At Tasteful Restaurant, Sage had prepared a hearty meal for Sean the lawyer along with Suki and Dean.Sage knew that Sean had always been a fan of grand gestures. Her plan was for them to go to the Saint Lutens Hotel. She had even made a reservation for a private room. Sean, however, declined the offer. "Let's go to Tasteful Restaurant instead, I miss your cooking,” said he."What are you in the mood for?" Sage chuckled lightly and asked."I haven't had a good meatball meal in a long time.""Sure, let's get you some good meatballs."That afternoon, Sage took an early day off. She arrived at Tasteful Restaurant and went down to the kitchen.Myles, who was doing some prep work, saw Sage walking into the kitchen and putting on the chef's hat. He asked shockingly, "Are you cooking in person?""Yeah," Sage hummed in response. "An important friend of mine wanted some meatballs, so I'll be making some for him.""Let me help you, then.""It's alright. Didn't you accept a new apprentic
The last thing Sage expected was to see the so-called basketball star here in Tasteful Restaurant, let alone as the apprentice of her apprentice.Sometimes life was just funny that way."You're Jimmy?" Sage remembered his friends calling him that.The young man's hand twitched. He looked up at Sage with his even redder cheeks and looked back down immediately. "That's right, my name is Jim Sylas.""Jim Sylas."Sage repeated his name under her breath. She then looked at the young man and raised her brow. "Who is Dean Sylas to you?""You know my brother?" Jim exclaimed, stunned.So, they were brothers."Who wouldn't know him? He's a famous celebrity." Sage did not further explain to him her relationship with Dean. "Oh, right," Jim responded as he scratched his head and smiled innocently.That smile was pretty contagious. Sage said gently to him, "I'm making some meatballs. Your master is busy at the moment, so you'll help me with it today.""Copy that, Ma’am!" Jim said enthusi
Sage and the other two were waiting in Room Elegante for a while before Sean showed up.Suki and Dean both got up to greet the latecomer but were stunned upon seeing the man who walked in. They had been both aware that Sean was young and successful, but they had no idea that he was so good-looking.Sean wore a striped suit. He was 1.8 meters tall with chin-length wavy hair and a pair of gold-framed glasses sitting on top of his nose bridge. Curling around his wrist was a Lorex watch. He had a typical look for a young urban professional."Apologies for the long wait. I’m late because of the traffic today."Sean's voice sounded low, which made his apologies sound solemn."Don't worry about it," said Suki and Dean whilst Sage said, "The meatballs are getting cold, Mister Chester!"Sean's face loosened up immediately as he took his suit off and said in a casual tone, "Let's dig in then, your meatballs are the only reason I came all the way from Brown City to Salem City!"Sage snappe
"How about this, Dean and I will excuse ourselves while you guys carry on."Sage was about to get up and leave along with Dean when Suki stopped her. "There's no need. I have nothing to hide from you guys," Suki said.Suki was someone who had been through ups and downs. So, she easily composed herself within a blink of an eye before continuing.Suki then answered Sean, "Yes."Without a change of expressions, Sean pressed on, "Did he succeed?""No, I called his wife. She arrived in time and beat me up before leaving the scene," Suki answered with a straight face.Sage bit her lips and cracked her knuckles, making a crisp crackling sound. Her eyes were filled with rage.'That f*cking *sshole!' Sean nodded lightly as he continued, "Has Lionel attempted to pimp you out to other men before?""Yes."What else was there to hide anyway?"Not too long ago, Lionel had to look for a new advertising company to work with as the partnership with the Yuriel Group did not go through. As a
No female celebrity who managed to climb to fame had a pure heart.It was impossible to survive without having some tricks up one's sleeve for self-protection.Suki knew and prepared herself for the worst. However, she was extremely cautious as once news like that got out, her whole career would go down the drain."Pass me the videos, I'll take care of it," Sean responded calmly.Suki was hesitant. "Mister Chester, once I give you the videos, there'll be no turning back for me. Are you certain you can terminate the contract?""As long as you're honest with me, everything will go as planned," Sean said confidently. Once the video was sent to Sean, he got up and said to Sage before leaving. "There's still some wine left in the bottle, please seal it for me to go."Sage ordered the staff to pack the wine as she said to Sean, "My brother has a pretty low tolerance, please watch out for him.""I can't watch out for him."Sean took a drag of his cigarette and chuckled lightly befor
Jim's eyes sparkled in anticipation and responded timidly, "I shouldn't, I'm afraid Master would kill me if he hears that…""Who is higher in seniority, me or your Master?" Sage asked."You, of course.""That's right, I have your back. Don't be intimidated by him." Sage took another sip of the tea.Jim smiled brightly and said, "Alright then, Miss!"The way Jim said miss sounded so gentle and pleasing to the ears. Anyone would be easily charmed by that.Sage had many older brothers and two younger cousins; not a single younger brother. Having a younger boy showing her respect and treating her like an older sister felt pretty refreshing."Miss, what's your relationship with my brother?"Jim asked as he sat aside and continuously poured and served Sage with tea."Your brother is going to be working as a signed artist under my company," Sage explained calmly."Oh, I see."Jim frowned and said, "Dean was in a pretty bad mood a while back, like something had been bothering him. L
Being with someone younger really would make one feel youthful.Sage was laughing a lot on her way home. As she stepped into the Rosa Garden, she felt her steps becoming lighter.It was getting late, most helpers aside from the night shifters had already gone to bed. The walls were thin in the house. Sage took off her heels and walked bare feet up the stairs. A tiny figure was seen sitting in front of her room as she got up the stairs.Yeva had already moved out today, so it could only be Leah.Why did Leah fall asleep in that spot though?"Leah."Sage walked towards her and patted lightly on her shoulder. Leah picked her head up from her folded arms and looked at Sage. Dazed, she asked, "Sage, you're home."Leah tried to pick herself off the ground but sat back down immediately because her legs had gotten numb from the awkward position she was in. Sage had to hold her as she stood up to balance herself.Sage frowned lightly. "Why are you waiting for me, is there something yo
Wolves were spotted often in that forest; police assumed that the body had been taken away by the wolves. Since they had only managed to find some torn fabric along with some blood stains that had proven to be Sage's after the DNA test, they concluded their search.Leah could not and would not believe that. She almost flipped the whole forest inside out looking for Sage; she wanted to see the body with her own eyes, dead or alive.Leah's feet were filled with wounds and blisters. She eventually passed out in the forest due to a high fever from the infections that were festering in the wounds.Even though Sage's body was never found, her father and Uncle Braxton rushed to hold the funeral just so they could get a share of the assets that were left to Sage by Uncle William."I've given you the title of CEO already, and now you're trying to have the Rosa Garden all to yourself? You can't just take everything and not share. That's selfish!" Zane slammed the table as he exclaimed grudgi