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A Relentless Pursuit for Love
A Relentless Pursuit for Love
Penulis: Chevelle Doe

Chapter 1

Penulis: Chevelle Doe
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"Let's get a divorce."

They had been married for three years. As a man of few words that he had always been, he was cold as he enunciated each word. Each frigid word was delivered without a hint of warmth in his voice.

Sage stood behind Jace Yuriel, and her eyes were fixed on his back. Catching a glimpse of his cold, hard, expressionless face, Sage felt her heart sink.

With her fists clenched tightly, Sage trembled.

The day she had dreaded had finally arrived.

He turned around, and Sage saw his face. It was a perfectly sculpted, distinctive face. After being together with him for three years, she was still in love with him.

"Can we… not get a divorce?"

Sage uttered the words while being choked with emotion as she looked at Jace with a glint of hope in her eyes.

Furrowing his brows, Jace glanced over to look at her face. He knitted his brows harder at the sight of her reddened eyes.

Sage still looked gorgeous even without her makeup. She had clear, fair skin and was never the type to cake on makeup. Sage was pretty in a sweet and soft kind of way.

Sage pleaded with him as she stared beseechingly at him with her big, clear eyes. With tears staining the corner of her right eye and her long, straight hair tucked behind her ears, she looked guileless.

However, in Jace's eyes, Sage was a soft but dull woman.

As his wife, Sage was perfect, but he did not love her.

Three years ago, Jace had been in a car accident that had left him a paraplegic. He had been bed-bound, and the doctor had warned him that he might not be able to stand up anymore. This accident had also caused him to leave his lover. After that, his mom had forced him on plenty of blind dates so that he might acquire a wife with a medical background. She would then be able to take care of him for the rest of his life. Thus, Jace had settled for Sage Luz, a nurse. Her humble background and quiet nature were the other reasons for his choice.

"We've been together for three years, and you've taken care of me all this time. These ten million dollars will serve as compensation."

Jace was unfazed when he said those words, and his face remained emotionless.

He then added, "Or, if there's anything else that you want—"

"Why?"

This was the first time Sage had ever interrupted him. Her reddened eyes reflected her last grasp on hope, and… resentment. She then added, "Why must we get a divorce now?"

The next day would mark their three-year wedding anniversary. She had had everything planned out. She had even thought to herself that there would be another three years and sixty more, and eventually, they would stay together for the rest of their lives.

"You know more than anyone else that you are not the person I love."

He replied in a cold tone. He even took away her last glimmer of hope when he added, "Sienna is back. I want to marry her."

Sage felt as if she was struck by thunder. She stumbled, as she could not bear the news.

The marriage that she had faithfully cherished for three years was reduced to nothing in the face of Sienna's return.

"Sir!"

The butler strode in. "Miss Zelda threw up what she had just eaten, and there are even hints of blood!" he said urgently.

Jace was utterly shocked. Rushing past Sage, he headed for the guest room. "Get the car ready! We're leaving for the hospital," he said in a deep voice.

Not long after, Jace walked out of the guest room with a slim and weak woman in his arms. The woman was covered with a thin embroidered blanket with floral motifs. That blanket had been embroidered by Sage.

The woman looked pale and sickly. It was as if she would pass on anytime. She lay in Jace's arms as she said in a soft and weak voice, "Jace, she… Missus Luz…"

At the corner of the staircase, Jace stopped, turned to look at Sage, and said, "I'll have the lawyer go through the divorce procedure with you. Please move out within three days."

He then adjusted the woman in his arms and walked down the stairs without sparing a second glance at Sage.

Sage was standing at the staircase while Sienna, who was in Jace's arms, looked at Sage with her eyes filled with victory.

Just an hour ago, the sickly woman had been chuckling as she said to Sage, "I am even freely allowed to enter your house, so shouldn't you just return him to me?"

