Jace's plan was almost the same as Sage's.From what they knew, Sienna was seemingly 'sold' to Peter by Lucas in order to save Luna.However, these were all part of Jekyll's game.Lucas, Sienna, and Peter were all Jekyll's pawns.Lucas and Sienna were easily manipulated, but Peter, on the other hand, was not just any other pawn. He agreed to Jekyll's plan only because he had his own plan to execute.From what they had learned about Peter, he was a through and through opportunist. He did everything with benefits in mind. He was a scheming, ambitious man.From an outside perspective, it might seem like the reason he had a successful career was because of his wives, but his fathers-in-law always seemed to be more successful than his previous ones.Those wealthy and successful old men all wanted Peter as their son-in-law. They did not care about his background or his marital history because of his capabilities.With that, Jace and Sage knew not to do anything reckless before they t
He picked up the phone and heard Sienna saying, "Jace, it's me, Sienna!"Jace hung up the phone in an instant.The phone rang again and again. Jace knew that she would just keep calling, so he eventually caved and picked it up with a cold gaze."Jace, please don't hang up the phone! Someone's trying to kill me. Please help me!"Sienna was begging for help from the other side of the phone. Her voice was shaky as she told him what had happened.Jace heard the name 'Shanie Hill' and knew instantly that she was Peter's current wife.Jace could not be bothered and said calmly to Sienna, "This is your own doing. It has nothing to do with me. My only suggestion is to call the police."He then hung up the phone and blocked the number.Sienna attempted to call again but failed.She was on the verge of crying.She tried calling Peter, but he refused to pick up the phone. She had thought of calling the police as well, but she was afraid. With Shanice's title, there was no use in calling
By the time Tim returned back to Meadow Castle, it was already evening."Tim…" Sage went running downstairs to welcome him. Other than feeling a coldness from her brother's body, she also smelled some bloody odor. She looked at Tim's eyes and saw his blue pupils glowing with coldness, as cold as the ice cone formed on the winter day, so sharp that it could pierce into a person's heart. The corners of his eyes were full of blood veins that stained them red.At that time, her throat felt stuck, and all those questions she wanted to ask vanished into thin air. She could only embrace him into her arms silently. No matter the outcome, the interrogating process with Madam Meyer was torturing Tim like a knife slicing off the old wound on his body until the bone was seen."I'm fine." With a hoarse voice, Tim let go of his sister and said, "Let's go up."Sage nodded lightly. Tim went to take a shower in the bathroom after entering his room. Sage went to the kitchen to make a cup of hot choc
That bullet took two lives in one shoot as neither of them survived.For the past few years after Cece passed away, Tim exterminated a family in the Yathein at all costs to avenge Cece, and no one else dared to mention that family anymore. However, they did not expect Shawn to take part in the murder."Tim, we can't just stand and do anything anymore." Sage said, "Shawn is a crazy man. We cannot expect or judge his action with our theory. He is not like us. Even if we don't do anything, he won't let us go anyway, so why don't we make the first move?"Tim was calm as the water in the lake. In fact, he had already thought about what Sage said. He was never a person to sit and wait. All these years, he had never stopped tracking Shawn. His men had already fought with Shawn countless times, and each time both parties suffered heavy casualties and none of them was the winner.It was never his intention to let his younger brothers and sister find out about it. As the eldest brother, he d
Sage left the room so that Tim could get some rest. When she was back in her room, she received a few photos and a video from Laura.The photos were of Sienna with a swollen face. Her elegant face was so swollen that it was hard to tell what she originally looked like. She was kneeling on the ground with her head looking down and her body swaying around.'What did she do to receive such retribution?' Sage thought. She played the video, and she saw Sienna get slapped in the face and the sound was as loud as fireworks.Although it was not a good time to gloat, Sage did not think so when it came to Sienna. She felt very happy instead.Later, Laura made a call. "How was it? Are you happy to see Sienna, the homewrecker, being slapped?""Thrilled." Sage smiled as she opened the door. She asked, "Who was the good samaritan who did this good deed?"Laura laughed out loud cheerfully and answered, "It is a good deed but not by a good samaritan."Then she told Sage that a childhood friend
Sage looked up into the sky from the window, feeling very lost. In fact, she did not know the answer to that question either.Relationships were never easy. The outsider could always see it very clearly and tackle the problem spot on, but it was the opposite when you were the one facing the problem. Most of the time, your head would always be a mess.At night, Jace had a hard time sleeping. To be more accurate, he had not slept soundly for a long time. He had been restless lately.Holding on to Sage's hairpin, he slowly rubbed along with the texture of it and vaguely felt like he was drifting to another dimension. In the dream, he saw two bodies leaning on each other at the staircase formed by clouds."Sage," he called out lightly. As Sage turned around to see him, he walked closer to her and thought Sage was leaning on him. Just then, the man beside Sage suddenly turned around, and that was when Jace got stunned and stopped walking.It was not him. The face belonged to another ma
"Knock, knock."Jace stood in front of the door at unit 88, raised his hand, and knocked on the door.The door opened, and Yale was standing there looking at Jace. He lifted his brows and slowly called out Jace's name, "Mister Yuriel." He did not ask the reason for Jace's visit and moved his body while raising his hand. "Please come in."Jace nodded and walked into the unit. Room 88 at Skye Hotel was prepared for Luther, Sage, and the other brothers. Of them all, Luther and Sage stayed here more frequently. When the other brothers were in Salem City, they mostly stayed at Rosa Garden and sometimes here in Skye Hotel.The huge unit had three bedrooms and one living room. The master bedroom was being occupied by Sage and it was full of her stuff. The other two bedrooms were clean and tidy. Yale slept in the bedroom nearer to the balcony.After having Jace in, Yale asked lightly, "What do you want to drink?""Anything," Jace answered."Beer?" Yale asked."Okay," replied Jace.As
Jace was never a person who liked to reminisce or dwell on the past. However, he hoped he could return the past once again to three and a half years ago, to start all over with Sage again.If he could do it once more, he would not be such a jerk. He could treat her wholeheartedly with love and tenderness, just like how Sage treated him with all of her love three years ago.After divorcing Sage, he had been trying hard to get her back for the past six months. They had told him that he would only know how it felt when he experienced it himself. Just like him switching positions with Sage, he understood how she felt."When you love someone, it is supposed to be the happiest thing on earth. But the premise of happiness depends on the person you love, loves you back." Jace's eyes sank. "Otherwise, it is just a one-way bitter relationship. When the person you love doesn't feel the same way as you, it becomes the most difficult and painful feeling in the world."A relationship was the onl
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