Chapter 198

　　Tabitha's POV 　　Hearing my words, Derek slammed the knife in his hand hard into the plate. "Go? Where are you going?" 　　"That's none of your concern. We've already rejected each other, so I don't think it's appropriate for us to stay in a room alone for too long." 　　"You wanna go to that punk, don't you?" he roared. 　　I was a bit offended by how he addressed Jasper, but I didn't want another conflict, so I explained, trying to be as patient as I could, "I told you already. There is nothing going on between him and me." 　　"You may not have any feelings for him. But are you sure he feels the same as you?" 　　"I..." 　　Derek approached me step by step. "Tabitha, why has he been helping you?" 　　He lifted my chin with his slender fingers. 　　He then continued, "He has gone all out to take you away, devoting time, energy, and money. What do you think he's after? Tabitha, there's no free meal in this world. You really think he wants nothing from you?" 　　I didn't agree with his theory. "Derek,