Chasing His Runaway Wife by Jamie Stones

Chapter 149

Their car was stuck in traffic. Emmanuel was considering getting out to find another way hwhen he received

a message from Naomi.

He was puzzled, wondering, ‘What does she mean by this? What did Malcolm find out? Giuseppe is the one who

hit Tabitha with the car, yet Malcolm is going to confront him with Naomi? If Naomi gets too scared, she might

accidentally reveal sevidence.”

Emmanuel had to sit back down and text Naomi: [Find an excuse to leave his car. I'll cpick you up.]

Naomi immediately showed Malcolm the message and asked him, “How should | reply?”

“Just say you can’t get out of the car right now,” Malcolm answered.

Naomi replied to Emmanuel’s messages accordingly.

Emmanuel continued to text: [Stay calm. I'll cup with something when | reach the destination.]

Naomi only replied: [Okay.] Then, she stopped messaging him.

Emmanuel gripped the phone tightly until his fingers turned white and the veins on the back of his hand bulged.

He closed his eyes, recalling Tabitha in her light purple dress and her slightly shy gaze.

However, he felt frustrated because he was going to miss this beautiful date. He thought, ‘I wouldn't be

constantly worried about the truth being exposed if | hadn’t worked with Naomi in the past.

The road was badly congested, and it was ten past seven when Saul finally drove the car to a secluded café.

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This place was very far from Universal Theater, so he wouldn't make it

back anyway.

Emmanuel steadied his emotions and stepped out of the car, catching up with Malcolm in a few strides.

He feigned surprise, saying, “Malcolm? What a coincidence, bumping into you here.”

Malcolm sneered. “Emmanuel? What are you doing here?”

Tm meeting a friend for coffee,” Emmanuel said. He glanced at Naomi and continued. “What brings you guys

here?”

Malcolm replied, “We have sfree ttonight, so | brought Naomi here to have scoffee and enjoy the

café’s ambiance.”

Malcolm was openly confronting Emmanuel now. Now that they both knew Naomi was a pawn, they didn’t need

to pretend anymore.

However, Naomi still acted as if Malcolm hadn’t discovered her true colors. She smiled and greeted Emmanuel.

“Hello, are you Malcolm's

cousin?”

“Yes, | am.” Emmanuel stared at Naomi for a moment, his expression cold but gentle. “So, you guys are here for

coffee too. We can join you.”

Malcolm didn’t refuse, and they all entered the café together.

They chatted for half an hour in the café, probing each other.

After a while, Emmanuel received a message from Tabitha: [Have you arrived? The recital has started. Why don’t

| see you?]

Emmanuel couldn't help feeling apologetic toward Tabitha. He said to Malcolm, “Excusefor a moment.”

Then, he walked outside and called Tabitha.

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“Emmanuel, where are you? You're ten minutes late.” Tabitha’s clean and gentle voice cthrough the phone,

captivating Emmanuel.

Emmanuel whispered, “I'm sorry, | might not be able to watch the recital with you. Something urgent has come

up.”

“Oh. Since you have something to take care of, | won't wait for you anymore. I'll go in first,” Tabitha said.

Tabitha hung up the phone, sneering softly. Next, she turned and got into the car next to her, telling the driver,

“Let's go home.”

She thought, ‘Emmanuel loves power and influence the most. If | want to take revenge against him, | should start

there. And... since he likes me, | don’t mind making him likeeven more and then shattering his fantasies

harshly.”

When Emmanuel re-entered, Malcolm seemed a bit impatient. “I'm heading back first,” he said coldly.

Naomi looked at Emmanuel with a forced smile, saying, “Mr. Emmanuel Sinclair, we'll leave first.”

“My friend is probably running late because he has something to deal with. I'll wait for him,” said Emmanuel.

After casting Naomi a warning gaze, he continued, “Be careful on your way back.” With his gloomy expression,

he looked like a ruthless hunter watching his prey in secret. Naomi’s mood suddenly felt heavy, and she spoke

with a stiff smile. “Thank you, Mr. Emmanuel Sinclair. You too.”

As soon as they got into the car, Emmanuel checked the time.

It was eight o’clock sharp. They had spent half an hour in the café. It would take half an hour to get to Universal

Theater from here, which meant he would have around an hour left for the date.

‘Will Tabitha still be waiting for me?‘ he wondered.

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After calculating the time, Emmanuel booked a ride to Universal Theater. Once he arrived, he messaged Tabitha:

[Tabitha, I've sorted things out on my end. Are you still there?]

When Tabitha saw the message, she chuckled lightly and thought, ‘He does care abouta lot.

Instead of replying, she tossed her phone aside, grabbed her pajamas, and headed to the bathroom for a shower.

Emmanuel waited for her reply for a long time. He didn’t have the tickets, but he didn’t want to call and disturb

her. He could only find a seat nearby, intending to escort her hafter the show.

Meanwhile, Malcolm dropped Naomi off at Rosaria Residence. Before she got out of the car, he suddenly stopped

her. “Find another place to stay and move out in the next few days.”

He remembered that Tabitha was a bit unhappy when Naomi moved in

here.

Naomi paused, feeling a bit incredulous. “Malcolm, you wantto move

out?”

“I'll give you three days,” Malcolm said with a cold voice. “I'll have Saul dismiss the housekeeper. You might feel

scared living alone in such a big house, so consider finding a smaller place.”

“I'm not scared,” Naomi said hurriedly. “Malcolm, Emmanuel still doesn’t know about us. If | move out suddenly,

he’ll get suspicious. In that case, it might be even harder forto get evidence against him.”

“Evidence?” Malcolm stared at her coldly, disgust written all over his face. “You hit the nail on the head. | might

consider letting you stay here a bit longer if you can hand over the evidence you have right now.”

“Malcolm, you might be misunderstanding me. If I had evidence, | would

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have given it to you.” Naomi said.

“Think it through tonight and decide whether you want to givethe evidence or not.” Malcolm grew impatient

dealing with Naomi, whom he deemed a hypocritical woman. “If I don’t get any useful evidence by tomorrow, I'll

let Emmanuel and Giuseppe know how you betrayed them.”

Naomi’s expression turned dark as she watched the car decisively turn around and leave.

A crazy idea popped into her mind at that moment.

She thought, ‘With my current situation, I'll be doomed no matter what. Why don’t | just go all out and destroy

Tabitha?"

As their car drove farther and farther, Naomi’s figure in the rear-view mirror grew smaller and smaller. Saul

asked, “Mr. Sinclair, how do you know that Naomi has evidence?”

Malcolm, who looked a bit tired, leaned against the back seat and said faintly, “Because Emmanuel was acting

too nervously tonight.”

He thought, ‘Emmanuel wasn’t nervous when | confronted him, but he was willing to skip his date with Tabitha

tonight just to catch up and stop.from taking Naomi to Giuseppe. The only reason should be that Naomi has B

substantial evidence that compels Emmanuel to protect her at

all costs.

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