"Mom, you're finally here! I'm so pissed!" Sage was so angry that her face was all scrunched up."Mom?!" Henry and Zachary both stood up when they heard Sage's shout. The trio had just arrived. Henry and Zachary looked at the trio with frightened faces.Primrose dressed formally today. She wore a velvet satin navy blue dress that showed her curvy and graceful figure and draped her black wavy hair behind her. She also wore a beautiful swan crystal necklace and an amethyst bracelet on her wrist and looked like a rich girl from a painting.However, her appearance and body looked more like Sage's sister, not her mother."Hey," Primrose responded and looked at Henry and Zachary with a smile. She laughed and said, "When did I have two more sons?"Henry and Zachary fell silent, embarrassed.Jace introduced them to Primrose, "They are my cousin, Henry and Zachary."Then, he gave his brothers a warning and stern look. "This is Sage's parents and…Mister Spencer, a lawyer. You can call h
Sage was attacked for no reason and went speechless. She looked at them helplessly as they continued chattering."Moms, let's talk about something serious first."Primrose said, "Okay, sure. If you want to teach Luna a lesson, hiring internet trolls to scold her is useless. A homewrecker like her is very shameless and thick-skinned. None of these will hurt her.""Then how should I do it?" Sage frowned. "She's pregnant right now. I can't beat her up, right?"Sean educated her about the law. "Assaulting a pregnant woman is a crime of assault. It's a felony."Sage was speechless. "I know. I have common sense and know this much about the law. She's daring enough to cause trouble because she's pregnant now, isn't she?""If a pregnant woman breaks the law, she's as guilty as other lawbreakers. She won't receive any preferential treatment for being pregnant."Sean looked at Freya. "If you want this to stop here, you can sue her. If you get enough evidence, you can file a case."Freya
Primrose and Luna spent a long time acting inside the ward. Sage wore a mask and sat on the bench in the hallway. She was bored, so she played with her phone and praised all the netizens that defended Freya and called Luna out.Soon, some netizens noticed her. A few worried fans even messaged her privately.[Stop watching their shows. Hurry and get your photo incident sorted out! I'm so worried!]Sage was left speechless and stunned. She looked embarrassed as if she was a student who got caught by the teacher for fooling around in class. However, she had never been to school in her life.When Primrose came out of the ward, she gestured to Sage with her finger. They walked to the window of the stairway. Sage noticed her mother's strange expression and asked, "What's wrong? Did you get caught?""Are you joking? I'm a professional at acting, okay?" Primrose rolled her eyes and said, "I've checked Luna's pulse. It's strange." Sage's heart jumped. "What do you mean? She's not fak
"When Madam Zelda first got pregnant, everything was normal. However, she wanted to have the baby too much and was very worried about miscarriage, so she took a lot of nutritional drugs. Too much medicine might lead to a drug overdose. I advised her before, but she refused to listen. She accidentally fell the day before and had some signs of early miscarriage. The situation now is quite tricky." Primrose asked, "Is Luna planning to give birth to the baby? Does my…brother-in-law know about this?"Dr. Frank was in a difficult position. He did not know whether he should be frank or not. Primrose looked distressed. "She's been my best friend and sister since I was a child. What should I do if something happens to her because of the child?" As she spoke, she began to wipe away tears.Sage was lost for words and amazed at her mother's actions. Her mother could cry whenever she wanted. A beauty tears would always make others soft-hearted. Dr. Frank could not bear seeing a beauty like
Primrose pondered Sage's suggestion and agreed. This time, it was her turn to give Sage a thumbs up. "As expected of my daughter. You're tough."Sage thought, 'I'm tough because that's what sc*m and b*tches make me do. They could've taken the better path, but they insisted on the road to hell. Why not fulfill their wish?'…Sage drove back to the Yuriel family's old residence. She saw Jace from a distance as soon as she entered. He was standing in the doorway smoking a cigarette.It was a cloudy day where dark clouds filled the sky. It felt like it was going to rain soon.Jace wore a light gray coat with a dark scarf around his neck. He leaned against the greenish-gray stone wall and dropped his head slightly. He held the cigarette between his fingertips and looked a little lonely."Look at him. He looks like he's doing a photo shoot." Primrose was stunned. "Well, putting everything else aside, your ex-husband does have a good look and body. He looks so handsome just standing c
"Persisting in evil only brings about self-destruction. They should've seen this coming."Freya had no sympathy for Lucas and Luna. Her thoughts were the same as Primrose and Sage's. She had no intention of telling Lucas about Luna's situation.Freya said indifferently, "The child is Luna's. It's her decision to give birth or not. It's none of my business. As for Lucas, I'm not going to forgive him either." The group kept talking and chatted about everything. Primrose and Freya became good friends right after they met. Meanwhile, Sawyer and Roy had not seen each other for a long time. As dusk approached, the rain came along with the soft pitter-patter of rain against the window pane.Sage moved a small bench and sat at the door. She enjoyed watching the raindrops fall in a line along the eaves like a curtain of rain. It was a sight she had not seen in a long time.Jace made a cup of tea for Sage. "Try this." Sage looked down at the color of the tea and frowned as she tasted i
After Luna and Lucas formally announced their relationship, they held a grand engagement ceremony in Nadeem City. They even invited the mass media to the event.Universal Channel even reported the happy news in prime time. The marriage of the chief and top anchor of the company was a good story. The ceremony was done with great pomp.Sienna shared a few status updates across her social media platforms. She was reporting live on the situation and even earned some exposure from this.Luna spent many years and finally became the chief's official wife. This inspired Sienna a lot. She saw a glimmer of hope for her future. Dave Golding was unreliable. He was rich, but he was stingy at giving her pocket money.Luna snorted at Sienna’s complaints and said, "A man’s wealth isn’t the most important thing. He has to be willing to spend on you. If he’s crazily rich but unwilling to spend even ten thousand dollars on you, what’s the use of it? It’s normal for men to crave women’s beauty while
Why was everyone so lovey-dovey around her?! What was going on with the world?!In a fit of rage, Sage went to the company to hide. Although Jace was back, she remained the CEO of the Yuriel Group. She had a lot of work to do.After two meetings and signing many documents, Sage looked at the pile of unfinished work and had a big headache. She took out her phone and called a certain someone."Hey, Sage." Jace's voice was warm and slightly cheery.Sage's mood got slightly better after listening to his voice. "What are you doing?" Jace said, "I'm fishing with Yoel at the reservoir.""Fishing?" Sage got annoyed again. "I'm working hard for you right here, and you're fishing?""Uh… Don't be mad. I'll stop fishing. Boss, what can I help?" Jace immediately put down the fishing rod in his hand and stood up.Yoel looked at him gleefully. He thought with a contemptuous look, 'Tsk, tsk. He has become cowardly. Where did the arrogant Mister Jace go?'"Send me the location. I'll come to y
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