"Huh? Uncle Peter is calling me." Sage looked at the screen and picked up the phone. "Hello, uncle"Peter sounded to be panting. He talked with his deep voice, "Is Shanie with you?""Shanie? No." Sage looked up and exchanged looks with Primrose. Then she put the call on speaker. "Isn't Shanie resting in the Skye Hotel?""I went over to find her, but she's not there. I went back home, and she's not home either." He paused a while before continuing, "Her clothes, jewelry, and skincare are not around anymore.""What?" Sage was shocked. "So…she runs away from home?""What nonsense are you talking about?" Primrose smacked her and said, "Don't panic. Did you call her?""I did. Her phone is off," Peter replied.Primrose used her phone to try calling Shanie, and as Peter said, Shanie's phone was not on.Sage put down the fork and said, "Don't panic, uncle. Let me ask around. Maybe she is in a bad mood and went to her friend's house.""Alright," Peter answered and hung up the phone.A
When Sage rushed over to Jenny's apartment, she smelled something delicious as the door opened."Eating at such a late hour? What about her plan to be on a diet?"Jenny welcomed Sage and smiled. "She said she's letting go. No more dieting."Once Sage entered the apartment, a small girl came running at her. The small girl wrapped her legs around Sage's thigh and cocked up her head. "Aunt Sage.""Baby K! Come and give me a hug!" Sage bent down and carried Jenny's daughter, Kira Golding. She kissed her cheek and took out a tub of ice cream from behind like magic tricks.Kira's eyes sparkled. She said in her baby voice, "Ice cream! Thank you, Aunt Sage."She gave Sage a big kiss on Sage's cheek."Good girl!" Sage's heart was about to melt.Jenny smiled and said to her daughter, "Remember, you are allowed to have one scoop. I'll put the rest in the fridge, and you can eat it on other days."Kira nodded obediently. She licked the ice cream like it was the best food on earth. She nar
Truthfully speaking, Shanie was still hoping and thinking about being Peter's wife.Sage shrugged her shoulders.Shanie said, "If you are not going to help me, I'll…. I'll tell your mom that you are the one who convinced me to run away from home."Sage was speechless.Shanie stuck her tongue out. "Think about it yourself."Sage extended her hand out, wanting to slap Shanie. "I…!!!"If Shanie were not her best friend, she would definitely give her a good smack in the face!At that right moment, Jenny decided to step in and grabbed Sage's hand. "Calm down. Don't argue with a woman with unrequited love."As Sage suppressed her anger, she looked at Shanie from the corner of her eyes. "How do you want me to help you?""Give this back to Peter for me." Shanie took out her wallet from her bag. From the wallet, she took out a couple of cards and slammed them on the coffee table. She said, "This is his bank card. This is the sub card he gave me. Oh, and this one is the card to buy groc
Across the road from the apartment, there was a black sedan car parked in the neighborhood. The window of the car was rolled down to show Peter's calm face.Sage walked over and laughed out loud in her heart. No matter how calm her uncle looked, he was still worried and feeling uneasy."Uncle, why didn't you go up?" Sage greeted Peter and asked, even though she knew the answer.Peter answered indifferently, "I'm scared she would kick me out. It'll be too embarrassing then."Sage could not help and smile."Get in the car. I'll send you back," Peter said.Sage got in the car and returned all of the cards to him. She also told Peter everything Shanie said. Peter just listened quietly and did not think it was funny, nor did he have the intention to mock Shanie.After he heard everything, he asked, "Why did she suddenly have this thought? Who was the one who inspired her? Did you or Jenny tell her anything?"Sage gasped astonishingly. No wonder her uncle worked as a criminal investi
Dean and Xavier became very popular as a pairing. Sage was active online and a fangirl of theirs.The fans laughed at Xavier. "Yeah, yeah. Let's push Xavier to fame."Dean acted furious. "Who's your favorite idol? You're Xavier's undercover agent, aren't you?""Hahaha, no, no…"The live event was full of joy. When the video was posted on the internet, the comment section was full of laughter too. Everyone tagged Xavier.Xavier was always quick to see the updates about him online. He tweeted in seconds.[Miss Sage is finally going to push me! Will I finally rise in fame? That's great! (Tears of joy) @Sage]Sage replied to Xavier's tweet not long after.[Don't be touched. I never loved you.]Everyone was laughing in the comment section again. The fan circle went into a frenzy. Soon, the rumors about love scandals and romance faded away.As Norah Entertainment's top actor, Dean had many appearances with Sage before and looked good with her.Dean was a quiet guy in the circle an
Sage stubbornly said no and stirred Jace, making him more aggressive."Hey, Sage. Don't you miss me at all?"Jace's husky and seductive voice rang in her ears, sending shivers down her spine. Sage hugged him tightly and put her hands around his back. While trying to grip him, her eyes were already filled with tears. As her body trembled like an electric shock, tears slid down the corners of her eyes.Jace managed to force Sage to cry out in the end. "I do…" Sage whimpered and looked up at Jace. It seemed like he was the only one left in the whole world.Sage remembered what her mother had said to her the other day. Primrose said Sage was being too reserved."You're too reserved with Jace. You're always all high and mighty. You insist he pampers and spoils you. Well, it's normal for a man to spoil his woman, but remember this.""What a woman needs isn't a calm appearance but a calm mind. Right now, you're still afraid to give yourself away again. You're trying to keep a sense of
Jim sat up straight. "I'm happy to have Sage here. I'm just upset to see that guy."Click! Dean snapped his phone shut and asked him, "Who?"Jim looked up sharply to meet Dean's deep eyes. Jim subconsciously wanted to dodge. It was as if Dean could see through all the emotions in him. "Look up! Look at me!" Dean snarled at Jim, who instinctively looked up.Jim looked into his brother's stern face and felt aggrieved."Tell me. Who are you talking about?" Dean would not let him go and questioned him.Dean and Jim knew who they were talking about by heart, but Dean had to make it clear.After a short silence, Jim pressed his lips and said, "Jace Yuriel. Mister Jace."Dean continued, "What's his relationship with Miss Sage?"Jim muttered, "They are a couple.""I'm glad you know." Dean's words felt like a stab in Jim's heart."They are not just a couple. They're about to get married soon. They are engaged. Remember this. Even if you don't like Mister Jace, you shouldn't be disre
Jace walked to Sage and hugged her from behind.Sage had a very slim waist. Jace opened his hands and wrapped her waist in his hands. He loved hugging her from the back a lot.Their height difference was just right for him to hold her completely in his arms. He loved embracing her like this, which felt like the whole world to him. He was satisfied and comforted by the embrace, so he rested his chin on her neck and kissed her neck instinctively. However, Jace frowned as soon as he tasted a mouthful of skin care products full of bitterness. Seeing that, Sage could not help but laugh. "How is it? Does the sunscreen taste delicious?""No. It's not as good as lipstick," Jace said and quickly pecked her lips. Before Sage knew it, he smudged her lipstick again.Sage pursed her lips in speechlessness. She was so angry that she wanted to kick him. "Pay for my lipstick!""Sure. I'll buy you ten or even a hundred with no duplicates!"Jace smiled and coaxed her as he took the lipstick 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