But by that time, almost every bone in my body had already been broken.
I couldn’t open the door for him.
And I couldn‘t accept his love that came too late either.
Through the door viewer, the murderer saw Draco and showed a strange smile.
“You rich people, not one of you is good.”
“If it were not for this man always letting things slide, you would not have grown this proud.”
“As long as he dares to walk through this door, I will kill him and bury you both together!”
He lifted an axe and hid beside the door, ready at any second to strike Draco with a deadly hit.
If at that moment I had called out to him for help, I believe he would have rushed in right away to save me.
But I didn’t dare to take that risk.
He was still young.
He still had a bright future waiting for him.
He had already given me the happiest twenty years of my life.
He had already given up so much for me.
I couldn’t be so selfish as to let him die for me, too.
So, between living and dying…
I chose Draco.
Using the final bit of power still in me, I yelled toward him, “Draco, don’t come searching for me again.”
“I have already… started loving someone new.”
Beyond the door, everything went quiet for three seconds.
Then the knocking grew louder and rougher than before.
“I don’t accept that, I don’t believe that!”
“You’re still upset with me about that thing, right?”
“Savannah, unlock the door and hear me out.”
“I was only upset that day; I never meant to end things with you.”
“I am sorry, unlock the door, unlock the door, and let me enter, please?”
The door camera lit up Draco’s face.
The tip of his nose had turned red from the cold, and the tears on his lashes had already frozen stiff.
Still, he stayed stubborn, standing outside my door.
In minus twenty-degree weather, the night wind felt painful.
The winter night in Oakland city.
It could freeze a living body to death.
It could also freeze a burning heart.
Yet he kept standing there, stubborn as ever.
Not one step taken, refusing to walk away.
Until morning arrived, soft snow turned his hair white.
Until Ravena showed up and pulled him close against her chest.
She pressed a kiss to Draco’s tear-marked face, warming his already cold heart.
She held Draco’s hands and spoke again and again.
“It’s fine, Draco, it’s fine, you still have me.”
“Truthfully, I already knew about Savannah’s relationship. I was only scared you would be hurt and never dared to mention it.”