Chasing His Runaway Wife by Jamie Stones

Chapter 23

“About Malcolm… Why didn’t you get a divorce after what he did to you?” Chadwick looked at her worriedly. There were touches of emotions in hist eyes that Tabitha could not comprehend. “Is it because you can’t let go of him?”

“Of course not.” Tabitha had a clear idea of love and hate. When she loved. someone, she could pour in everything and not expect anything in return, but once she decided to let go, she would never want to drag things out.

She closed her eyes for a moment and when she opened them again, the cloudiness in the depths of her eyes lifted. Now, hatred and determination. were clearly visible in her eyes.

“It’s because of Naomi. She killed my parents. I won’t let her have her way,”

she stated.

Chadwick had never seen that look in Tabitha’s eyes before and was shocked. He asked, “What happened?”

Tabitha pursed her lips and gave a brief account of the accident that happened eight years ago.

“I’ve been looking for witnesses to the accident that day but afterward, Naomi seemed to vanish into thin air, and I couldn’t find her,” she elaborated.

Behind Naomi, there seemed to be an invisible power protecting her. No matter how hard Tabitha tried, she seemed to make no progress at all.

Even the investigator Tabitha hired a few days ago ended up helping Naomi set her up.

Later on, she tried to look for the investigator named Vernon, but he disappeared. His phone couldn’t be reached, and the detective agency he was from had even closed down.

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closure or even find any clues. It

know that Tabitha’s teenage years were so miserable and felt extremely sorry for her.

mentioned this

was someone behind Naomi, he was afraid that Tabitha would be in danger

“No,” she answered.

parents, Raphael and Meghan’s accident, Tabitha had not met Alaric yet. Although efforts were made to investigate after the fact, she was only 14 years old back then and could not find any useful

Thus, after she married into the

find out the truth behind what happened

to Alaric for help.

was so furious that his heart

favored her, and he was the only elder who cared about her. She could not bear to be the one to give him

to Tabitha’s explanation, Chadwick immediately

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a lawyer friend, and she’s very well–known in the industry for being someone with a strong sense of justice. Her name is Colette Ingram. I’ll introduce her to you, and she might be able to find you a reliable

“Well then, when can I contact Ms. Ingram?” she asked eagerly.

called Colette and asked about her schedule.

each other quite well, and Tabitha began

knew a lawyer who could be

hung up the phone, Chadwick said with some regret, “Colette has just taken a case and is outstation. She’ll only be back in Xosa after

that this kind of thing could not be rushed in a short time either. “It doesn’t matter. I have waited for eight years, so a few days more won’t be a problem,” she reassured him with

asked again, “About

go with you on time,”

you,” she

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