Sage was not about to give Primrose the chance to brag. She said directly, "She had botox. Her face is fake."Primrose glanced at Sage and said to Lulu, "Don't listen to her. She's just jealous of me."She grabbed Lulu's hand and said passionately, "Both of you came so early. Have you had your breakfast yet? Come sit down… Don't be shy. Think of this as your own home."Awkward was never a thing to worry about when Primrose was around. She had the ability to make guests feel comfortable within seconds of meeting. Nonetheless, she and Sawyer were also people who could read the room very well. After a while, both of them went upstairs to leave space for the young adults.Sage and Jace accompanied Asher and Lulu to have their breakfast again. When they realized Asher and Lulu had flown in from Harbor City, they exchanged looks with each other and were stunned. Sean frowned too.Nigel slapped his own forehead. "That's right! Lulu, you are from Harbor City. The eldest young miss of the
When Primrose was about to enjoy the quiet time with Sawyer, their moments were ruined by Sage knocking on the door crazily."What's going on?" Primrose opened the door angrily. She furrowed her brows. "Can you all stop disturbing my time with your father alone?"This time Sage did not talk back to her mother. Instead, she said seriously, "Mom, I have something I want to ask you."Primrose raised her brow. It was not often Sage would talk to her so seriously. Thus, Primrose knew it was something serious.After Sage prepared the canvas and paint, she started to draw out the logo she saw at Finnstone Martial Arts Studio on the canvas. When she was finished, she showed it to Primrose and asked, "Look at this. Does it look familiar to you?"Primrose did not like the smell of the paint as she felt her nose was suffering. She took a glance. "Isn't that just a normal black flame?"Sage was speechless while feeling anxious and frustrated. "Look closely!"Thus, Primrose got closer to tak
Primrose gave him a look. "Don't pry into things you shouldn't know."Nigel was lost for words. Sean pulled him back and gave him a reassuring look. He mouthed to him in silence, "Listen to Mom."Primrose looked sullen after hearing about Sheila and Jekyll's relationship with Asher."Sheila is really something. She and Finn haven't been together for long, but she has already caused many troubles. Young people are so troublesome. Our peaceful day didn't last long. Here comes another wave of trouble. Dear, this is so annoying."Primrose pouted to Sawyer as if she was complaining. Sawyer knew she was pretending to take it easy and stroked her back gently.Primrose just did not want to put so much pressure on the children. The last battle hit Shawn hard but did not completely wipe him out. After a short rest, the trouble was back. It was simply unavoidable.Anyway, the family could not talk too much about certain things explicitly in front of the guests. Primrose extended a warm in
"Dead?"Sage's eyes flashed with surprise. She had not expected it. "Why did he die? How did he die? Did he also rebel?"Sage drowned Primrose with a bunch of questions, which Primrose clearly did not want to answer.Primrose's cold face was full of impatience. "He's dead. Dead. Why are you asking so many questions? Go, go. Go get back to your business!"Primrose ran out of patience and drove Sage out.Sage exclaimed, "Hey, I'm not done with my questions yet. Why did your mood change too quickly?""If you don't leave, I'll hit you."Seeing that Primrose was about to go on a rampage, Sawyer stood behind her and gave Jace a look.Jace got the message and took Sage away without saying a word.They prevented the mother and daughter from fighting.After the door was closed, Primrose looked pale. She covered her pounding heart and bent forward."Prim..." Sawyer was startled and knelt to check on her. Primrose took his hand and hushed him softly, telling him to keep his voice dow
Sage did not know if this was sadder or simply mocking.Sheila took two lives as soon as she came to Salem City. Instead of being low-key, Sheila's method of keeping a low profile turned out to be more high-profile....Sage got them checked into room 66, a presidential suite. When she entered the password to unlock the door, she casually asked, "Are you two going to share a room?"It was a very serious question, but it made Lulu and Asher blush.Asher secretly glanced at Lulu and stammered, "If you don't have an additional room, we can stay in one room… That's fine."His reply made Lulu flushed red.Sage and Jace looked at their interaction and were wise enough to stay quiet.Just after the door to room 66 was opened, the door of room 77 next door opened too. A head with messy hair poked out. It was Yoel."You're back. I just woke up…"Yoel scratched his head and froze when he spotted Asher standing right there. He rubbed his eyes and craned his neck. "Damn! Asher!"Yoel wi
No one would have expected to see Melody walking out of Yoel's room.Everyone was dumbfounded and watched Sage go after Melody, who rushed back to the room at lightning speed. Before Melody could close the door, Sage held it open."Don't you run! Open the door!""Sage..." Melody pushed against the door as hard as she could. She was completely awake from the shock. "I'll open the door, but you have to promise not to hit me."'Promise? What nonsense!' Sage could barely control the anger burning in her. She just wanted to give Melody a beating!Sage gave her no room for negotiation. She said with a sullen look, "On the count of three…"Melody opened the door before Sage could say one. The count of three had been an effective spell against Melody from childhood to adulthood.Melody was not the only one shaking in fear. Yoel was so nervous outside the door that he wanted to run on reflex.Sage pushed open the door and wanted to slap Melody, but Melody quickly jumped and hid behind
"What are you looking at? Stand still!" Sage roared.Melody jumped in shock and quickly turned her head around again. Meanwhile, Jace and Asher forced Yoel to the corner."Hey, this is too much! I didn't do anything wrong!"Yoel rubbed the corners of his mouth with an aggrieved look. He glanced in Sage's direction and retracted his gaze immediately. Then, his gaze wandered around Melody for a while."What are you looking at?" Asher smacked him on the head. "Won't you stop it?"Yoel glared at them. He kept his voice low and muttered, "Are you my comrades or not? Why are you helping the enemy?"Jace crossed his arms and looked at him coldly. "We're fighting for justice."Yoel was lost for words."That's right!" Asher went along with it and squinted his eyes at Yoel. "I haven't seen you for a year. You've become more and more terrible. You even put your hands on such a young lady. What a pervert. Don't you know molestation of minors is against the law? You'll get in jail for thi
Yoel behaved after Sage punched him. After that, he changed into more formal clothes and sat on the sofa. He also had ice packs on his face. He hugged a pillow and curled on the sofa in a depressing mood.He occasionally glanced at Melody, who was in the kitchen. Melody simply ignored it and stood by Sage and helped her.Sage was in a bad mood and looked gloomy. 'You deserved it,' she cursed when Melody grumbled about her headache, but she still made some hot chocolate for her."Thanks, Sage." Melody smiled sweetly at Sage with a cup of spiced hot chocolate in her hand.Many children hated spiced hot chocolate because of its spiciness, but Melody had loved this taste since she was a child. Whenever she had a headache, fever, or feeling down, a cup of spiced hot chocolate would cure all her discomfort. It was very effective and an easy cure.Ross found little Melody in the mountains when she almost froze in the cold. A cup of spiced hot chocolate saved her life. Maybe that was why
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