Howl's eyes lit up. "When can I start?" Sage said, "Anytime." Howl seemed a little worried and hesitant. "Can I start a couple of days later? If I go to work, I may need to hire a caregiver for my father.""No hurry. You can make your arrangement before starting," Sage said and felt like she was the best employer in the world. She cared so much for her employee.Before leaving, Sage handed a bank card to Howl. "Here's a year's salary in advance. The password is six sixes. If you need anything, feel free to contact me."Howl was stunned and stared at the bank card in his hand in silence. How could he be so lucky?! It was way too astounding!"I… Can I ask a question? Why are you two so kind to me? I'm shocked and somewhat flattered."Howl had always been an ordinary person. He grew up ordinarily surrounded by ordinary people with a simple life like him. He never thought that he would meet someone like Jace and Sage. They helped him again and again."After all, there's no such t
Sage met Jace's dark gaze and was slightly stunned. She got off his thighs and sat up straight."Are you proposing to me?" Sage asked suddenly.The driver's hand shook a little at Sage's abrupt question.Jace was startled too. He quickly shook his head and waved his hand. He stammered, "No, no. I'm not."Sage frowned at his reply. When he saw her frown, he hurriedly inched closer to her and explained, "How can I be so hasty in proposing? I wanted to pay your family in Salem City a formal visit. I wanted to visit Rosa Garden and gain your family's approval. After that, I'll propose to you. Then, we'll get married. Let's take it one step at a time, shall we?"Sage just kept staring at him without saying anything.Jace noticed her silence and added, "I just want to make sure that I've got all the steps right. I want to make it formal and show you my sincerity. I didn't prepare well last time… I'm going to make it up for you this time."Sage remained silent and glared at him with de
Sage knew they were all experienced. Their dirty discussion crushed her, who was still a virgin! Jace explained, "I don't know what to give Aunt Primrose. I wanted to give her a set of jewelry, but she said she has plenty of those. Aunt Primrose asked if I had something different and unusual. I asked her what she had in mind, and she said something like an antique adult book. I happened to have a set in my collection, so I gave it to her."Sage's face was still red after listening to his explanation. "Why did you even collect this stuff?""It's a highly collectible antique from the Middle Ages. A great painter made it and drew the figures vividly. It's interesting. "Jace tilted his head and looked at her. "The poses are also quite…"Sage stopped him before he could finish his sentence. She covered his mouth and warned, "Okay, stop there! That's enough!" Jace took her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. Then, he held her hand and interlocked their fingers.He reassured her soft
Jace needed the equipment to play tennis.Luther stared at Jace's boring suit and decided to give him his shirt. He took off his sweatshirt without a word and gave it to Jace. Before Jace could take it, Sage threw it back into Luther's arms with a disgusted look on her face. "Why would he wear your stinky clothes?"While Luther was stunned and confused, Sage took Jace upstairs and grabbed all the good stuff from her brothers' room. Jace's figure was closer to Tim's, so Sage chose a white sweatshirt for Jace from Tim's wardrobe.After that, Sage went to Kane's room and took a pair of limited edition blue sneakers from his collection. It was a limited edition for collectors, and he had never worn it before. Sage wanted Jace to be the most handsome on the tennis court.Kane was watching the game. At halftime, he laughed at Nigel for almost falling to save a ball earlier. When he turned around and saw the three people walking to the court, he saw Jace wearing the sneakers he considered
Nigel and Sean were on the other side of the court. Their faces changed as soon as Jace made his strike. Nigel seemed provoked and immediately became worked up. "Sean, get them!"The game on the tennis court seemed like an intense battle between two strong teams.Tim and Jace were on the white team because they were both dressed in white. Nigel and Sean were on the red team because they dressed in red. Both teams were holding on to their rackets. Then, the match soon began with an explosive serve from Nigel.Kane, Sage, and Luther were all rookies. They stood at one side to spectate the game and occasionally act as the referee. They watched as the ball flew across the court over and over. Their heads were moving and tilting as they followed the intense game on the court. Soon, they started to feel dizzy watching the tennis game.Meanwhile, the battle on the tennis court became more and more intense. Both teams were almost equal.The trio are rookies, but Sage was a little better t
The dining room was full of people. Everyone gathered around to have a lively meal. Jace used to think that the Yuriel family was fairly big until he came to the Norah family.The Norah family was unique and probably the only one in Salem. Sawyer was in a good mood and opened the underground cellar. Connor, Sergio, and the rest entered the underground cellar and robbed him of his good wine like bandits. They opened bottles after bottles and kept drinking. Primrose feared they would get too carried away and gave them a warning."I'll make this clear. You can drink, but don't make a mess after you get drunk. Whoever that goes crazy after drinking will get thrown to the street!""Yes, yes. Who do you think we are?"Sergio was Primrose's biggest fan and the first to answer her call. Then, he said to the other brothers, "Take it easy and sleep when you're sleepy."Sleeping in the house was better than being thrown out to sleep on the street.Others might not have experienced thi
