Sage and Laura, on the other hand, decided to go for some exercise. After all, a little physical activity after a meal would help with digestion.As dusk arrived, the setting sun painted the blue sky with a dash of brilliant orange. A sports car tore down the street with both women inside with the speakers blaring. Laura swayed softly to the song. Her eyes closed, and her hands outstretched to feel the wind coursing through her palms.Kane, on the other hand, was in a blue sports car, driving just behind them. When Kane saw that slim, outstretched hand, he felt a sudden rising urge. He could feel his body burning up.Kane could only crank up the air conditioning.Jace, on the other hand, was not doing much better when he saw the men who were cat-calling Sage. His hands unconsciously curled into a fist.Laura, of course, noticed the blue car that was tailing them."Why are they stalking us?" asked Laura.Sage looked at the car in her side mirror and remained silent.Sage knew
"Why are you asking me?" asked Jace."Didn't you say that this is your city?" exclaimed Kane.Jace decided that the best way to know where they were going would be to call Laura.However, Laura was not picking up, so Jace sent her a message. [Pick up, or else I'm going to tell your family where you are]Laura immediately called back. "Old Dried Fish, don't you dare sell me out!" "Where are you going?" asked Jace."Sage already told you. We are going to a place where only girls go. Don't follow us! If you guys have too much time on your hands, do something meaningful instead. If you follow us, don't blame us if things get ugly!" replied Laura."What is a place where only girls go? Where could that be? Are they going to watch male strippers?" asked Kane.'Strippers?' Jace thought to himself.On the other hand, Sage and Laura finally felt a wave of relief after losing the men tailing them.Laura suddenly felt the urge to drive and exchanged seats with Sage."What do you want
Sage and Laura reached the club under the guidance of the navigation app.The club requires a membership. Sage was just about to register for membership when she heard somebody behind her call out to her."Sage!" Sage turned around and saw a slightly hefty man, who was clad in luxury, walk toward her. The register sitting at the front desk immediately got up and said, "Boss!"Sage, of course, knew who he was. He was Henry Yuriel, one of Jace's cousins."Henry? Is this club yours?" asked Sage.Henry smiled and nodded.Even though Sage recognized Henry, she did not know him personally. Sage mainly saw him at family gatherings and never met him personally.Braxton has two sons. One of them was a national chess champion, and he always stayed at his own house. Sage has only met him a handful of times.The other son would be Henry, the prodigal son. He was well-known for his ability to waste money. When he was a kid, he would sell off the antiques in his house for a low price, an
Henry suddenly reacted and quickly shook his head. "Yu… no, Zach told me you were coming. He even ordered me to take good care of you!"Even after Henry tried to correct himself, Sage still heard him.Sage squinted her eyes and asked, "Oh, really?"Sage took out her phone and called Zach.After a long awkward pause, Zach finally picked up."Hello?" asked Sage. Henry felt his heart pounding in his throat."Hello!" A panting voice came through on the other side."Sage! I was at the court! I almost missed your call. Do you need any help? Can you find the club?" asked Zach."I found it. Why didn't you tell me that this club was Henry's?" Sage asked."I thought you would know. What difference does it make? Just have fun with your friend!" replied Zach.After a few more words with Zach, Sage finally hung up.Zach, on the other hand, slumped into the chair as soon as Sage hung up."Are you trying to kill me? Do you know how fast I tried to get here after you spam called me? If t
Kane sneered at Jace's proposition."Do you seriously think I can't win Laura over by myself?" asked Kane."You might stand a chance if she was an ordinary woman, but Laura is no ordinary woman," replied Jace.Jace continued, "You love Laura. That's why you must also know her very well. You would know that Laura fought alongside me for a long time. We lived together, ate together. I know what she likes and what she doesn't."Kane felt his blood boil when he heard Jace say that they lived together.Sage, on the other hand, got off the phone with Zach and could not help but frown when she saw Henry looking relieved.'What is he scared of?' thought Sage to herself.Henry patted his chest and said, "Thank god you didn't tell Zach I was here. If you told him, he would probably let the entire family know. I just came back, and I don't want my carefree days to end so soon."Sage finally relaxed after hearing Henry's explanation.Sage knew that Henry's mom would nag on and on. It was
After washing off the sweat and grime from their body, Laura and Sage got into their bathing robes and walked into the spring.The attendant led them into a beautiful private hot spring with a meticulously carved stone sculpture in the middle that would spurt out hot water into the bathing area.Laura and Sage could not help but sigh with relief when they dipped into the warm water.The water was around 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and both of them quickly became flushed in the bath.It was not long before they started talking. Their conversation was boundless and seemed unending. The attendant even brought in fruits and coffee so they could eat, talk and relax.After a long relaxing bath, both of them got out and changed into robes for the sauna room."Who would have thought that they would even sell clothes for the sauna room? They really are trying to milk every last penny from the customer," toasted Laura.Sage could not help but laugh at the cartoon robe Laura had on."I thin
Sage and Laura had left their personal belongings in the locker as they were about to enter the sauna room. All that had on were their pajamas, and they brought nothing with them.They wore pajamas with nothing underneath.As they could not call for help, they could only rely on themselves.Laura warily looked at the men in black, squinted her eyes, and secretly figured out how many of them they were against. She asked Sage, "Can you fight?"Sage answered, "I don't think I have a choice." She asked Laura, "How's your waist? Can you fight?"Laura repeated, "I don't think I have a choice. Let's go!" As she said it, both of them made their moves.Sage raised her legs high at the attacker who came forward, pressing down his shoulders, and made him kneel in front of her. She gave him a heavy punch and stepped on his shoulders to kick two other men swiftly.Laura slammed one of the attackers over the shoulder and looked up at Sage fighting. She realized that she had underestimated Sag
"Fire! There's a fire!"Jace and Kane looked at each other with their facial expressions changed, and they ran in opposite directions as the crowd.Henry called the police and organized for everyone to leave the premises."Guys, there's a fire in there. Get out of here as soon as possible!" Henry rushed into the chaotic crowd and grabbed both of them.Jace pushed his arm away and looked at him coldly. "My wife is still in there!" They couldn't be bothered with their safety.Kane was anxious as well. Both of them squeezed through the narrowed crowd.The alarm was heard ringing from the spring for couples. Many couples were seen running out of that place. The women were seen running with a towel wrapped around their bodies with wet hair with no shoes on. The men? They were almost nowhere to be seen. This was the time their true colors were exposed… Some of the men ran away immediately, leaving their wives behind, and some of them hurriedly carried their wives away from danger, fo
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