Sage smiled bitterly as she took another shot. The liquor was so strong that made her stick out her tongue.“Jace and I had too many unresolved debts between us, I don’t even know where to start. What can I do when he doesn’t even love me anymore,” said Sage.Kane’s brows narrowed, and he raised his voice, “That’s because he didn't know better! My dearest sister, you are the best girl in the world and you deserve the best. Jace Yuriel is not worthy of you at all!”Sage was loved by all her brothers. No one could ever bully their precious little sister.Sage smiled from her heart. She thought that having five brothers in her life was the best thing that ever happened to her, and they were the greatest blessing from her mother.“I don’t want to hear about that jerk anymore. Since we’re already divorced, he has nothing to do with me. My only goal is to get the Norah Group back on its feet. This company was the heart and soul of Dad and Mom, I will not let it fail on my watch, especia
In the group chat of “The Sage’s Guardians”, all Sage’s brothers sent out emojis of bloodied knives.The eldest brother initiated the conversation: [He’s blind!]The other brothers all agreed and replied: [Yes, he is!]Kane felt his hatred towards Jace grow even more. 'This guy is a jackass! He didn't have to marry my sister if he wasn't even interested in her. Treating Sage like she meant nothing to him, what a waste of her youth!' Kane thought in his mind.He couldn’t imagine what kind of life Sage had as Jace’s wife. 'She should’ve divorced him earlier. She’s so young and beautiful, there’s a bright future ahead of her even as a divorcee.' Kane had all these thoughts running through his mind.Kane pondered for a moment, and said, “Is Jace, well, playing for the other team?”“Pffft—” Sage choked at her sip of liquor upon hearing Kane’s words.Kane patted her back quickly and said, “Careful now… are you okay?”The group chat turned into a heated discussion.The third brother:
Zamora fed Sage and Kane some aspirin before they were asleep. This morning they both felt good without any headaches despite all the alcohol they drank last night. Sage was so grateful that she hugged her and kissed her on the cheeks.Kane wanted to kiss her, too, but Sage pushed him away, “Behave yourself! Why are you taking advantage of Madam Zamora?”“I only take advantage of pretty girls,” Kane said righteously, “Are you saying Madam Zamora isn’t one?”Sage squinted her eyes at Kane.Zamora looked at both of them lovingly. 'It has been a while since I saw both of them bickering like old times. This house used to feel like home.''But now…'Zamora swallowed her sighs and hurried them to have breakfast.Leah came down the stairs and greeted everyone. She took the seat next to Sage. Sage placed a bowl of congee in front of Leah, and asked, “Have you seen Yeva?”“I knocked on her door, but there was no answer. I thought she came down,” answered Leah; she added, “I’ll go get h
Leah curiously asked Sage, too, “How did you guess it?”“Easy. She ran off to her lover after a night of grievances.” Sage said as she smirked, “Sadly, she went to the wrong guy. I’m quite certain she’s going to have another episode of grievance.”Leah blinked her eyes and looked at Kane all confused, “What does it mean?”Kane, looking as confused as Leah, asked, “Yeah, what do you mean, Sage?”Sage put jam on a piece of toast. ‘He’s a cheater,’ she thought to herself.Meanwhile, Yeva hobbled towards Julian’s apartment, hands on her waist as she cursed.She was sleepless the whole night from the pain she got from being spanked a hundred times by Sage. Her buttocks were swollen; it was as red as a beetroot. She couldn’t even pull up her jeans and resorted to wearing a dress instead.She tried dressing herself up as she was prepared to act pity in front of Julian, but he didn’t even pick up any of her calls.Yeva was almost stopped by the security guards at his apartment lobby.
As Yeva yelled, the naked woman crawled towards Julian with sheets over her, and called out to him lovingly, “Julian darling,”Yeva was fumed! Like a trigger pulled off, Yeva gave a tight slap across the woman’s face, “Who are you calling darling? Who are you?”Yeva had just been slapped by Sage the night before and she used the same amount of strength that Sage used to slap that woman. That slap caused the woman to lose her balance and fell onto the bed. The woman then crawled pitifully towards Julian’s arms and said, “Save me, darling!”This woman looked nothing over 20. Her skin looked frail and soft, and half of her face now had a huge mark of Yeva’s fingers.Julian was infuriated. He had a great night with this lovely young woman and was enjoying her company before Yeva came. He felt as though Yeva had slapped across his face instead and instantly became furious.Julian stood in front of the young woman, and yelled at Yeva with a disgruntled tone, “Have you had enough? Who do
As Yeva observed Julian surrounding Sage all the time, telling her jokes, Yeva only had one thought in mind, 'I can just replace Sage and become a princess.'She knew what her father and third uncle did, but she didn’t stop them. On the contrary, she assisted them to get rid of Sage and became the only Miss Norah. Julian was engaged to her as she wished.But as Sage returned, all her dreams turned into nightmares.Sage was still the princess, but she went back to being Cinderella when the clock struck.How could she have her prince back now? Did she need to become a princess again?Yeva slowly wiped away the tears on her face with her hands, carefully tidied up the bed, and picked up their underwear and socks on the ground. She only had one thought in mind.'No matter who he sleeps with, I will always be the only Mrs. Jefferson.'Meanwhile, Sage wanted to keep Kane company now that he had been back in Salem City, but Kane kindly refused.“I have other things to do. Don’t let me
Hunter reported to Sage about the situation about Brody Liam.The hijackers confessed as soon as they saw the cops. They seemed more than happy to stay in jail forever than see Sage ever again.Sage Norah was way too brutal to them.The cops were confused at first. They thought the hijackers were victims as they had multiple wounds all over them. After a long inspection, the cops found out the hijackers who initially wanted to beat someone up became the victim and got beaten up instead.The cops were going to warn Mr. K and the guards that lynching was illegal, but they never would have thought all these hijackers were beaten up by the same woman.Just the one.It was embarrassing, but it was the truth. These hooligans never thought they would be defeated by a woman.With the complete list of witnesses and evidence, Brody and Minnie were charged with manslaughter and were locked up instantly.“Brody accused Minnie of plotting the whole thing on her own. He said that she hired t
Hunter signaled at the security guards to let go of Lionel. He then spoke sternly to Lionel, “Mr. Liam, Brody has crossed the line too far this round. Remember the fake accounts he created to spread lies about Miss Sage? She let him go because he was young at that time. This time, he hired hijackers to assault Miss Sage. We are never letting him go this time!”Liam repeatedly agreed with Hunter with sweat dripping off his face, “Yes, yes, it’s all my fault for his upbringing. I did not expect my son to do something so foolish!”Hunter smiled coldly and said, “We know you are busy and have little time for your son. He needs to be educated somewhere else.”Lionel couldn't stand the mockery for much longer now.He tried to suppress his true feeling and forced a smile. He clenched his teeth and said, “Hunter, you see, Brody is my only son. We will not surrender easily without a fight especially when it comes to him. Don’t think for a second you can bully us with the support from the Yu
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