Chapter 99

　　Derek's POV 　　On the helicopter, I tried to talk with Tabitha. 　　But she was very careful with her words now, afraid of offending me. 　　Realizing this, I leaned towards her. But she looked at me with alerted vigilance. 　　After the helicopter landed, I took her off the plane hand in hand. 　　Through peripheral vision, I saw her legs trembling. 　　She was like a stray dog in the wild, particular wary of humans after experiencing their abuse. 　　Whenever I looked at her, I would see fear in her eyes. 　　Just like now, I didn't do anything. But her body shuddered when I simply gave her a glance. 　　Although she was back now, she became even more sensitive and timid than before. 　　She checked my expression carefully and no longer spoke out her ideas freely. 　　I was annoyed by all of this. 　　As soon as we arrived home, Chloe had taken Kyrian away to play. Tabitha followed me upstairs. 　　As soon as she stepped into the bedroom, the door was closed behind her. 　　The light was not turned on in the