Chapter 262

　　Tabitha's POV 　　I saw two red lines on the white rectangular strip clearly. 　　One was very dark, and the other was much lighter. 　　Instantly, I found it hard to breathe. My mind went blank. 　　I was pregnant! There was a baby inside me! 　　Amidst all the complex emotions, the first one I felt was joy. 　　When I looked up and saw myself in the mirror, my face was already covered in tears. 　　I had spent a year and a half to overcome the pain of losing my baby. Now I was actually pregnant again. 　　I cried tears of joy. 　　But soon, I realized that being pregnant at this time might not be a good thing. 　　Even though I managed to stay alive for more than half a year, as long as there was still wolfsbane in my system, it remained a hidden time bomb. 　　Once the bomb went off, both I and my baby would die. 　　But when I thought about the fact that a new life was growing inside me again, I couldn't help but smile. The joy of being a mother-to-be made my face glow. 　　I instinctively raised my left hand and placed it on my lower abdomen, smiling, even though the baby was still like a tiny seed and hadn't formed yet. 　　As my tears fell one by one onto the washbasin, I whispered, "Baby, is it you? You've come back to me, right?" 　　I was haunted by nightmares for over a year. In every one of my nightmares, I heard a kid call me Mommy. 　　Now, my baby was finally back to me. I was so overjoyed. 　　I now had one more reason to keep going. 　　However, this feeling of joy was soon overshadowed by complex emotions. 　　I closed my eyes and began a conversation with Crystal in my mind. 　　"Crystal, can you feel it?" I asked deep within my heart, searching if she could sense the sign of new life. 　　Her voice rang out in my mind. She said, a bit surprised, "I feel something different, Tabitha. If it is what you think, we must be careful." 　　"I know," I replied, feeling a little apprehensive. "If Derek finds out, who knows what he's gonna do? I won't let him hurt our baby." 　　I swore I'd protect my baby this time even if it cost me my life. 　　In the short ten minutes, I experienced great mood swings. 　　I slowly walked out only after I collected myself. My footsteps were firm. 　　Women were born weak, but those with kids were the toughest. I was given a second chance, and from now on, I once again had someone to protect. 　　Right after I left the bathroom, as I looked up, I met Derek's inquisitive gaze. Startled, I looked at him, annoyed. "Why are you here?" 　　Shouldn't he be with Dad for rehabilitation now? 　　"Tabitha, you don't look well. I heard you hadn't eaten much these days, so I called for a doctor to come here and check on you." 　　I panicked. 　　I didn't want to get entangled with him, so I immediately said coldly, "How am I supposed to have an appetite when I see your face every day?" 　　He was a bit aggrieved. "You once said you wanna eat with me." 　　"That was before," I said. 　　He fell silent for a second. 　　What had happened already became a barrier between us, and I just couldn't get over it. 　　"Tabitha, as I said, Elena would never show up in your life again. I don't expect you to forgive her. I just want you to be happy." 　　I sneered, "You wanna see me happy? Sure. I'll be happy once I see either you or her dead." 　　"Tabitha..." 　　"Piss off! I don't wanna see you. I'm fine. I'm healthier than anyone." 　　I drove Derek out.