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.