When Sage said those words with no emotions on her face, Jace felt as if his heart had stopped beating.He finally understood how it felt like to be disappointed and heartbroken.It was not because he had never experienced a breakup.Back then when Sienna wanted to break up with him, he remembered being angry at her for not being able to trust him.After that, Jace had chosen to believe that relationships were fragile and that was why he closed himself off to everyone else.Later, Sage showed up when he was at the worst of his health and temper. He remembered that he did not even give her a smile or even praised her.Now that he thought about it, Sage would never have stayed this long by his side if it was not because of her feelings for him."I'm sorry," Jace apologized to her again, "I've ruined everything for you."Sage pulled into a slight smile and said, "You don't have to be sorry for not having feelings for me.""I…" Before Jace could finish his sentence, Sage cut him
Looking out through the window, Leah stared at the black car that was pulling away slowly, and she wondered who might be the person in the car who was able to cause such sadness in Sage.…Sage had brought Leah to the company.This was the first time Leah was at the Norah Group. Staring at the tall building, clean and neat main lobby, as well as the polite employees, Leah was excited.Everywhere that Sage went, people would stop to greet Sage whereas Sage simply nodded, not even taking a look at them. She was exuding charismatic and imposing vibes.Following closely behind Sage, feelings of respect and admiration for Sage were written all over Leah's face.As soon as they entered her office, Sage said to Leah, "Make yourself comfortable. Would you like a drink?"Leah replied, "I'm fine with just water."One of her assistants had entered the room just in time to make a cup of coffee for Sage and poured a glass of warm water for Leah.Shortly after, Hunter entered the room. At t
Leah was still trying to wrap her head around what Hunter mentioned earlier about a ten-year-old child who he had to take care of when she heard the conversation between Hunter and Sage.Leah wondered to herself, 'What did he mean by 'back on good terms'?''Could it be that the man in the car earlier is Sage's ex-boyfriend?'Furrowing her brows slightly, Sage said, "What's with the fuss."Hunter collected himself and crossed his arms over his chest. "Sorry, I was too agitated."Sensing that something was off, Leah quickly said, "Sage, I'll let you get back to work, and perhaps Mister Hunter can send me to Norah Jewel so that I can adjust myself to the new environment.""Okay," Saga added, "You can talk to Hunter if you have any questions. Make sure to stay humble when you're there, and do more, talk less."Leah nodded. "Okay, Sage."She then tugged softly at Hunter's sleeve. Hunter turned to see the nervous look written all over Leah's face and found it funny that this girl was
Sitting in front of her office desk, Sage looked up to see a man, tall with broad shoulders, walking into the room, dressed in a suit and tie. He was exuding a charismatic and imposing vibe.This was the first time that they were meeting for business in such a formal setting. It was new… yet strange."Please, have a seat." Getting up onto her feet, Sage gestured to Jace.Sage was in the same suit that she had been in earlier today. She did not dress up just for him, but somehow, there was something different about her.This was the second time that Jace was in her office. The last time they met, things did not end well between them, so he did not get the chance to take a careful look at her office.The style of her office was somewhat different from her previous style. Rather than a warm tone, the office had a Victorian style, and it was actually rather similar to the style of his office.After he took a look around, a painting on the wall captured his attention. It was a paintin
Sage had been continuously surprising Jace since their divorce, but right now, the way she looked at work surprised him the most.Jace had met a lot of female CEOs, and most of them were either too emotional or too imposing, but he had never met someone like Sage, who was gentle yet stern, frank and direct.Besides, she was well aware of his plans and his intentions.Jace heard rumors about her, but he was witnessing it first-hand.He had been underestimating his wife all this time.Jace had mixed feelings. Flipping to the last page of the contract, Jace was about to sign the papers.Taking a sip of her tea, Sage gently reminded, "There's no rush in signing them. You might want to take a careful look at the contract and make sure there isn't any issue before signing the papers.""There's no need for that. I have trust in you." After putting down the date, he took out a rose seal and stamped his name on the paper.Sage's pupils dilated. She did not expect him to keep the rose se
Sage instantly felt that Luther was her savior. "My apologies, Mr. Yuriel. I already have an appointment scheduled beforehand. Let's meet some other day, shall we? It'll be my treat."Even though he was rejected over and over again, Jace did not feel awkward or defeated. Instead, he asked, "Sure, and when shall we meet?"Jace was indeed stubborn.Sage felt a flicker of irritation, but she held back her anger and forced a smile. "When you're willing to give me that set of porcelain plates."Sage knew that there was no way that Jace would be willing to give her those plates anyway.The light in his eyes dimmed slightly. He looked as if he was thinking about it seriously. After a pause, he replied, "Okay, tomorrow it is then."Sage was dumbfounded."I'll pick you up at six in the evening tomorrow. I'll leave you to be then. See you tomorrow."Before Sage could even reply, Jace turned around and left with Zayne.Watching him as he left, Sage was left flabbergasted. Looking at Hunt
While Leah was in the washroom, Luther grabbed the opportunity and asked Sage, "What's going on? Who's upsetting you?"Sage took a sip of her sake; she did not say a word. Hunter explained the afternoon's events, from beginning to end. Luther immediately understood and said, "Pfft, he's just trying to buy you a meal. It's no big deal." Sage slammed her glass on the table, looking frustrated. "You got it the other way around. He wants me to buy him a meal!" "Fine, fine," Luther corrected his mistake and said, "It's okay, just treat him to a meal. It's not like you can't afford it. Furthermore, he is bringing the porcelain plates, right? One meal in exchange for four porcelain plates? That is totally worth it." Sage looked at Luther coldly and scowled, "It's not about the plates! I don't want to have a meal with him!""Okay, see now. This is all your fault," said Luther. "You set the conditions and he agreed to them. So, now you have to fulfill your end of the bargain. It's jus
They left the Japanese restaurant soon after they were done with dinner. Hunter walked Leah to her car, while Luther waited for Sage at the entrance. Sage's phone had run out of battery, so she had taken Luther's phone and was now playing some games on it. Halfway through, Sage turned to Luther and said, "Is Kane in Salem City?""Hmm?" Luther looked like he wanted to evade the question. "That's impossible." Sage found out the messages and showed them to Luther. One of them was a photo of the VIP lounge at Skye Hotel. There were pretty girls in the booth underneath bright neon lights, and in the midst of all this, there he was— with his braided hair and fair skin, sitting in the center. Kane looked extremely charming. The second message read, [I'm in the area. Don't tell Sage that I'm in Salem.]"Oh, sh*t!" Panicking, Luther snatched the phone out of Sage's hand. Kane could not have picked a worse time to have sent him a message, and Sage had seen him in the worst place possib