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..."

her, ' Cherry added

his voice changed. "I've been waiting for you for a

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. "What

the fire in the man's eyes, Cherry stood up and stepped away from Jacob without a conscious thought.

could escape and pulled her back. "Why are you

realized Jacob was not himself anymore. "What the hell do you

glared into her face. His sight, as sharp as a knife, could cut her into

she denied immediately, "It wasn't me!

with certainty, seething in anger and

enough to surmise the truth, since every evidence showed

cliff just to get his hands on this vicious woman! Revenge was so close he could almost taste it with his own

wasn't me!" Cherry

push you down, just like you pushed her." Jacob threatened Cherry as he glanced down the cliff, and for a

get away from him with all her might. "Ah! You must

didn't want to die at

love, she would rather not win his love at

screaming and carried her to the edge of the cliff. He was just moments away from

looked down the the cliff before, but now every cell in her body was begging him

Please forgive

looked at the woman in disbelief and wished he could crush her skull between

deserve to die as well, '

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

see her once again. Wherever she was, he wondered whether Emily felt cold. or alone. Did she long to

didn't want to keep Emily waiting any

he'd send this bloody culprit to hell.

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

to die. Nobody in this

about that before you pushed

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