'So why did she stop bidding?'Jace felt as if he was drowning in an ocean of doubts. Rubbing his temples, Jace sighed."Let's go."Taking another look out the window, Jace thought that he would eventually get the answers he needed someday.…Returning to her room, Sage took a shower.At soon as the hot water gushed out of the showerhead, Sage could no longer contain her anger, and she screamed. It was a short scream, but she was finally able to let out all the anger that had been building up inside her.She was feeling extremely frustrated with the fact that she had lost the chance to own the set of enamel porcelain plates.After showering, Sage pulled on a robe and sat in front of the dressing table. It was time for her nighttime skincare routine. Her room was painted in shades of white, grey, and black, and most of her furniture was gold in color. Her room was minimalistic and classy. It was totally different from her room at Yuriel mansion. At that time, she had wanted
Not only was her face red from the slap but the corners of her lips were bruised.Sage's grip accidentally ripped Yeva's wound causing her to flinch in pain. Pushing away Sage's hand, Yeva hissed, "None of your business!"Sage would be more than glad to leave her alone. Leaning against the door, she looked calmly at Yeva, who was throwing a tantrum.Yeva was glaring furiously at Sage with her reddened eyes."It's all your fault! If you didn't humiliate Julian in front of everyone earlier, he wouldn't have been this upset, and he wouldn't have hit me."Touching her left cheek, Yeva still felt the burning pain.Earlier when Julian had spent nearly a fortune on Sage, Yeva was fuming with jealousy. Once the auction had ended, Yeva had started whining and sulking in hopes that Julian would comfort her. However, instead of comforting her like he normally did, he slapped her across the face. When Julian's hand landed on her face, Yeva was stumped. The ringing sound in her ear did not
Drinking from the glass, Jace seemed unfazed."What is there to be worried about?"Seeing how Jace was all calm and composed, Yoel cursed at Jace under his breath.Holding back his anger, Yoel started advising Jace, "Tell me, Jace. Why did you decide to come all the way to Salem City?""For business," Jace replied in a matter-of-fact manner. "Didn't we agree to work together on the horseracing business?"Yoel nodded. "Yeah, I know. But do you know who we'll be working with?"Still looking unbothered, Jace said, "It doesn't matter."Jace had an ulterior motive for coming to Salem City. The horseracing business was an excuse. Therefore, it did not matter who he would be working with. Observing Jace's cool unconcerned attitude, Yoel did not want to tell Jace the truth, but he could not help himself. His desire to tease Jace outweighed everything else. "Seems like you did not even look into it in the slightest, huh? The piece of land on the outskirts of Salem City belongs to Nor
Leaning against the wall outside the toilet, Sage wished she was nowhere near Yeva, who stank. Realizing that she was lying on the toilet bowl, Yeva frowned in disgust. Just when she tried to get up onto her feet, her legs gave way."Ah!" Yeva groaned in pain. Looking down, she noticed the bruises on her knees that were badly swollen.The pain knocked Yeva back to her senses.Scenes from last night flashed across her mind.She remembered how she had shouted at Sage. She remembered how Sage had leaned lazily on the door, looking at her. She remembered how Miss Zamora had the guards drag her to the toilet and proceeded to keep her there. She also remembered throwing up, the guards taking care of her, and proceeding to keep her in the toilet despite her begging and pleas. 'My God!' thought Yeva to herself.Yeva felt as if her world had come crashing down on her. ‘So, I really spent an entire night kneeling by the toilet bowl?'She looked at Sage with resentment and fear in
The book of house rules had stated clearly how Yeva should be punished."You're crazy!"Yeva could not imagine how painful it would be to be hit by the ferule. "My parents had never once hit me, so what makes you think that you can hit me? Who do you think you are?!"Unfazed, Sage replied, "I've made myself clear that if you wish to stay in my house, you will obey my rules. The Norah family has always instilled the value of respect for one's elders in their members. Have you forgotten that your dad and Uncle Zane were both disciplined by my dad? They never dared to go up against my dad. So, what makes you think it will be any different for you?"Sage had the servant place the rulebook by Yeva's bedside table. "I suppose two days would be enough for you to memorize all of it, right?""I will test you after two days. If you get any of it wrong, then you will be hit once, and if you dare scold anyone, you will be slapped. You can try your luck if you do not fear any pain or being h
"Hey."Yoel got to his feet. Hesitating, Jace stood up, too.Sage was dressed casually today. She wore a light blue blouse, and a pair of white trousers, and on her feet were a pair of high heels. She had a light gray sweater coat simply worn behind and tied in front of the body.Though her outfit was simple, she looked fashionable and attractive.Jace squinted slightly. Sage had never failed to surprise him with something new every time she showed up, but she had never once acted like the woman he had known. The Sage that he knew had always dressed in warm-toned casual outfits, and she always wore her hair down or tied up in a bun. She had always presented herself as a good wife.Jace had never had a problem with that, but it had always felt like she had been pretending to be someone she was not just so she could please him. That made him feel uncomfortable.The person standing in front of him was who she really was.Even though he felt as if there was a distance between th
Sage could not care for Yoel's remarks. Looking at Hunter who was starting to get annoyed at Yoel, Sage said, "Get the documents ready for the horse racing course. Schedule a meeting with them, and we'll leave at a quarter past nine sharp.""Yes, ma'am." Leaving the office, Hunter closed the door behind him.As soon as the door was closed, Hunter cheered silently under his breath.Hunter was pleased by how Sage had treated Jace earlier as he had always resented Jace treating Sage badly the night before. He thought that Jace had finally got a taste of his own medicine.The vice CEO, Finn Janssen, was making his way to the CEO's office when he spotted Hunter's strange behavior. "What are you doing?""Mr. Finn." Hunter quickly regained his composure and greeted Finn. At Finn's request, Hunter reported everything that had happened from last night to this morning.Finn simply furrowed his brows.'Jace Yuriel again?''What exactly happened at Nadeem City during the three years Sage w
Yoel made a spin on the turning chair as he checked out Sage's office."Say, the decoration of your office doesn't reflect your age. It looks like some old dude's office."Looking at the pieces of Victorian furniture and antiques in the room, Yoel added, "One of my ex-girlfriends is an interior designer. I can put you in contact with her. Do make some changes to this office of yours.""There's no need for that."Going through the documents that Hunter handed to her, Sage replied without even looking up, "Firstly, don't judge my taste; secondly, if I'm an old dude, you must be a grandpa; and thirdly, you're already annoying enough, please don't introduce me to your ex-girlfriend. I really don't have the time to deal with you guys."Stroking his lips, Yoel looked at Hunter and asked, "Is it a habit of hers to list things out?" Seeing Sage did not say anything, Hunter replied instead, "No. Miss Sage only does this to you.""Really? This must mean that I'm quite special, right?"I