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..."

for her, ' Cherry

Jacob sneered and all of a sudden his voice changed.

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

by the fire in the man's eyes, Cherry stood up

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

do you want to do to me?" Her

His sight, as sharp as a knife, could cut her into pieces, and he

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

was you," Jacob replied with

surmise the truth, since every evidence showed that Cherry was the suspect!

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

wasn't me!" Cherry denied desperately.

the cliff, and for a brief moment his cruel eyes turned tender. "Emily, don't worry. I will accompany you soon after I avenge your

with all her might. "Ah! You must be crazy!

want to die! She didn't

the only way to win Jacob's love, she would rather not win

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

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

Bear! Please forgive me.

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

as well, ' thought

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

cry no 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

didn't want to keep Emily waiting any longer.

as he'd send

cry out in fear. She pleaded, "Please don't do this. I don't

course you don't want to die. Nobody in this

you think about that before

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