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 in her

sneered and all of a sudden his voice changed. "I've been waiting for you for a long

she thought it would. Instead, she felt a sense of malice

the man's eyes, Cherry stood up and stepped away from Jacob

she could escape and pulled her back.

terrified, she realized Jacob was not himself anymore. "What the hell do you want to do to me?" Her voice

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

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

you," Jacob replied with certainty, seething in anger

since every evidence showed that

vicious woman! Revenge was so close

me!" Cherry denied

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

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

didn't want to

win Jacob's love,

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

but now every cell in her body was begging him not to move any

Bear! Please forgive me. Let's just talk

disbelief and wished he could crush her skull

to die as well, ' thought

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

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

didn't want to keep Emily waiting any

soon as he'd send this bloody culprit

made Cherry cry out in fear. She pleaded, "Please

don't want to die. Nobody in this world

think about that before

let me go! Emily isn't dead! Your dear Emily is