As soon as their backs were out of her sight, Sage finally crumpled to the floor. With tears streaming down her face, she wrapped her arms around herself. All she could feel was cold.

Ten years.

From the moment Jace had saved her from the hell that she was in till this day, she had eyes only for him and she had been in love with him for ten years. How many decades would one get to live?

However, he did not love her. Even if she were to give away all her dignity, there was nothing that she could do to make him love her.

"Jace, this will be the last time that I'll be crying for you."

Sage wiped away the tears on her face with her hands and got to her feet. The once soft and weak Sage had turned cold as her eyes flickered with determination.

It was time for her to leave.

The divorce agreement was left prominently sitting on the bedside table in the master bedroom.

Sage flipped to the last page and saw a signature that she was familiar with. There was a flicker in her eyes. She traced her fingers carefully across Jace's signature as she felt tears well up in her eyes once more.

She sniffled and managed to hold back her tears. Sage did not allow herself to have any lingering feelings. She grabbed a pen and signed her name— Sage Luz.

Since everything had started with this name, everything should end with this name, too.

Sage placed the seal on the bedside table. She had spent a year choosing the materials and carving the seal. It was to be the third-year anniversary present she prepared for him.

In fact, throughout the three years of marriage, she had showered him with plenty of gifts, and she had put her heart into all of them. However, they wound up either in the closet, if not the dumpster, which reflected his treatment of her love and feelings.

Walking out of the mansion, Sage got into a black limo that was parked by the roadside. She then announced faintly, "We're divorced."

In the driver's seat sat a man with a pair of sunglasses. He smirked as he uttered, "Congratulations, you're finally back to your carefree days."

He then passed a laptop to Sage and said, "It's time for you to be yourself again. We're all waiting for your comeback."
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Angie Livingstone
jace is a paraplegic who can walk and carry people or am I misreading this?
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Diner J Benford-Mc
So far so good.
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  • A Relentless Pursuit for Love   Chapter 2

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  • A Relentless Pursuit for Love   Chapter 3

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  • A Relentless Pursuit for Love   Chapter 4

    As the new CEO, Sage was impressive from the moment she set foot into the company and had caused chaos on her first day at work.She had made tremendous personnel changes to the management department. She had more than ten senior management officers, a few founding members, and the directors— those who had taken orders from Braxton and Zane to intimidate her— resign from their positions. It was early in the morning, and Braxton's office was already filled with a group of furious people. Some were slamming the tables whilst others were kicking the chairs, and they were shouting wildly. "I don't give a d*mn about what she says! I have been working my *ss off for the Norah Group for the past few years, and I've dedicated at least half my life to this company! Who does she think she is to have me resign?! You better give me a darn good explanation. All I did was follow your orders, but now that you and your niece are back on good terms, you're willing to sacrifice me? Who do you think y

  • A Relentless Pursuit for Love   Chapter 5

    The clear skies darkened, descending into gloom in the blink of an eye. A sudden strong breeze whipped Sage's white blouse and her hair. Along with her icy voice, she looked very much like a ghastly ghost."Aaargh!" Yeva let out a terrified scream as she covered her ears, turned around, and shoved past the others. In fright, she tried to scramble away. Julian, on the other hand, was still startled, and he stared blankly at Sage before murmuring, "It's not me, it's not me who harmed you… leave me alone…"In a panic, he grabbed a pebble lying nearby him and threw it at Sage. Sage, however, caught the pebble in her hand and aimed it at Julian's head before launching the pebble at him. "Aaargh!"The two who stood by the door could hear the waves of shrieks. They were horrified to see blood streaming down Julian's head. They felt their legs weaken as they instinctively inched backward.Covering his head with his hands, Julian felt as if his head was about to explode, and then he rea

