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