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's palms were cold and sweaty. Her head was pounding, and her heart was cold and sinking, void of any warmth.The group was on the way to the Ark Mountains Hospital. Luther told Sage about Jekyll's death. Jekyll's men ambushed the police on their way to the airport. They tried to escape and exchanged fire with the police. Jekyll was shot in several places and finally killed by a single blow.Jekyll died. The demon that tormented her, causing her so much pain, was finally dead.However, Jace and Yale's car collided with Jekyll's car. It was a serious and bad accident.Jace and Yale were taken to the nearest hospital from Ark Mountains, but… things might be bad.The sunny weather suddenly turned gloomy. The sky changed so soon, making it unbearable.Sage stiffened. Luther continuously comforted her, but she just could not seem to hear him. All the voices were cut off from her ears. She could hear nothing.Her memories flashed before her eyes quickly.She remembered that day t
She went to the stretcher and raised her trembling hand. She stiffly pulled back the white cloth and saw Jace's deformed and cold face.He just lay there quietly in silence. He was so quiet, like he was asleep.He was probably just asleep.Yes. He was just asleep."What are you guys still standing around for?"Sage suddenly spoke up with a raspy voice, "Take the patient to the ward and let him rest."Everyone stared at her in shock. No one responded.Sage got angry. None of them listened to her. Why?Nevermind. She could push herself.Sage walked around the bed and pushed the stretcher toward the ward.Cling. She heard a noise and something seemed to fall from Jace's palm.She stopped walking and looked down to see a hairpin.It was a wooden hairpin that broke into half. There was a rose carved on the wooden hairpin that was stained with blood.It looked like a blood-red rose.Drip. A tear fell from Sage's eyes. She raised her hand and tried to wipe her eyes dry. For some
Jace died just like that.Even when Sage hated him the most, she never wanted him to die. He was dead with Jeykll.The last time he got into a terrible car accident was three years ago. It almost killed him. Sage spent over three hours putting the broken bones back together.The last time when he suffered a severe head injury and bled in his skull, Sage went into the operating room and performed a craniotomy to bring him back from the brink.However, this time, he died before Sage could even save him.Sage sat in the morgue for a long time with him. She looked at the white and ashen face and body on the cold bed. She could not believe this was the man she had loved for ten years.He was still handsome and cold. His mouth was set into a straight line, looking unsympathetic and distant.It was this calm, indifferent face that once hurt her deeply before.Sage looked at Jace and thought about them.What if they had never met? What if she had not fallen in love with him?What i
Yale was still unconscious.He was badly injured and in a similar condition to Jace three and half a year ago. Yale had a broken sternum and fractures all over his body. Even if he woke up, he was not in a good situation.If he were lucky, he would survive with paraplegia. If things did not improve, there was a good chance that he would stay in a coma.Sage had done what a doctor should do. The rest was up to Yale.Sage returned to Rosa Garden with her brothers. Zamora heard about Jace. She felt distressed, looking at Sag's pale face.It was too late to say anything, so she rushed to make the arrangements for Tim and the rest to settle down.Sage was completely exhausted, and her eyes were swollen.She said she wanted to be alone for a while and shut her brothers out of the door.Luther and Nigel were worried that she might do something stupid. Tim said, "She knows what she's doing. Leave her alone first. Let's go and rest."Sage turned on the shower to the strongest, lett
Boom! A loud thunderclap shook the sky. Next came the pouring rain, washing Salem City. The weather was getting colder with the beginning of autumn.Sage stayed awake almost all night. She sat by the window with a shawl wrapped around her and stared at the endless rain pouring down. She wanted to get out and soak in the heavy rain.On the floor were two bottles of heavy liquor and Irish Whisky with high alcohol content.Sage was not a good drinker. She easily got drunk and always made a fool of herself.However, for some reason, she became sober as she drank.She wanted to get drunk and fall asleep. It was too hard to stay awake with all the sadness around her.This feeling seemed very strange.She was drowning in sorrow with an inexplicable bitterness and emptiness. Her heavy heart was suddenly hollowed out. She could hear the whistling wind blowing through her hollow heart, leaving nothing but a feeling of emptiness behind.As the wind whistled and forth, her heart only ach