“Don’t worry, it’s not going to cause you any harm,” said Sage lightly. “We’ll talk after the meal.”Sage brought a breakfast truck, and it was filled with all sorts of cuisine.Dean did not have an appetite, but he had a piece of sandwich for the sake of Sage. It was tasteless in his mouth as he kept thinking about what Sage meant by repaying his debt.How would she want him to repay for saving his life?He had a tough thought, but he dared not give it too much thought. He thought it was not that possible thought.The food truck left as they were done. Sage went straight to the topic as she did not like wasting time.She placed down two contracts drafted by Hunter in front of Suki and Dean before saying, “These are agency contracts. You guys can take them home and look into them. You may ask Hunter if you have any questions about it.”Seth looked up and stared at his sister in surprise. He knew Sage would never waste her time, and her visit today had to be purposeful. He also g
Dean was dumbstruck.Sage did not take this lightly as he thought. She was determined to get him on board, and her offer was sincere.If it was not an issue to her, there was no reason he would not accept it.“I have a question,” Suki said as her brows narrowed. She looked at Sage and asked, “But why do you want me?”Though Suki was a prominent figure in the industry and had won several awards, she was no longer young. Her career declined.Lionel’s attitude toward her changed as well. She no longer got to act, she only appeared in various reality shows and train rookies. To Lionel, Suki was near worthless, except for the times he brought her out to sweet-talk investors.“Miss Sage, I understand why you would sign Dean, but I’m not worthy of your time and effort,” Suki said truthfully because Sage was Seth’s sister. She did not want to hide anything from her.“It’s up to me if you’re worthy or not.” Sage thought that Suki had nothing to worry about and said, “Miss Suki, the award
In the end, the contract was successfully dissolved, and that was one of the rare occurrences where the plaintiff won the lawsuit between an artist and the respective agency.Sage said lightly, “Yes, Sean rarely takes civil cases, but there’ll always be an exception.”Dean furrowed his brows upon hearing that, “Mr. Chester’s expensive. I promise I’ll earn back every single penny.”“It’s alright, not too expensive. I got a friend discount.” Sage waved her hand and looked at Suki, saying, “Miss Suki, you may bring your contract back home and study it. Think about my offer. I’ll let you know, Norastar Entertainment is at war with Starship Entertainment, but they’re a sinking ship right now. You should leave as soon as you can.”“I also understand your concern,” Sage paused as Suki looked at her all weird. “I’ll get someone to keep an eye on your adoptive father. We’ll send him back to jail anytime if he tries anything. You don’t have to sacrifice your entire life for a scumbag.”Sage
The news of Dean and Suki leaving Starship Entertainment was trending on Twidder.Their fans waited too long for this to happen as Starship only treated them like cash cows. They supported the contract dissolution but also were worried about the sky-high penalty fees.Most artists who were in disputes over contract dissolution would usually end up losing their lawsuits with their agencies. Also, some of them did not manage to pay the penalty and dragged it on until their career was over.Starship did not take the news lying down. They published a few announcements saying that Dean and Suki were ungrateful to the company’s cultivation.Some of the gossip sites sent out rumors about Dean and Suki being a couple and the company found out. They decided to run away and elope…All of it which were untrue. Both of their fans could not sit still, and they fought over the internet. Suki’s fans: [Our Suki is a goddess. she’ll never fall in love with a commoner. Who’s Dean again?]Dean’s fa
Dean’s fans could not take it anymore. “Lionel Liam, what have you done to our Dean?!”The fans were quickly distracted from the rumor about Dean and Suki’s relationship, and they thought of how Suki looked after Dean as a little brother all these years. Dean called her big sister Suki, and they were not in a relationship.Dean’s fans quickly apologized to Suki and thanked her for taking care of their Dean all these years.Suki posted a series of photos of her and Dean and said, “Siblings forever @Deanofficial. With every thunderstorm comes a rainbow.”Fans of both sides finally resolved and stopped fighting each other. They came in unison and started focusing their attention on the scumbag Lionel Liam.This was the first time Lionel got cyberbullied. They found out he dumped his first wife, and how he was a terrible father. They managed to dig out every single bad thing he did.Everything could go wrong did go wrong eventually. The cops finally gathered enough evidence to charge
Julian was extremely embarrassed as he stood right there with his frozen face.Yeva was displeased with Sage’s attitude toward Julian and reprimanded her, “My husband’s talking to you. Are you deaf? Don’t you know how to respect others?”Sage looked down and said, “What do you call me?”Yeva immediately softened and said, “Sage.” She could not believe she just said that. She wanted to bite off her tongue.Sage nodded and asked her, “Are you coming to Leah’s graduation today?”“I’m busy today, it’s my wedding registration today!” Yeva felt overjoyed while showing off this to Sage; she smirked, "He liked you but chose to marry me instead. I could only say, fate brought us together. Please don’t be jealous, Sage.”“I won’t,” Sage said, “and hope you’re very happy.”They were match-made in heaven. It was good that they got together so as not to harm the others.Hunter came to fetch Sage, and off they went to Sunrise University.Sunrise University was the best college in Salem Ci
In the end, Sage’s father found her and carried her away from the college students.She went home and described her experience with her mother, “Mommy, those college students were silly. They couldn’t even solve a simple math problem. What are they doing with their brains?”Lady Primrose patted her nose and said, “Not every little kid is as lucky as you, Sage. You inherited my perfectly excellent genes, and I gave you your intelligence. Don’t go around calling people silly, now!”Sage looked out the window as she was reminded of her childhood. She missed it.There were several graduating students having their photos taken. They were all dressed in their graduation caps and gowns. The sun was shining brightly, and their faces were bright red, but they were overjoyed.Everyone could feel the youthful exuberance in here.“Sage, Hunter! You guys are finally here!”Leah wore her graduation gown as she ran toward Sage happily. She grinned from ear to ear.Sage smiled as she wiped the
Sage raised her head and her first reaction was to think, 'Kids these days sure are tall.'She could roughly tell that he was about 2 meters tall.Puberty sure did help him well.Not only was he tall, but he was also pretty handsome.He spotted a white basketball jersey with a white headband, his fringe drenched with sweat. His skin was a healthy tone of caramel, and he had a pair of doe-looking eyes, sparkly and pure.It had been a while since Sage had seen such a clear and pure pair of eyes.Sage also found the young man's facial features to be oddly familiar. It was as if she had seen that face somewhere prior to that.Sage took over the smartphone and took a photo for them. A group of youthful teenagers posed childishly in front of the camera, beaming as they shouted, "Cheese!" "There you go."Sage was about to hand the smartphone back to the teen when a couple of the boys urged on with a hopeful glint in their eyes. "It's not every day we get to see such a beautiful seni
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