Honestly speaking, Sage was really unhappy with Tim and she did have the thought to scratch her brothers with her claws. However… she did not dare to do so.Although Tim was the more traditional type when it came to being the eldest, Sage and the rest never dared to object to him or went against him. They did not have the audacity and lacked the power to overthrow him.Sage pursed her lips, "What does any of this have to do with Jace?"Tim's eyes widened. Amidst the smoke around him, his eyes turned stone-cold. "I have never met your ex-husband yet so I'm not about to comment on someone whom I've never met. Sooner or later though, he would have to watch his back."He spoke slowly, word by word and there seemed to be an unseeable pressure that had been applied to it. Sage looked at Tim wotih confused took as she did not understand what was the true meaning behind it.The other brothers suddenly straightened their backs and started to worry for Jace. It was much easier to obtain app
Once Luther heard their fathers were drinking at the garden igloo, his mouth began to salivate. "Let's go. They're very picky so I'm sure that whatever they're drinking, it'll be of top quality."Seth and Nigel did not want to interrupt their fathers but Luther was not about to let them go. "Come on, let's go. It's a once in a blue moon chance to go right now."As he kept on persuading them by acting cute, Seth and Nigel began to be more annoyed. "Stop your disgusting act. Do you think that you're a child?"Sage was not interested in joining them, so she went upstairs by herself. After a surprising and shocking day, she was famished. By then, she finally remembered to check her phone. As she opened her WhutsApp, she noticed that Jace had sent her a video. Cole and Yoel had too much to drink and started to be in drunken brawls.Yoel's face had turned red. He kept on pointing at Jace's phone. "Hey, stop filming. Why are you filming all of this for? Hurry up and finish your drink!" He
With just a facial mask, Primrose easily bribed Sage. Both of them laid down on the bed with their faces facing up and they both had masks on their faces. At the same time, they were kicking their legs in the air as if they were cycling. Their legs were moving as if they were on a marathon.They were chatting and laughing when Sage told Primrose about everyone's reaction when they saw Jace's appearance. Since they had applied masks on their faces, they had to laugh discreetly. "I knew that he would definitely make a scene when he came back. That's why I asked him to come back first to prepare all of you from getting the shock of your life."Primrose looked like she had everything under her control, "He asked if he needed to write a letter. I told him all he needed was a haircut from me. With your dad's calligraphy art and my fantastic haircutting skill, it was the perfect combo. Luther and the rest of the kids might not know what it means but you and Elder Norah absolutely understood
"Don't get mad, alright?" Primrose advised.Sage pursed her lips, "Well, I wish I could but do you think I have the courage to be?"Primrose laughed out loud, "That's right. That has always been the same with me. Tim is always Tim."She dragged Sage to the bathroom to wash their faces. Then, they carefully applied skin care on their faces and helped each other to blow dry their hair. Primrose even picked a pajama with bear images on it from Sage's closet to put on.After that, only then did the both of them lie down on the bed. Primrose was slightly taller than Sage, but both of them had long and slender legs. It was a sight for sore eyes when they were trying to get comfortable.The weather was getting more chilly. Once they had enough fun, they tucked themselves into the blanket to enjoy the warmth.Sage looked at Primrose. She tolerated and still could not help to ask, "Mom, you only started getting in touch with the outside world one year ago. At that time, I…""You just had
After a night of drinking, the fathers and Sage's brothers failed to wake up in the morning. Unlike them, Sage woke up early in the morning. Once she freshened up, the first thing she did was to visit Tim and Kane and to check on their conditions.Kane failed to fall asleep for the whole night because of the pain. His dark circles were similar to a panda. Tim looked very pale. When Sage was there, she lent a helping hand to Ross to change their bandages and apply for new medicine. Then, Ross helped Tim to get up from the bed to go to the bathroom."Kane, do you need to pee?" Sage started her shift as a sub in nurse and asked Kane seriously, "Do you need me to bring you a bedpan?"Kane felt so embarrassed that his dignity was at a loss, "Is my condition that bad that I need to use a bedpan?""How do you think you are going to pee when you can't get out of bed?" Sage said easily, "Of course, if you are feeling shy, you can just pee on the bed. But I think that would be more embarrass
Laura said it really casually because she really did not think it was a big deal. After that, she asked again, "So do you need it? I can help you."The atmosphere in the room suddenly became inexplicably stranger after she finished talking. She turned around to look and suddenly discovered that there were many people in the room.Ross was just coming out of the bathroom with Tim. Sawyer and Primrose were standing by the door. They wanted to come to visit Tim and Kane and did not expect to hear such a conversation… What an exciting thing to hear early in the morning.So many emotions passed through Kane's face. He pressed his lips and thought, 'Look at my silly wife.'"You must be Laura." Primrose broke the silence. She was a social butterfly that could handle any awkward situation. Thus, she was the first one to greet Laura.Laura looked at the woman in front of her. The woman had a face of an angel and a beautifully shaped body. She and Sage looked quite alike. Laura was stunned
At that moment, Laura felt like she was the third wheel, getting in the way of Sage and Jace. She got angry and stood up, "I'm leaving!""Hey, don't go." Sage pulled her, "You haven't seen your old comrade for a while, aren't you going to talk about the fifty-cent coin?"Laura looked at Jace through the phone from the corner of her eyes. Ever since the video call got through, Jace had only been focusing on Sage. She snorted, "Forget about it. Our combat relationship is not worth fifty cents, even three cents are too much. It's enough for me to know that he is alive. I wasn't too sad when he was dead anyway. You two may continue with whatever was going on just now."Jace replied, "Bye-bye."Laura was once again speechless. She pointed her finger at Jace, "You're not the only one who has a lover!"Then she turned her head away and went looking for her lover. Sage chuckled and lamented, "What a shallow combat relationship you two have. Are you really such a person to value sex over a
Sage did not have the time to deal with those photos because Jace and her parent were finally back.However, the topic of it on the internet was still trending. The number of fans on her Twidder account continued on to increase. People had kept on going on the comment section and sending messages to her private message inbox.Even the production team of The Double Life of Veronique got bombarded by the fans of the movie. They kept on asking the director and editor the same questions whether the plotline in the movie was the exact experience Sage had and if Miss Sage, the domineering and strong powerful woman, was a masochist just like in the movie.Many movie critics started commenting that this was Sage's film debut, so normally, the actors would look very tense during their first shooting. However, Sage did a great job overall with her expression and detail. She adapted to the character very well and partly because it was her own experience.Soon enough, Twidder trended with the
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