Jack's condition was much more serious than it appeared. Jack was still fighting with Primrose in the afternoon. The two elders could scold each other relentlessly until their faces were red. Sage took Jack's side and argued with Primrose for him. Primrose scolded Sage for being an ungrateful child and helping Jack.Jace listened quietly without saying anything. He knew the mother and daughter were trying to use this way to stabilize Jack's energy and bring him to life.Jack's end was near. By late afternoon, Jack slumped in the bed drowsily. He was already out of breath and slow to breathe."Mom, this isn't working. Let's get him to the hospital."Sage was already panicking as a doctor. Jack's condition was deteriorating so fast that their way was not working.Primrose read Jack's pulse again and shook her head with a heavy sigh."He has attained his goals and has no desire to live."Primrose looked over at Florence. "What did Sheila take, and what are they up to?"Florence
Otherwise, Jack's hand would not be badly injured. His lungs would not have deteriorated to that extent all of a sudden.Sage got up from Jace's shoulder. The two exchanged a gaze and walked together to the studio without saying anything.The art studio was originally Florence's studio. When Jack moved in, she generously gave him half the space.Both of them were artists. One focused on costuming, and the other on drawing. The two were always busy with their work and did not disturb each other. They occasionally advised each other with a few comments. They also spent their free time enjoying a leisure walk in the mountains and picking flowers. They invited their friends over to hold an art exhibition occasionally.The two had a quiet and peaceful life. It was the perfect life for the couple.There were many drawings displayed in the studio, such as Florence's costume design for the classic dramas and Jack's landscape paintings and character portraits. The heroine in all the portra
Just when Sage and Jace were suspicious of the drawings, Sage's phone rang. She took her phone out and saw it was Sean calling.He called to inform them there was new information about the case.After that, they left the art studio and went back inside. Sage put the call on speaker and requested Sawyer and Primrose to come to listen to the call together.Sean started, "The Jablonsky family has been turned upside down, and they provided some new information to us."The new Missus Jablonsky had gone overseas with her two sons. The police were unable to contact her, so they went to look for Jon's ex-wife and his eldest son for more information. At first, his ex-wife was reluctant to cooperate and insisted she knew nothing after being divorced from Jon for many years.Thus, Sean deliberately revealed the current Missus Jablonsky received 30 million dollars from an education fund that was left by Jon. Once Jon's ex-wife knew of that, she was furious. When the police were still there, s
"Your young miss?" Missus Maberry squinted her eyes, "Who is the young miss you are working for?"The housemaid replied, "Her family name is Norah."Missus Maberry got worked up and nearly threw the housemaid out of the house by beating her. Luckily, Logan arrived in time and brought the housemaid away with him. He even scolded Miss Maberry for being ungrateful."Ungrateful? Stop trying to act like you are the good guys! If you are so kind, why don't you get Sage to give me back my husband? Or I'll never forgive her!"Missus Maberry could not stop throwing fits. She even flipped the table. The food and plates were over the floor. It startled her two younger sons. They cried horribly."That's enough! When are you going to stop being a crazy woman?" Joaquin could not tolerate it anymore. He grasped his hands into fists and shouted at his mother with red eyes.Missus Maberry was stunned when her eldest son yelled at her. Joaquin ran into the room and gave her his father's letter bef
Within moments, Sage received words that Finn was being arrested for murder.Sage expected it. She said with a deep voice before hanging up the phone, "Ok. I understand.""What about Sheila? The police did not track her down?" Primrose asked with her arms crossed in front of her chest.Sage answered, "The police are heading toward the airport and train station to search for her. Even if Finn took the blame for her, she's not getting away so easily."Florence furrowed her brows as she listened to the conversation. "What are you guys talking about? Taking the blame for what?"Primrose explained annoyingly, "Jack's precious disciple murdered some people. I wondered if Jack was blind or if his eyes were covered when he took her in as his disciple. Why did he pick her? She even dragged Finn into this. It just pains me to think of it!"She rubbed her chest and looked upset. She had not forgiven Jack, who was still unconscious.Florence still did not understand what had happened. Jace
Cole was panting. "It's an international flight heading to Tovres. Lucian is on the plane too."Then he sent the flight information to Sage. After thinking for a while, Sage sent an email to Yale, and Yale replied in no time.[Don't worry. Tim told me. I'll handle the rest.]Sage felt relieved reading the reply from Yale. She mumbled to herself, "I really have to give it to Tim. He is still amazing as always…"…At night, Jack woke up once. Jace quickly approached and looked at Jack's emaciated face. He whispered in Jack's ear, "Are you hungry? Florence cooked chicken soup."Jack opened his eyes and laughed when he heard Jace's question. "Chicken soup by Florence. Is it edible?""How is it not edible?" Florence had a pair of sharp ears. She walked over and said, "Primrose had two servings."Jack looked more spirited when he heard that. "Primrose is a picky person. If she had two servings, it means the chicken soup must be very tasty. I'm going to drink three servings!"Jace he
Jack had a grand funeral. The newspaper had dedicated a section reporting Jake's passing and also displayed part of his works. Florence and Jace kept some of his works. A portion of his works was being collected by other people while they auctioned off the other portions. All of the auctioned money was donated to charity.It took two days for Sage and Jace to handle Jack's funeral after Jack passed away. In the meantime, they failed to arrest Sheila. Yale had made the necessary arrangements to arrest Sheila once she arrived at the airport, but he only managed to arrest Lucian.Sheila had tricked them. She was never on the plane in the beginning. Now that her whereabouts were a mystery, no one knew where she went.As Lucian got deported back, Jon and Jericho's murder case were solved as Lucian and Finn finally confessed the truth. Finn took all the blame and confessed to being the one who murdered Jon and Jericho. As such, Sage was cleared and no longer a suspect in the case.The co
Sage answered her own question, "I'm always optimistic.""Yeah." Jace nuzzled her ear and kissed her. "You're my little sunshine. You're the warm and bright sunshine just for me."Sage did not consider herself a little sunshine, but his kiss made her feel hot. She turned her head and met his gaze. The two looked at each other and kissed without saying a word.…Sage looked at Jace as he got up. She felt a little bad about it and asked tentatively, "Jack died not long ago. Isn't this a bad idea?"Jace thought about it and said, "What was Jack's last wish?"Sage was slightly startled and said, "Didn't he say he wanted to have a couple of children with Florence.""Well, he was still thinking about that at the end of his life, so we… Let's think of it as fulfilling his dream. It's fine," Jace said and leaned over.Sage pondered Jace's words. It made sense when she first heard it, but the more she thought about it, something felt wrong.It was obvious that Jace was in the mood for
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