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
At Nadeem City Airport, Luther stood at the exit and waited in boredom while shaking the car keys in his hand.He saw a man in a tracksuit from a distance. He was walking slowly with his hands in his pockets. The man had his short hair neatly tied into a small braid behind his head, revealing his forehead. Kane wore a pair of black sunglasses and was scrolling on his black phone while walking to Luther. Luther wondered if he could see anything in his shades.His simple outfit could not hide his tall and strong figure and masculine charm. Many young girls noticed him and wanted to take a photo of him. However, he shot them a warning gaze with his sharp eyes and stopped them.Although he was wearing sunglasses, he still exuded a powerful aura and intimidated others."Kane!" Luther shouted, waving the car key in his hands.He waved too hard and accidentally threw the car key out of his hand. The key was about to hit a young girl in the face, so the girl froze in fright.A big han
Meanwhile, back in the cafe, Sage and Laura were chatting happily.Both were quiet people with few words. It was the first time they had met after a long time, but somehow, they managed to keep talking.Laura was serving in the military as a Major General and a female machine gunner.She used to be comrades with Jace and Yoel in Team Draco and had a life-long friendship.Soldiers were respectable. Sage always had a liking for them because of her experience of being kidnapped as a child. Besides, Laura was a heroic and handsome special force police. "And I was wondering why I never saw you again. So you're now a soldier."Laura left a strong impression on the young Sage. After all, not many could defeat Kane or make him cry. To see Laura beat Kane to tears was truly an unforgettable scene.It was not just her. Her other brothers would bring up this incident from time to time to tease Kane.When they were young, all of them studied martial arts in a martial arts school. Laura's
Laura explained that she hurt her waist during a mission.She made it sound light, but Sage looked at her expression and knew that the injury was serious."Turn around. Don't look," Sage ordered Jace. Jace obeyed and turned around in silence.After Louis mopped the floor, Sage sent him to receive Luther and Kane.The three of them were the only ones left in the spacious cafe.Laura could not help laughing, looking at her old comrade, who became as docile as a big golden retriever. She commented, “I didn’t expect the high and mighty Old Dried Fish to be so docile now. Has life trained you or something else that conquered you?"Jace gritted his teeth. He could not turn around, so he had to swallow his frustration. He pretended that he heard nothing."Old Dried Fish?" Sage arched her brows slightly.Laura explained, "Jace’s nickname. Yoel and I gave it to him. Isn’t it nice?"Sage almost laughed. She glanced at the back of Jace’s head and agreed, "Yeah. It suits him."Jace silen
Laura squinted her pretty eyes sharply. Luther patted his chest and said, "I got shocked, Sage. I thought you were caressing a man."Sage was speechless.What were they thinking about? How could they mistake such a pretty girl for a man?"So what if I'm caressing a man? Can't I touch any men?"Jace glared at Sage. He would never let that happen.Before Jace could speak, a cold voice was heard."You're not allowed to," said Kane coldly.Sage and Luther both looked in Kane's direction with confusion on their faces.Laura looked up slightly. "None of y—"Kane grabbed Laura’s shoulders with his arms directly across Sage and Luther, and his face was solemn as he said, “This is your sister-in-law. My wife.”Laura was dumbstruck. Both Sage’s and Luther's jaws dropped.After a few seconds of silence, Laura grabbed Kane's arms with her shoulder against his body. She was about to slam him down, but she forgot she had just hurt her waist. Kane was unfazed and waited for her movement, b
Yoel stared at Melody, and not a single word came out of his mouth.It was the first time he saw her in simple clothes. It looked perfect on her, as if it was custom-made to her body. She looked like an angel.He thought he saw Sage and not Melody. Their unfazed expressions were like two peas in a pod.Nat looked up and down at Melody, and she was slightly threatened. "Who are you?"Melody thought for a moment and said, "If you're his ex-girlfriend, I'm his next girlfriend."What did she mean by that?Yoel's lips moved. He felt his waist aching again.Nat furrowed her brows. "You're a high schooler at most. Are you even of legal age? Such shameless words coming out of your mouth. Where are your parents, little girl? Go home."Melody slowly raised her brows and replied coldly, "I'm sorry. This is my home."Nat was taken aback.Quest heard the commotion and came over. He wore the same kind of simple clothes and looked dashingly handsome."What's up?" Quest naturally positioned
Yoel gritted his teeth with his eyes closed, anticipating the pain.However, he only felt an itch at the back of his waist and Melody's voice saying, "All done."Huh? That was it?Yoel was stunned for a bit as he opened his eyes. Before he could turn back, Melody held him down. "Don't move. It'll take 10 minutes."Yoel was dumbfounded. "You put the needles in already?"Melody replied, "Yes, it was only three needles. I could do it with my eyes closed. You can even run around once I pull out the needles."Yoel was still in disbelief. If what she said was true, how did he not feel a thing? He said to Melody, "Hey, take a photo with my cellphone. I want to see it. It's in my pants pocket.""Why would you want a photo of this?"Confused, Melody reached into Yoel's pants pocket, but her hands were in too deep. She felt something stiffen up as she searched for his phone."Don't touch that!" Yoel's face flushed bright red.Melody was unaware of what he referred to and muttered, "I d
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