Everyone else ignored Primrose's warning earlier, but it seemed like Jace took it seriously. Jace was still conscious when Sage helped him upstairs, but as soon as they entered her room, he immediately fell forward and almost fell on his face."Hey, hey, hey..." Sage tried to save him but could not stop him in time. Instead, she fell with him and stumbled to the floor. Fortunately, falling on the floor with a thick carpet was not painful. Jace suddenly lifted his face from the ground and suddenly looked awake. "Did you fall? Does it hurt?" Sage felt happy to see the way Jace acted while being drunk. Although he was drunk, he was still alert and nervous about her. She poked his forehead softly and muttered, "Just look at you. Do you really think you can't get drunk? They're coming to you in turns. How can you win against so many people? Aren't you just looking for trouble? You're drunk now, aren't you?""Yeah." Jace nodded and laughed softly. Then, he plopped back down. Sag
After a formal meeting with the parents, Jace and Sage are officially dating.The fathers were worried at first. They feared Sage would repeat the same mistake and be heartbroken again. They took turns talking to her and asked her if she had really considered it well. Sage told them not to worry. "I'm not a child anymore. I'm long past the age where love is everything. I know what I'm doing, and I'll be responsible for my choice. I'm willing to try it with him again. The results don't matter. If he breaks my trust again, I'll abandon him and find another man."Some also asked Sage, "Why are you reuniting with him again?" Sage asked in reply, "Why not him?"Jace and Sage's reunion soon became a hot topic. When the world received news about it, many media and netizens even came to diss her. They wondered why she even bothered to get back together with Jace after the divorce. They even asked if she was not afraid of getting hurt again. They wondered why Sage got back to her ex-
Sage heard of the saying, 'Marriage is for happiness, and so does divorce.'Based on Wikipedia, the definition of marriage was, 'Marriage is a long-term contractual relationship between a man and a woman based on equal consent.'Someone once said, 'Marriage is like a siege. Those outside wanted to break in, while people inside wanted to break out of the siege.'Sage and Jace had been through marriage once. In their first marriage, they were both losers. This time, they were both determined to win. They wanted to live their lives well. Even if their passion were to fade in the future, they would never leave each other. There were eight couples in line ahead of them. Sage and Jace were the ninth.Jace was eager for their turn. He counted carefully and then said with a smile, "It's nine again. It's a good day for this number."Jace suddenly came up with a good idea, "Let's have a daughter and call her Little Nine, okay?"'Did he just come up with that? How brave,' Sage thought and
The ninth of September arrived quickly.Sage was worried that Jace would not be able to get up on time, but Sage turned out to be the one who overslept. Sage had not slept all night because of a certain someone. She was so sleepy, while Jace was full of energy.Jace carried Sage to the bathroom to wash up and brush her teeth. "Open your mouth. Ah…"Sage squinted as she saw the terrible dark circles under her eyes. She turned around in anger and bumped Jace's head.Jace was caught off guard and felt dizzy from the impact. He rubbed his head. "Dear, aren't you hurting yourself by doing this…""Look at my dark circles. They're so ugly. How am I supposed to take pictures? Sage complained in anger.Jace squinted and rubbed his eyes. "Let me see. What's ugly?"He held Sage's face and observed it. "What's ugly? It's not ugly. My wife is the prettiest in the world!"Jace did not care about the toothpaste foam all over Sage's mouth and kissed her anyway.Primrose opened the door and
Jace made Sage stay up all night. Sage was so sleepy that her eyes were closing."Sleep. I'll wake you up later."Jace leaned down and kissed her forehead. As he closed his eyes, he remembered something and sat up sharply."By the way, we have to wear white shirts for tomorrow's photo session. We haven't prepared the shirt…"Jace rolled over and jumped off the bed right after saying that. Sage could not stop him in time, so she turned on the lamp helplessly. She leaned over the bed and waited for Jace in silence.Shortly after, Jace came back with two shirts. His eyes were shining. "Dear, you've prepared for us?""Yeah." Sage nodded weakly. "I've got them ready. I've had Zamora iron them for me."Jace could finally put his mind at ease. "What about the documents and identifications…"Sage pulled open the drawer of the bedside table and took out the papers and documents she had prepared ahead. "It's all here."Sage looked at Jace. "Everything is ready. You've checked three time
