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
Sage had not been lying when she said that she had been really busy.After returning to Salem City, Sage had been drowning in her work as well as business gatherings. With work as an excuse, Sage had turned down invitations from the brothers of the Bennett family. She had disappointed them. Tonight, she had to attend yet another business gathering.The streets gradually began to glow with lights. Salem City was always the liveliest and busiest at night. The streets were filled with couples leaning against each other as they held hands, which made the city glow with romance. Leaning into the car seat, Sage wound down the window and stared quietly at the outside world.A couple was sharing food at a food truck by the roadside. She fed her man, and he kissed her. She smiled sweetly at him, and then, hand in hand, they moved on to the next food truck. Sage thought that what they had was simple yet sweet. Such life was all she had wanted.Tomorrow would be his wedding. Sage had on
Sage had no intention of engaging in endless small talk with a stranger. "I wonder what type of cooperation you expect when you said that you would like to form a partnership with me?" she said, cutting straight to the chase."I'm interested in that piece of land in the northern suburbs of Salem City," said Yoel, who also kept it short and simple. He did not beat around the bush."Oh, really?"Sage studied Yoel who was dressed in a V-shaped collared suit, and looked at her with an air of playfulness. She had a feeling that Yoel was here to impress her, rather than to discuss work.With nothing to hide, Yoel sat still, allowing Sage to study him, and he even flirted with her a little. "So, what do you think? I look quite handsome in this suit, don't I?" The words flowed out of him so easily that he sounded quite narcissistic. Sage was not the type to lie, so she replied honestly, "Not bad." "The main point here is the person who chose the suit has good taste," he said. Sage
The long-awaited wedding had finally arrived.Sitting in front of the mirror, Sienna was beaming as she admired herself dressed in a wedding gown.Adjusting the diamond crown on her head, Sienna whined, "Oh my, this crown is so heavy. I'm afraid my neck be aching by the end of the day."The bridesmaids had just changed into their gowns, but they were unsatisfied with their dresses. They exchanged looks when they heard Sienna's comments. "Goodness gracious, Sienna looks absolutely stunning today!" they said, trying to butter up to her. Sienna was walking on cloud nine after being showered with compliments. However, she let out a shriek when she saw her group of bridesmaids, "Oh my gosh! Why do you girls look so hideous and fat in those?""..."With just one comment, Sienna offended the entire group of bridesmaids. The bridesmaids, Sienna's "friends", were now cursing Sienna under their breath.Sienna, who had carefully picked out her own wedding dress, had done a poor job when i
"What do you know? This is what they call fighting fire with fire." Sage proceeded to max out the volume as she coldly said, "I can only give up after seeing him marry another with my own eyes."Pressing his lips together, Luther reached for his phone. Hitting WhutsApp, he sent a message to the group chat 'Battle Against the Mistress'. Luther: [Sage is watching the live broadcast of the wedding, and I can't stop her. What do we do?]Luther's second brother: [Why are you stopping her? Let her watch so that she can see how we're helping her get revenge.]Luther's third brother: [Live broadcast? I thought Jace didn't invite anyone from the press?]Luther: [Have you forgotten how Sage's hacking skills are now better than mine? There's nothing that she can't hack into if she puts her mind to it.]Luther's second brother: [You're such a weakling.]Luther's fourth brother: [There, there. If Sage wants to watch it, leave her be. She's loved Jace for too long, and perhaps this is the