Chasing His Runaway Wife by Jamie Stones

Chapter 87

Looking at the stick in his hand, Emmanuel secretly considered whether it was possible to subdue Jayden with

one move.

He was not afraid of hurting Tabitha. As long as she didn’t die, he wouldn't care if she suffered slight injuries.

However, Emmanuel was concerned about the lighter in Jayden’s hand. If the latter were infuriated and truly

started a fire, the situation would becperilous.

Still, at that point, Emmanuel did not dare to leave Tabitha behind. His mind raced to rapidly figure out a way to

deal with the circumstances.

Holding the lighter, Jayden threatened, “On the count of three, if you don’t do it, I'll give you a taste of what it's

like to be burned.”

Just then, Tabitha finally severed the rope that was tying her hands behind her.

She slapped Jayden’s hand when he wasn’t looking, and the lighter fell to the ground.

Jayden immediately bent down to pick it up.

Having abruptly exerted force, Tabitha felt a sudden ache in her abdomen, and her forehead began to sweat.

Unable to bend down to snatch the

lighter, she swiftly kicked it aside with her toes.

The lighter was kicked into a corner.

Jayden was about to pounce forward to grab the lighter, but Emmanuel had already swung at him with the stick.

The blow to Jayden’s shoulder caused him pain and prompted him to fly into a rage. Like an enraged beast, he

immediately turned and grabbed

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Emmanuel by the collar. The next second, the two were locked in a scuffle.

As a desperado, Jayden had nothing to fear when fighting for his life.

Emmanuel managed to fight on equal ground with Jayden on the back of his youth and fitness.

Suddenly, Jayden ferociously turned the knife in his hand and attempted to stab Emmanuel at the waist.

Tabitha’s stomach ached, and her back tingled as she walked.

Before she could pick up the lighter, she saw that scene and screamed in shock, “Emmanuel, look out!”

However, it was too late. The sharp point of the knife had penetrated Emmanuel’s waist.

Covering his wound, Emmanuel booted Jayden hard to kick him away. Jayden was furious and turned to pounce

to grab the lighter in the corner.

Enduring the pain, Emmanuel stepped forward to entangle Jayden and said loudly, “Tabitha, leave first!”

He thought, ‘The situation is spiraling out of my control now. If something bad happens to Tabitha, that old man

will flayalive!”

As long as Tabitha could escape unharmed, he would find a way to escape the predicament on his own.

Tabitha immediately ran toward the locked living room door:

Emmanuel saw her run away without hesitation. His eyes seemed to darken in an instant as if the scene where

his weak mother disregarded him more than ten years ago was replaying in his mind's eye.

He thought, ‘Tabitha isn’t doing anything wrong. We are just ordinary friends, and it is reasonable for her to keep

her distance and ensure her

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own safety. She doesn’t have to stay and risk her life for me. Besides, it was because of my arrogance that

caused this plan to spiral out of my control.

However, the acknowledgment that she didn’t even bother to pretend to hesitate clenched his heart. His heart

sank continuously.

Emmanuel thought, ‘It turns out there really isn’t anyone who cares about my survival in this world.’

Emmanuel was bleeding profusely. After kicking Emmanuel to the ground, Jayden wanted to stab him again.

Suddenly, Jayden was hit hard on the knee by a wooden stick and fell to his knees uncontrollably.

As a traditional medicine practitioner, Tabitha knew that there was a position in the human knee that would be

temporarily paralyzed after being knocked.

After making sure that Jayden could not stand up for a few minutes, she struggled to help Emmanuel up with a

pale face. “Emmanuel, can you stand up? Let's leave together.”

Emmanuel looked up at her in disbelief.

It turned out that she hadn't run away just now. She didn’t give up on him.

For a split second, Emmanuel felt a strange sensation coursing through his entire body. Even the tips of his

fingers trembled uncontrollably.

Jayden suddenly gave a wicked smile and reached out to grab Tabitha’s ankle.

Tabitha tripped over because of inertia and fell heavily, causing a sudden increase in the intensity of her

abdominal pain.

Emmanuel’s eyes narrowed, and he suddenly kicked Jayden away with a burst of force. He hurried to help

Tabitha up. “Hurry up and get up.”

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Tabitha's forehead was already covered with cold sweat, and she and Emmanuel supported each other as they

moved toward the door.

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Although the house was dilapidated, the wooden door was very solid. It would automatically lock when it was

closed and could only be opened with a key.

“You want to escape? It's not that easy!” Jayden'’s cold laughter sounded again. “Since you two are unwilling to

abandon each other, why don’t you two burn to death together?”

Emmanuel’s expression changed tically, and he immediately looked back at Jayden.

He didn’t know when Jayden had picked up the lighter. With a snap, the latter lit the lighter.

The next second, the gasoline beside him was ignited.

In the blink of an eye, a raging fire erupted in the entire living room, flames spreading everywhere.

Emmanuel immediately shielded Tabitha behind him and kicked the closed door even more frantically.

However, the door remained still.

Jayden had poured gasoline all over the living room, leaving them with no place to stand. Emmanuel finally

dragged Tabitha and hid in the bathroom.

However, there was no water in the faucet, and Emmanuel could only try to protect Tabitha by shielding her from

the fire that was about to spread in their direction.

Looking at them fleeing in a panic, Jayden felt a wave of perverted delight and burst into laughter.

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As the fire grew, Jayden waited until he had witnessed enough of the before climbing up the window with

the black leather bag and slowly clambered down.

Over the years of hiding everywhere he went, he had refined the techniques and skills of escaping for his life.

Emmanuel couldn't spare his attention to focus on Jayden. He hastily called for help.

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After he was done talking on the phone and turned back around, he noticed Tabitha was already in a daze. She

sat on the floor, leaning against the wall. Her eyes were slightly closed, her lips had lost all color, and the wound

on her neck was still bleeding.

She was like a bullied kitten, giving off a frighteningly fragile vibe.

Emmanuel’s heart sank. He reached out and patted her on the cheek. “Tabitha, how are you? Hurry up and wake

up.”

Tabitha opened her eyes in a daze, seemingly not knowing where she was. It took a while before she said, “My

stomach hurts.”

Her hand rested on her belly, and Emmanuel shifted his eyes downward from where her hand was. He noticed

there was a pool of blood on the floor.

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