"Oh no, Brother Rich!" Melody quickly ran over and took some tissues for him to wipe his mouth. "Are you really that surprised to see me?"Yoel was out of words. 'Is this surprise? I'm in shock! Not surprised?' He looked at Melody while still feeling shocked. "Why, why are you here?""To look for you, of course," said Melody while looking at the food on the table. She was famished and looked at Yoel with her big and rounded clear eyes, "Brother Rich, I'm very hungry. Can I eat something?"Yoel could not reject such big eyes and passed her some sandwiches, "Eat it.""Thank you." Being the polite girl, she put down her backpack and sat across from Yoel, and started to eat. Although she was showing eagerness and really looked like she was very hungry, she did not eat like a dog. Instead, she bit small bites and filled her mouth like a squirrel.The maid cleaned the floor that was dirty by Yoel. After it was cleaned, the maid saw how cute Melody was, took more food out from the kitche
Yoel's tone hinted he was starting to panic a little. Melody looked up and told the truth, "They didn't know it at first, but they should have figured it out by now."Just when Yoel was going to let Melody tell him the whole story, his phone rang, and it was a call from Queen Sage. His heart started to beat rapidly, and the ringtone was like a death song to him. He tried to steady his hand to pick up the phone. His voice was also trembling as he said, "Hello."On the other side, Sage said coldly, "Did Melody go looking for you?"Yoel looked at Melody, and she was hinting and gesturing at him. However, he ignored it and admitted, "Yes, she is right in front of me. She had eaten some sandwiches, two hard-boiled eggs, two hash browns, and four glasses of orange juice."Sage did not know what to say. "Where are both of you now?"Yoel replied, "Yuriel Mansion."Sage squeezed her brows and repeated, "Where? Say it again.""Yuriel Mansion." Yoel thought Sage did not hear him clearly, s
When Sage saw Jace, her mind wandered with the cold wind. She suddenly thought of the time when Jace recovered from his high paraplegia and started to return to work at Yuriel Group. He had to fly off to many different places all the time. No matter how late his plane arrived, she would always pick him up at the airport.At that time, Sage was worried that his body and mind could not cope with the intense workload. However, Jace could not understand why Sage needed to worry about him and was unwilling to let Sage go pick him up from the airport. In the end, she could only wait for him at home.There was one time the television was airing a new and popular drama that took place in the middle ages. She was sitting in the living room and saw a scene where one of the actresses was crying and said, "Do you know how it feels to sit and wait alone all night?"Sage did not know if the actor's performance affected her emotionally or if it was the script that had touched her heart deeply. She
Since there were already people sitting in the driver and front passenger seats, four of them needed to sit in two separate cars. Jace had shown Ross and Luther to the second car and invited Sage to sit together with him in the first car.Luther was afraid that Sage would feel embarrassed and Jace might be up to something bad, so he wanted to change with Sage. However, Sage told him it was unnecessary. "Coincidentally, I have some business matters to discuss with Mister Jace."It was better to act normally rather than being awkward. They were divorced, not criminals.When they got into the car, Sage spoke first, "I'm sorry that Melody had disturbed and caused trouble for you. She is a very naughty girl."Jace tilted his head and looked at her, "Sage, you don't have to act like a stranger with me."After that, Sage began to talk about the racecourse project. Jace did not go to the discussion. Everything was decided by her and Yoel. They planned to launch it on Valentine's day for g
'Why do people fall in love? Was it because he was good to you and cared for you? Or was it because you think he has many strong points and you were slowly attracted to him?'Sage did not know the answer. All she knew was that the old Sage used to be like Melody. She suddenly fell in love with a man, and she could no longer control herself. However, how long could this love continue on? It was true that she had really fallen deeply in love, and it was also true that she no longer was now."Mister Jace." Sage said slowly as she stretched her lips into a curve, "Are you kidding me?"Not knowing why, Jace felt his heart stop beating for a second. He was prepared to be rejected by her. However, he never expected Sage to react this way, disbelieving and teasing him. Like she was saying, "Celebrate Valentine's day together? Do you even hear yourself?"Jace was never a person who would easily fall in love and disregard everything else. He did not have thick skin like Yoel. However, he tot
Yoel was caught off guard when Melody jumped on him. He wanted to push her away but was afraid that she would fall. 'You are scared now? Why did you do it then?'However, he himself was also nervous and scared. He coaxed with a stiff face, "Get off me first. I won't be able to explain it later…""No, no. You need to protect me. I'm not lying. My dad and aunt are really scary." Unlike the brave girl she was when she ran away, she was nearly scared to death.Melody had her arms wrapped around Yoel's neck tightly. He even had the desire to die while his heart was screaming, 'You think I don't know how scary your dad and aunt are? That's why you should get down right at this moment!'However, he was afraid he would scare Melody even more if he screamed at her. Hence, he could only try to be like a big wolf and slowly comforted her, "Be a good girl. Get down now, and we can talk it over…"Melody did not dare to get down. She saw people getting down the car and on their way to the house
With her big round eyes, she stared at Jace and asked, "Uncle, who are you?"'Uncle?' At that moment, Jace suddenly felt he had aged a lot. He did not know if he should laugh or cry. Since Melody was Sage's niece, he felt like he had already grown closer to her.He twisted the corner of his mouth as if he was teasing a little kid and said, "This is my house."Melody did not understand it at first. Then she suddenly remembered she was in Yuriel Mansion. She quickly responded, "Oh, so you are Jace Yuriel, my aunt…"Just when she was about to stand up and before she could mention the word, 'ex-husband', Sage stopped her and shouted, "Kneel down." Hence, the scared little bunny could only continue to kneel. Her eyes were glaring at Jace as her face was full of resentment. "So you are the heartbreaker who hurt my aunt and made her become a different person. I hate you."Jace was speechless by her comment. Later, Melody turned her head and talked to Yoel, "Brother Rich, don't play with
From her understanding, Mister Paul had not reached the age of retirement. On top of that, the Yuriels had always been kind and generous when it came to paying their maids and servants. A servant with a high position as Mister Paul would definitely be treated well in their old age.Retiring back home did sound like a decent decision. However, it was just the equivalent of a company asking its employee to tender resignation to preserve the employee's dignity.Mister Paul was an honest man, but he could also be cunning, especially considering his close relationship with the Zeldas. The fact that Sienna was able to move into the Yuriel Mansion so easily was partially because of Mister Paul.However, how could Jace get rid of Mister Paul so easily, the same man who was partially the reason Jace and Sienna got together? Could it be that Jace really had no feelings for Sienna anymore?Sage laughed to herself internally, and she could not be bothered with any of it anyway.Those things h
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