Chapter 659

　　Third person's POV 　　Tabitha couldn't discern his facial expression, but she could palpably sense his physical distress. "Then you..." she began. 　　"I'll find a way to handle it myself," he responded. 　　With that, further lingering seemed like an implicit invitation to something more. 　　Like a nimble fish, Tabitha swiftly retreated back into her room and swiftly locked the door. 　　Worried that he might lose control under the influence of the drug and become dangerously irrational, she moved the desk and chair from the room to brace against the door. 　　Exhausted from her efforts, she slumped down onto the carpet. 　　Her fingers gently touched her lips where he had kissed her. 　　Honestly, she was too shocked at the time to have any particular feelings. 　　It was the first time a man other than her husband had kissed her, and the sensation was both unfamiliar and strange. 　　Oddly, when his hands touched her body, she didn't feel a strong aversion, as if her body had subconsciously grown a