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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this relationship was

be stupid, but you’re not cheap. You’ve already made up your mind. Do not waver,’ Tabitha

expression at that moment somehow

his mood. With a slightly cold look,

her eyes and

had always been a light sleeper and did not eat on time. Thus, she must

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

in the ward. Malcolm sat back in his chair and

phone rang, breaking

tone became soft. His attitude was starkly different compared to when he was with

a frown, he continued, “Don’t move.

took his coat and was about to leave. Tabitha suddenly felt a sense of boundless resentment emerging within herself. In a cold tone, she said, “Leaving so soon?

that

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it easy for Naomi.

around to look at her, his deep gaze icy. “I thought we agreed

Malcolm, but that person must

face was expressionless. The light in her eyes seemed to have faded

never let her off for as long as

long time. ‘Was this really why?’

spoilt rich kid 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 gets quite annoying if you stay stuck in the

dad have no future ahead of them! They’ll forever be stuck

voice, Malcolm could not help but feel his heart soften for her at that

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

was the same for Tabitha’s parents. The only memory he had

that time, Malcolm greeted them politely, and their eyes seemed to have reddened immediately. Somehow, the emotions in their gazes managed to move

reckoned that they were a gentle

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moment, Malcolm felt an indescribable

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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 hatred all your life, too.” He then