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..."

enjoy your love for her, '

his voice changed. "I've been

words didn't feel as good as she thought it would. Instead, she

the fire in the man's eyes, Cherry stood up and stepped

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

was not himself anymore. "What the hell do you want to do to me?" Her voice cracked and her

could cut her into pieces, and he asked, "You pushed her down,

that she denied immediately, "It wasn't

was you," Jacob replied with certainty, seething

was smart enough to surmise the truth, since every evidence showed

hands on this vicious woman! Revenge was so close he could

it wasn't me!"

and for a brief moment his cruel

to get away from him with all her might.

didn't want to die! She didn't want to

win Jacob's love, she would

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

cell in her body was

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

could crush her skull between his fingers. "You deserve to die," he

to die as well, ' thought Jacob despairingly.

his sanity. Although, he had lived without Emily before, he couldn't imagine

more, he longed to see her once again. Wherever she was, he wondered whether Emily felt cold. or alone. Did she long to have him at her side as well? What was the point in continuing to

didn't want to

he'd send this bloody

hand, which made Cherry cry out in fear. She pleaded, "Please don't

to die. Nobody

think about that before you

out, "I'm begging you not to let me go! Emily isn't dead! Your dear Emily is still