Jace helped Mister Mendoza up, and the three of them walked toward the living area.“Mister Mendoza, how well do you know of this Jade Master?” Zayne asked as he made tea.“You mentioned that she wasn’t old. Is she a young girl then?”Mister Mendoza squinted his eyes and thought for a moment.“Let me see. She was barely ten years old when I met her. It's been fifteen… Sixteen… Seventeen…”Mister Mendoza counted with his fingers and gasped. “Oh! It’s been seventeen years. She shouldn’t be more than thirty years old this year. Compared to me, she’s a young girl. Haha!”Both Jace’s and Zayne’s jaws dropped onto the floor as Mister Mendoza said casually.That was impossible!…Meanwhile, in the Chairman offices of the Norah Group, Luther walked into the room and asked Sage, “How are you planning to celebrate your twenty-fifth birthday this year?”Sage was buried in paperwork. She responded without looking up, “I’m not celebrating.”“No way!”Luther walked over and half-leaned o
Mister Mendoza provided lots of information even though he did not know Jade Master personally. For instance, Jade Master was not an old lady like everyone else thought. Instead, she was around 30 years old.He also mentioned that she was a private person. She only revealed herself once during her debut. Mister Mendoza had only seen her once from far.According to Mister Mendoza's first impression of her, she was a young girl with a petite and skinny figure and long hair. She also had a spirited personality.""How do you know she's spirited when you can't even see her face?"Unless he had the ability of discernment?Mister Mendoza knocked on the back of Zayne's head and said, "Of course! Her sculptures are all spiritual. You could even say she's rare and talented. Of course, she's spirited!"Jace listened quietly, and he immediately thought of Sage when he heard the word 'spirited'.His pupils darkened.Mister Mendoza looked at Jace and asked, "Why are you looking for Jade Ma
No, Yoel did not want that."Okay. It's my fault. I won't do it again."Yoel raised both his hands as he walked up to her. "Stop being so cold to me. I almost died in those girls’ hands last night at the Tasteful Restaurant!"Sage was unfazed. "That can't hurt you. You're a playboy.""That's not true. I'm quite innocent and pure."Sage did not know where Yoel found the courage to say that. She reminded him, "You'd better walk your talk.""It's okay. Your image as the well-behaved wife is long gone, too," Yoel replied without thinking about the consequences.Sage looked up and glared at him. She retaliated in an icy tone, "Are you here to die? I don't mind sending you a ride."Yoel felt her indifference. He took a few steps back away from Sage.He chuckled awkwardly, "Hey, there's no need for that. We're just casually chatting over here."Sage could not be bothered. "Why are you even here? Say your words or leave."Yoel touched his nose. "I came here today to ask for your hel
Sage kept a pair of comfortable slippers in the office.Yoel should have been grateful that she did not wear high heels or oxfords. Otherwise, he would have landed in the hospital."Listen to me! Don't get mad…"Yoel felt that things would end the wrong way, so he quickly corrected himself. "I'm not asking for you to have my babies. I want you to lend me yours!"Sage furrowed her brows. She could not understand Yoel."Borrow my babies? What the hell are you talking about?"Yoel carefully handed her the slippers and tried to put them on for her, but Sage grabbed them and put them on herself."You've mistaken my words…"Yoel carefully thought over his word choice, touched his nose, and continued, "To be honest, I'm attracted to your good genes. I want to have a smart and beautiful child!"Sage crossed her arms and legs. She sat on her chair with a stern face.It was terrifying. "I'd like to ask for your permission."Yoel's voice kept getting softer as Sage glared at him, but
Jace looked up at Zachary, "Miss Norah?""I meant Sage."Zachary looked at them innocently, "You two are divorced, right? I can't just casually call her Sage, that's inappropriate."Jace was speechless. He felt uncomfortable being reminded of his divorce. Being reminded of it felt like a pinch in his heart.Zachary on the other hand wasn't bothered at all; he was all excited and said, "Miss Norah's new launch got everyone in my class discussing it. No one could get their hands on it no matter how long they queued. Luckily, I asked for a key charm from Sage beforehand."He then continued, "Everyone looked at me in envy when I told them the owner used to be my sister-in-law. It's a pity you two are separated now. If not, I could've gotten more from the back door…"Zachary kept on blabbering on, and on, and on, and every word he said felt like a sword stabbing into Jace's heart. His face darkened as Zachary kept talking."Nonsense!"Jace immediately reprimanded his cousin, "You sh
"Sheesh… you didn't hold back at all huh."Yoel looked himself in the mirror as he examined his bruises and complained to Sage.Sage had no guilt at all. She even thought she could have hit him harder. "You asked for it, so why are you complaining now?"Sage's heart skipped a beat when she looked at the painting on the wall that was nearly destroyed. It was worth more than Yoel's life.Yoel knew that Sage was a tough nut to crack, but he didn't expect the heir of Fulton worth nothing to Sage Norah. She wouldn't even sell him her eggs.He stuck a band-aid on his bruises. It hurt a lot."I came to you because you have five half-siblings and that you might've been more open-minded about these issues, but I guess I was wrong…"Sage interrupted Yoel coldly, “Who else knew about it except you and Jace?”“I’m not sure, but I don’t think anyone else knew. Please, your files are almost impossible to decrypt for me. Who else could do it?"Yoel took a glance at Sage, and she still looked
Yoel gulped."I'm not a person with a good temper. I'm not even kind. My brothers aren't kind, either.”Sage turned away and continued, "I'm going to pretend you never said anything today. Everything will be gone once you walk out this door, never to be mentioned again. I don't want to be enemies with you guys, so stop forcing me to retaliate."Yoel froze immediately after looking into her eyes and heeding her words of warning. He knew that she was furious.Meanwhile, at the Yuriel Mansion, Jace walked into the study and stood in front of his grandfather.Elder Yuriel did not want to bother with him and grunted, "Cut the b*llshit and leave after you're done.""Grandpa, do you have any connection with the Jade Master?''Jace went straight to the point. "Do you want to collaborate with her?" Grandpa Yuriel did not seem too surprised."Yes. We have a line of jewelry still stuck in the warehouse that hasn't been launched till today. I was thinking if we could put it on the market,
Jace was dumbfounded.Was it Sage's birthday soon?Freya was greatly displeased looking at her son's obvious surprise. She raised her thin and long brows and reprimanded her son, "Is this how you get her back? By forgetting her birthday?"Jace's lips were tightly compressed together. She continued scolding him, "Men are all the same. If you love her, you have to take action, not just say it with your mouth! You'll never get her back in a thousand years if you keep this up!"Jace looked down and responded with a hoarse voice, "I know. I'll prepare a birthday gift as soon as possible.""I've already prepared it for you," Freya signaled the maid to hand over a box.Jace took two steps forward and received the box from his mother. He opened it and was instantly blinded by the golden ray in the box. He could barely keep his eyes open.There it was, a brooch of the shape of a daisy, and the core was a cat's eye emerald. It even shone ever so brightly in its place.Jace's pupils const