"Since the both of you have decided to start over, you should date each other properly and be good to each other. If you dare play with her feelings again, I swear that I'll tear you up into pieces."Kane's speech left Jace looking all serious and solemn, whereas Sage was left dumbfounded.What did he just say?Did Kane just randomly decide that she should date Jace?Who said that she was going to date him?“Kane, what in the world are you talking about…”Furrowing her brows, Sage was about to clarify herself, but Jace was a step ahead of her. Holding her hands tightly in his, Jace replied solemnly, "Don't worry, Kane. I'll treasure her and be good to her for the rest of forever."He said it for Kane and for Sage to hear as well.This was what Kane had wanted from Jace — his intentions and feelings for Sage.Since Jace had given his promise, Kane decided to trust him. However, if Jace ever broke his promise, Kane would make sure that he would pay for his words.Since Jace had
On the drive home, Jace held her hand tightly in hers, with no intention of letting go.No matter how hard Sage glared at him, he was not willing to let go of her hand.Jace had used a truckload of excuses to keep holding her hand.It was not until they finally arrived at Skye Hotel that Jace unwillingly let go of her hand. She realized that her hand was moist from the contact."See you later." Jace was still staring at her.Sage replied indifferently, "See you."Jace was still in the passenger seat, showing no signs of getting out of the car. Staring at her, he asked, "Aren't you forgetting something?"Furrowing her brows, Sage was puzzled. "What?"Jace pointed at his lips. "Don't normal couples kiss each other goodbye?"Who said they were dating?Narrowing her eyes, Sage seethed, "I don't mind giving you a lift to Hell."Jace got out of the car as he watched Sage's car disappear from his view. He felt lost and wistful.She sure was a ruthless and cold-hearted woman.The
"No."Shaking off his hand, she replied coldly, "I'll finally have some free time to myself once you're gone."In the past few weeks, Jace had been using every opportunity to pursue her to the point that her employees at work could tell that he was interested in her. Some of the employees at Rosa Garden even thought that he was her boyfriend. Sage had been trying hard to keep her frustration and rage in check.She did not realize that Jace could be this clingy. Could it be that he was this clingy with Sienna too and this was actually his true colors?Sage who had always thought that he knew Jace well suddenly did not think so anymore.At least in the past few weeks, he had completely disproved every single thing that she knew about him.Even though he knew that Sage might not miss him, hearing her say it out loud this bluntly broke his heart. He tightened his grip around her hand and furrowed his brows."I'll miss you." Jace smiled. Wanting to kiss Sage, he leaned into her.Sag
Sage was using an ice pack on Leah's swollen cheek. Her face was darkened.Leah and Zane were in a heated argument just two hours ago. Zane gave a tight slap on Leah's cheek. It was so loud that the entire design department heard it.Ada, the design director of Norah Jewelry rushed to Sage for two reasons, one to bring her the design drafts and the other to report what happened between Leah and Zane.Hunter brought the ice and looked at Leah's bruised face. He felt sorry for her, and the guilt ate him up. He admitted his mistake, "It's my fault, Miss Sage. I couldn't get hold of the situation in time.""Of course it was!" Sage glared at Hunter and said coldly, "I'll forfeit your bonus for the month."Hunter nodded as he accepted the punishment. He felt better for having been reprimanded.Leah nervously said, "Sage, this isn't Hunter's fault. He didn't do anything wrong…""Why didn't you tell me anything?" Sage frowned and asked Leah, ignoring her plea.Leah dared not say anythi
Although Zane's held only honorary titles in the Norah Group, he had quite the audacity to flaunt his authority.He asked for the Vice President position at Norastar Entertainment from Braxton, and the only thing he was in charge of was approving the contracts of the actors in Norastar.The Norastar was once the hottest Entertainment Company in the country and has made numerous actors a star. Norastar had produced many classic movie titles as well. It was known for its three main magic weapons.Firstly, it was Seth Hector the movie star. Secondly, the ever so talented Director Lincoln John, and finally, the prestigious stylist Florence Goth. Everyone knew that these three gems were the ones that put Norastar in top positions in the industry.However, when Zane took it over three years ago, their performances were declining. The topic of what happened to Norastar kept trending on Twidder.As Lincoln stomped off the filming set and was never seen again, Florence left the company six
"Miss Norah!" The junior artist dashed towards Sage as they saw her as if their savior had finally arrived.Zane's face darkened as he saw Sage and Leah barging into his room."Please leave us," Sage instructed Ivan to bring the junior artist to go downstairs as she brought Leah in.Zane had a displeased face. He sat cross-legged and he was unfazed. He wore a formal suit which looked prim and proper; it was a huge contrast to his inappropriate manner to the young girls in this company.Compared to Braxton's cunning behavior, Sage hated Zane's pretentious manner even more. Why did her uncles have such different personalities compared to her father?"My niece, what brings you here to Norastar?" Zane patted off the non-existent dust on his clothes and greeted Sage without even looking up with his hands fiddling with something random on the table."What are you even doing here in broad daylight?" said Sage with words as cold as ice. Zane was unmoved by her questions. He looked up w
That drove Zane up the wall. "You bitch! How dare you say that about your uncle?"Sage held the glass in her hands and fiddled with it as she said lightly, "You should be feeling lucky that you're my uncle. Your brain would be blown into bits right now if you weren't!"As she said it, she flew the glass in Zane's direction. The glass brushed against his cheeks and then landed on the glass cabinet behind him, shattering into pieces. Fractured glass scattered everywhere on the floor, and Zane held his head as he was frightened.It scared the living daylight out of Leah as well. She subconsciously sat up straight, and she felt her heart almost give out.If the glass did fly straight to Zane's head, he really might have died there and then.Sage was never one to go back on her words. She always did what she said.Zane held his head and hid under the table. He looked at the shattered glass on the floor and shivered as if he was experiencing hypothermia; though it was a bright, warm da
Yeva should have been happy when her father mentioned her marriage to Julian. However, she could not even force a smile as she was reminded of Julian's attitude towards her lately.Braxton saw his daughter's expression and asked, "What's wrong, Yeva? Something going on between you and Julian?"Yeva sat by the bed, looking down, and said with an aggrieved tone, "He cheated on me again." "That son of a bitch! He has another girl?" asked Braxton furiously.She smiled bitterly, not just another girl, he had at least three different girls that she knew of. The exact amount, that she would never know.She could try to fix the relationship if he had one, or even two girls… but she couldn't put up a fight if she did not know who or how many she was against. Perhaps, all of them would join alliance to sabotage her. Her effort would be useless.As Braxton outwardly cursed him, Yeva explained to her dad, "He's just more affectionate than others. He treats me well sometimes… and he never me
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