Chasing His Runaway Wife by Jamie Stones ( Tabitha Jarvis )
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The doctors and nurses quickly arrived and helped Alaric out. Meanwhile, Malcolm hurriedly followed the team away without sparing a glance at Tabitha.

Tabitha’s lips quivered and her fingers trembled violently.

Malcolm was the one who pulled her out of her abyss of despair with his warm hands.

She thought he was to be the salvation of her life. Yet, things had come to

this.

Malcolm left in such a hurry that he completely disregarded Naomi.

Naomi sneaked a few glances at Tabitha. Seeing that the latter had not paid much attention to her presence, she quietly moved closer to the door.

“Naomi,” Tabitha suddenly called out, her eyes cold. “It’s been eight years. Don’t you have anything to say to me?”

Tabitha’s voice seemed so faint that it could disappear with the breeze, yet Naomi felt a chill go down her spine when she heard it.

Naomi’s expression stiffened. She cautiously looked at the closed door and forced out a few tears.

“Ms. Jarvis, I know how sad you are to lose your parents. But it was an accident, and I was also a victim. I didn’t want it to happen,” she sobbed quietly with an innocent look on her face, implying that Tabitha should not have blamed her or gotten upset.

“An accident?” Tabitha repeated the phrase, enunciating both words carefully. She chuckled before taking a deep breath. The anger and pain she felt were showing despite her effort to mask it with her calm voice.

Back then, Naomi was pestered by hooligans outside a bar and asked Tabitha’s parents, Raphael and Meghan for help. In the midst of the chaos, Raphael was stabbed, but Naomi took advantage of the situation and ran

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“Back then, my dad had gotten seriously injured trying to save you, and my mom begged you to call 911. Yet, you ran away, causing my mom to have a heart attack there and then,” Tabitha said as she got up and slowly walked toward Naomi.

Tabitha was frail and delicate, yet it was as if her gaze contained blades, ready to slash at Naomi. Naomi could not bear such a fierce presence. She dared not make eye contact and instinctively turned away.

“The doctor said they could’ve survived if they’d been sent to the hospital on time. It was all because of your ungratefulness and apathy that my dad died from excessive blood loss, which indirectly led to my mom’s heart attack and subsequent death,” Tabitha said.

With each word Tabitha uttered, Naomi’s complexion grew paler, and the guilt flickering in her eyes became increasingly difficult to conceal.

Naomi gazed at Tabitha with teary eyes, earnestly defending herself. “I didn’t want to run away at that moment. Those hooligans had taken my phone away, and I ran to get help. Yet, it was still too late…”

“That’s enough!” Tabitha suddenly raised her voice and slapped Naomi with all her strength.

“You’re lying! I sought out those people, and they admitted that they didn’t touch you at all, let alone take your phone!” Tabitha screamed. “You left my parents to die, you ungrateful person!”

Eight years ago, those hooligans had fled the scene after seeing the amount of blood coming out of Raphael’s body. Naomi was no longer in danger, and yet she still ran away.

Back then, if she had just called 911, Raphael and Meghan would not have died.

The law stipulated that if a person’s behavior endangered others and the person did nothing to help those in danger, that person could be charged

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Naomi’s face was turned to the side due to the slap. Her face contorted with anger.

There was no longer the need to pretend since the lie was exposed.

With an arm on her cheek, she stared at Tabitha gloomily. Soon, a sarcastic smile appeared on her lips.

“It seems like you know everything,” Naomi said, her tone cold. The delicateness and innocence from earlier were all gone in an instant.

Tabitha remained silent. Her eyes were bloodshot.

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“The police couldn’t convict me eight years ago. Now, you lack both the evidence and witnesses. What can you do to me? I advise you not to waste your time. I got away with it back then, and I’ll do the same now,” Naomi said.

Naomi then looked at Tabitha with unconcealed hatred. “Besides, I’ve already apologized back then. You’re the one who kept holding on to the issue that I had to leave. And now you’re stuck between Malcolm and me! You’re just as annoying as your short-lived parents!”

Naomi’s expression was filled with utter resentment as if she were the one who had suffered all these years.

Tabitha’s blood boiled in an instant.

Just to save such an unrepentant person like Naomi, Raphael and Meghan sacrificed their lives, resulting in them being dead before they even turned 40. However, instead of showing any gratitude or remorse, Naomi shamelessly accused Tabitha of getting in her way and arrogantly displayed her dominance in front of her.

Tabitha could not help but scoff at how ridiculous the world had become.

“Naomi!” Tabitha yelled.

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Tabitha was trembling all over. Suddenly, there was a buzzing in her head, and she grabbed Naomi’s neck with all her strength.

At that moment, Tabitha had only one thought in mind. She wanted to take Naomi’s life and avenge her parents.

Naomi did not expect the frail-looking Tabitha to exert such great force. With a face filled with terror, she screamed, “Tabitha, let go of me! Help! She’s murdering me!”

Just then, Malcolm came out from the ward.

The scene before his eyes stunned him. He hurriedly strode forward and pushed Tabitha away. His blue eyes were laced with anger as he asked, “Have you gone insane?”

Tabitha could not replace an outlet to vent her anger, and her mind was still buzzing.

Her eyes were bloodshot as she grabbed onto Malcolm’s hand and bit him. She looked quite vicious, seemingly wanting to bite a chunk of his flesh off before she was willing to let go.

From what Malcolm remembered, Tabitha had always been gentle and fragile. He did not expect her to be so aggressive after getting worked up. He was so shocked that he did not even have time to react, instead letting

her bite the back of his hand.

It was only after a while that he pushed Tabitha away while enduring the pain. Meanwhile, Naomi instantly burst into tears. In a panicked tone, Naomi said, “Malcolm, you’re bleeding.”

Tabitha was pushed to the ground. Her palms were pressed against the glass shards on the floor, causing her palms to bleed instantly.

The sight of the blood made Malcolm feel uneasy. Frowning, he suppressed the anger that was about to burst out.

“What’s going on?” he asked.

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