  • A Relentless Pursuit for Love   Chapter 6

    Sage had made plans to get her revenge on those who had wronged her, and she planned to start with Yeva. However, she was more than happy to change her plans if Braxton was willing to pay for what he had done now.Braxton squinted as he felt an ominous feeling.After surviving many years in the dog-eat-dog business industry, Braxton knew better than to move hastily. He knew the value of checking all the cards in his opponent's hand first. Ever since Sage had returned from the “dead”, Braxton sensed that she was different. It was as if she had transformed into another person, and there was something gloomy and sinister about her. She resembled his cruel and ruthless elder brother.Braxton forced a smile as he said, "Sage, we will move out, but you could have informed us so that we could at least have some time to move out. Look at us. There is so much stuff scattered about."Staring at her uncle putting on the pretentious face that he used to around her father, Sage scoffed.She

  • A Relentless Pursuit for Love   Chapter 7

    "Jace, what do you think of this? Does it look nice on me?"Sienna, in a wedding gown, stood in front of Jace in the bridal boutique. She was beaming. She was the perfect definition of someone who was about to get married to the love of their life.Her once pale face looked especially radiant today.For the sake of gaining favor with her future mother-in-law, Sienna had her curly long hair straightened. For a brief moment, Jace saw traces of Sage Luz in Sienna.Jace remembered that Sage was always smiling when they first got together. However, after long periods of being ignored and treated coldly, her smiles seemed to have faded away. Jace found his thoughts drifting. It was as if a vault in his mind had suddenly been opened, and all the things that he had never thought about came rushing out. For example, he suddenly recalled that he and Sage had never had a wedding. Jace had simply treated Sage as inconsequential since she was just someone he had randomly chosen to be his wi

  • A Relentless Pursuit for Love   Chapter 8

    Yeva, still clutching the mic in her hand, was drenched from her head to her toes.Yeva looked at the culprit standing in front of her; her lips trembled and she gritted her teeth before yelling at the top of her lungs, "Sage Norah!""Are you awake now? If not, I don't mind getting another bucket of water."The music, which was still blasting in the background, was loud enough to wake the entire town. Sage threw the bucket in her hand at the music player. With a loud bang, the music player fell off the desk, startling Yeva.The deafening music finally came to a stop."What happened? What's going on?"Braxton, who had been awakened by the loud commotion, came walking into the room. Catching sight of the drenched Yeva, he surmised that his precious daughter was being bullied. "Sage, what are you trying to do this time?""Daddy, she threw a bucket of cold water all over me. I'm freezing!"Yeva was shivering in the cold as one of the maids hurriedly wrapped her in a blanket. With t

  • A Relentless Pursuit for Love   Chapter 9

    Sage had finished inspecting every department of the Norah Group before lunch. The Group had initially started as jewelers and had featured only the most luxurious, high-end brands. Later, Sawyer Norah, Sage's father and founder of the group, had started venturing into other industries such as hospitality, racing, antiquary, film production, and housing estates. The Norah Group had once monopolized the businesses in Salem City with Norah Jewel being the world's largest diamond trading business, and their mines supplied many international industries. At that time, Norah Group was at its peak. While Salem City had the Norah Group, Nadeem City had the Yuriel Group. Both companies had only focused on expanding their business in their own city and had never interfered with each other.The employees were all pretending to work as they stole glances at their new CEO. "Damn, Director Sage is so gorgeous!"Sage's outfit today was rather different compared with the one she wore yesterday

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  • A Relentless Pursuit for Love   Chapter 1349

    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

  • A Relentless Pursuit for Love   Chapter 1348

    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

  • A Relentless Pursuit for Love   Chapter 1347

    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

  • A Relentless Pursuit for Love   Chapter 1346

    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

  • A Relentless Pursuit for Love   Chapter 1345

    '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

  • A Relentless Pursuit for Love   Chapter 1344

    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

  • A Relentless Pursuit for Love   Chapter 1343

    "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.

  • A Relentless Pursuit for Love   Chapter 1342

    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

  • A Relentless Pursuit for Love   Chapter 1341

    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

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