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
When Sage looked up, she saw a beautiful woman dressed haughtily with long silky hair. She had sunglasses on and intentionally looked down to hide her face. Yet, she was still easily recognizable.She had always been the hottest celebrity and talk of the town, Suki West. She was everywhere; anyone could spot her in the theatres and even at the airport. It was hard not to know who Suki West was.Suki was slightly taken aback when she realized it was Jace, but she quickly greeted him with a smile, "Hi, Mister Yuriel."Jace looked nervously at Sage, not intending to reply to Suki. He could not have Sage misunderstand the relationship between Suki and him again.Suki looked at Jace and followed in his eyesight's direction at Sage. Her face froze as she realized it was Sage. "It's you!" Her expression changed really fast. On top of that, she sounded offensive, it was a tone one could hardly miss.Sage calmly asked with a slight frown, "Do we know each other?"Women could sense the off
The entire Salem City bustled as the people prepared for the Annual Rose Festival. As an ancient city, Salem was never short of tourists. With the remodeling of historical buildings, antique markets, and the Annual Rose Festival, the tourism industry boomed.It was neither too cold nor too hot in May, which was the right time to visit Salem.Jace was finally discharged from the hospital; his wounds were all scabbed nicely, and the bandages were removed as well. The bruises on his face had healed, and he looked as dapper as always.That day, he wore a casual suit: a pair of black slacks and a white shirt. He looked fresh and clean like a college kid with a vibrant personality. Sage, on the other hand, dressed in a black T-shirt with white-colored ripped jeans. Her shoulder-length hair split into two ponytails; she looked playful and cute.They did not discuss their outfits, yet coincidentally they dressed like a couple with matching clothes.Sage was distracted by all the various k
Salem City's Annual Rose Festival was a famous event because there were many kinds of flowers that could not be seen elsewhere. The florists and rose farmers worked relentlessly on inventing new species for the competition.Every year, there would be a competition for the Best Rose Species Award. A few hundred rose species would participate in the competition and only dozens of them would be nominated. In the end, the winner would be the rose species with the highest sales. The competition was separated into online and offline events, and it all depended on the total sale amount of that very day. The florist owners worked for almost a year just for this competition. Once their premium rose was elected to be the Best Rose, there would be many derivatives that would follow after. Advertising companies would be knocking on their doors, bringing them ample amount of profit.Sage came to the festival with the purpose of selecting a rose to be used as the main branding for the Norah Grou
Sage did not give Jace a chance to voice out his thoughts as she directed her fingers at the Charlotte Lady and Starry Party roses together.Hunter understood her instructions and went straight to the festival's marketing department.Jace gasped and asked her, "You're choosing both of them?""Why not?" Sage asked him back, "Why can't I have two kinds for my brand?"Why not? Jace was amused; he stared at her and thought to himself, 'This woman always surprises me no matter how many times I think I've finally cracked the code.'He smiled under the sunlight and said, "I'm looking forward to it."The Rose Festival took up a few main streets of Salem City. There were thousands of bouquets of roses, a mile-long wall made of roses, and a staircase made of roses that signified everlasting love.Other than that, there was also a rose petal shower event that attracted many people to check it out.The couples were holding hands, kissing passionately at this event that seemed more romantic