Chapter 734

　　Third person's POV 　　Tabitha wasn't longing to rekindle the intimacy she once shared with Derek. She just couldn't help feeling that her past self had been foolish. 　　She had loved him so deeply, given up everything for him, and stayed by his side. He knew everything about her, yet she knew almost nothing about him. 　　"Tabitha, some things are better left unknown. I'm doing this for your own good," Derek said, his voice tinged with helplessness and concern. 　　But his words only made Tabitha's expression darken. 　　Her eyes widened, filled with anger and disappointment, as she stared at him. 　　"How long are you going to keep hiding behind the excuse of doing what's 'best for me' while being utterly selfish?" Tabitha couldn't hold back her frustration any longer. All the emotions she'd bottled up came pouring out. 　　"I loved you so much back then. I gave up everything for you. Your work was always so mysterious, and I never asked questions. Wherever you went for business, I never pried.