Chapter 204

　　Tabitha's POV 　　I sent Derek a message, laying out all the chaos that'd been going down. 　　Derek texted me back at once. 　　Staring at his reply, I couldn't help but give a wry smile. 　　I kept all of our chat history, and as I slid my finger up, I saw that most of the texts came from me, while he barely replied. 　　Looking at all those desperate messages begging him to come back home, I felt like it was ages ago—even though it had only been six months. 　　Shaking my head, I put away my phone and returned to Holly's ward. 　　She was silently shedding tears, probably lost in her thoughts. 　　Seeing me, she quickly dried her face and forced a smile. "Tabitha, I thought you'd left. Why are you back?" 　　"Mark seems a bit unwell. Guess he's exhausted.So I'll take care of you tonight in his stead." 　　Holly waved her hand. "No need. Just go home. I've got a carer. I'm fine here." 　　"Mark said you would be scared, so he's been staying with you at night. I gotta admit, he's really nice to you." 　　A