Chapter 194

　　Tabitha's POV 　　The storm had subsided a lot today, and it seemed the clouds were dispersing. 　　I dialed Jasper's number, wanting to ask him about Matthew. 　　In fact, whether John was my dad or not didn't matter. He had been nothing but good to me and given me all the fatherly love I needed. 　　Perhaps even my biological dad wouldn't treat me as well as John did. 　　Sadly, the call wouldn't get through, which made me a bit uneasy. 　　Last night, that woman mentioned something about Matthew wanting to get revenge on Derek, and now I couldn't reach Jasper? It didn't seem like a coincidence. 　　My fingers hovered over Derek's number, but after a long time, I still didn't press the call button. 　　I had no evidence to prove Elena wasn't dead, and I knew him well enough to know he might blow up before I even finished talking. 　　Forget it. I'd go confront him after I snagged solid proof. 　　I ordered a plate of spaghetti. After drinking half a cup of coffee and paying the owner, I left the joint