Chapter 439

"Willow..." "Willow... I..." "Live on..." "Willow... wait for me..." "You must... live on..." Severus could no longer hold back. Tears streamed down his face like a dam that had burst. Gritting his teeth, he bolted out of the hospital room. He couldn’t take it anymore. He needed to call Willow. He had to make sure she came to see Aiden one last time. He couldn’t bear the thought of his revered captain, the man he looked up to, leaving this world with regrets and unfulfilled desires. But as he rushed to the reception desk, his hand hovering over the phone, hesitation crept in. If he, a grown man, was already in such agony witnessing his captain’s condition, how much more unbearable would it be for Willow, an eighteen-year-old girl? Did he really want to subject her to the heart-wrenching pain of saying goodbye to the person she loved? Severus's grip gradually loosened, his bloodshot eyes causing everyone in the reception room to fall silent, each one stealing furtive glances at him, not