When Sage first returned, she was courteous towards them and compromised to benefit both sides. That time round, she was prepared to turn against Braxton and Zane. Moreover, she was fearless because situation was extremely unfavorable for them.Zane had a guilty conscience. He was a man with no substance; he only knew how to spend money and never learned how to make it. He was never interested in running a business, and all his life he was obsessed with antiquing and nothing else. During the trip to Yusemite, he unintentionally got involved in gambling all his money away. He hadn’t recovered from it financially.Zane was still hoping to sell some Norah group shares to cover his loss. He needed the share price to inflate just a bit more. If Sage were to kick him out now, he would have lost everything.It was not worth it for him.He thought of that, shrunk back to his seat, and kept quiet. Braxton on the other hand felt extremely uneasy.Braxton opened his mouth after two long br
Just as the meeting adjourned, Jace received updates from Norah Group’s meeting in his ward.“Did Sage win?”“Yes, she did,” Zayne reenacted the scene at the Norah Group’s conference room. He added gleefully, “You should’ve seen her performance. Both Braxton and Zane were completely defeated and left speechless. Don’t think they’d ever recover from that.”Jace smiled as he heard how Sage handled it. He knew how sharp-tongued Sage was as he experienced it first-hand.“I think Madam doesn’t need our help handling her uncles anymore. You don’t have to worry a thing about her,” said Zayne.Jace looked down and sighed with mixed emotions. On one hand, he’s glad that Sage had a determined and stern personality, but on the other hand, she would not be needing him anymore as she’d grown more and more independent. He felt helpless.After moments of silence, he ordered, “Get someone to follow Braxton and Zane. After today’s humiliation, they won't be letting go so easily. Make sure they
No one was more loyal than Finn Jansen. This was why Sage’s father took him under his wings, and why Sage transferred him back to her side three years ago. Hunter and Finn, both were her most capable and trustable assistants.However, both of them treated her in different ways.Hunter looked up to her as a boss. They were compatible as working partners, and Hunter was full of potential and capability. He would not stay an assistant forever, and she had plans to promote him in the future.As for Finn, he took her as a sister, or even like a master. He was definitely loyal, no doubt about that. But it could be blind loyalty, and he was often emotional. That was what caused him to leak her secret to Jace.Sage could understand, but she couldn’t forgive him. Therefore, Finn must serve his punishment. “You have not settled your mission and completed your project. I don’t need you here,” said Sage with a cold tone. “I need you to complete the task I gave you, and do your job. Underst
In the evening, Jace finally tasted the fish stew he unreasonably requested from Sage. It was absolutely delicious. The fish stew tasted refreshing and not at all fishy. Jace nodded in satisfaction and asked, “Did your boss make this?”It was Sage’s personal assistant who sent the soup. The young woman answered honestly, “No, this was from the restaurant in the lobby of our office building.”Looking at Jace’s disappointed expression, she added, “Miss Norah said she was too busy, and she had no time to make you the fish stew.”He was speechless. ‘That cold-blooded woman,’ thought he.Jace put down his bowl as the soup didn’t taste as delicious as before. He wiped his mouth and said, “Is she really that busy?”“Yes she is,” said the assistant, “She had a few conferences and didn’t get to have lunch. She’s still in the office right now. Not sure when she’ll be able to get off work.”Jace narrowed his brows.As the night fell, Sage had just ended her video conference. She said goodb
Sage remembered just this morning he had to be observed in the hospital for a few more days.“No,” said Jace as he turned off his screen and smirked, “I ran out from the hospital secretly.”‘Why does he sound so smug?’Sage was speechless. She gave Zayne the side-eye and asked, “Is this how you take care of your boss?”Zayne let out a dry laugh and said, “I can’t tell him what to do.”That was right. How could an employed staff discipline his stubborn boss?Sage signaled for the rest of her staff to go home and looked Jace in the eye. “Follow me.”“Where to?” Jace asked as he stood up.“You wanted my fish stew, yes?”Jace never would’ve thought he would be in the seafood bazaar with Sage.This was Salem City’s largest seafood bazaar, and it was bustling with crowds even in the evening. Sage hadn’t been here for a long time, but it was no strange place to her. She had changed into sneakers as the seafood bazaar could be quite muddy.This was Jace’s first time coming to such a
Sage frequented the Skye Hotel, but she was always in Room 88 and nowhere else.All the VIP rooms were very similar in style. The rooms were fully equipped. As they entered Jace’s room, Yoel had just done with his workout routine. While sweating profusely, Yoel walked toward the door with dumbbells still in his hands. He looked like he’d seen a ghost as Jace and Sage appeared together.“You’re out from the hospital? I thought you needed to stay for two more days?” This question was for Jace.“Why’d you come? Wow, you brought us so much food… You’re too kind.” Yoel rushed towards Sage to help with the bags, and he accidentally hit the live fish. Shocked, he took three steps back, eyes widened, “What’s going on? You’re cooking in here?”Sage looked at Yoel hazily and said, “Thought you said you wanted to taste my food?” She checked him out from head to toe, “I think you’d better stay off the food if you’re on a diet.”“No, I’ll eat!” Yoel hurriedly dropped his dumbbell and said, “
"Alright," both Jace and Yoel said in unison as they went over to help set the table.In an hour, Sage managed to make mac and cheese, braised ribs, grilled steaks, mashed potatoes, and crab cakes. Everything looked scrumptious."The fish stew will take a while longer. Let's just start now," Sage spoke as sweat dripped from her forehead. When Jace saw this, he took his handkerchief out and wanted to wipe it off for her. Her body froze, and she wanted to escape. Shaking the feeling off, Sage acted quickly, "I'll do it myself.""Allow me," Jace held on her wrist with one hand and wiped her forehead with another. He was not happy about not being able to have her homecooked meal as dinner, but at the same time, he felt guilty because he witnessed her working so hard on this meal. He felt that he should not trouble her so much."Thank you for your hard work," said Jace. Sage felt a little astounded and waved his hand away saying, "It's just a meal. Not a big deal."Yoel looked at them
That was a meal to remember.They talked about the turf club project and drafted the outline. They even made plans to visit the turf club once Jace was free to go.Sage and Jace were prepared to leave when they finished up all the food. Yoel looked at the dirty dishes in the sink and said angrily, "You guys are leaving all these to me?"That was crude.Sage looked back at Yoel and said, "Do you know how much I charge per session?" Yoel was taken aback and shook his head, "No?""Ten times more than Myles Damian, alright?" answered Sage."That's pricey... But it's something you totally deserve!" Yoel stuck up his thumb. "And did I charge you for the meal just now?” asked Sage, ignoring the fact that he was bootlicking. “Absolutely not!" Yoel quickly answered."That's right," replied Sage. "Is it that hard to wash the dishes in return?" she added.Yoel was dumbfounded. It sounded about right. He looked up and pointed at Jace, "Then why wasn't he asked to wash the dishes?"Jace ra