Chapter 0601 'Ariana!"

Nicholas caught up with me from behind, his warm hand grasping mine. I wasn't sure if it was from nervousness or the heat, but his palm was damp.

"Ariana, don't go back to Tabitha's room. Sleep in a different room instead."

I rolled my eyes in my mind. After all this time, he was still thinking about the same things...

I pulled my hand free without responding, assuming he was trying to convince me to move back to the master bedroom.

But then he said nonchalantly, "Let Wendy stay in the next room to watch over Tabitha. We should treat her like any other normal child."

"What?" I thought I'd heard wrong and questioned him repeatedly.

child?" I stopped in my tracks, staring at him in disbelief. "How am I supposed to treat

fragile as you think. Trust me. I

forced a smile, but there was no warmth in my eyes. Even

care of her? What do you know? Have you ever called her name over and over,

ever felt the despair of longing for just one hug from her, only to find it completely out of reach? Have you ever seen her crouch on the floor, screaming in fear and

welling up in my chest. "You really

his mouth, but eventually lowered his head. "I'm sorry, I didn't know. Maybe Tabitha's situation is a bit

step to leave as I threw back a

need to apologize. You have too much to apologize for, and I

was knowing his condition could be inherited and still deciding to

But I had always taken precautions, except for that time. If it weren't for his insecurities about Pete, none of

for the rest of her life. Yet, as her father, he brushed off her pain so

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