“Emma Carter!” Daniel’s rage flared, his eyes like frozen blades. “Do you realize what you’ve done? You made Vivian walk the stairs while you sat comfortably in the elevator! Her feet are practically raw!”
“You told her it’s just a few steps, didn’t you?” He stepped closer, voice dripping with mockery. “Now it’s your turn. Just a few steps, and you’ll be free.”
The cold smirk on his face pierced my heart like an icicle. The man who once swore to cherish me for life was long gone.
The baby inside me kicked violently, as if in fear. The doctor’s warning echoed in my ears: “You must protect the pregnancy—no stress, no cold.”
Clenching my teeth, I bent down, hands pressed against the frozen ground. Every step I tried to lift tore my skin away from the icy floor, the pain so sharp I nearly blacked out.
“Daniel, please… let me go. I’ll apologize to Vivian…” I begged through tears, my voice hoarse.
He remained unmoved, arms crossed. “I told you—walk out, kneel, and apologize.”
Blood seeped from my torn soles, freezing instantly into tiny crimson crystals.
Step by step, I dragged myself forward, each step leaving behind a shocking trail of blood on the ice.
I clutched my phone so tightly the edges nearly cracked.
At last, I reached him, collapsing on the ground in exhaustion. Tilting my head up, I gasped, “I… I walked out… let me go…”
Daniel looked down at me, lips curling into a cruel smile. “See? You can walk. So why didn’t you let Vivian in the elevator earlier?”
Before I could react, he suddenly kicked me hard in the stomach!
“Ah—!” Agony ripped through my body. Like a ragdoll, I was hurled back into the freezer, crashing against the icy wall.
“Daniel! You bastard! You broke your word!” I clutched my belly, convulsing in pain, tears mingling with cold sweat.
Vivian giggled sweetly in his arms. “Sister, is that all it takes to break you? Your pain is nothing compared to the injustice I’ve suffered.”
Summoning my last strength, I hurled my phone at Daniel.
He dodged easily. The phone skidded onto the floor outside the freezer. Its screen glowed—showing a call had been connected.
Once, someone had told me:
No matter what happens, just call me—I’ll come right away.
The faint glow of the phone flickered in the freezing air like a dying star.
Did you see it? Did you hear me? Please… save me…
The chill stabbed into my bones like countless needles. My body shook like a leaf in the wind.