Jace could not understand why they diverted the question to him. It came so sudden, and it stunned him.He gave Mendoza a look, thinking, ‘Are you messing with me? How am I supposed to answer that?'He had Mister Norah on one side and Sage on the other side. He must not offend them.A sudden silence loomed in the air. Jace smiled softly and said, “Let's share the benefit. The money will stay in the family.”Unexpectedly, Wayne and Sage's faces sank simultaneously after he said that. They said in unison, “Who's your family?”Stop messing around!Jace chuckled and faced the trouble. He said, "Isn't all the money Mister Norah earned all yours, Sage?”Well, that was true. Wayne snorted and said arrogantly, “Yeah. That's it.”Sage did not expose Wayne's true intent. She was not bold enough to tell the real reason in front of so many people. Wayne agreed to collaborate on the project and demanded half of the project's profit because he wanted to get justice for her. It was an addit
Jace frequently drove Sage around and somewhat became her driver. However, he enjoyed it.The two did not speak to each other, so it was very quiet in the car.Jace got a few big boxes out of nowhere and piled all of them on the back seat. Sage had to sit in the front passenger seat because there was nowhere else to sit. She understood his trick, but she simply ignored it and played on her phone instead.A sudden cough broke the long silence.Jace asked, “What do you think of the project?" He was trying to start a conversation.Sage curved her finger and continued tapping on the screen. While she replied to Hunter’s several text messages, she answered Jace dully, "It’s not bad. You will profit in both reputation and money, killing two birds with one stone. Mister Jace, you made a good move."Her comment was pertinent and neutral, but it sounded rather perfunctory and polite.Jace then asked, "How do you know that Mister Norah signed this contract for you?"Sage frowned, looki
Sage lost her temper easily but calmed down just as quickly.By the time Jace sent Sage to her community gate, her petty temper was mostly gone. She looked calm again.Her assistant, Louis, was waiting in front of the gate with an umbrella in his hand. When Sage finally arrived, he immediately opened the door for her and protected Sage from the blazing hot sun.He greeted Jace very politely, "Thank you for giving Miss Sage a ride, Mister Jace."He was unaware of Jace and Sage’s history. All he knew was that Jace was pursuing Sage. It was Jace who rescued Sage when Luna wanted to kill her the other day. Jace left a good impression on Louis, so he was friendly with him.Jace told Sage, "Sage, let’s invite Dr. Samuel and Luther to a meal soon.""Let’s talk about it next time."Sage remained cold and distant. She closed the door and walked into the community with Louis.She did not even bother looking back. All she did was hold the phone with a frown on her face. Louis followed b
Sienna sat across from Sage. She moved her arm that popped back in place. It was still a little painful, so she glared angrily at Louis, who was standing behind Sage. Louis was a fool and ungentlemanly. How was he going to get a wife in the future? Louis looked aloof. He only dislocated her arm because he had mercy.If Sienna were not a lady, he would break her neck instead of her arm.Sage knew Sienna’s purpose for the visit. However, she still asked as a courtesy, "Miss Zelda, why are you looking for me? What’s wrong?"The enemies came face to face with their eyes blazing with hate.Sienna really wanted to quarrel with Sage, but it was not the right time. She did not have the upper hand in her current situation, so she had to lay low. She lowered her head and wore a kind smile. "Can't I meet you just for some coffee?"Sage found her reply hilarious. She ridiculed, "Are we even friends?"Sienna made it sound like they were acquainted as friends.Sienna continued smiling. "O
Sage gave Sienna a short reply to her plea."Miss Zelda, you should learn to have shame."Sienna was bold enough to beg for her mercy. Where did she get her bravery from?Sienna stiffened. She came today to beg for mercy, knowing Sage would ridicule her. It was inevitable, and she was mentally prepared. After all, she had no other choice.No one wanted to help her out of the mess. Her best friends and colleagues came to curry favor with her before. The moment she was in trouble, everyone stayed away and refused to get involved. Her relatives kept a distance for fear they would suffer because of their relationship.The reality was harsh. A few years ago, the Zelda family had gone through hardship because of Freya. Freya attacked them ruthlessly, forcing them out of the country to avoid trouble. She was dating Jace at that time and did not want to leave. However, she had to break up with him for her future.Jace was the eldest young master of the Yuriel family at that time, but he
"Nope. My cousin is the owner. She's busy today, so I'm standing in for her," said the handsome lady. She played with the phone in her palm lazily and treated it like a toy. The way she spoke was somewhat similar to Sage. It sounded slightly arrogant and unpleasant.Sienna pursed her lips. A trace of anger flashed in her eyes, but she could not be bothered. She said coldly, "I'm sure you can make coffee, right? The coffee is cold, so give us two more cups."The handsome lady arched her brow. A sharp gaze swept across Sienna's neck. It seemed like she was estimating the size of her neck.However, she did not say anything, got up, and went to make coffee.Sienna's face relaxed a little. She finally felt the treatment of the Customers is God.She turned to Sage and reached out her hand. She wanted to hold Sage's hand. "Oh, Sage..."Sage immediately retracted her hand when Sienna touched her fingers. She looked at her as if she was insane, then took out a tissue and cleaned her f
Jace received a photo on his way back. He clicked on the photo while waiting for the red light to turn green. It was a photo of Sage and Sienna sitting across from each other in a cafe.Underneath was a caption. 'Your ex-wife looks quite beautiful, but what’s with your ex-girlfriend? She’s so ugly!'Jace immediately turned back and drove to the cafe. He rushed over quickly, but he was too late. Sage and Sienna got into a fight.The hot coffee splashed all over Sienna’s body and hurt her badly. It was hot and painful. She kept jumping around in pain.She was so angry and flushed in anger. Her skirt was drenched wet and dirty. She pointed at the handsome lady and scolded, "Why are you so careless!”"Yo, did it burn?"The handsome lady rolled her eyes. She said with a mocking smile, "I’m so sorry. I was in a hurry and accidentally forgot that you’re just a normal girl. It’s my fault. I thought you must be very thick-skinned to be meddling in another couple’s relationship. You… see
It would be very hard for him to rekindle her love unless he could restart it all over again.…The bodyguard escorted Sienna out. At last, everything was peaceful again.The floor was a mess. The handsome lady directly instructed Louis, who stood aside. "Handsome man, there's a mop and rag over there. Please mop the floor and wipe the table as well.""Oh." She gave her orders so naturally that Louis responded naturally too.Louis picked up the mop and finally felt something was wrong. He frowned. "Wait, no. Isn't this your shop? Shouldn't you clean it up?"The handsome lady reminded faintly, "Didn't I say before? I'm just a stand-in. I'm not much different than you all. Besides, I've just saved your boss. What's wrong with helping to mop the floor?"She sounded so reasonable, so Louis helped mop the floor as per her orders.Sage burst into laughter and stretched out her hand to the handsome lady. "Thank you."The handsome lady did not shake her hand. Instead, she stretched ou
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