Sage scrambled to pick up the towel she dropped and wrapped it around herself again.Shanie and Jenny heard her cry and thought something was wrong. They rushed over in a hurry and asked, "What happened?""It's nothing." Sage managed a smile and pretended that everything was fine. She acted as if nothing had happened."Then get dressed. We'll wait for you outside." Shanie and Jenny walked out after they changed. Sage responded with a hum. Then, she took off the bathrobe to change into her clothes. She quickly shifted her gaze back at the phone and blushed a little. She felt hot.Did Jace accidentally see her earlier? She hung up so quickly. Maybe he did not.Just as she thought of that, her phone rang again. Sage's heart jumped when she saw it was Jace again. This time, it was a voice call instead of a video call.Why? Did he dislike her body? Sage answered the phone with mixed feelings and sounded irritated. "What do you want?""I…I miss you." Jace threw away the bloodstain
Jace fell silent."Are you trying to say that…" Sage changed her tune and asked, "You're totally uninterested in me?""No way!" Jace had to refute her. He said, "I'm clearly interested in you!"This nose was already bleeding from… Clearly, he was very interested in her.Both of them understood it by heart and let it remain unspoken.The conversation might take a different turn if they continued on this topic. Sage coughed lightly and changed the subject."I'm at the horse farm with Shanie and Jenny. We just got out of the hot spring. Why did you call?"The first part of her sentence was an explanation to him. She did not mean to surprise him and give him a nosebleed. It was purely coincidental. Jace gradually evened his breathing and finally remembered why he had called her. "Oh. Do you remember Howl?""Yeah. He runs a stall at the antique market." Sage walked out of the changing room with her bag. "Did he contact you?""Yup. He went to look for more goods in his hometown an
Sage fell silent at Tim's advice. When Tim finished, he hung up the phone and left Sage flustered and embarrassed. Sage's eyes twitch a little at Tim's straightforwardness.Jace drove steadily. When he noticed Sage's strange expression, he asked her with concern, "What did Tim say?" He was worried if Tim had scolded her."It's nothing." Sage coughed softly. "He told us to keep a high safety measure.""Oh." Jace did not overthink and said, "We have the bodyguards around. Besides, I've arranged for more men to stand by in Medina City. It'll be fine."The more serious he was, the more it reminded Sage of Tim's advice earlier. Sage's felt like her face was burning. Somehow, she felt thirsty.She opened the shopping bag at her feet and took out a bottle of mineral water. Jace was about to say he could open the cap for her. Just as he reached out his hand, he saw Sage quickly open the bottle cap with ease.Jace fell silent. The girls on the internet said they would get their boyf
"Oh. It's not a big deal. Isn't that normal?" Jace's grip on the steering wheel tightened. He was afraid and thought she would get angry at him, but it turned out that she was not angry. She even comforted him.He glanced sideways and was relieved to see no trace of anger on her face at all. Then, he asked cautiously, "You're not angry?""I was a little angry at first. Well, you suddenly video-called without warning and made me drop the towel in fright." Sage pushed the blame on Jace and said domineeringly, "But well, you've got a nosebleed from that. I'll let this slide."Jace fell into a short silence and gave it a thought. "I don't quite get the logic." Sage said, "You don't need to understand a woman's logic. You just have to listen to it."Jace responded, "Oh." It was good that she was not angry. Even Sage herself could not understand her logic. Whenever with Jace, her mood swings happened frequently. She would get angry or feel happy without any particular reason.He
Jace and Sage continued their awkward conversation along the journey. Jace was thinking about their future together. Sage thought he was overthinking, but as she gave it a thought, she started to imagine their futures in her head. It seemed that such a future was really not far from them. It will probably come true soon.Both Jace and Sage were not that talkative, but strangely enough, they kept talking during the drive. They went on from one topic to another topic without feeling awkward. They talked about business management, finance, jewelry, antiques, carvings, painting, and forgery. They even talked a little about skincare and makeup. Jace could keep up with the conversation with his broad knowledge. He could voice his opinion appropriately without sounding pretentious.The two of them kept talking throughout the three-hour drive without feeling tired. The time passed by in a blink of an eye.Sage and Jace had not talked this much in their three years of marriage. By the time
The bodyguards were all rough men. They were men of few words, but they had a big appetite. As soon as Sage started eating, the bodyguards all followed and started digging in. Sage and Jace shared a bowl of cold noodles. Sage had a small appetite. After having a few bites, she gave him the rest of the noodles and ate other food instead."Hm. The food here tastes nice and authentic." Sage ate slower than the bodyguards. The bodyguards were all eating so quickly and finishing the food in a short time.Jace focused on eating the cold noodles and did not bother fighting for food. He ate whatever Sage gave him.The food was so good that Sage ate a lot. Before she realized it, all the meat, dumplings, and noodles were gone. Jace went to pay for the meal. When he came out of the restaurant, Sage rubbed her stomach and muttered, "I had too much food.""Can you still walk? Do you want me to help you?" Jace asked with a teasing smile. Sage waved her hand feebly. "I think I might need
Jace noticed Sage turning red as a tomato and furrowed his brows slightly."Why is your face red again?""It's not." Sage reached out and touched her face. She said, "I…I'm cold.""You don't look like you're cold." Jace fixed his gaze on her. "Are you feeling shy?"Sage looked up at him in speechlessness. "Am I? What do you mean? How can you tell I was shy or not?"Jace pointed to himself. "I saw it with both my eyes."Sage fell silent for a short moment. Then, she refuted, "You must have seen wrongly." Sage pushed him with a soft nudge. "Sit properly. Don't think about nonsense. Be pure-minded."Jace fell silent. He thought he was quite pure-minded… Did he say anything wrong?Then, Jace moved his gaze to the black plastic bag in her hands and saw the shape of a corner of the square box protruding from the plastic bag. It did not look quite like the box of probiotic tablets. Jace gave it a quick thought. When he noticed Sage's nervousness again, he finally understood.That
Sage refused to stop. She reached out her hand to Jace again, but it was a mistake. Her hands slipped and went too far. As a result, her hands went from his outer thighs to his inner thighs and nudged his certain part.Sage was puzzled at what she felt. Meanwhile, Jace jumped in shock.The car jerked once. Then, the air between them froze.After the hiccup, the cell phone suddenly rang. Sage quickly withdrew her hand stiffly and answered the phone.The bodyguards asked anxiously, "Miss, are you guys okay? Did the car get a flat tire?"Sage gritted her teeth in speechlessness. "No."The bodyguard asked nervously, "Why did the car jerk suddenly?"Another bodyguard beside him scolded him, "Are you stupid? If it isn't a flat tire, why will the car jerk? It's the people that moved.""The people that moved? What? Are they doing that in the car?"The stupid bodyguard asked, "Miss, it's not safe to do it while driving. Should we pull over somewhere? You can take your time.""Enough!"