I felt like someone was tugging at my heart.

Just like Derek said, it was subconscious. A kind of emotion that I couldn't describe or deduce where it came from.

Seeing the sadness in his expression, I tiptoed and raised my hand to pat his head.

As I patted him, I snapped back to reality and paused. I looked into his brown eyes and softly reassured him, “Derek, you are not betraying her. She won't blame you.”

His eyes lit up for a moment. But as I paused, they ...