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

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

Far from how she had imagined it, Jacob's sweet words didn't feel as good as she thought it would. Instead, she felt a

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

could escape and pulled her back. "Why are you running

was terrified, she realized Jacob was not himself anymore. "What the hell do

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

"It

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

since every evidence showed that Cherry was the

this vicious woman! Revenge was so close he could almost taste it with his own tongue.

it wasn't me!" Cherry denied

going to push you down, just like you pushed 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

with all her might. "Ah! You must

didn't want

love, she would rather not win his love at

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

down the the cliff before, but now every cell in her body was begging him not

it! Bear! Please forgive me. Let's

disbelief and wished he could crush her skull between his fingers.

to die as well,

was slowly losing his sanity. Although, he had lived without Emily before, he couldn't imagine

eyes that could 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 side as well? What was the point in continuing to

want to

he'd send

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

course you don't want to die. Nobody in

that before

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