Chapter 147

　　Derek's POV 　　I knew why Holly made a scene at my company. It was all for Daphne. 　　I didn't fire Tabitha because I wasn't afraid of Holly. I just didn't want Tabitha to become a thorn in the side of the Amber's Eye Pack, or she might be in danger. 　　It was also my way of punishing her. 　　After all, she had been trying to draw a line between us. 　　A few months ago, all I wanted was to get rid of her. Yet now that she had actually stopped bothering me, I ended up the one having trouble letting go. 　　Whenever her distant expression emerged in my mind, I felt inexplicably restless. 　　Tugging at my tie, I said to Rolf, "Go to Mark's place." 　　Daphne was over the moon when seeing me. She even prepared a large table of food. 　　Meanwhile, though Holly still pulled a long face, she kept pouring me drinks. 　　I was polite but distant, focused on dandling Kyrian. 　　Yet no matter how I tried, Kyrian barely laughed. Most of the time, he'd just stare out of the window. 　　He'd be cheered up only wh