A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Only the sound of Jacob's voice echoed throughout the empty valley.

Jacob's eyes were burning and his chest felt heavy as if it were filled with lead. He could no longer see clearly.

'Is she really really gone? Forever?'

All of a sudden, some memories flashed through his mind and as much as he tried to hold it in, the pain came out like an uproar from his throat in the form of a silent scream. The muffled sobs wracked against his chest.

'I wonder if she felt fear and helplessness before she fell off the cliff?'

Emily was so delicate that she should be taken good care by him, but he failed to fulfil his duty towards her. ·

'Why...why wasn't I the one to fall instead of her ?'

When Cherry finally calmed down, she rushed to the edge of the cliff only to see

a man on his knees staring down the cliff with two eyes filled with sorrow as if he'd lost the most precious thing in his life. ·

Cherry noticed Jacob's tears, and the scene

squeezed the life out of her heart.

In her eyes, Jacob was a strong man with an indomitable spirit who shouldn't have to cry for a woman.

'Why is he crying over a woman?'

The idea that, "men are superior to women" was ingrained in Cherry's mind. The thought of a man crying over a woman was so foreign to her, she felt jealous of Jacob's love for Emily. However, a part of her felt fortunate

that Emily fell over the cliff and died. ·

In that case, Jacob's strong feelings for the woman would belong to her eventually. ·

Cherry sat beside Jacob cautiously and gently comforted him, "Don't be sad. There's no use shedding tears for the dead. You can take me in her place. I will replace her and live for her..."

love for her, ' Cherry added in her

his voice

from how she had imagined it, Jacob's sweet words didn't feel as good as she thought it would. Instead, she felt a sense of malice in his voice.

eyes, Cherry stood up and stepped away from Jacob without a conscious thought.

her arm before she could escape and pulled her back. "Why are

not himself anymore. "What the hell do you

as a knife, could cut her into pieces, and he asked, "You pushed her

was so frightened that she denied immediately, "It wasn't me!

you," Jacob replied with certainty, seething in anger and

enough to surmise the truth, since every evidence showed

his hands on this vicious woman! Revenge was so close he could almost taste it with his own tongue.

wasn't me!" Cherry

going to push you down, just like you pushed her." Jacob threatened Cherry as he glanced down the cliff, and for a brief moment his cruel eyes turned

get away from him with all her might. "Ah! You must be crazy! Let me

She didn't want to die

love, she would rather

her to the edge of the cliff. He was just moments away from sending her to her

wasn't afraid when she looked down the the cliff before, but now every cell in her body was begging him not to move

it! Bear! Please forgive me. Let's just talk

could crush her skull between his

as well, '

of hope, Jacob was slowly losing his sanity. Although, he had lived without Emily before, he couldn't imagine going

whether Emily felt cold. or alone. Did she long to have him at her side as well? What was the point in continuing to draw breath

decided he didn't want to keep Emily waiting

soon as he'd send

hand, which made Cherry cry out in fear. She pleaded, "Please don't do this. I don't want to die! I don't want to

want to die. Nobody in this world wants to

think about that before you pushed Emily

heart out, "I'm begging you not to let me