Naturally, Tiana understood Calvin's intention when he spoke up on Ian's behalf, explaining the relationship between him and Ivy."Is Ian's support for Ivy really purely out of gratitude?" Tiana refused to accept Calvin's explanation.She continued, "His actions of appointing Ivy as the director at Bolton Investment and assisting the Shekdotter family's business can be considered as repayment."However, whenever Ian encounters issues related to Ivy, he gets incredibly anxious."When Ivy was injured, he took her to the hospital, and he often suspected Sage because of her. This goes far beyond simple gratitude, don't you think?"Calvin started to feel uneasy. His original intention was to put in a good word for Ian in front of Sage, but it seemed like he had messed up.What Tiana mentioned was likely something that had been on Sage's mind as well. The main issue was that Ian was indeed in the wrong regarding those incidents!Since they were talking about this, he needed to clarify
Calvin let out a sigh of relief.That was close. He had almost made a mess of things. From now on, he resolved never to bring up Ian again. It was just too difficult!Sage returned to Breakthrough Investment and asked Tiana and Calvin to go back first, while she went upstairs on her own.Upon arriving upstairs, Giselle informed her that Ian was waiting for her in the reception room.She and Marcus ran into Ian before they went out. Had Ian not left yet even after so many hours?Sage arrived at the reception room, and sure enough, Ian was still sitting on the couch.He had fallen asleep leaning against the back of the couch, still holding his phone with unread messages.He must be very tired. Ian's handsome brows were knitted together, and his attractive face showed signs of exhaustion.Calvin mentioned that Ian was being blamed by all the shareholders for the problems with CureX's project.To make up for the losses, he committed to increasing the next quarter's financial repor
Ian looked at Sage as he hid the disappointment in his eyes. He said calmly, "Sage, doing things for you is never a waste of time."Sage suddenly felt a bit annoyed. "Ian, there's really no need for this. I stopped having feelings for you a long time ago."Ian said, "I understand. I promised you that I would respect you and not interfere with your choices. But it's my right to pursue you, and you can't stop me from doing that."Sage felt like she had been talking to a brick wall.The restaurant Ian ordered food from was a famous one just next door. The employees were thrilled and kept praising Sage for being so generous and supportive.Everyone gathered around the large office table to have dinner together, and Ian joined them quite naturally.The people present knew Ian and were somewhat aware of his past relationship with Sage. So, everyone tacitly invited Ian to take a seat and offered him the spot next to Sage.Ian grabbed the utensils and served Sage her favorite food, sayi
In the end, Ian ended up being the driver.The reason he gave was that she must be tired and needed to rest, and driving in that state would be dangerous.Sage didn't feel like arguing with Ian about these things, so she let him take the driver's seat.Shortly after getting in the car, Sage received a call from Michael.After he finished shooting an advertisement for Mimosa, they hadn't been contacting each other much.Michael's agent had gotten him a good role, so he joined the film crew.In Sage's previous life, Michael had only pursued a career in the music industry and hadn't ventured into acting.She didn't know why he changed his mind in this lifetime, but Sage continued encouraging him."Michael, did you finish shooting your scenes so quickly?" Sage asked."No, I'm still on set." Michael's voice was as gentle as usual. "Ms. Joyner, I heard that your company's opening ceremony was today."I'm really sorry, I just received the news and didn't have time to send you a flow
After giving it a bit of thought, Sage declined, saying, “No, thank you. I have a lot of things to do every day and don't have the time to take care of it.”Ian calmly said, "Let Wanda continue staying here. She can take care of it."Sage shook her head. "Liking something doesn't mean you have to own it. Just looking at it is enough for me."Upon hearing this, Ian chose not to persuade her any further.Wanda brought out some tea and served a cup each to Sage and Ian.While stroking the kitten, Sage said to Wanda, "Thank you for taking care of me these past few days. My foot is fine now. Please pack up your things and go back to Solaris Estate with Ian."Wanda quickly responded, "Ms. Joyner, I don't want to go back. There are plenty of housekeepers at Solaris Estate who can manage without me."Didn't you say before that you wanted me to come take care of you? Can I stay here from now on?"Sage had invited Wanda over before and found her to be very nice, meticulous in her work, g
"Since you're in such a hurry to die, why don't you just stab yourself and end it? Why go to the trouble of jumping off a building and causing a scene?" A man's voice rang out. It was filled with contempt."I wanted to stab—" Suddenly, Sage Joyner found that something was wrong with what Ian Holcomb had said. When had she jumped off a building?"You're finally awake, Mrs. Holcomb." The housekeeper, Wanda May, came over with a glass of water and some pills. "Does your head hurt? The doctor said you have minor symptoms of a concussion and prescribed some medication for you. Do you want to take it now?"Sage didn't answer. She found that she was lying on a bed in a spacious bedroom. From the furnishings, it seemed to be the master bedroom at the Holcomb residence.She hadn't seen the inside of this place since being sent to a mental institution two years ago. Could Ian have suddenly brought her home?No, something was wrong.Sage was certain she'd stabbed herself in the heart. Even
"Haven't you had enough of this, Sage? When will you stop causing trouble?" Ian snarled.Sage laughed silently. She was his wife, yet he treated her worse than he did an outsider.But before she could say anything, Ivy said, "Don't be so fierce toward Sage, Ian."She turned to Sage and explained, "Ian didn't drop by just to celebrate my birthday, Sage. It's just that my father invited him over for a meal because he hadn't seen Ian in ages."I didn't expect you to get the wrong idea about this and even get hurt. I feel terrible, which is why I came over to explain the situation to you. Please, don't be mad at Ian anymore. This is all my fault."Ivy's tone was soft and gentle, as was her smile. Her apology also sounded earnest.Sage could still remember how Ivy had also followed Ian home in her previous life. She'd given her the same explanation. But at the time, they'd been in the bedroom.Sage had listened to Ivy's explanation but had been enraged to see them looking so perfect
Sage's grandfather was the one person in this world who loved her the most. But in her previous life, she hadn't even had the chance to see him one last time when he'd passed away.This time, she swore to stay by his side until the end of his days and treat him well. She didn't want to disappoint him anymore.Because of her injuries, Sage didn't dare to visit her grandfather for the time being. She could only suppress her agitation and urgency. She told him she would drop by in a few days.After hanging up, Sage sat on the balcony and thought about the events of her previous life. When she'd been 18, she'd fallen in love with Ian because he'd rescued her like he was her knight in shining armor. From then on, she'd tried everything she could to win his heart, but to no avail.When she'd graduated from college, Ian's grandmother, Linda Johnson, had learned of her feelings for Ian. Linda had pushed for Sage and Ian to marry. From then on, she'd become his wife.Though Ian despised he