Jace handed the peeled pear to Sage. Sage asked him, "Why didn't you cut it in half?"Jace shook his head. "We can eat together."He did not want to cut the pear. Sage agreed in her mind, so she put the pear in his mouth and let him take a bite. The couple ate the same pear.Tim looked away and played with the dog instead. He could not stand looking at the couple's display of affection.Sage answered Sawyer, "I won. It was a close one."Sawyer fell silent at her last two words. Primrose's first action was to snort. "When did you become so modest?" Then, her face changed after a sudden realization. "Is Finn's girlfriend that good?""Yeah. She's quite strong."Sage faintly looked up. "She claims to have a black belt and a lot of real combat experience. She's not just a black belt."Primrose fell silent after hearing that. No one knew better than her how powerful Sage was. She watched Sage train with her own eyes. When Sage was a child, she went through all the training and reache
Primrose's mood turned into an emotional rollercoaster in just one minute. She first realized that the Kashmir sapphire ended up in another person's hand. Her second realization was that this person was none other than her own daughter.Primrose gave Sage a flattering smile. "Hey… Can you show me the sapphire? Let me have a look?"Tim, Nigel, and Sean all looked over at Primrose with shocked expressions. It was their first time seeing Primrose request in such a humble manner.The corner of Jace's mouth twitched. Jace only had one thought at the moment. 'If I can find another sapphire like that, I must buy it and give it to Primrose. No matter the cost, I won't hesitate!'He thought that if Primrose had her hands on the rare jewel, she might push Sage into his arms and give her blessings to them.Sage had already seen through her mother's real intention. She was well prepared for it. "There's nothing to see. It's just another sapphire. You've seen a lot of them.""If you say so,
Everyone listened and gradually furrowed their brows. This was indeed very strange.Sage had previously investigated Jon and Jericho's movement and traces. She wanted to know who was the mastermind that gave them orders. One thing she could be sure of was that the two had never really left Salem City, let alone be at Harbor City. The Norah Group had no business in Harbor City either, so how could Jon be in contact with the Harbor City's Jewelry Department's chief?'Harbor City…' Sage thought with a frown. Then, a thought flashed in her mind. She glanced over at Jace and asked, "Isn't Sheila from Harbor City?"Jace narrowed his eyes. "Are you saying that…"Jace immediately understood it. He ordered the detective to investigate the relationship between the Finnstone Martial Arts Studio's owner, Sheila, and Lucian to find more clues.The case was getting more confusing, but as long as the investigation followed the clue, the truth would come one day. The detective continued to inve
Sheila and Lucian were indeed acquainted! Both Sage and Jace's eyebrows twitched.There was not much information on the file. It only stated that the Stone family's daughter Sheila was passionate about charity and jewelry. She also once won the favor of Mister Lucian, who praised Sheila in front of the media. He said the young Sheila had a heart of gold and even considered her as his successor.It sounded like he was just praising the younger lady, but their intimate interaction said a lot more to it. Sage could not help but overthink.Sage sent the information she had of Sheila and Lucian to the private detective. She could only scrap the information on the surface, but only a detective could investigate the unknown stories in the dark. After all, they were professionals.After reading the information, Jace found Sheila to be more complicated than he thought. "Sheila isn't a simple person.""Of course. Sheila is extremely sophisticated and adaptable to different situations."S
For some reason, Jace smiled more after they got together. He became particularly smiley and always laughed at the silliest things.Every second and minute looking at her made him feel incredibly happy like he was always basking in love.Sage felt the same too.No matter what hardship she felt, she felt better as long as he was with her. Talking and laughing with him made the troubles go away and never return. Sage could not share everything with her parents or siblings. She feared her family would worry, but she could tell Jace everything with no fear. Without her knowing, Sage became more willing to share her stories with him. Even if she had nothing to say, she felt nice as long as he accompanied her.Sage used to long after love as a young girl. However, after experiencing the so-called love she had in mind, she realized that love was just a momentary thing in life. At this age, Sage realized that companionship was like the longest love confession. What she needed was never
"How can I ruin and destroy the Norah Group from the bottom of the pot if I don't kill them?" Sheila said with a fierce look on her face."Jon and Jericho are Sage's trusted and valuable staff, aren't they? With the head of the Purchasing Department and the head of the Marketing Department dead and you leaving the company, it would be like crippling Sage. I wonder how painful she is feeling right now."She crackled and continued, "From the beginning, you have been praising Sage for being a sentimental person. To that type of person, being sentimental is their weakness. There's no more value with Jon and Jericho. They are nothing but useless pawns to me. Killing them can not only create headaches for Sage, but it can also vilify her reputation. That's two birds with one stone. Isn't that wonderful? From now on, when everyone mentions her name, it will be associated with a murderer. How fun is that… Hahaha…"Up until this point, anger was mounting in Finn's heart. He swung his hand an
Jace and Sean burst out in laughter, seeing how their two lovers ran off in fear. Luckily, there was someone they were afraid of.…"Wow, did the sun rise up from the west today? Why are these lazy pigs get up so early in the morning?"When Primrose got down from upstairs, a whole bunch of people were sitting at the dining table. Normally, it would take many wake-up calls to wake those kids of hers up for breakfast.Sage and Nigel answered together, "We're hungry."Primrose snorted, "I'm not surprised. Rough night, isn't it? Rosa Garden's going to be destroyed by all of you sooner or later. Honey, we need to reinforce the structure of the house."Sawyer looked sullen as if he did not want anyone to disturb him. On the other hand, Sage and Nigel pretended they did not understand and started to eat their breakfast.Zamora came out with a jug of milk and asked, "Who wants some milk?"Primrose and Sage quickly raised their voices and rejected, "I don't want! Don't give me!"Zamora
Sage and Jace went to the door to welcome Asher and Lulu personally when they heard the news from Zamora. When they went to the door, they saw a pretty lady and a tall man walking toward them."It's really the both of you!" Sage was quite surprised.Last year, Nigel invited her to Brown City to perform a major surgery for Asher. That was when she got to know Lulu. Over the years, they would sometimes chat a little and also liked each other's social media posts, but they were not really very close with each other. However, Asher had a close relationship with Jace. Both of them were comrades in arms.As expected, they gave each other a hug when they met. Asher knocked Jace's shoulder with his fist. "Hey man, did you forget about your pal after you got your girl?"Jace laughed. "Same goes for you too."Sage tilted her head and looked at them. "Don't make fun of each other. Both of you were in the same shoes. Think about how both of you nearly ended up in a wheelchair."It was not ea
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