Sage’s sarcasm made Sienna burn in anger.Sienna always assumed that she could easily pester Sage as she liked. Perhaps it was because of her first impression of Sage.Since Sage gave off the impression of a friendly and soft person during their first meeting, Sienna never learned her lesson.Even Luna was furious at Sage. She cursed, "Heh! She’s from the Norah family, but she’s so rude! It's no wonder Jace divorced and disowned her."The last part was directed at Lucas. Lucas did not answer her. Instead, he said solemnly, "Don’t fight Sage again. You won’t beat her."Then, he pulled his arm away from Luna’s hand and got into the car first. Luna stared at Lucas’s back and felt a little lost. Somehow, she felt uneasy.It was not the first time he had pushed her away. She wondered if she was getting too old for him. Somehow, it felt harder to keep his love…"Luna, what did Uncle Spencer say? Why can’t we beat Sage? If you didn’t stop me earlier, I would’ve given her a slap!"
Sienna’s father, Dane Zelda, hoped to bring the family back to its glory through a marriage of convenience. He pinned all his hope on his sister Luna and his daughter Sienna.He raised them to be elegant and gracious. The girls studied various courses for noble and cultivated artistic sentiments since their childhood. Unfortunately, he forgot to teach them the necessary ethics and virtues to be good people. As a result, he raised them to become two superficial women.Luna and Sienna were prime examples of someone beautiful yet superficial.As everyone knew, marrying such a woman would only worsen the family's reputation.…Sage went to the hospital to bring Wayne home. From a distance, she could see Leah seated on the long bench near the ward, as if she was in a daze.When Leah saw Sage, she hurriedly wiped her eyes and stood up to greet her. "Sage, welcome back."Then, she moved her gaze to Hunter and greeted him with a smile. "Hunter."Hunter smiled, but his face turned dark
After Wayne saw Sage, his stern expression turned into a faint smile."Sage, you're back.""Grandpa."Sage took a few steps forward. She asked Hunter to put the gifts that Nigel had prepared for Wayne at the side, and she conveyed Nigel's concern to him.Wayne nodded in appreciation. "That's very considerate of Nigel."Hunter looked at Zane, who was still kneeling on the ground, with a cold gaze. The disgust he had for his future father-in-law in his eyes was unconcealable. Nigel was not Wayne's grandson, but he still prepared some food and drinks for him. On the other hand, Zane, Wayne's son, came empty-handed and had the cheek to beg him for help.Both the brothers, Braxton and Zane, were the same. They only knew how to take, but they did not know how to give.Thanks to Zane's indifference toward Leah and his lack of involvement in her upbringing, Leah did not go down the wrong path. Otherwise, if he had brought her up, he would have raised her to be like Yeva."Uncle Zane,
Zane lay prostrate on the ground and said with difficulty, "I indeed have been… slightly b-busy recently.""I know. You're busy sending your girlfriend abroad to appease her so that you'd be inseparable from her."Sage sighed, "Young girls nowadays are very smart. If you can't provide a certain level of benefits, she could just kick you away in a jiffy and find herself another man. Are you addicted to being cheated on?"You left your own daughter behind and did not care nor love her, but you helped another man raise his son. Now, you've found yourself another girl who's about your daughter's age. You're significantly older than her, but you still got together with her. Aren't you afraid that you'll be punished?"That makes sense, too. Once a person has gotten a taste of being an animal, they wouldn't want to be human anymore."Sage rubbed her palms together. She did not hide her sarcasm and contempt for her Uncle Zane in the slightest.Zane bit his lip and lost his tongue.At th
Bam!A solid punch landed on Zane's face. He was struck that the flesh on his cheeks trembled violently.Zane felt that his teeth were loose. He felt that everything in front of his eyes was black, and he was in so much pain that he could not recover for a long time.Hunter shook his hands and smiled wickedly, "How does it feel, Zane?""You brat! How dare you treat your future father-in-law like this…"Zane stared at Hunter with blurry vision and spat out a mouthful of blood. "Don't think that I don't know you've had your eyes on my daughter. Aren't you afraid that I would disagree with you and Leah's marriage?"Hunter sneered. "Leah doesn't even acknowledge you as her father. Why should I acknowledge you as her father then? Besides, Leah is already an adult now, and Miss Sage has custody of her. Does it matter whether you agree or not?""You son of a b*tch—"Zane wanted to cuss him out, but Hunter gave him another violent punch again.Hunter said coldly, "These two punches ar
"Because of me, the jewel series named 'Forever and Always' could not launch smoothly. The market trend is unpredictable. After being delayed for nearly a month, Norah Jewel had already beaten us to the punch and successfully launched their product."Jace said, "If it went according to our original plan for the project, you should know very well that regardless of design or innovation, our product doesn't have any competitive advantage. If we were to carry on with it, I'm afraid the results would not be too good as well."Simon's expression darkened. "Didn't you look for Mister Wayne to collaborate with him? The Jade Master refused to collaborate with you, but what about Mister Wayne? Did he also refuse?""Mister Wayne has yet to give me a clear answer."Simon snorted and replied, "Nonsense. You've hurt his granddaughter to such an extent. If I were Wayne, and you wanted me to collaborate with you, dream on! Wayne has always been protective of his family, and he also loves his prec
It should have been an extremely ordinary thing for a son to be giving a massage to his mother, who had two crippled legs. However, such an image of a son caring for his loving mother was too rare for Freya and Jace.They seemed to have already forgotten the last time both the mother and son could converse with each other calmly. It felt like it was ages ago.Freya was a little embarrassed. She was afraid her son's knee would hurt from kneeling, and she wanted to stop him from massaging her.However, Freya's personal butler, Aunt Wendy, perceptively brought in a round stool. "Jace, the floor is cold. Sit on this. Miss Freya's legs need to be properly massaged."After that, she even winked at Freya before she went out.Freya thought, 'This woman…'Jace sat on the stool and massaged his mother's legs with the utmost attention. "I will accompany you to the hospital tomorrow for a follow-up checkup."Freya rejected him without a second thought. "There's no need for that. They won't
Jace thought that he had already held onto them, but he did not realize that the ones that he held onto did not love him. He, however, had lost the one that truly loved him. Freya explained slowly, "I was unwilling to admit it in the past. I was unwilling to admit my failure. I also was unwilling to admit that I was a loser in terms of relationships. In the end, it was just because I was unwilling to admit defeat that Lucas and I tormented each other for ten years. Now, I'm admitting it. I've lost. However, I did not lose to Luna. Instead, I've lost to myself."She looked toward Jace and asked, "My son, do you know why I was so against you and Sage getting a divorce back then? Firstly, it was because I knew that Sienna and her aunt, Luna, were the same. They're bad news. Secondly, I was afraid that Sage would walk in my footsteps and waste her life on an unworthy marriage and a man who did not love her."Jace's eyes wavered a little, and he looked emotional. A smile gradually app
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