Chasing His Runaway Wife by Jamie Stones (Tabitha Jarvis) novel Chapter 2

Chapter 2 She Might Be Pregnant

It turned out that Malcolm became so gentle and proactive because of another woman.

After a long time, Tabitha came back to her senses, her hands and feet cold from the shock.

“Does Grandpa Alaric know?” She forced the words out of her mouth.

At the time of their marriage, Alaric had declared that if Malcolm dared to divorce, he would revoke Malcolm’s right to inheritance.

Tabitha intended to show concern, but Malcolm frowned slightly. He thought Tabitha wanted to suppress him using his grandfather’s name.

“I’ll explain it to Grandpa. You don’t have to worry about it.” Malcolm’s tone suddenly became distant and indifferent, and Tabitha felt a little helpless.

Seeing Tabitha’s pale face, Malcolm felt a twinge of guilt in his heart, but the feeling was momentary.

He took out the divorce agreement and said with pursed lips, “As compensation, I’ll leave this house to you, plus 16 million dollars. If you still think it’s not enough, you can suggest your terms.”

He had no feelings for Tabitha. In the past two years, he had treated her with courtesy and had never touched her. He thought that such compensation was enough.

Seeing that Malcolm had even prepared the divorce agreement, Tabitha knew that nothing could waver his decision. A feeling of bitterness crept into her heart.

She took the agreement and read through it. All the compensation was stated on it.

When Malcolm saw her accept the divorce agreement, his expression softened. “You can read it carefully and give it to me in three days.”

“Okay. I understand,” Tabitha replied.

‘Six years of love, two years of marriage, and, in the end, a warmthless paper is all it takes to end it,’ Tabitha thought.

Tabitha laughed at herself self-deprecatingly. It turned out that this was her real gift for this wedding anniversary.

“Can you tell me what kind of person she is?” she asked.

Malcolm replied indifferently, “We’ve known each other for many years. She saved my life when I was young.”

‘No wonder. Malcolm is aloof, distant, and disinterested in women. How could the girl who got close to him be an ordinary person like me?’ Tabitha mused.

She lowered her eyes to conceal the bitterness in them.

The delicious smell that filled the room a moment ago slowly faded away, and the plate of steamed fish in front of her had turned cold.

When Tabitha caught a whiff of the fishy odor, she suddenly felt sick. She pressed the table and began to retch.

Instinctively, Malcolm held her.

“What’s wrong with you?” he asked.

As Tabitha noticed the concern on Malcolm’s handsome face, her eyes turned slightly red.

She remembered that back in those days, he had also held her with the same big, warm hands and pulled her out of the abyss of despair.

Tabitha pushed him away and said in a hushed voice, “I’m fine. Maybe I caught a cold just now. I’ll be okay after resting in my room.”

They were on the verge of becoming strangers, and the tenderness before their parting only made Tabitha’s heart ache.

Malcolm didn’t insist. “If you are still not feeling well, don’t be so hard on yourself. You should go to see a doctor.”

Right then, his phone rang. He looked down at the caller ID and quickly answered it.

Malcolm was handsome and elegant. When he looked down at something, he appeared extremely gentle and sentimental.

A sweet voice came from the other end of the phone. “Malcolm, where are you?”

Tabitha’s breath hitched, and she turned away and tried not to look at him.