcolm said calmly, “I’ll visit her.”

Tabitha had not slept well for two days. She was constantly having nightmares last night. When she finally woke up, she stared at the pale ceiling in a daze.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door of the ward. Soon, a tall figure walked in.

Tabitha looked at Malcolm’s indifferent face and nonchalantly asked, “What are you doing here?”

Malcolm’s lips were curved up in a smirk, yet his voice was cold. “Grandpa asked me to come over to see you.”

Tabitha could not see his expression clearly, yet she could already sense the sarcasm and irony in his eyes. Suddenly, she grew weary of it.

She leaned back nonchalantly on the pillow. “Well, you’ve seen me, so why don’t you leave?”

“I need to stay here for at least half a day, or Grandpa might go on another hunger strike,” Malcolm said. “You’re really impressive, Tabitha. Why haven’t I found out that you had so many tricks up your sleeves before?”

Malcolm’s cold tone pierced through Tabitha’s heart like a sharp blade.

She had already made up her mind to give up on this relationship, yet Tabitha could not help but get teary-eyed.

Only Malcolm’s impassive face remained in her blurred vision. His ocean- blue eyes were cold, and even his tone was dripping with unconcealed disgust. “Don’t look at me so pitifully like that. I’m not Grandpa. I won’t fall for your tricks,” he said.

Tabitha felt even more fatigued. Suddenly, she started laughing at herself.

Malcolm frowned. “What are you laughing at?”

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“I’m laughing at myself for being stupid,” she replied.

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of this relationship was akin to ripping out a piece of flesh from her

you’re not cheap. You’ve already made up

words and expression at that moment somehow

Tabitha had influenced his mood. With a slightly cold look, Malcolm chose to sit in a place furthest

eyes and

always been a light sleeper and did not eat on time.

and her fingertips were trembling. Yet, she refused to show the slightest bit of pain on her face for fear of

sat back in his chair and

his phone rang, breaking the

call, Malcolm’s cold tone became soft. His attitude was starkly different compared to when he was

he continued, “Don’t move.

to leave. Tabitha suddenly felt a sense of boundless resentment

that did not mean she wanted to

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it easy for Naomi.

look at her, his deep gaze icy. “I thought we agreed to part on good terms. Why are you being like

can keep my promise, Malcolm, but that

light in her eyes

her off for as long as I live,” she

a long time. ‘Was this really

back then, who then hired hooligans to attack her. Your parents were good people and had saved her. No one expected the tragedy to happen,” Malcolm said. “You should look ahead, Tabitha. It actually

But my mom and dad

choked voice, Malcolm could not help but

too, died early in a car accident long ago. He

for Tabitha’s parents. The only memory he had was when he met them on his sixteenth

have reddened immediately. Somehow, the emotions

they were a gentle and kind

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this moment, Malcolm felt an indescribable emotion,

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deep breath and said in a solemn tone, “Tabitha, people can’t come back from the dead. I’m sure Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis don’t want you to live in