Sage had finished inspecting every department of the Norah Group before lunch. The Group had initially started as jewelers and had featured only the most luxurious, high-end brands. Later, Sawyer Norah, Sage's father and founder of the group, had started venturing into other industries such as hospitality, racing, antiquary, film production, and housing estates. The Norah Group had once monopolized the businesses in Salem City with Norah Jewel being the world's largest diamond trading business, and their mines supplied many international industries. At that time, Norah Group was at its peak. While Salem City had the Norah Group, Nadeem City had the Yuriel Group. Both companies had only focused on expanding their business in their own city and had never interfered with each other.The employees were all pretending to work as they stole glances at their new CEO. "Damn, Director Sage is so gorgeous!"Sage's outfit today was rather different compared with the one she wore yesterday
By midday, the employees from the Operations Department and Public Relations Department of the Yuriel Group had been working relentlessly and tirelessly, asking media outlets to take down the article.In the CEO's office, the manager of the Operations Department stammered as he tried to explain the situation. "Director Jace, it was Miss Sienna who had us upload the article. She provided us with the content as well. She told us not to make any edits or changes to the article, and we thought that she had your approval."Jace looked calm as he went through some documents, but his dark outfit and the dark-themed office room made him look especially cold and distant.Before the manager could even finish his sentence, Jace placed down the documents in his hand and scoffed, "You thought?""I…" stuttered the manager as he trembled in fear. The manager looked toward Jace's personal assistant in desperation. Assistant Zayne said, "And I thought you had already handed in your resignation
Sage leaned back in her chair with a cold expression."Karma always finds a way to hit back. Her lies and tricks will be exposed one day. She is a nobody, so why should I lower myself to expose her. She is not worth my time."Luther raised his brows and smiled devilishly, "But you've loved Jace for such a long time. Are you really sure that you're okay with the fact that he chose that trash over you?""I mean, what can I do if he wants to collect trash?"Sage sounded like she no longer cared. "Luther, I'm tired," she said. She ended the video call, got up from her chair, and walked toward the window.Night had fallen in Salem City. Nightlife here had always been exciting. The city lights would lit up the sky and the atmosphere would be lively. However, during those three years in Nadeem City, Sage was all alone at night. She did not feel lonely because of the long stretches of time she had to spend alone in their house. She was lonely because the person she had been in love wi
Yeva was blinded by rage. With her hands held high, she was confident that Sage would be badly injured.However, it was as if Sage had eyes at the back of her head, she tilted her head just as the vase would have made contact. She turned around and grabbed Yeva's hand, which still clutched the vase. Immediately after that, the vase had somehow ended up in Sage's hands. Leaving Yeva no time to react, Sage landed a hard slap on Yeva's right cheek, causing her to fall to the ground with a screech of pain. "Aaah!" Yeva felt slightly dizzy before feeling the burning sensation on her right cheek. She could not bring herself to get back on her feet."How dare you?!"With a cold expression Sage threw the vase to the floor, and, with a loud bang, the vase shattered. Yeva curled up and yelled another terrified scream as she covered her ears. Sage, on the other hand, approached her. Yeva inched back as Sage advanced. Eventually, her back was against the wall, and she stared at Sage, terr
By the time Jace had rushed to the apartment, Sienna was already kneeling on the floor. Covering her face with her hands, she sobbed."Sienna."Jace appeared like a hero to Sienna. At the sight of him, she rushed into his arms and cried out, "Jace, help me!"Jace noticed the bright red mark on Sienna's left cheek. His expression darkened immediately and he glared at his mother. "Mom, why didn't you tell me that you were coming over?" Freya Yuriel, the eldest daughter of Grandpa Yuriel, looked imposing and charismatic even though she was bound to a wheelchair; her eyes were also filled with ice like Jace’s."Well, did you ever care to tell me of your divorce, or when you decided to hide this woman here?"Freya's legs were covered with a blanket that had been embroidered by Sage, and the shawl over her shoulders was also a gift from Sage.Freya held up her hand and the lady behind her took the hint that she wanted a cigarette.Jace frowned and said, "Sienna is ill. Please don't
After sorting the ruckus, Luther returned to find that Sage was nowhere to be seen. He scanned the place and found the woman dressed in red having the time of her life on the dance floor. Sage had become the center of attention on the dance floor. She was surrounded by a group of men who were cheering and whistling at her. "Oh Sage, my dear…"It had been ages since Luther last saw Sage letting her hair down. Under the bright and colorful lights, accompanied by the rhythmic dance music, Sage was bouncing and grooving to the beat, showing off her attractive physique.At the bar, a man who had been admiring Sage for some time finally made his way to the dance floor. He stood close to her, and his hands were making their way to her hips. "Shit!" cursed Luther when he saw how Sage was about to be taken advantage of. He was just about to make his way onto the dance floor when he heard a loud gasp.Sage had reacted faster than Luther. She grabbed the man's arms, threw him over her sh
Jace left the apartment. It was only after he felt the cold breeze on his face did he feel a sense of relief. Zayne opened the car door, stepped aside, and waited for Jace to get into the car. Jace, however, stopped and turned to Zayne. "Have you gotten anything on Sage Luz's whereabouts?" he asked. "Not yet…"Jace hissed, "How useless can you get?!"Zayne's head was hung low. He had never felt this defeated before.He knew that Jace hated excuses, but he bit the bullet and continued, "It is as if someone had intentionally removed all traces of Ms. Luz so that we won't be able to find her. Plus, the skills of our hackers are not as good as theirs."Jace's gaze darkened as he wondered who would want to hide Sage's whereabouts.'Who are you exactly, Sage Luz?' wondered Jace.After getting into the car, Zayne passed the information he had received from the hospital to Jace. "I've spoken to the people at the hospital, and there are two things that I find suspicious.""Go on," sa
Sage thew up all over the man. She had emptied the entire contents of her stomach on him. It was a horrible scene.Yoel was not a neat freak, but no one could possibly stand being covered in barf. To his horror, Sage had proceeded to use his necktie as a napkin. She wiped her mouth, belched, and said, "Sorry, my bad. I should have held it in."She was unremorseful despite her apology. One could see the bulging veins on Yoel's forehead as he fixated a cold stare on Sage.Yoel thought that the woman in front of him was breathtaking. She had a pair of plump lips and a small yet distinct face. Yoel did not think that she could possibly be the hostess of a bar, not with the elegant and sophisticated way she carried herself. Yoel always had a soft spot for beauties. As he admired her, he released a small sigh, feeling a little less annoyed. Luther quickly pulled Sage back into his arms and apologized to Luther, "My apologies, Sir. My sister here has had too much to drink."As s