Sage spread out the notebook and looked at the blurred handwriting. She slowly read it out loud, "Step one, conquer her with sweet talking. Use sweeter and flirtatious words that would make people blush. Forget about modesty and shame in bed. It's best to whisper them into her ears…"Sage read the notes with a straight face, making Jace so embarrassed that he could hardly keep his feet on the ground.Jace strode forward with a stiff face and tried to snatch the notebook away. Sage was quick to dodge and continued reading with her head down."Step two, be aggressive at your offense. Focus and remember this, being rough yet gentle. You can use props such as blindfolds, ties, handcuffs, and so on…"Sage's face turned red while reading it. As the images popped into her mind, she had to stop reading.Jace was about to go crazy. He buried his face in his hands, unable to look up at Sage."Where did you learn all these?" Sage threw the notebook at Jace. "Rough yet gentle? Are you seriou
'Electric drill? Seriously?!' Jace thought and got a headache.Seeing that Sage was about to open her mouth again, he panicked and kissed her directly to shut her up.Dean was stunned by Jace's quick action. When he saw the couple kissing in the light, he suddenly raised his hand and hit his head.'I must be on the set… Who else would be so shameless as to kiss in public like that?' Dean thought.Sage finally calmed down after a long kiss. Jace breathed a sigh of relief and picked her up. He told Logan, "I'll leave the other guy to you!""Oh," Logan responded. Then he picked Dean up like a kid and walked out the door.Jace was tired and sweaty by the time he arrived at the hotel. Sage was already soundly asleep. Jace put her to bed and took off her shoes, socks, pants, and clothes. He stripped her clean.Sage drank a lot and was reeking of alcohol. Jace did not want to wake her up, so he did not carry her to the bathroom and bathe her. Instead, he wet the towel with hot water to
In the words of the commentators, the basketball game was very smooth. The national team played well! At last, the national team defeated the opponent team by a score of 106-73.The crowd was thrilled that the national team had won the game. The internet was buzzing with excitement too. There were several hot searches about the national team's victory. The topic #RisingStarJim made the headlines too.Sage had lost her usual composure. She was following the fans and shouting wildly, cheering for the victory.Perhaps this was the power of sports. It made the audience exhilarated and trembling with excitement. Jace looked calm on the outside, but he was actually quite excited on the inside.Sage was cheering in excitement. She jumped up and down like a child while hugging Jace. Jace followed and laughed with her too.They were planning to leave after the game, but Sage was really happy and stayed for the team's celebration party. Sage even asked Jim for his teammates' shoe sizes and
"Is that so?" A trace of interest flashed in Jace's eyes.Sage did not understand, so she asked, "What does a small forward do?"Jace explained, "The small forwards are typically the tallest and most athletic of all players. They are responsible for scoring points and defending. The main goal of strong shooters is to score and create opportunities for teammates. In other cases, they would operate as off-ball specialists. They would wait for teammates to pass the ball, catch the ball, and shoot to score."Seeing Sage's confused look, Jace added, "James and Durant, for example, are playing as small forwards.""Oh!" Sage immediately understood after hearing the name of these famous basketball stars. Her eyes lit up. "Isn't that amazing?"Jace saw the sparkle in her eyes and found her really adorable. He said, smiling, "It is. Basketball is all about teamwork. Small forward is probably the most versatile of the five main basketball positions and carries multiple functions in the game.
The next morning, Sage, Jace, and Dean went to the basketball arena for the World Championships after breakfast.It was the men's basketball world championship, where their country's basketball team was up against another country. By the time they got to the arena, many people were in the audience.The staff guided Sage and the group to their designated seat in the family section.As soon as Dean sat down, someone next to him called out his name. Dean seemed unsurprised by this. He even smiled and waved at them. After that, he gestured for them to be polite and silent. It was not Dean's first time watching his younger brother's basketball game live. Many of his fans knew that Dean's younger brother was playing on the national team. They especially came over to get closer to him. Some were Jim's fans too. They knew Dean was Jim's brother, so they would greet him.After listening to Dean's explanation, Sage's businessman side as the owner of Norah Entertainment appeared again."If
Jace muffled his laughs and relaxed in the night light. He said, "I have to work harder, or someone will call me old.""Hey." Sage knew he would get back at her.She rolled over and lay on top of Jace. She played with his chest and said in a muffled voice, "I have a new nickname for you."Jace responded, "Hm?"Sage looked up at him. "Vengeance."Jace was stunned and soon broke into a peal of laughter. Sage leaned on him and felt the rise and fall of his breathing. As his chest resonated with his laughter, Sage followed along with his laughter. Both of them were laughing like fools. Sage and Jace lay flat on the bed after laughing nonstop. They opened up and improved their intimacy so much. As a result, their whole body and mind were very relaxed tonight. "Hey..." The two spoke in unison, exchanged a glance, and smiled again.Sage said, "Go ahead."Jace looked at Sage and muttered, "I'll say something, but don't get mad at it.""Just say it." Sage looked at him.Jace though