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 heart.

Jacob sneered and all of a sudden his voice

thought it would. Instead, she

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

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

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

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

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

Jacob replied with

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

had waited so long by the cliff just to get his hands on this vicious woman! Revenge was so close he could almost

me!" Cherry denied desperately.

her." Jacob threatened Cherry as he glanced down 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

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

want to die! She didn't want to die

only way to win Jacob's love, she

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

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

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

crush her skull between his

as well, '

Although, he had lived without Emily before, he couldn't imagine going through something

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

decided he didn't want to

as he'd send this bloody culprit to

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

you don't want to die. Nobody in this world wants to

that

cried her heart out, "I'm begging you not to let me go! Emily