After lunch, Sage and Jace parted ways with Lulu and Asher at Tasteful Restaurant.Yoel offered to take Lulu and Asher to the horse farm for a bit of fun and a walk around Salem City.Melody stood beside Sage obediently. Although she wanted to go as well, she felt guilty and did not dare to ask for more.Yoel got into his fancy car and looked over at Melody. "You're not coming with us?"Melody darted her eyes to Sage. She pressed her lips and did not dare to say anything.Lulu sat in the car and saw the situation clearly. She chuckled and said, "Melody, you should come with me. Accompany me."Sage turned to Melody. "Do you want to go?"Melody nodded. "Yes.""Then go ahead. I don't have time for you." Sage said, "You're an adult now. I don't have to lecture you about safety, do I?"Melody shook her head and said, "Safety first! I know that!"Melody smiled happily at Sage's nod and approval. Then, she got into the car and left with Yoel.Sage seemed unworried, but Jace was a l
In the past, Sage constantly reminded herself to stay awake and sensible. She warned herself not to fall too deep or rely too much on another person. However, she was just human.Her feelings naturally changed over time. It was not something controllable by sheer will. She had to admit that she actually liked this feeling."Jace," Sage suddenly called out his name. She looked up and met his gaze."You don't have to stay with me all day. I'm fine. You can go about your business. We're dating, but you don't need to be around me at all times. I can take care of myself. You don't have to worry. By the way, you've stayed in Salem City for so long. What about your family in Nadeem City?"Jace fixed his gaze on her. "Are you chasing me away?"Sage looked at his innocent and aggrieved look in silence. She suddenly felt speechless, unsure whether she should laugh or cry. 'Why is he acting like a child?' she thought."Am I?" Sage said helplessly, "Most domineering CEOs are always busy with
Hearing the mention of the last letter shook Sage. Her heart pounded as she trembled and took half a step back in fear.It reminded her of the three letters that Jace had left her before, the goodbye letters he had forcibly left her.Why must there be a final goodbye letter from a dying person?Jace did not react much to Jericho's goodbye letter, but he was surprised by Sage's reaction. He looked over at her and grabbed her arm to steady her."Sage..."When Jace grabbed her, Sage shuddered like a wave of electric shock hit her. Her whole body shook as she looked up at him.There was fear and vulnerability in her eyes.Sage broke his grip. She thought her trauma had healed, but it turned out that it stayed in a different form. The wound remained like a monster lurking in her. She did not know when it would strike. Then, the monster leaped out, bared its fang, and bit her hard until she trembled.Jace's hand was empty. His heart jumped at the same time. He looked at Sage in confu
Jace felt a little bitter at heart and looked at Sage with pain and regret.Sage stood in front of Jace and did not notice Jace's expression.Sage held her forehead slightly. She was secretly annoyed at herself for overreacting and frightening the little boy. She extended her hand to Joaquin and asked, "Are you planning to show me your dad's goodbye letter?"Joaquin nodded. When he saw that Sage had calmed down, he carefully handed the goodbye letter to her.Sage took the goodbye letter in one hand and took Joaquin's hand in the other. "Come sit here."Jace secretly gritted his teeth and followed them.Sage did not pay any attention to Jace. She was talking to Joaquin and asked him where he got the goodbye letter.Joaquin said, "I found it in my diary. My dad also left me a check. He said he made all this money. It's clean."Joaquin pulled the check out of his pocket and unfolded it. He spread it out, revealing the one hundred thousand dollars written on it.Sage opened the go
Sage took Joaquin upstairs to her office.Jace followed them inside and asked Sasha, Sage's assistant, to get some fruit and snacks for the kid.Joaquin handed Sage the check his father had left for him. "Miss Sage, will this be enough to pay my dad's debt?"Sage was slightly startled. Joaquin hurriedly added, "If it's not enough, it's okay. I'll pay it back eventually."Joaquin stood up from the sofa with a serious look on his face. He said to Sage, "Miss Sage, I'm ten years old and a good student. I've always been first in my class and never dropped out of the top three in my grade. I'll be an adult in eight years. When I'm an adult, I can work for money. I can sign a contract with you and sell my future to Norah Group until I pay off my dad's debt. Can I? Please?"Sage wondered if Jericho's death made the boy grow up so fast. Despite Joaquin's young face, he was already acting like a young adult.Joaquin was a responsible young man and was much better than his father.After h
A fierce glint flashed in Sage's eyes. Then, she exchanged a glance with Jace.Shortly after, she took out her phone and showed Joaquin a photo of Sheila. "Is this the lady?"Joaquin nodded. "Yes."Sage knew it. Sheila was behind this....After Logan sent Joaquin back, Sage sent a photo of Jericho's goodbye letter to Sean and the detective, along with some clues from Joaquin.Although cleared of the charges, they had to uncover the real culprit to convince the public of Sage's innocence.After talking to Sean, Sage hung up the phone. Sage looked at Jericho's goodbye letter and felt uncomfortable.Jace came over to her and crouched down in front of her. He kept staring at her helplessly until she looked at him and asked him, "What?""Dear." Jace suddenly called out to her, "Can you make my death clear?"Sage glared at him. "What do you mean? Are you trying to make me feel bad?""Of course not! How could I?"Jace buried his head in her arms and gently rubbed against her. He
After a while, Hunter knocked on the door. He said the meeting was ready and asked Sage to come over.Sage got off the sofa to fix her makeup.Hunter watched Sage applying lipstick in the mirror. Then, he understood what had just happened and lamented to Jace, "I really envy how you're always by Sage's side. I want to be with my wife too."If it were not for the lawsuit, Hunter and Leah would be on their honeymoon instead of working here.Jace looked at Hunter. "I envy you, too, for legalizing your relationship."Jace did not know how long it would take before he could have Sage as his legal wife again. He wondered when Sage would marry him.Sage closed the hand mirror as she listened to the men's conversation. She turned to Hunter and said, "Don't feel bad. There's nothing you can do about it. I'll give you and Leah a long vacation after this."Hunter's eyes lit up when he heard that. "That's a promise! You'd better be a man of your word!"Sage gave him a look. "When did I eve
The meeting went very well. After the meeting was over, everyone left. After that, Sage asked Kyle, "Are you happy with your office?"Kyle said, smiling, "It's two times bigger than my previous office. It's decorated and furnished to my liking too. Thanks, Sage.""You came to Norah Group at our neediest time. I certainly have to treat you well."Kyle waved off her reply and said with a smile, "Please don't think highly of me. I'm not that great. After all, I'm just a businessman who values profit over favors. One of the things I've learned from working at Corsair Real Estate for years is that the world doesn't revolve around me. It will just go on.""No one is that irreplaceable. The only thing I can do is to keep improving myself and stay competitive. I always drank and played golf while working in Corsair Real Estate. When I saw my belly grow, I thought something was wrong. If I had continued like this, it would have ended up terrible. I had to find something to do."Sage unde
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