Sage was at a loss after the call ended. She looked stunned."What's wrong?" Tim turned to her and asked.Sage looked at Tim and quietly clenched her hand on the phone. She explained, "Aunt Freya said Jace left a will and mentioned me.""What? A will?!" Luther was very shocked. "Did he foresee his death?" Tim's blue eyes were as calm as the sea. He said, "Go check it out."Sage's heart was cold. She did not know what this will was all about. Why did Jace mention her in the will?Jace. Oh, Jace. What did you want?Sage closed her eyes soberly.The car turned around and drove to the Yuriel family.Henry and Zachary were waiting at the door. When they saw the car approaching, they hurriedly greeted them.They greeted, "Sage." Then, they nodded at Tim and Luther politely.Sage introduced, "These are my brothers Tim and Luther."Henry nodded, "Hello, Tim and Luther. Please come in."Zachary hastily said, "Sage, please come in quickly. Grandpa and Grandma are waiting for you."
She did not want to listen to Jace's will. Her heart throbbed in pain when she heard the word will.Freya held her hand quietly and told Mister Tobias, "Everyone is here. Let's start.""Alright." Mister Tobias presented the red-sealed paper bag to the crowd. Then, he opened it slowly and took out the will inside. He formally read the will, "The testator, Jace Yuriel. Gender, male…"It was just the beginning, but the crowd started sobbing.Sage sat there stiffly. She wanted to leave as soon as the lawyer started reading the will. Everything felt so absurd. She was not anyone to him. Why should she be here to listen to his will?!Jace forced her to accept his death, and now he was forcing her to accept his will?!B*stard! Big b*stard!"Fearing that my family will have disputes over inheritance after my death by accident or non-accident, I made this will in Salem City on August 18, Year XXXX, to dispose of my property, interests, and rights as follows: Firstly, property. I currentl
Zachary had been crying since he heard about his brother's death. His handsome face and eyes were swollen from crying so much.Among the Yuriel family's younger members, Sage interacted with Zachary the most. She treated him like her little brother.When speaking to him, her cold expression unknowingly softened.Sage suddenly recalled something and said, "You asked for a gift, and I brought it for you. I'll send it to you in a few days.""A gift?" Zachary froze, then understood what she meant. He looked a little awkward and rubbed his nose. "O…okay. Thank you, Sage."Sage found his reaction slightly strange.The next moment, Zachary handed over the phone he was holding to Sage. Sage took the phone and looked at him in confusion. "What's this?"Zachary explained, "T…this is my brother's. I was using this phone before, but my brother took it. The password is 131420.""Anyway, you'll understand after you open it. Just to let you know, I was forced to do this!" Zachary turned aroun
Zachary must have charged the phone. The phone's battery was still full.This phone was manufactured locally. It had a starry sky wallpaper, but the screen was pretty much empty. All the software was deleted, except for WhutsApp.The strange feeling in her heart grew stronger.Sage clicked on the WhutsApp icon. There was only a name in his contact list. It was her.She clicked onto the chat interface and read the latest message. 'Zachary' gave her Jace's contact and even sent her a Yay emoticon.She scrolled up and saw a voice message for her. "Be a good boy. I'll bring you good food when I get back."[Zachary: Forced to stay in? So sad. Who did that? Why did they force you to stay in?][Zachary: That's great. Are you in Yathein now? Is it fun there?][Zachary: Sage, how are you? We're all worried about you. Are you feeling better?]Sage put down the phone and walked into the bathroom with messy steps. She turned on the shower to the maximum and closed the bathroom door. She s
Sage never thought she would cry so much for Jace one day.She had once loved him with all her heart and soul. Now, she cried for him the same way. She wanted to finish all her tears for him.She never knew love was such a torturous thing. If she knew, she would rather not love him. She would rather stay as the same princess who lived in the fairy tale world.She would rather be naive, unaware of the sorrow of the world.She was happiest when she looked at the photo of her crush, imaging that one day she would be with him. She wanted to put on a wedding dress and be his bride.Unfortunately, things did not work out the way she wanted them to. Her happiest moments were gone. She could never turn back in time.In the end, did she owe it to him? Or did he owe it to her? She did not know anymore.After Jace's funeral, Sage was ready to go back to Salem City with her brothers.Before she left, she received a call from Freya. Freya wanted to meet her at the coffee shop downstairs in
Freya looked at her with sincere eyes. "When Jay divorced you, he gave you a two hundred billion check. However, you didn't take it and left it behind. I know you don't care about his money, so I scolded him after that.""You took care of him for three years. How could he use a two hundred billion check to get rid of you? It's shameful.""After that, he explained that he didn't want to give you so much money at once. He was worried that it would be unsafe for a girl to have too much money in hand, so he planned to give you the rest of the money after you settled down.""He got the property in Nadeem City a long time ago. He wanted to give you the Fairview Residence unit. He probably bought the unit in Salem City much later. The keys are with me…"Freya turned back to Aunt Wendy. Wendy handed two sets of keys to Freya, which Freya, in turn, handed to Sage."Aunt Freya, I don't…" Sage wanted to return it, but Freya held her hand and stopped her."Sage, please accept it. You can t
"Sage, look at this."Laura handed the card to Sage. Sage looked at the familiar handwriting on it and felt a prick in her heart.Twenty-sixth birthday gift… Her birthday had not arrived yet. He must have prepared it ahead of time.She opened the gift box with cold fingers.There was a pair of pearl earrings inside the box. It was cute and delicate. Even someone like Laura, who never wore earrings, thought they looked great.There was a card in each of the other gift bags.It read, "Year XXXX Easter gift for Sage. From Jace.""Year XXXX Christmas gift for Sage. From Jace.""Year XXXX New Year's eve gift for Sage. From Jace.""Year XXXX New Year gift for Sage. From Jace."There were a wide variety of gifts in the room, including jewelry, clothes, toys, books, and everything else possible.Laura stared at the piles of gifts in the closet and hangers. She exclaimed emotionally, "Jace has prepared gifts for you for all kinds of occasions in the next three years."Sage could bar
Laura gave Sage the cutleries and pushed the food to her. Laura watched Sage eat.Sage moved her cutleries and ate a little."Eat more." Laura filled her plate with more food and kept urging her to eat. However, Sage had no appetite and could barely eat.Her heart felt empty and terrible.Outside, it was hot and sunny.She thought the autumn rain would remain cold, but it had been unbearably hot for the past few days.They sat in the restaurant with air conditioning and cooled down, but the restlessness in her heart refused to go away."I remember having a meal like this with Jace and Yoel when we were on a break from the army. At that time, he found a roadside restaurant and enjoyed the meal and drinks."Laura chuckled. "At that time, the three of us didn't know each other well enough yet. I wasn't good at reading people, so I thought Jace came from a family of public servants. I assumed that his parents worked as civil servants, which influenced him into a quiet and cold man.