The young woman was stunned by the sudden change in Jace's expression. Suddenly, a figure swept past her and ran to the man.It was Sage. Sage and Jace were already standing very close, but Jace took two steps forward anyway. "Did you get it?""Yeah." Sage showed him the ingredients in her hand. "And a handful of vegetables. It'll help with your recovery.""Okay." Jace stroked her head and responded with an indescribable gentle voice and doting eyes.After paying the bill, the couple left intimately, pushing the cart away.The young woman was a little dazed by the two's interaction. The couple was such a perfect match. She was not worthy of being like them.…They all thought it was just a small hiccup, but they did not expect to bump into each other again at the underground parking. The couple and the young woman happened to park their cars in one place, next to each other.When the young woman saw Sage with her mask off, she recognized her at once. "Suzy! Are you Sage, the
They were so close to kissing. Jace tried to lean forward slightly, but instead, he heard a click. Sage helped him buckle his seat belt and returned to the driver's seat."Sit tight. We're going home." Sage started the engine. She was amused when she caught a glimpse of Jace's disappointed look.'You're talking to another woman, but you want me to kiss you. Dream on. Good luck holding it in."Halfway through the silent drive, Jace looked at Sage. Something flashed in his eyes. After that, he asked slowly, "Are you jealous?"Sage had to turn to him and give him a speechless glance. "Hm?"'Seriously? Did you just notice that?!' Sage thought in anger and amusement."Was I not obvious enough? Or was I not jealous enough? Are you a little too slow?"Jace took such a long time to realize this. His reaction was very slow."Are you really jealous?" Jace straightened and looked at Sage with a stern face. "Are you jealous because of me?" Sage was annoyed and amused. "Are you goin
Whenever Jace and Sage showered together or made love, Sage could not help feeling heartbroken when she touched his scars.Jace looked at the way Sage blew on his wound gently to comfort him. Somehow, he felt like she was tickling his heart and tantalizing him."Sage." He called her softly and asked tentatively, "Are you going back tonight?""Huh?" After she was done with the medicine, Sage bandaged him again and looked up at him in confusion. "Back where?""Looming District." Jace pursed his lips. "Well, Tim's back. If you don't go home to the Looming District, wouldn't he complain?""He probably wouldn't. He hasn't seen Ross in a long time. They are probably going to get drunk tonight."Sage gave it a thought and said, "But to be on the safe side, I'd better call him. Otherwise, he'll pick on me again."…Sage dialed Tim's number. When the call connected, Sage greeted him, "Tim."Tim responded with a soft hum and asked, "What's up?"Sage heard the clinking glasses on the
Every initiative Sage took gave Jace great pleasure. He was able to forget all his worries and pain while drowning in the immense pleasure she brought him. He just could not wait to be one with her. Sage was the one who took the initiative, but he would often dominate her later until she lost her rhythm. At that moment, she felt like he was about to swallow her up.She was running out of breath and could barely breathe properly.Sage had to hit his shoulders until she could finally catch her breath again. She flushed in red and looked at him in a daze.Sage panted softly and asked, "A…Are you planning to eat me up?"Jace only had Sage reflected in his eyes. He wrapped his arms around her waist and asked with a low and melodious voice, "Can I?" Sage fell silent. His voice was so seductive and charming, making her feel numb from the ear to the waist."Why don't we eat first?"Jace looked at her with eager eyes. He pursed his lips reluctantly and stared at her with earnest eyes.
"Enough, enough. You've been out of the scene for so long. Don't come showing your presence again. How will a minion know you?" Sage told Jace to show Primrose his injured hand. She breathed a sigh and said, "It’s a long story. However, Jace did get hurt because of me."Jace saw Sage's remorseful look and patted her head. He explained to Primrose and Sawyer, "Aunt Primrose, Uncle Sawyer, don't worry. It's just a small injury. It's not as serious as Yoel said. Sage has treated me. That boy Yoel always exaggerates things. I'll deal with him later."Sage and Jace took a lot of explaining and talking to convince Primrose that Jace was not that badly hurt. Even so, Primrose could not help but feel distressed."Take care and keep your wound away from water. Let Sage make you some good food. She can stew some soup for you to recover faster."Jace curled his lips into a smile and looked at Sage. He knew Sage and Primrose were mother and daughter alike of each other. They even had the sam
Jace's eyebrows twitched. He reflexively raised his hand, wanting to snatch the phone over and disconnect the call. However, he froze as soon as Sage gave him a warning look."Sage..."Sage put her finger to her lips and signaled Jace to shut up. She wanted to hear the story from Yoel.Yoel seemed to realize that he had blurted out something wrong. He sensed danger. Jace might kill him for this. Therefore, he stammered on the call, "Um, hey. It's actually not a big deal. Why don't we talk about it some other time? I'll give you the updates first?""No need. This is serious business to me too." Sage said slowly, "I have plenty of time. I'll listen to you one thing at a time. Take your time and speak."Yoel fell silent. He suddenly felt like he had dug himself into a hole.Yoel could not keep his mouth shut. Under Sage's coercion, he finally cracked the story of the female soldier. The story was very simple. There was a group of female soldiers from Herea in secret training. Du
Yoel knew if he continued yapping, a certain someone would end up in a tough situation tonight. Yoel still had some conscience and finally stopped the subject for Jace's sake. He turned serious and talked about the situation after he went to the police and Mortals nightclub.Jasper's gang was detained for kidnapping. They were injured badly. Firstly, they received two rounds of beatings from Sage and Jace. When Yoel rushed over, he beat them again. Jasper's gang received three beatings in just a day. When the police arrived at the scene, all of them had swollen faces. They were barely recognizable."I called Cole over and told him to investigate Jasper's gang. They might have done some crime before. If the police found out something after the investigation, they might be sentenced to eight to ten years of jail," Yoel said in a serious tone."After that, I went to Mortals again. Nigel and I partnered with others and incorporated Mortals. I borrowed his name to have a meeting with Log
After ending the call, Sage turned around and looked at Jace with a slightly cold gaze."Mister Jace, it's going to be a long night. Let's talk about your history with the female soldier from Herea." Jace was lost for words. Could he say no? It seemed like he had no way to deny it.Jace spent the whole night talking to Sage to convince Sage of his innocence. He was relieved to persuade her, but then Sage showed him with action that the incident was not over yet.When they were in the shower, Jace almost went crazy with Sage's torture.Jace had to keep his hand away from the water, so Sage offered to help. To keep his hands out of the water, Sage tied his wrists to the toilet wall. She washed his hair and body while asking him questions as she did so.Jace's body was covered with goosebumps. His eyes were wet. He finally knew what she was referring to when she threatened him before. This was what she meant by her idea of torturing him.It was not painful, but it was unbearable.
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