Primrose's highly paid detectives were still working hard to gather evidence. Meanwhile, Salem City's public safety department had to work overtime to investigate the case.The murder case had two lives at stake and involved the biggest local business in Salem City, including the current CEO of the Norah Group. The department was under much pressure from the higher-ups. They were instructed to solve the case as soon as possible and mitigate the negative impact. While the officers worked overtime to solve the case, Carrington cried every day, wanting to bring Sage to justice.The media camped outside of the Norah Group building daily, waiting for a chance to interview Sage.Some even went to Rosa Garden and wanted to take this opportunity to find out about the luxurious life of the richest family in Salem City. However, as soon as they were near the residence, the tall and black-clad bodyguards stopped them and asked them to delete the photos they had taken.Many people tried to go
"Tim, I'll take her to wash up. See you at the court in ten minutes," Jace said to Tim sheepishly. Then, he picked up Sage and ran away in a flash.Tim watched as Jace carried Sage away and shook his head helplessly. After Sage had a boyfriend, her temper grew significantly. Jace was clearly spoiling her too much.…"Why are you getting jealous of Tim?"Jace moved so quickly as he carried Sage to the bathroom, showered her quickly, and then carried her from the bathroom to the dressing room. He changed her clothes and blew her hair. Throughout the whole time, Sage barely moved. Jace's voice became a little distorted, accompanied by the sound of the hair dryer. Jace was speaking to her, and Sage could only hear a little. However, she soon became distracted and thought about something else. At last, the sound of the hair dryer stopped. Jace looked at the dazed Sage and brushed her hair gently. "Sage...""Hm?" Sage finally returned to her senses.Jace looked at her. "Did you hea
Sage got out of the car and walked into the martial arts studio. The interior seemed very new. She even noticed a faint smell of construction material from the newly renovated place."Miss, is this your first time here? Do you want to learn martial arts?" A young man with earrings and martial arts clothes came over with a big smile. When he saw Logan's stern and scary-looking face behind Sage, he withdrew his smile slightly and said, "Are you two together? We offer a discount on our couple cards. By the way, this store is run by a sweet couple.""A couple?" Sage's eyes were slightly austere.The young man smiled. "Yup. The store wasn't originally called this name. Recently, our boss bought it from the previous owner and gave it to his partner."Sage asked indifferently, "Are they married?"The young man just got out the cards for couples and wanted to tell them about the discount, but Sage's question startled him. "Oh, do you mean Mister Janssen and Miss Stone? Not yet. The two
The martial arts studio was quite big and occupied three floors. There were many students. Many parents accompany their children to learn martial arts and strengthen their bodies.Many girls also came to learn martial arts for self-defense purposes. They wanted to avoid the risk of domestic violence in the future and practice with great vigor.Sheila acted like the lady boss and guided Sage inside while introducing her to the place."This is a prime area with a high rental. Finn is spending a lot of money for you," Sage chatted with Sheila.Sheila chuckled and turned to Sage. "Miss Sage. Are you jealous?""Well, a little." Sage was surprisingly frank."I guessed he would start his own business after he resigns from Norah Group, but I didn't expect his first venture to be a martial arts studio. I knew Finn was a workaholic, but I didn't expect him to be such a loyal lover. He would do anything for love. I'm really impressed with him.""Not really, but he's really nice to me."Sh
Sage walked into the dressing room and changed into the martial arts uniform. It was a white overshirt with a label on the chest.Sage stared at the black flame-shaped label and furrowed her brow slightly. She unconsciously touched the label with her hand. Somehow, the label seemed very familiar-looking. She might have seen it somewhere before."Miss Sage, are you done changing?" Sheila knocked on her door.Sage responded with a hum, opened the door, and walked out.Sheila had changed into a similar outfit as her and wore a black belt with her name embroidered on it. There were three gold bar lines on the belt too.Sheila had a level three black belt in martial arts. It was pretty impressive for a girl to reach this level at this age.Sage looked at it indifferently as if this was common. Her indifference made Sheila feel uncomfortable.Sheila thought her rank would stir Sage. She could not wait to see her reaction, but Sage did not show any reaction at all.She wondered if Sag
The young man smiled sheepishly and said, "Bro, I'm not joking. Sheila is a master of the masters. Many came to challenge Sheila when the studio was newly opened, but they were all defeated. Don't just look at the three lines on her belt. Sheila is really experienced in combat, so someone ordinary can't defeat her."Logan maintained a tense face and said nothing. After all, Sage was no ordinary person.If Logan had not fought Sage before, he might have been worried. However, he had personally tested Sage's skills before. During the fight, he could not even get an advantage over her.Logan did not believe that Sheila was that capable of winning against Sage, who had a level seven black belt. Sheila could not win unless Sage went easy on her.Soon after, the young man exclaimed, "Woah!" His loud exclamation made Logan's head buzz.Sage and Sheila's sparring fight had begun.Logan watched the two figures moving on the stage intently and watched Sheila's movements closely.Sometimes
Sage sensed Sheila's anger from the punch earlier, but she did not feel sorry.Firstly, Sheila was the one who attacked her face first. It was normal for self-defense and a follow-up attack in a sparring session.Secondly, Sage did not hit her hard. After all, it was just a spar. There was no need to get so serious. She would have slapped her for real if this were an actual fight.However, Sheila obviously had no intention to stop. She kicked at Sage again.Sage did not go easy on her this time. Instead of dodging, she retaliated with a hard move. Both of them leaped in the air at the same time. They lifted their legs high and collided with each other.Logan and the young man could only hear the whoosh in the air. The young man went wide-eyed at the fight on stage. For a moment, he felt like he was watching a martial arts movie.At this point, rules did not matter anymore. As soon as Sheila's leg was up, Sage knew she was serious.Sage was not afraid. Instead, she seemed a littl
Sage's situation was no better than Sheila's. Sage was panting and breathing unevenly from the strenuous activity."Sheila." Finn, who was Sheila's boyfriend, suddenly came back to his senses and came up to pick Sheila up. "Are you alright?"Sheila leaned in his arms and shook her head, gritting her teeth. However, she held her injured wrist with the other hand."Did you twist your wrist?" Finn noticed and asked.Sheila nodded as her eyes reddened. She leaned weakly on his shoulder.Finn held Sheila up and said a few words of comfort to her, but his eyes were focused on Sage across the room. "Sage, how are you? Are you okay?" he greeted Sage."I'm fine."Sage gave Finn a deep and meaningful look. "You aren't out of the studio, aren't you? You just didn't want to see me, right?"Earlier, Sage was so focused on the fight with Sheila and did not notice the direction Finn ran out from, but she guessed that he was in the studio too.Sage noticed the cameras in the training room a
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