"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
"Tim!" Sage barged into Tim's room like a tornado. She did not even bother to knock.Despite being awake, Tim got startled by Sage's action and furrowed. "Do you know it's late at night? What was the fuss about?"Sage could not bother being nagged by her brother. She rushed over and shoved the phone right to Tim's face."Look, Iceman sent me an email!"Tim switched on the bedside lamp and looked at a row of sentences on the phone with a frown. He squinted his blue eyes. They were short sentences, but they contained a huge amount of information. He lifted his head and made eye contact with Sage. "Yale sent you this?""Yes, I just received it!" Sage ran over to Tim's room. It was just a short distance, but she was already sweating because she was running at the speed of the wind, and she was still breathing heavily. Her eyes were sparkling because she saw hope."If it was really from him, then the credibility is quite high," Tim said as there was a hint of brightness in his eyes to
Sage was speechless.Tim answered, "No.""Oh, okay then." Seth was relieved to hear it. He quickly smiled as he saw Sage looking at him with angry eyes. He rubbed his head. "I'm scared that you think too outside of the box and try to trick me."Where was the trust between them? Normally, Sage would have argued with Seth, but she did not have the mood for it. All she could think about was going back to the country."If dad and mom are really coming back, then they would go back to the house first. I want to wait for them at home." Sage continued, "And I am worried about Jekyll. I must see that he gets on the prison van with my own eyes."Then she looked at Tim and said, "Tim, I want to go back with Seth."Seth looked at Tim too. It was not up to him to make the decision. Tim was the one to do it.After thinking for a while, Tim answered, "Alright. This time, I will go back with both of you."'Tim is going back!' Sage and Seth's eyes both sparkled up.When Senior Shelby knew tha
After Jace returned to his room, he felt something got stuck in his airway and it was neither going up nor down.Yale did not tell him the result of the interrogation. However, from his attitude, Jace could tell Yale managed to find out some information. He exhaled heavily and called Cole.At that time, Cole was still working overtime in the office. He was arranging and planning all the relevant matters with escorting Jekyll. His throat was on fire after talking for too long. He answered the call with a rough voice, "Hey, Jace."Jace was not in the mood for pleasantries, so he asked Cole directly, "Did Jekyll spill it?"Cole was smoking to refresh himself. "I guess so.""What do you mean you guess so?" Jace frowned.Cole pursed his lips and looked back. Then he went to the safe passage to continue talking on the phone while lowering his voice, "Yale went out by himself during the interrogation. We waited outside and could not hear a thing."Jace's brow almost tangled up as he fu
With that thought in his mind, he started to get nervous and panicked. He switched on the bedside lamp and took out the wooden hairpin from the wooden box. He touched the carved-out rose and Sage's name on the hairpin. It was then he felt more secure.It was definitely the right decision to exchange the hairpin Sage was wearing on her hair with the colorful enamel bowl. 'So worth it!'Since he could not see her in person, he felt closer to her after looking at the hairpin.In the past, he always felt that a man should not pay attention and prioritize his life with love. He disregarded those who actually cried and wanted to die because of a woman. However, the person who had loved him dearest and cared for him the most, the strong and gentle woman, had become like the sun. He could see her, but he could not reach out to her. Her existence became so far from him.Day after day, Sage suddenly became an obsession of his. He was like Icarus, chasing after the sun, so far and yet so near
Yale glanced in Luther's direction because Luther was talking too much.Luther ignored Yale's meaningful gaze. He only paid attention to Jace and saw his eyes narrowed. "Oh, so you didn't know."Luther went over and pressed the button for the elevator.Jace rushed forward. "Is Sage really coming back today?""Yeah. I'm on my way to pick her up."Luther glanced at his watch. "Oh, we've got to hurry. She'll be there in forty minutes. Sage wants to see Jekyll get on the plane."When the door to the elevator opened, Yale and Jace got in at the same time and almost bumped their shoulders. They looked at each other and apologized in a low voice.Luther glanced up at them, feeling strange. After getting out of the elevator, Yale got into Luther's car. Meanwhile, Jace got into his car. Zayne had brought a lot of people with him just in case. Soon, a convoy of cars headed for the airport.Sage was still flying in the sky. She would usually sleep on the flight, but not today. She c
What followed the loud bang was Cole's shouting. "Sh*t! Jace! Jekyll is trying to escape! We're fighting now!"Jace got up with a start and ran out immediately.Luther faintly heard some loud noises from the call, but not the conversation. He shouted at Jace from behind, "What happened? You're not waiting for Sage anymore?"Yale got up after Jace. He said to Luther with grim eyes, "Something happened on Jeykll's side. I'll go over there. You wait here for Sage.""Mister Jace, what's wrong? Did something happen?"Zayne saw Jace running out of the waiting room in a panic. He just came back from deploying his staff and went after Jace.Jace said in a deep voice, "Jekyll's men ambushed the police. They're fighting now. Get our men to rush over there now! They're nearby Ark Mountains… Give me the car keys!""Okay, I'll get on it… What about you? Mister Jace!"Zayne gave Jace the car keys. Then, Jace ran out the door in a hurry. Zayne tried to follow him but failed to stop him, so
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