"Jace!"A piercing scream was heard. The next moment, a strong force separated Jace and Sage from their kiss, and that made Sage stumble backward.The crowd gasped. Sage's shoulder felt slightly sore. She furrowed her brows and saw Sienna's angry face.Sienna appeared unexpectedly.Jace did not look too pleased either, and he asked, "Why are you here?"Sienna came prepared. She was dressed in a floral dress and her hair was braided in flowers. Even her makeup was fit to the flowery theme.She looked like she was entering a pageant contest."Jace, I'm here to look for you!" said Sienna with a bright smile. She stood in the way of Sage and continued, "Miss Norah, right? It's unethical to be with someone else's boyfriend, not to mention the kiss. Don’t you feel ashamed?"She made sure everyone in the central court heard her as they all looked over at Sage with a disgusted face. "Oh my, I can't believe this woman is a homewrecker," someone spoke out loud."That's shameful! Why doe
The psychiatry hospital sent a few medical assistants as per Hunter's request, and they formed a circle around Sienna.Sienna was terrified, and she yelled, "Don't listen to her! I'm not some sick person. I'm normal!" However, the more she struggled, the more she seemed like one."Hold her down! Administer the tranquilizer if you have to!" Having almost caught her, Sienna quickly rushed into Jace's arms and cried hysterically, "Jace, I just missed you so much and wanted to see you. You said you would protect me forever…"Sage observed her antics like she was an outsider.‘Forever?‘As a man who never makes promises easily, Jace must have loved her very much to promise her a forever back then,’ thought Sage.Sienna held on to Jace so tightly that he could not move an inch.He looked up at Sage and met her already distant eyes. It was as though she grabbed him by his heart, and he could not breathe.He knew by one glance that everything he had done in the past week had gone down
Sage was suddenly reminded of Seth's identity. She wanted to keep a low profile, so she pulled him into the car swiftly.Meanwhile, Sienna finally proved she was normal after a great deal of time—that was a joke her so-called friend made.The medical assistants went on a wild goose chase and felt like they were being fooled. They condemned her and said, "You should act like a normal person if you say you are one. Don't waste our time and resources! Crying hysterically in public and for what? How dramatic can you be?"Sienna smiled awkwardly as she discreetly cursed Sage.After sending the medical assistants off, Sienna let out a long sigh and quickly turned around. She saw Jace looking around not too far away as though he was looking for someone.She was not dumb; she knew that the person he was looking for was Sage.When did he start to care for her?What kind of spell did Sage cast on him that made him absolutely obsessed with her within a month?Sienna was still a hundred pe
Seth is back. Kane had booked a table at the Neon Nights to celebrate his return.Neon Nights is a club owned by the Hudsons. It was more private compared to Luther’s Skye Hotel. Kane chose this place out of courtesy to Kane’s career, and to avoid the stalking paparazzi’s.It was a family night. There was only Kane, Seth, Luther, and Sage present, and the four of them had not met each other for some time.“Congratulations for making out of the mountains alive! How did it go this time?” Luther raised his glass and asked Seth.Seth took a sip off his glass and replied, “It’s alright. The condition was a little poorer than expected. I need to get used to the city again after one whole year in the mountains.”Seth was an actor and an award-winning movie star. He had won all the mainstream local awards around, as well as a few international awards. He made the country proud, and his fanbase grew all over the world. As an actor who was both good-looking and extremely talented, he coul
Not wanting to worry her brothers, Sage forced to sit up and showed a wide grin and spoke, "Time will heal everything. At least right now, I feel nervous instead of terrified."Raising her wine glass, Sage added, "You’ve finally returned after such a long time. Let's not ruin it with my sob story. Come on, it’s time to drink!"The party reached its climax and all of them had much to drink.Luther and Sage were singing their hearts out on the karaoke machine, not bothered that their pitches were off several notches. Kane was embarrassed to be in the same room as them, while Seth on the other hand, was simply smiling at the youngest. Seth had always thought that being together with the rest of the siblings was the best antidote to his stress.Right then, the door was pushed open and a tall silhouette walked into the room. With a quick scan, the person charged straight to where Sage stood.Kane and Seth were both alarmed by this scene.Seth asked, "He's Jace Yuriel?"Even though th
Jace was already irritated and after hearing Sage's response, the edge of the scale finally tipped his frustration.Did she really just ask what their relationship was?He gritted his teeth and clenched his fists as he took a few seconds to regain his composure and asked again, "I would like to know who I am to you, too."The three men were startled by the way Jace sounded — miserable and sad.All of a sudden, it seemed as if Jace was the one who was being abandoned by Sage.Sage sneered and her voice was laced with mockery, "Who else would you be? My ex-husband, obviously. Didn't that sweet lover of yours just come to you? You should be going on dates with her instead. What are you doing here distracting me? Are you planning to have your feet in two boats?"Almost immediately, the three men stared wide-eyed at Jace and was surprised that Jace enjoyed this sort of thing.Jace's face darkened as his reputation was slowly being smeared by the woman he loved.Rage stirred up withi
He had returned but he was with that woman instead?!"Miss Suki, is everything okay?"One of the businessmen noticed Suki stop in her tracks. So, he came up to her and checked if she was alright. Suki forced a smile and assured him that she was fine before catching up with the rest of the group. This time, however, she avoided looking at Seth.Among the group of men was a familiar face — Lionel, the CEO of Starship Entertainment and Suki was one of his artists.Since Lionel was on bad terms with Yuriel Group and Sage, he could only bring his business somewhere else. Hence, he had even brought along his most prized artist to the business gathering. With a wide grin plastered on his face, Lionel was buttering up some of the clients. Unfortunately, the moment he noticed Jace and Sage, his whole demeanor crumbled.Jace, on the other hand, was not paying attention to anyone else aside from Sage.Upon seeing that Sage was about to get onto Seth's back, Jace could not hold himself back
Not even trying to hold herself back, Sage threw up even more on Jace as if he was a dumpster.At that moment, Jace only had one thought, 'Why did I bring a drunkard with me?'Yet, he was the one who took her away and carried her into the car, who else could he blame?It was his decision so he had to put up with the consequences.However, this whole fiasco was too much for someone who was obsessed with cleanliness.Holding back the urge to kick her out of the car, Jace said to Zayne, "Find us a nearby hotel."Heeding his order, Zayne made a reservation at a five-star hotel and even booked them a room with a king-sized suite. Inwardly, Zayne was over the moon that things were about to get better for Jace and Sage.When he closed the door behind him — leaving Jace and Sage in the hotel suite — Zayne thought to himself, 'The day has finally come!'Compared to Zayne who was overjoyed, Jace, on the other hand, carried Sage into the bathroom, took off his dirty clothes, and quickly t
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