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
Everyone looked at Sage and fell silent.The so-called kidnapping incident was always all their trauma, including Sage. It pained them thinking about it.Sawyer rubbed Sage's head and said gently, "My darling, things don't just fade if you stop thinking about it. Sometimes the best way to beat your fear is to face it. Isn't that the reason you filmed the movie? Don't be afraid now, we're all here for you."Sage looked up and smiled lightly.It was not fear, having to tear open an old wound and show it to everyone was a completely different feeling.There was no such thing as being able to sympathize with someone completely, she was aware that the only people that would truly be affected when she showed everyone her experience were herself and her family. Everyone else was just there to watch. She never wanted their sympathy anyway, all she ever wanted was to tell her truth.Sage did not hold a press conference, she ended up with just an interview.There were plenty of media and
"Did the interview end?"Jace walked toward her, it was all so natural to him, like a boyfriend visiting his girlfriend during work.His assistant brought tea, pastries, and cupcakes for the team while Jace passed the cup of frappe he bought to Sage."Cookies whipped cream, Faye said this was the best."Sage took it and before she could say anything, Jace added, "Even though I want you to put on some weight, one cup of frappe isn't going to make you fat, so don't worry."Was that really what Sage cared about at that moment?Sage looked up and glared jokingly at Jace, "Why are you here? Shouldn't you be home with grandpa and grandma?""They said I'm a bother and kicked me out."Jace crouched and took the frappe from Sage's hand as he poked a straw into the cup and gave it back to her, "I came to console you too.""I'm not angry, why do I need to be consoled?"Sage slurped the frappe, it was sweet but not overly so, delicious.Jace nodded, "Right, you have a good temper, great
"Huh?" "I'm jealous? Don't be ridiculous! Also, even if I do get jealous, it won't be for you," said Sage."Hmph? If you don't get jealous because of me, who do you get jealous for?"Sage was speechless.She stuttered helplessly, "I… I don't get jealous because of anyone! I don't get jealous in general!"She stomped back to the kitchen.Jace could not help but laugh as he watched her walking away.Whether it was jealousy or not, Jace felt a stream of warmth within him.*Primrose did not have a free day ever since she got back, she was busy shopping with her daughters-in-law every day.Sage came home to mountains of shopping bags every day.Clothes, shoes, beauty products, jewelry, bags, and more. They might as well have bought the whole mall.Primrose used to drag Sage to shop with her back in the day, but now that she had her daughters-in-law, Sage was no longer needed.Suki and Laura would spend their time with Primrose, eating and shopping almost every day. At first,
"Are you deaf? I said we've talked about it with Jace."Primrose repeated herself and continued, "We've had a discussion when we were on the island. Your dad and I decided not to go back to the scene, we've been working all our lives, and we'd like to spend our own time now. As for you, return the Yuriel Group to Jace and continue the fight with him."Sage's lips twitched as she questioned, "You're asking me to fight Jace?""Well, I guess there's no need to fight since the Yuriels' and Norahs' are technically partners now."Primrose waved her arm and continued, "Do whatever you please to do, as long as it doesn't affect my retirement life.""..."Sage was utterly frustrated, how could a parent be so irresponsible?!She wanted to express how exasperated she was when Primrose stuffed a bun inside her mouth and said to her, "Now shut up, keep nagging and I'll have your big brother punish you."Sage looked at Tim's warning glare and shut her mouth defeatedly as she munched on the b
Sage never felt so much jealousy in her life, thinking about her mother sleeping in, brushing her teeth with her husband wrapping her arms around her, eating, and exercising all while she hustled away in the office.Being born into a family where the parents were truly in love was not necessarily all good, the children suffered some degree of trauma watching their parents being overly lovey-dovey with each other, too.Sage just finished a meeting and walked back to her office when she received a video from her mother. Primrose baked cookies at home and made a mess in the kitchen.Sage saw the video and felt her head thud as she sent an audio message to Primrose saying, "Missus Norah, I'd recommend you to stop wasting food since you're inept. If you are craving cookies, I'll make some for you when I'm home."Primrose replied with another video of Sawyer being fed the cookies aggressively and forced to compliment how good they were.Sawyer had it pretty tough too, it seemed.Sage f