Perching on the edge of his bed, Jace watched a surveillance video that Yoel had managed to download by hacking through the system. Jace frowned at the video that was filled with bright, colorful lights and loud dance music. He did not like these types of loud and messy places, but he had to put up with it and continue watching.He noticed a woman in the video. She was the center of attention. With a red dress and a pair of gold-colored high heels, she swayed to the rhythm of the music in the middle of the dance floor. Her movements were laid-back yet graceful and seductive. The colorful lights were unable to hide her glowing fair skin, and when she slightly tilted her head, Jace caught a look at her face. It was Sage Luz.Taking another careful look at the woman's face, Jace nearly jumped up from the bed as his eyes widened in shock.It was her, but not exactly her.In his eyes, his wife was a gentle, soft, and quiet lady. He thought it was hard to believe that she was the one
Sage stopped.For a second, Sage thought that she was still drunk and was seeing things.'Jace Yuriel, what is he doing here?'Judging by the haughty look he wore, and the way he glared at her, she guessed that he must have discovered her identity and now wanted an explanation. However, since they were divorced, she found that there was no need for her to greet him. Thus, she continued walking confidently to the exit. "Stop right there," a demanding voice said from the booth. Sage pretended as if she did not hear him and continued walking.All of a sudden, she felt a rush of wind blow past her, and then she felt someone grab her wrist. Her bodyguards immediately positioned themselves in front of her so that they could protect her. "What are you doing?" One of her bodyguards had stretched out his hand and pushed Jace's hand away, but Jace tried to resist. The tension between them was thick, and it looked like a fight was about to break out when Sage sighed and ordered her bo
Yoel laughed as he walked toward Jace. He placed his arms around Jace's shoulders as he said, "Are you sure that she is that dull and tame ex-wife of yours? And it looks like you, her ex-husband, is only worth fifty cents." Clenching the fifty-cent coin tightly, Jace gritted his teeth. The veins in his forehead popped. Yoel went out cluelessly, "Since you guys are divorced, you no longer have anything to do with one another, right? So, you won't mind me making a move, right? I must say that that feisty woman is just my type…"Before Yoel could even finish his sentence, Jace landed a punch on his face and hissed, "Get lost!"'Pursue her? Yoel that idiot better not think about it,' cursed Jace under his breath.…The moment she got into the car, Sage lost her cool.She reached for her phone and called Luther. "Luther, what is Jace doing at Skye Hotel?""What did you say?" cried out Luther who was sitting in front of his laptop. Startled, he asked, "Jace Yuriel is in Salem City?
In the mirror of the bathroom in his suite, Yoel checked his bruised lips and gasped in pain. "We haven't seen each other in such a long time, and you punched me in the face the moment we finally got to meet again?" Yoel glared resentfully at the man sitting on the sofa. The expression of Jace's face was as cold as ice. Jace said nothing as he thought about Sage and how she had looked. The scene flashed through his head, second by second, as her words rang through his ears. 'Is that confident and charismatic woman with her sarcasm and indifference really Sage Luz?'Jace had his doubts.Sitting across Jace, Yoel lit a cigarette and said, "How unlucky can I get? Last night, I got slapped by your girl, and today you punched me in the face. I swear that the both of you are a match made in heaven. You're both violent and aggressive. So, tell me, why the sudden divorce?" Jace looked up; he was utterly cold when he said, "Ex-wife."He had corrected Yoel's misaddress.Yoel nearly
The man had only gotten greasier after three years.Upon seeing Julian walking toward her, Sage frowned and growled, "Stay away from me."After being rejected by Sage again, Julian's face finally crumbled.He was, after all, the CEO of the Jefferson Group, and he had plenty of women flinging themselves at him. It was only Sage Norah who treated him dismissively. Julian had grown bored of women like Yeva who were easily tamed. Now, he wanted a taste of women like Sage— hard to tame. His forehead was still wrapped in bandages from the injury he had suffered when Sage had thrown the rock at him at Rosa Garden. It was obvious by how Julian threw himself at her that he had forgotten how he had been attacked.Standing just three steps away from where Sage was, Julian studied her appealing and pleasing face. All he could think about was how gorgeous Sage was.The Jeffersons and the Norahs were family friends, and both Sage and Julian had known each other since they were young and cou
Sage was unfazed by Julian's confession. Instead, when he grabbed her hands, she frowned and quickly pulled them back. Trying her best not to be overwhelmed by her disgust for Julian, Sage said expressionlessly, "If you knew that Yeva had been up to no good, why had you not reported her to the police?" Looking flustered, Julian quickly defended himself. "She tricked me with her acting. I had really thought that you had fallen off a cliff accidentally. You don't know how devastated I was when I heard of your "death". I had even been diagnosed with depression and had to go for therapy. It was then that Yeva had taken advantage of the situation. She had come to me when I was miserable and lonely. She had even tricked me into sleeping with her—" Before he could finish his sentence, the timer rang, startling him.Sage reached for her phone and turned off the alarm before saying, "Time's up, you can go now."Julian was stupefied.He did not expect Sage to be unaffected by his explan
Notified of Jace's departure, Sage felt relieved yet, for some peculiar reason, sad at the same time. She requested a copy of the surveillance footage of the lobby. There, she saw how Jace's usually cold and solemn demeanor cracked with anger. "I'm so proud that I am able to make him this angry," she said as she smirked. Sage knew that Jace, a specially privileged person who lived an unrealistic life, had never been rejected, and now, it was Sage who had refused him. She had been the person who had been tolerating his countenance, and now, she was the one to give him a taste of his own medicine. 'Phew! This actually feels sort of nice,' Sage thought to herself.Watching Jace indignantly leave through the main entrance, she scoffed. 'This is what you deserve for divorcing me and marrying that witch,' she thought to herself.Although Finn was her trusted subordinate, he was unaware of Sage's whereabouts during the three years she was missing. He was filled with suspicion as he
Hearing Yoel gloat, Jace had a sudden urge to end the call.However, he still needed a favor from Yoel. Holding back, he asked, "How much do you know about Sage Norah?""I don't know much about her. To be exact, I know just as much as you do. She is the eldest daughter of the Norahs, and she is also the CEO of the Norah Group. That is all I know."Putting on the suit that Sage had given him as compensation, Yoel observed himself in the mirror. He smirked and added, "Oh, and one more thing, your ex-wife has good taste."Jace misunderstood. He thought that Yuriel was referring to Sage's choice in a husband, and he felt slightly better for some reason. Clearing his throat, he added, "Help me to look into it.""Look into who? Sage Norah?" asked Yoel.With Jace's soft 'yes', Yoel chuckled, "Bro, listen. As your friend and colleague of many years, I have to remind you that no matter who Sage Norah is, she and you are divorced. Plus, aren't you getting married soon? Why are you still th