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, '

Jacob sneered and all of a sudden his voice changed. "I've been

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 are you

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

escape and pulled her back. "Why

Jacob was not himself anymore. "What the hell do you want to do to me?" Her voice cracked and her eyes

as a knife, could cut her into

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

with certainty, seething in anger and hatred.

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

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

it wasn't me!" Cherry

and for a brief moment his cruel eyes turned tender.

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

want to die! She didn't want to die at all!

love, she would rather not win his love

cliff.

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

wrong! I admit it! Bear! Please forgive

crush her skull between his fingers. "You deserve

to die as well, ' thought Jacob despairingly.

devoid of hope, Jacob was slowly losing his sanity. Although, he had lived without Emily

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

didn't want to

soon as he'd send this bloody culprit to

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

to die. Nobody

you think about that

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