The snow crashed down on him with his back taking the brunt of the impact.


    "Eric!" she tried to touch his head. "Eric, move closer! Closer! It''s fine if you are pressing against me!"


    The space was far too small and though she wanted to grab his arm, her arm would bump into the wall as soon as she moved.


    "... It''s fine... I''m fine," Eric said weakly. "Just wait. It''s not over yet..."


    "Why are you so good to me, Eric? Is it really just because I''m Avery Tate''s daughter? Is that really the only reason why you like me?" Darkness loomed over them and though La could not see his face, she could sense his breath on her skin. "I regret it now, Eric. I don''t want to cut all ties with you."


    "Let''s talk about something else, La!" Eric did not know how much longer he could withstand it.


    "If we get out of here alive, I''m marrying you," La said. "Eric, if you die and I get to live, I''m not marrying anyone for the rest of my life."


    "Don''t say that, La. I should have been dead a long time ago. Your mom was the one who saved me and gave me all these extra years to live. I''ve worked so hard to break out of my ownfort zone because I want my life to be meaningful. If you survive this, I will have no regrets."


    "That might be the case for you, but if you die, I will regret it for the rest of my life," La sobbed.


    "Don''t cry."


    "I can''t help it."


    He took a deep breath. "Maybe I can sing for you?"


    "No," she blurted out. "Don''t sing. Keep your strength. Let''s wait for the rescue team."


    "Don''t cry, then."


    "Okay."


    Half an hourter, she pressed her forehead to his, and in a trembling voice, she muttered, "Eric,


    t''s dead silent or


    All the screams and the sound of


    rushing snow had died out, and in et


    was so quiet that it felt as though they had fallen into a different dimension.


    "Yeah," Eric whispered in a calming voice. "Stay still, La. Let me see if I can move the snow above us." "I will help."


    "Stay still," he repeated louder with a sniffle in his voice. "You are not moving until the rescue team finds you." "I''ve always listened to you, Eric." La felt increasingly depressed the more she thought about the past.Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org.


    "Yes. You''ve been a good girl and that''s why you must stay alive. If I die, I need you to do something for me." In order to give her the motivation to live, he realized that he had to think of something to entrust her with. "I have some property, and I need you to sell them and hand the money to my parents. I can''t trust anyone else with this."


    "Haven''t you considered the possibility of us dying here together?" she asked hoarsely.


    "You won''t die... I will protect you." Eric moved forward slightly, and as he moved the snow above them shifted, and light shone in.


    Though there was light, the despair in their hearts remained, and La could see how pale Eric was.


    News channels were quick to report on the avnche, and La''s assistant had just arrived at the bottom of the mountain via cable car.


    The assistant immediately found a safe ce to call La, but the call would not go through.


    She soon realized that she could not make any phone calls at all because there was no signal.