The small episode seemingly did not affect their mood to eat.Well, at least, not for Yoel.After rounds of begging and pleading, Sage finally agreed to cook several dishes for them. And every bite of the food that Yoel took, he exclaimed and praised Sage's cooking.He took some pasta onto his plate and started slurping away. "Man, every time I eat your dishes, I have the urge to make you my wife."Jace replied flatly, "Sad to bring it to you but it'll never happen."He then put some pasta onto Sage's plate before Yoel cleared up the entire dish."You can't be too sure now, can you? As long as you guys are not official yet, I'll still have a winning chance."Yoel was full of confidence. He looked at Sage and arched his brow, "They say men in their thirties are like a precious flower, what do you think of me?""No comment."Sage then added, "I think you're more like a dog tail grass than a flower.""..."Yoel's face crumbled instantly.However, Jace burst into laughter as he
Sage was used to signing contract documents and she never experienced signing an autograph. Some of her fans even requested for her to draw hearts and write some wishes and Sage made sure that she fulfilled all of their requests.With a few strokes, Sage drew a few roses and they looked amazing.Her fans were all excited."Goodness, you have really pretty hands!""You look so much prettier than when you're on screen, you're stunning!""Not only do we like your character in the movie, but we also think that you're really pretty! Will you be starring in more movies? I've rewatched The Double Life of Veronique three times now. I like you a lot!"The female fans showered Sage with praises and compliments and they only had eyes for Sage. Neither of them noticed the two good-looking men that were in the same room as them.Yoel and Jace were pushed to a corner of the room and they were even asked to help take pictures for them.The two grown men were speechless."Hey handsome, would
Dave had offended Sage and was not even given a chance to eat. He was furious because of the humiliation he faced in front of the client.He sat in the car with a grim face on the way back. He was so angry that Sienna was scared and dared not even breathe. Sienna knew she was in trouble. She would have been leaning on him and coaxing him softly on any other day, but she was very distracted.She had been in a daze since she saw Jace and Sage earlier. The image of Jace and Sage filled her mind, making her feel uncomfortable.It was unpleasant.Dave sat in the passenger seat and ordered his driver in a deep, muffled voice, "Lynch, stop the car and go for a smoke." The car stopped by the side of the road. Sienna looked out the window and did not know where she was. When she saw a familiar-looking bush, she vaguely knew it was near the apartment.Ten minutes to the east from here was a middle-to-high-end community. It was also the place where Dave used to hide his mistress.Well,
Offending Sage was never a good idea. His reputation in Salem City and his jewelry business might be affected. He must not let this destroy his hard-earned success.It was hard to divide the assets, so his wife had not divorced him yet. He might become poor and lose his home after the divorce.He moved slightly harder and pulled Sienna's hair so hard that her scalp hurt. Sienna opened her mouth and gasped. She thought he would make other moves on her, but he suddenly stopped. His angry face disappeared.Even so, he still had a stern face. "Answer me honestly. What's your problem with Sage? Who is Jace?" Half of Sienna's face was still red and swollen. Even the corner of her mouth cracked, looking quite pitiful.Dave looked at her pitiful appearance, but he did not feel soft-hearted for her.Sienna read Dave's emotion and did not dare to tell him the whole story. She only said that Sage's ex-husband used to like her and that they were love rivals. "Ex-husband?" The answer sur
Sage received a call from Primrose in the afternoon. She wanted to visit the horse farm in the northern suburbs. "What a coincidence." Sage looked up at Yoel and said, "We just brought in a batch of horses from Riverside City. Someone even reserved two as a gift to you." Yoel immediately became alert. "Is that your parents?"He casually leaned over and shouted to the phone, "Hello, this is Yoel! I'm Sage's best friend!"Sage's ear hurt from his loud voice. She gave him a disgusted look. "Who's your best friend?"Primrose's sweet voice came from the other side. "Hello, I know you. You're Brother Rich, that guy who made our precious Melody sad, right?"Yoel was speechless in embarrassment. He suddenly looked up at Sage and Jace and mouthed in silence, "Who told her that?!"Sage and Jace shrugged at the same time. It was not them."Aunt Primrose, don't listen to them. I'm a good boy and innocent man." Yoel tried to clear his name.Sage and Jace both grimaced. How was he an inno
Yoel greeted with a smile, "Hello, Aunt Primrose. Well, Rich Fulton is a nice name. You can call me whatever you want."Primrose smiled. "Young man, you're quite handsome. You're much more handsome than your father."Yoel's father was an old acquaintance of Primrose and Sawyer.Yoel pointed at the white and black horses and said, "These two are a special gift from my father. He's glad to know that you're back."Sawyer walked over and stroked the white horse's head. The white horse was very resistant at first, but as Sawyer mumbled something, the horse quickly calmed down and rubbed his head against Sawyer's palm. Yoel was stunned to see Sawyer tame the horse in such a short time. "Uncle Sawyer, you can speak to the horse?""It's not just that. My husband can speak to all kinds of animals." Primrose rested her hand on Sawyer and said with a proud face, "How else would we have spent the last few years on the island? It's all thanks to his communication with the animals.""That's am
Jace's face turned grim after the phone call.Sage noticed the change and asked, "What's wrong?"Jace looked at Sage with a cold expression and clutched the phone tightly. "Sage, I might have to go back to Nadeem City.""What's wrong?" Sage asked straightforwardly. Looking at Jace's grim face, she knew something must have happened to the Yuriel family. Jace was honest with her. He briefly recounted what Zachary had told him on the phone. Sage's mood sank too."D*mn!" Not many people knew that Jace was still alive. He had not contacted Lucas since he returned, so Luna must have gotten her news from Sienna.Initially, it was not a big deal if Luna knew. However, no one expected Luna to cause a scene at their place and even put on a show. What was with all her and her endless dramas?!Primrose and Sawyer happened to ride over and saw the tense looks on them. They thought they fought. Upon asking, they learned that Freya was taken away to the police station because of the homewre
For some reason, Sage felt bashful when she realized that Jace did not mind eating her leftovers.They decided on the trip last minute, so they could not fly in their private plane. It was too late to get the air traffic control's approval. All first-class and business class seats were gone by the time they booked their flight. They had no choice but to fly in economy class.It had been a long time since Sage flew into economy class. The aisle was very crowded, so Jace half-escorted her in.Their seats were in a three-seated row. Sage was originally in the middle seat, but Jace exchanged his window seat with her.As soon as he sat down and fastened his seat belt, a beautiful girl came up to Jace with her luggage. She was chewing a piece of gum in her mouth and stood next to the aisle."Hello, handsome. Can you please help me put my luggage? It's too heavy for me to lift."Sage looked up and saw a girl with a pale yellow dress and fluffy hair. She had a sweet look with an innoce
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