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 added in

a sudden his voice changed. "I've been waiting

feel as good as she thought it would.

the man's eyes, Cherry stood up and stepped away from Jacob without a

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

anymore. "What the hell do you want to do

could cut her into pieces, and he asked,

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

you," Jacob replied with certainty, seething in anger and hatred.

since every evidence

hands on this vicious

me!" Cherry

as he glanced down the cliff, and for a brief moment his cruel eyes turned tender. "Emily, don't worry. I will accompany

him with all her might.

She didn't want to die

way to win Jacob's love, she would

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

the the cliff before, but now every cell in her body

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

disbelief and wished he could crush her skull

to die as well, ' thought Jacob despairingly.

slowly losing his sanity. Although, he had lived without Emily before,

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

want to

he'd send this bloody culprit

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

you don't want to die. Nobody in

you think about that

begging you not to let me go! Emily isn't dead!