Chapter 500

　　Elliott's POV 　　Tabitha felt like she had been hit on the head. She stumbled back a few steps and leaned on the table for support. Her face had gone ghost white in that instant. 　　"Tabitha, nothing is absolute. I'm just analyzing from the perspective of an ordinary person based on the situation at hand. With the explosion, the heatwave, and the toxic gases, normally, no one would survive that. But Derek isn't just anyone. He's got Alpha blood. He's been through professional training, and he's faced all kinds of extreme challenges. We have to believe in him. He's going to be okay. He's that glimmer of hope." 　　I tried to be reasonable with Tabitha, but there was no way she could just relax that easily. 　　"So what is the situation now?" 　　"He's temporarily missing. Just like you, I haven't heard anything concrete yet. The blast affected a huge area, and it happened in an abandoned factory zone with no residents. All the surveillance has been out of commission for ages, so we really hav