Sage immediately told her driver to turn back to Bridge Lane.She had Zayne stay on the phone so she could secure their location. Sage knew Salem City inside-out. She found them not long after Zayne informed her of the approximate location. She brought Hunter and the others to rush over, too.Jace was lying on the floor with blood all over when she found them. Blood ran down his face, and his cheeks were badly bruised.Upon seeing Jace, Sage’s felt a sharp tug on her heart, and her pupils constricted.She couldn’t believe Jace was so seriously wounded. 'Who has the right mind to do this to him?!'“Madam, you’re here!”Zayne’s face looked pale as he held Jace in his arms frozen. Zayne was so worried that he could hurt Jace further and he wouldn't be able to forgive himself!He had already called for an ambulance and the cops, but Sage managed to arrive earlier.Sage rushed towards Jace, and her face clouded over as he asked. “Who did this?!” “We don’t know,” Zayne shook his he
Jace was sent into the operating theatre for further examinations. Sage’s heart skipped a beat as his hands let go of her.She stood in front of the theatre momentarily as Yoel rushed to the hospital. Breathlessly, he asked, “How is he?”“He’s in there now,” Sage pointed at the theatre entrance.Yoel frowned deep and asked, “What happened? Why did he got beaten up out of nowhere? Did you manage to find out who did this?”Sage couldn’t be bothered to answer his multiple questions. Zayne answered and said the police came and collected evidence from the crime scene. They are investigating it and they asked if Jace had made any enemies lately.“We just came to Nadeem City not long ago. We are not even familiar with this place yet, not to mention making enemies.” Zayne said as he looked at Sage, and he mumbled, “Well, there is Mrs. Sage…”Sage gave Zayne a sideways glance and asked him, “You think I did it?”Zayne waved his hands repeatedly and said, “No, I don’t mean that.”Yoel kn
Sage’s diagnosis was accurate. Jace only looked badly wounded, but all of his wounds were superficial.Kane only told the guys to beat him up lightly. He was also worried that the Yuriel Group would come after him. Though it was just superficial wounds, Jace might not just let that incident slide.Sage hated that Kane did this without her consent. She hated trouble and Kane always got her into it. 'Did he think my life is too easy in Salem City?'She was also puzzled about Jace. Jace was in the special forces and he could’ve fought back. Sage looked at Jace with her hands crossed and her face frozen.Jace had woken up and was dressed in a hospital gown. He wore a bandage on his forehead, and his face was pale as a ghost. Few hours before, he was still an energetic man who would quarrel with Sage and then he became a patient.“Why are you looking at me like that?” Jace sheepishly asked Sage, “I look pitiful, right?”Sage said coldly, “Not as pitiful as you were three years ago.”
Yoel and Jace were both from the special forces. Yoel knew for a fact that even if it was an assault from behind and with a gunny sack wrapped around his head, Jace would still least struggle to defend himself.Unless he knew it was a trap and still went for it.Jace looked up at him lazily, “Did you think I purposely got myself hurt?”“Normally, you wouldn’t, but now it’s hard to tell. I heard someone got rejected by Sage tonight again.” Yoel teased him, “Maybe, who knows. You are trying to get some sympathy out of this. This is all too familiar to me. I did that before.”Jace said, “I did what I had to.”“A-ha! I knew it!” said Yoel excitedly, “You’ve gone mad! Were you not afraid that you would lose your life? Trying to win Sage back like that?”Jace said unfathomably, “These hooligans can’t harm me much.”“It’s true, you do the stupidest things when it comes to your match, even someone so brilliant as you.” Yoel shook his head as he looked at the bruises all over Jace’s face
Fighting noises were heard transmitted from the private room. The girls outside were terrified as they heard it while silently mourning for Sage.‘Does she know who she’s up against? ‘Wait a minute. This doesn’t sound right.’“Hey! Hitting your own brother for a jerk? Are you out of your mind?”The girls outside were all staring at each other in disbelief. ‘Who is the one yelling? Kane?! Does that woman dare to lay her fingers on Kane? Is she courting death?’ they thought. Luther was calmly taking videos of them from the door. His expression was pained as he saw punches after punches Sage threw on Kane's face. He then sent the videos to the group chat.The others sent in an emoji of candles, with a message, [Hold on, Kane!]Luther lifted Sage away from Kane moments later as he warned, “Can it now. He’s going to die if you continue punching him.”A whole 5 minutes later, the room was quiet once again. Sage sat on the couch, and Kane had ice on the corners of his mouth. He look
“Kane, I’ll be honest with you. I’m still in love with Jace Yuriel.”Sage looked down and finally opened up, “Stop making trouble for him if you don’t want me to suffer.”Both Kane’s and Luther’s pupils constricted as they heard it.It was already midnight by the time Sage left Skye Hotel.What a tumultuous night. It was filled with ups and downs. The joyful moment of her retrieving her beloved porcelain plates was replaced by terrible events that had happened.“Do you want to head home, Miss Sage?” her driver asked.Sage thought momentarily and said, “Back to the hospital, please.”She was still worried about him.The private ward was filled with darkness with only Jace on his sickbed.Sage frowned and silently scolded the two who were unreliable. 'Didn't they say they would keep him company? There's not even a bodyguard at the door. Aren't they worried that something would happen to him again?'She closed the door behind her gingerly and walked toward Jace. He was asleep.
Jace laughed, although he got a slap from Sage, “I never said I was a nice man from the beginning.”‘What’s so funny about being not nice?’ Sage thought angrily to herself.Again, she glared at Jace furiously. Her eyes were filled with emotions and she looked like she did not have dignity.Jace stared at her blushed face, she had a child-like but prideful expression. Jace thought she was so adorable and wanted to kiss her again.As Jace leaned over, hands about to touch her face, Sage tilted away and left the bedside.Jace felt saddened as he looked at his empty hands. Sage kept his distance, and she slowly calmed down. She said, “You forced a kiss upon me, and I gave you a tight slap. We are even now.”Jace smiled as he looked at her serious face. He leaned on the headboard.“That sounds like a good deal. Will you let me kiss you again if I say I can take another slap? My face is already bruised all over anyway.”Sage couldn’t find words to say. She felt a mix of anger and gui
Though Jace already knew Sage couldn't promise him a remarriage, it stil hurt. Jace felt his pride get hurt. His lips pursed into a slit.He let out a bitter smile and said, “I’m not an idiot. How could I force you to remarry me with this? I can’t bulldoze you to such arrangements. I know.” At least Jace was smart enough.Sage asked patiently, “So, what do you want me to promise you about?”“I want you to trust me one more time,” said Jace as he looked her in the eyes firmly. “I did not meet with a lady in my room. Suki West flirted with me at the bar and I thought she was you. I was pretty drunk at that point. I apologized and told the bartender to bill it to Room 77, I guess she must’ve gotten my room number from there.“After that, I didn't expect her to come to my room with wine. I told her to leave after telling her I’m not interested in her. You can also ask Yoel if you don’t trust me, or check the surveillance cameras.” Sage felt a little lost while listening to him. After