"Younger brother?"It was surprising to Sage. She asked in shock, "Is he our uncle?"Primrose missed her brother and was in sorrow. When she heard Sage's question, she gave her a look and said, "We're not blood-related.""I see." Sage did not find that surprising. She said indifferently, "Isn't Shawn your godbrother too? You weren't blood-related to him either."Primrose's face sunk at the mention of Shawn. "How can he be the same?"Sage knew Shawn was Primrose's nemesis. She should not have mentioned his name. She did not like talking about that perverted old man either, so she quickly changed the topic."Okay, okay. Let's continue with Blue Snake's story. Didn't you say before that he was dead?"Sage's words stabbed Primrose's heart like a knife. Primrose paled immediately. The past she wanted to forget kept coming back to her.Sage, Jace, and Tim saw Primrose pale and tremble in fear. Their faces changed immediately. They stood up and wanted to go over to Primrose, but Sawye
Sage gaped in shock. She could not accept how she was suddenly related to Peter Walter.Jace agreed with Sage's guesses, but he was equally surprised and found it unbelievable."If the current Peter is Blue Snake, then what about the original Peter? Is he dead?" Tim hit the nail on the head when he said that with a sullen face.Everyone looked up and turned to Tim. Everything they say was just their speculation. There was no evidence to support their analysis.As the state minister, it was unlikely that someone would replace Peter casually. Whether Blue Snake was alive or dead was still a mystery."That's all you've found out?"Primrose looked anxious. "Didn't you say you contacted Jace's uncle? Does your uncle have detailed information on Peter's profile?"Sage and Jace felt bad at Primrose's question.Sage touched her nose and said embarrassedly, "Uhm… We were going to look for it, but we haven't had time yet..."Before she could say anything, Primrose yelled at them, "You h
Sage had been sick recently. Jace stayed close to take care of her, but it had been a while since their last intimate moment.Staying so close and skin-to-skin made them a little emotional and passionate.Sage stared at Jace with an intense gaze and dewy eyes. She appeared more attractive in Jace's eyes. Jace gulped at the way she looked at him and tensed a little.Sage put her hand around his waist and touched the spot on his back where he got beaten.When she was about to ask him if it hurt, Jace frowned and asked, "Why is your hand so cold?"Jace rolled over slightly and put Sage down. He held her hand and warmed it up. Sage got back on top of him and lifted his shirt. The spot was only red but not swollen or bruised. She was relieved to know that her mother had not bruised him. Sage muttered, "She's surprisingly soft on you. She was much harder on me when I was a kid. Who's her child?"Jace laughed at Sage's jealousy and said, "My mom beat me hard too, but she's a lot nicer
"Why are you laughing!"Sage smacked Jace. She thought Jace was laughing at her terrible singing. When she turned her head, she saw Jace wearing a big and silly smile on his handsome face.Jace used to be no smiles at all times. He always wore an indifferent or stern face. Jace started smiling more after he got together with Sage. He always wore a soft smile but rarely beamed as much as this moment.Sage gave her a strange look. "What's up? Why are you wearing that silly smile the whole time?"Jace continued smiling. "Did you hear what Primrose said earlier?"His question was an affirmative statement. He heard what Primrose said to them. Sage could not have missed it. However, Sage played dumb and asked, "What? My mom said a lot of things. Which one are you talking about?"Jace reached out and cupped her chin with his thumb and forefinger. He gently tipped her head toward him. Then, he met her eyes and said solemnly, "She said something about me wanting to marry you.""Did she s
The car drove far away. Shanie's face remained unpleasant, and her eyes were red. She suddenly shouted, "Stop the car!" The driver gripped the steering wheel and paused a little. He stammered, "Miss Hill, we can't stop here."Shanie's temper got the better of her. "I said stop! Just stop!"The driver looked at Peter in the rearview mirror. Peter said to the driver, "Don't break the traffic rules. Continue driving."Shanie turned her head and gave Peter a hard stare. She wanted to open the car door and acted as if she was going to jump out of the moving car. Her actions scared the driver and gave him a shiver.When the driver was about to slam on the brakes, Peter reacted quickly and held Shanie. He roared, "Keep driving!""Yes," the driver responded. He got his foot back on the gas pedal and drove in a panic.Shanie leaned toward Peter's direction due to the unstable car. Peter hugged her firmly."Let go of me!" Shanie tried to break free from his embrace, but Peter said nothi
Peter's eyes darkened with desires. He said in a hoarse voice, "What are you doing?"Shanie did not look up at him and missed the look on Peter's face. She licked the wound and said seriously, "I'm healing your wound."She pursed her lips and glanced at his wound. The bite mark was pretty obvious but fortunately not that severe."Do you need a bandage…" Before she could finish her sentence, Peter spun her around and put her down in the back seat.…Meanwhile, Sage and Jace just got off the plane and left the airport.The air was a little cool in the north due to the big difference in temperature between day and night.Jace put the jacket he had prepared on Sage and took her to the cab. He said the hotel's name and told the driver to get them there.Sage asked, "Are we going to the hotel first?"Jace ruffled her hair and said, "I've spoken to my uncle. He'll meet us at the hotel straight after work."Sage nodded. Then, she texted Primrose about their arrival in Gemfield. Primr
When Jace and Sage arrived at the hotel, Jace asked Sage, "Are you hungry? Why don't we go eat something?"Sage put her bag down and opened the window for better ventilation. "I'm not hungry. I ate too much today, and I'm still very full." Sage turned her head to Jace. "Are you hungry?"Jace shook his head and walked toward her, smiling. Then, he suddenly bent down to pick her up and put her on the bed.Sage was caught off guard by his series of actions and sudden kiss. She purred a little and smacked him. "What are you doing?"Jace propped his upper body on top of her and looked at her with a smile in his eyes. Sage saw the unconcealed passion in his eyes and blushed slightly. She poked his shoulder with her finger."You start thinking about things as soon as you arrive at the hotel. What's with your impure thoughts? What's going on?" Sage moaned about Jace's impatience and poked him a little. It felt like a tickle to him.Jace held her hand and chuckled. "I'm not thinking about
"Sage," Fabian greeted and sized up Sage quietly. Then, he glanced inside. He heard the sound of water running inside.Sage nodded as a greeting. "Hello, Uncle Fabian." Then, she welcomed him inside.The secretary and bodyguard did not follow Fabian in and stayed outside. Fabian went into the hotel room alone. Perhaps he did not plan to stay much longer. Jace was quick. While Fabian came in and changed his shoes, Jace was already out of the bathroom. Although he had changed his clothes, he was still a little wet."Uncle Fabian." Jace greeted Fabian with a slight flush on his face.When Fabian saw the couple's embarrassed expressions, he knew what had happened earlier from experience. For a moment, he wondered if he was to blame for coming too soon or if the two kids were too impatient.Fabian gave Jace a look. Jace pretended not to see it and invited him in. When Fabian sat down, Sage got up to boil water.Fabian said, "Don't bother. I'm leaving soon."Sage smiled slightly and
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