He lay on the bed and she stood next to his bed, leaning toward him. They were at a dangerously close distance from each other.Jace still held her hands, and the sounds of their breath were in sync.It was a rather peculiar scene."Feeling better now?"Sage felt slightly uncomfortable and moved further away from him."Yeah, much better."Jace let go of her hands slowly, and just when Sage was about to take back her hands, Jace grabbed her wrist again.Sage was annoyed as she did not understand what Jace tried to do.Only God knew how confused and conflicted Jace felt.He had to decide between his rationality and emotionality.Staring right into Sage's mesmerizing eyes, Jace finally came to a decision."Sage."In a husky and low voice, he asked, "Can you keep me company during my stay here at the hospital?"Meeting his eyes, Sage fell into silence.***"What? He wants you to keep him company at the hospital?"Luther exploded in anger. "Jace Yuriel said that to you?"Wi
Her brothers were triggered by the fact that Sage showed off."Tsk tsk, we all know that Tim got an island for you only, and the rest of us got nothing. You don't have to rub it in, do you?"Luther rolled his eyes at Sage. "Don't push it, Sage."Sage, on the other hand, flashed a smug smile at him."That's not the point, guys. The point is, do you guys want to go to Yathein with me?"At the thought of Tim's stern face, Sage suddenly felt chills running down her spine. "I might have crossed the line when I escaped the health center, and Tim did mention that he would talk to me about this face to face. You guys won't possibly leave me to die, right?"Luther avoided her gaze and responded, "Count me out. I don't want to be caught in the crossfire between you and Tim.""Tsk, why did I even expect anything from you? I mean, if you go with me, I'd be able to share the 'pain' with you."Sage then turned to look at Kane. "Kane, come with me, hmm?""No can do."Kane shook his head and
Yoel could no longer dodge Jace's cold and frightening glare and finally gave in. "Fine, fine. My father has been urging me to get married and have a family of my own. I got annoyed and did what I did. However, Sage didn't say yes and even wanted to throw her sandals on my face. She’s so hard to get!"Laura scoffed. "Wasn't there a woman who wanted you but was rejected by you?"Yoel immediately said, "Your situation right now is pretty similar to mine. Stop teasing me when you're not any better."Laura became listless as soon as she thought of Kane.She had never been pursued by a man before. When it came to things like that, she was definitely inexperienced.All Laura wanted was to treat Kane like a big brother, but Kane insisted on making her his woman. Laura felt frustrated.Sigh.All three members of Team Draco had fallen into their own personal relationship issues at the same time.Yoel eventually snapped out of it and went back to their original topic. "Say, Bald Fish."
Sage always fulfills her promises.The Yuriels were ecstatic that Sage would accept the task of being Jace's companion, but at the same time, they felt bad for troubling her. The Yuriels had arranged for two extra bodyguards and two extra care workers to help Sage out.Jace stayed in a very spacious single room.The next day, Hunter knocked on his door early in the morning. "Sorry to bother you, Mister Jace."Hunter then ordered the men around, "Move them in now, be careful."Jace looked up and saw men in uniforms moving a foldable couch in.Followed was an office table, an office chair, a laptop, a table lamp, a pen holder, a bookshelf…All the furniture and appliances filled up the corner of the room, occupying more than half of the room.There was even a pair of stuffed rabbits just sitting around with a smile on their faces.Jace was at a loss of words.Even the stuffed rabbits were in a pair.The movers left after moving everything in.Hunter observed the room whilst c
The two men started laughing as they played the imitation game.Jace could not help but laugh as well, being reminded of Sage's bad-mouthing skills.As soon as Jace laughed, Hunter and Louis contained themselves and immediately switched their tones."But of course, Miss Sage did it for our own good.""That's right. We'll forever be grateful for Miss Sage's kindness."Louis looked at Jace with guilt written all over his face. "I sounded genuine, right, Mister Jace?"Jace shook his head and said, "No, it didn't sound like it."Hunter and Louis were rendered speechless."How dare you badmouth the boss behind her back? Are you trying to lose your job?" Hunter was a step ahead of Louis.Louis squinted and said, "You were the one who started it, Hunter.""What? Is that so? How could it be? I have all the respect for Miss Sage." Hunter defended himself anxiously.Louis added quickly, "Me, too! I'll follow Miss Sage for as long as I live!"As the two men went back and forth, Sage a
It was almost afternoon when Sage helped Jace up. She pulled out the table and set the dishes she had brought on the table.Jace smiled upon seeing the variety of dishes before him.Sage was utterly confused when Jace started laughing, thinking it was odd.Sage did hurting his head, but she did not remember breaking his brain. Why was he laughing so much?"What's so funny?"Jace looked up at her and asked, "Don't you think this is familiar?"Huh?Sage paused for a brief moment and eventually understood what he meant.Touche.Just a few days ago, Jace was the one who brought food and visited her in the hospital. Now, it was the complete opposite.Sage chuckled bitterly and said, "What a curse, we and hospitals."Jace's heart skipped a beat when he heard the word 'we'.His inky iris stared straight into Sage's eyes; his gaze was glowing with sparkles."Why are you staring at me? Is there something on my face?"Sage was oblivious to the flirting. She passed a pair of utensil
The Sage Jace was looking at was slightly different from the Sage that Hunter and Louis described.However, Sage was more serious when she worked compared to her usual self.It was as if 'tired' did not exist in Sage's dictionary, as she worked non-stop, like a wheel that kept on turning. She talked fast but clearly and comprehensibly.Her insults were, indeed, harsh. Jace could not help but imagine himself working under her. He would surely be tortured to death.Maybe not, since he felt himself definitely smarter than Hunter.Jace thought to himself that if in the future, he had nowhere else to go, he would probably work under the Norah Group as an assistant and kick Hunter out. He would become her left-hand man and help solve all of her problems and protect her.Jace imagined all that and thought it might be better just to retire and become a stay-at-home father, spending quality time with his wife and children.Sage was on the call with Finn talking about the racecourse.The
Sage was taken aback and quickly got up from Jace's body.It was an awkward moment.Sage still felt dizzy, and her face was paler than usual. She rubbed her forehead and rested for a while.Jace saw how pale Sage was and asked worriedly, "Are you okay? Is your blood sugar level low again?"Sage put her hand down from her forehead and asked, "How did you know I have low blood sugar?"Sage did have low blood sugar, but she usually took care of herself and would rarely have an episode. Sometimes when she was too exhausted, she would get dizzy and anxious, but carbs would normally fix it.Sage had no memories of having a low blood sugar episode in front of Jace before, so how would he know then?"My mother told me," Jace answered.Sage thought so as well. She remembered Freya was there three years ago when she was taking care of Jace; she did have an episode and almost passed out.Truth be told, if it was not for the rest of the Yuriel family who took care of her, she probably wou