Sage's were cold. As she expected, Brody was also a troublemaker.Brody continued to make more trouble out on the streets while his father, Lionel, was still stuck in prison. What a good son he was!Suki gradually calmed down after learning that Brody and Kurt had been caught. She leaned on Seth's shoulder and closed her eyes weakly."I don't want to see that b*stard again. I never want to see him again…""You won't see him again. Calm down."Seth soothed Suki softly. How could he let the woman he loved go through the pain of her youth again? He would never acknowledge a man like that as his father-in-law.He made up his mind to let Kurt spend the rest of his life in prison. He could enjoy his old age there!Sage brought Suki into her room and had a heart-to-heart talk with her.Seth went to the wine cooler and brought a bottle of wine and two glasses. He said to Jace, "Have a drink with me?""Okay." Jace readily agreed.Seth poured the wine. After that, he raised his glass t
Lucas finally returned to his apartment late at night. He was exhausted to the point he was feeling weak.Luna could not sleep. She was searching for various news and information about what was going on. She kept calling Lucas so much that her phone was almost out of battery.When she heard the sound of the door unlocking, she immediately turned her head. She looked momentarily ecstatic to see Lucas back.She stood up and said, "You’re finally back. I called you so many times. Why didn’t you answer? Why did you turn off your phone?" She was happy, but she had to complain."My phone is out of battery," Lucas explained faintly. Then, he took off his shoes and went into the bathroom.Sienna and Luna stood in the living room and looked at each other in dismay. They became uneasy and worried because of Lucas's serious expression. They felt like the situation seemed to be out of their control. Things were becoming more and more difficult.When Lucas was done using the toilet, he came
Sienna was so used to acting coquettishly with men that she forgot this was her aunt's husband.Before Luna could criticize her, Lucas spoke first. He said soberly, "I'm afraid your show will be canceled. It's not just the show. You'll lose your job as the host too."Thump! Thump! Thump!Lucas's words struck Sienna like three thunderbolts, leaving her stunned. "What?" Luna could not help but frown at Lucas's words. "Lucas, it can't be that bad, right?"Lucas laughed. "I've been kicked out as chief, not to mention a little host like her. Do you really think the Zelda family runs the Universal Channel?"He stood up and went into the room, leaving Luna and Sienna behind. Both of their faces turned ugly.…Seth stayed with Suki at the apartment in the Looming District.Sage wanted to give them some space and leave them alone for a while. Since she was worried about Freya, she took a trip back to the old residence with Jace in the middle of the night."Did he sign it?” Freya re
It was dark at night. Luna went into the bedroom with a tray of freshly cooked food."Honey, let's have some supper." Lucas sat on the bay window in the bedroom with one leg curled up. He held a cigarette between his fingers and smoked. He looked haggard and much older.When he heard Luna's voice, he turned his head slowly and looked at her. Then, he said indifferently, "I don't have an appetite. You can put it there."Luna wanted to say something more, but after seeing his face, she chose to shut up and put the food on the coffee table.She supported her waist with her hand and walked toward him. Then, she sat on the side of the bay window.When she reached out her hand to touch his face, he avoided her touch.He frowned slightly. "Stay away from me. The smoke will choke the baby." Luna put down her hand with a little frustration.She began softly, "Lucas, can you tell me what's going on? Why did you quit as the chief?"Lucas's mouth twitched at her question. He had a mo
Luna did not argue this time and nodded obediently. "Hmm. I know. I'll talk to them.""You should really be worried for me." Lucas raised his hand and touched Luna's belly. He said without looking up, "I'll have nothing soon. You better be prepared. It's not too late to leave now."A loud thud pounded in her heart. "You… What do you mean?" Lucas finally looked up with his cold and red eyes. "I've been busy with Freya's divorce lawsuit for the past few days."Luna had heard about it from his assistant, Jenning, but she did not quite understand it. "Didn't you two divorced long ago? What's with the lawsuit now? Is she trying to mess with you?"Lucas frowned slightly. He realized he was still unable to stand hearing others badmouth Freya."We divorced in a hurry back then. We left without dividing our assets properly. Now, she wants her share, and there's nothing wrong with that.""What do you mean by her share?"When it came to money, Luna became anxious and shook Lucas's hand a
It was too late at night. Sage wanted to return to Looming District, but Freya would not let her leave."It's late. Why bother traveling for far? It's going to be dawn when we get there. You should just stay here. It's not like you haven't lived here before."Sage thought about it and agreed. She said with a nod, "Okay. I'll inform Seth then."Sage called Seth and was relieved to learn that Suki had calmed down and had gone to sleep. She told Seth that she was not going back."You're going to stay overnight with the Yuriel family?" Seth's voice rose at the end with an expected surprise. "Okay, I get it. However, I advise you to take it easy for Jace's life."Sage fell silent and blushed in embarrassment. She instinctively turned to glance at Jace once, then muffled her voice over the phone. "Seth, what are you thinking about!""Nothing at all. The point is that you better don't do anything with him," Seth teased.Knowing that Sage was annoyed, he added, "Okay, okay. I'll stop te
Sage suddenly froze and did not dare to move. "You… Let me go."Jace remained silent and finally realized his action. He immediately let go of her and took a step back. "Sorry!"He widened his eyes in shock and looked at Sage nervously. "I…I didn't mean it. Don't be mad! I didn't mean anything by it!"His breathing became a little irregular.Sage was not really angry. Instead, she found it a little funny to see his panicked expression and the way he explained himself nervously."Okay, stop. You don’t have to explain anymore." Sage looked at the closed door and sighed softly. "Come on. Let's go to your residence."… Sage was not a stranger to Jace's residence. Sage came to the old residence more often than he did during their three years of marriage. She often stayed overnight too. However, she never came back after the divorce.When she entered the courtyard, she saw that everything was still the same as before. It felt like nothing had changed.There were four rooms in his
What? Sage stared at the cute doll for a long moment. "This is me?" She could not tell at all.When she looked closer, she noticed the big dewy eyes that resembled her cute appearance as a child. There was a tear mole on the bottom of her eye too. The details on the doll were well done.Wait! Some thoughts suddenly came to her mind and startled her. She turned back to look at Jace. "You don't sleep with it at night, do you?""No!" Jace became nervous to see her stern face. He quickly explained, "I wanted to, but this doll was just made, washed, and dried not long ago… Not yet… I couldn't sleep with it yet."What did he just say? Jace reflexively fell silent and covered his mouth. Sage did not hear the rest of his muffled voice, but she heard him saying that he wanted to sleep with it."Hey." Sage narrowed her eyes. "Do you have some kind of fetish? It's okay. You can just tell me. I won't laugh at you."Jace was stunned and finally realized what Sage meant. He could not help
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