When Melody learned that Sage and Yoel were going to the racecourse, she bugged them to let her go as well."Aunt Sage, can I go as well? I've always wanted to learn how to ride a horse, but my old man never let me. How about you teach me?"She tugged on Sage's arm and eagerly looked up at Sage with two brilliant eyes that were filled with excitement. Anybody who saw how eager and adorable she looked would have found it difficult to say no to her. Sage was no different."You have to behave yourself. Don't fool around when you're there." Sage stated her conditions.Melody immediately held three fingers up happily as if she was swearing an oath. "No problem!""Kid, how about you address me as cousin again, and I'll teach you how to ride a horse?" Yoel raised his eyebrows and teased her while he showed his most charming smile.Melody pouted with dissatisfaction. "Can you stop calling me a kid? I'm already seventeen!""I'm about the same age as your father, so you'll be a kid in my
Hunter drove Sage's Lolls-Loyce and led the way. Yoel was driving a Lamborgene and was right behind them. His convertible roof was opened and he wore sunglasses. He knew he looked handsome and dashing.Sage and Hunter talked about work for a while, and they realized that Melody, who was always a chatterbox, had suddenly gone silent. Sage turned her head and saw that the girl was sitting right in front of the rear windshield in a well-behaved manner and was looking at Yoel, who was behind them. Her eyes were glued to him.Sage raised her fingers and snapped in front of Melody's face. "Hey, you're so obsessed with him that you're drooling.""He's so handsome." Melody wiped her saliva at the corner of her mouth and was openly appreciating Yoel's appearance. She turned her head to ask Sage, "Aunt Sage, how can this Rich Fulton man be so good-looking?"Sage was not impressed. "Is he? Your father is much more handsome than him.""No way." Melody decisively shook her head. "My old man is
The construction of the Northern Suburb's racecourse looked to be almost complete. All that was left was the importation of horses. After that, the racecourse would be open for business.Amongst the three business partners, only Sage and Yoel came. Jace was nowhere to be seen.The plan was for Yoel to be responsible for the day-to-day management of the racecourse. After all, over 80 percent of the racecourses in Riverside City were managed by the Fulton family. The Fulton family had all the required connections and sources to run a successful racecourse.Everybody stood on the grass under the blazing sun. Most were dressed down in casual clothes, sneakers, sunglasses, and their bodyguards were by their side holding up an umbrella to block off the sun.When they walked around the racecourse, Yoel took the time to explain to the others, "The horses arriving today are mostly ponies. We have some Debao ponies and some Shetland ponies that were originally meant for my dad's racecourse.
Sage's face immediately dropped. She rushed toward Melody while she shouted, "Step down on the stirrup, hold on to the reins and hug the horse's neck!"Right when Sage finished shouting, she noticed that Yoel had already gotten up on his horse and galloped towards Melody at full speed, "Giddy up!"Yoel leaned forward and spurred on his horse.On the other side of the course, Melody felt as if her insides were about to be turned inside out by the tumultuous course. She could vaguely hear Sage's words, however, she could only make out the last part of the sentence. As such, she immediately hugged the pony's neck for dear life. Melody closed her eyes and screamed in her mind, 'Ross, I know you've always wanted to beat me up, but you can't use this horse to do your bidding! I don't want to die yet! I'm your daughter!'Suddenly, Melody felt something other than the galloping of the horse, she could vaguely feel something grasp the back of her neck. Shocked, her hold on the pony's neck
Melody's cries rang throughout the whole course and that drew everybody's attention.Sage, Leah, and Hunter immediately went over to Melody and before Yoel could say anything, all three of them said in unison, "Did you hurt her?""I didn't, it's not me. I didn't do anything!" explained Yoel, clearly flustered from all the commotion.Melody doesn't cry often, but when the tears started to flow, it couldn't be stopped. Melody looked toward Sage and said, "Sage, he…"Yoel couldn't believe what he was hearing, and looked at Melody in disbelief.Sage stared at Yoel menacingly, "Don't be afraid, Melody. Tell me, what did he do to you?"Melody replied in between sobs, "He… he was mean to me."Yoel couldn't believe that she actually thought that he was mean to her. "What did I say?" asked Yoel.Melody snapped around and stared at Yoel with tears still flowing down her face. Her eyes were now red from crying, and her nose was stuffed. She said, "You were laughing at how I fell off a pon
The pony was just as frightened by the sudden turn of events. After Melody finally recovered from her outburst, she walked up to the pony and started stroking its mane to calm it down."Were you shocked? Don't be scared Ross, I won't let him do anything to you. You're mine, and I'll make sure that you're taken care of," said Melody as she lightly pat the pony.Yoel was bemused by Melody's words and he turned to Sage, "She's funny. Did you raise her?"Sage wasn't planning on hiding anything, "Almost. Melody was adopted by my brother, Ross. Ross found her abandoned at a foot of a mountain and he took her home. Then he told everybody that she was his, and said her mother died during childbirth. Grandmother believed him and raised her like our own. Not long after, Grandmother fell ill and could no longer keep Melody by her side. After that, Melody was sent to Rosa Garden."Yoel was surprised by Sage's explanation, he could not believe that the famous doctor Ross actually had a daughte
"This was what I meant! You just have to text like this in order not to let Sage be suspicious of what's happening here!" exclaimed Zachary as he thrust his phone into his brother's face.Jace sat in front of his desk, with a cigarette in between his fingers, his eyes couldn't help but twitched when he saw that Sage was giving Zachary the bracelet for free.'How generous of you,' thought Jace to himself.Zachary replied Sage with kisses emojis.[Thanks, love you lots!]"Your text was too formal, but if you add some emojis, it would sound more laid-back," explained Zachary.Jace glanced at the screen and couldn't help but feel that maybe his brother was illiterate. Yet, he still nodded and said, "Okay."He made a mental note to add more emojis to his texts and perhaps try not to text like he was initiating a business conversation."Also, you have to understand that nobody just texts somebody out of the blue. For example, when was the last time I texted you?" asked Zachary."Whe
Zayne knew the answer before he asked the question. As such, he replied to his boss professionally, "Noted."All the residents of Salem City were shocked to see how quickly the clear skies gave way to a sudden downpour of rain.Sage was just as confused too. She was still in the cafe of the racecourse discussing the details of the racecourse when the lights suddenly flickered for a moment and then popped. The manager immediately rushed through the rain and into the cafe. He explained to Sage that the sudden malfunction was because of the monthly reparations of the racecourse's electrical grid and the sudden storm that caused the workers to stop the reparations due to health hazards. As such, the electricity would only be back on after the storm resides.Sage remained calm and told the manager to prioritize the health and safety of their workers first. Yoel also chimed in, "Safety first!"After he said that, a small nimble person darted up the ladder in the corner of the room. O