"It's still early. You can sleep a little longer."Sage then gently pulled the covers down and revealed most of her face. "Why are you up so early?"Jace had not slept much all night. "I… I wanted to see a beauty's natural face." Sage looked at Jace's heavy dark eye circles under his eyes in speechlessness. She knew what was going on and quietly muttered in her heart.'Liar.'Then, she pulled the cover down and glanced at him. "You say as if you've never seen it before."She sat up, tidied her crumpled clothes, and brushed her messy hair twice."I've seen it, but she's still very beautiful."Jace could not stop looking at Sage. The sincerity and softness in his eyes made Sage blush a little.Jace was so annoying!After getting up and washing up, Sage put on light makeup and went to the yard with Jace.His yard had a lot of greenery, most of which were planted when Sage was still living there. The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers and plants. It was refreshing.A
Henry and Zachary quickly covered their faces and retreated in a hurry. They feared that Jace and Sage would kill them to keep them quiet."Stop right there!"Sage shouted to stop them. Then, she pulled her leg from Jace's arms.Jace was displeased by the interruption. He still did not have enough of her yet. He waited until Sage stood steadily and slowly let go of his hand.He could only vent his discontent to his brothers. "Why are you so loud in the morning? When will you learn to be calmer?"Zachary and Henry were too scared to respond."Jace, we didn't mean it. We didn't know Sage was home.""Yeah. If we knew Sage was here, we wouldn't have come over. We didn't mean to spoil your time together."The two kept talking one after another and chattered without stopping."What nonsense!" Sage's face was as red as a tomato. She walked over and gently hit Zachary on the back of the head. Henry shrunk in fear.They worked with Sage as her assistant for the past six months. They w
Luna sneered, "You think so highly of me. I have no influence there anymore."Francesca pulled a straight face."You just can't be bothered with it! I don't understand. All I'm asking is for you to put your words in. Why do you have to make it seem like it'll cost you your life?""Enough, stop it!"Dane reprimanded his wife and looked at Luna."Luna, are you facing any trouble? If not, why don't you just lend a helping hand to Sienna?"Luna mocked, "Trouble? Have any of you cared if I was in any trouble? Do you think I chose not to help her? No matter how many words I put in now won't make any difference!"She just lost a show and a hosting job! No big deal at all. I'm no longer the wife of the Chief, but did you hear me making a fuss about that? Is it necessary for me to go comfort her?"Rage quickened her blood and caused her to breathe heavily while she used her hands to support her stomach.Sienna's parents looked into each other's eyes and were dumbfounded. They were mortif
Since Luna and her family were blocked from entering, they could only make a scene outside the old residence. They managed to enter previously because the person guarding the entrance was Old Murphy. He had dementia and did not have a good memory of the most recent news.Luna fooled him while he still remembered Luna as the girl next door whom Freya liked to play with. That was why Old Murphy had allowed Luna to enter the old residence.However, the person on guard was Jacob, Old Murphy's grandson.Jacob did not suffer from dementia and clearly remembered all the bad things Luna and her family did. When Luna and her family arrived at the old residence, he immediately stopped them from entering."You wish to see Miss Freya? Who do you think you are? Do you think Miss Freya will see anyone who comes here and requests to see her?"Jacob was in his early twenties—the age to act impulsive and impetuous. Since Old Murphy worked with the Yuriel family for many years, Jacob was raised in
Madam Cowshika put her hands on her hips and said, "Our children are all legitimate children. Unlike you, being pregnant out of wedlock. How can we expect your child to have good ethics when we clearly know its mother is an unethical person?"The comment struck directly where it hurt Luna the most. She was breathless with anger, and her vision turned black that she almost fell down.Sienna quickly supported Luna from behind and asked softly, "Aunt Luna, why don't we leave?"Sienna was scared of the situation and was afraid she would get caught in the fight.Anger arose in Luna like a tide, and no one could talk any sense into her anymore. She swatted Sienna's hand away."Fine. Since you won't let me in, get Freya out here to see me! I'm going to reason with her!""Reason? Do you think you're on the right side? You're a mistress who stole Miss Freya's husband and destroyed her family. Do you think you have the right to see Miss Freya?"Madam Cowshika continued to scold Luna.The
Fresh, bright blood flowed down from Luna's leg to her ankle. She wore high heels even though she was pregnant.The ambulance sped all the way to the hospital. Lucas sat beside Luna, holding her hand tightly. His face was full of bruises.Luna grasped Lucas' hand tightly, "It hurts… It's so painful… Honey, I'm scared. Will our baby be alright?"Lucas had a straight face. He looked at Luna's pale and teary face. For some reason, he did not feel sorry for Luna. Instead, he thought that she deserved it.He had told Luna more than once to stop messing with Freya and stop looking for trouble with the Yuriel family. However, she refused to listen.Lucas looked at Luna's bump, and his eyes darkened.'Who does she think she is? She should know better that there was no way she could win the fight with the Yuriel family. It's so annoying and scary when a woman is an idiot. She's been repeatedly causing trouble because she thinks I'll tolerate her due to the baby.'This baby… Can the docto
"Why is it inappropriate? She's the one delivering the baby, not you."Since Dane knew that Lucas was no longer the Chief of the Universal Channel, he no longer treated Lucas with respect.He said abruptly, "I'm going to be blunt. You and Luna are now married, so you have to be responsible for her and the baby. You need to step up your game. Don't tell me you're counting on my sister to hold the family together. If you don't know what to do, go beg the Yuriel family.""Are you asking me to go beg the Yuriel family?"Lucas thought he had heard the most absurd thing ever and stared at Dane in disbelief.Dane did not think it was a big deal as he replied, "A great man knows when to yield and when not to. What's wrong with begging the Yuriel family? Luna's child is Jace's half-sibling. They share the same father. From another point of view, we are all family."What's wrong with using the same resources? We should share each other's fortunes. You are the common factor among us, so you
The news of Luna's massive hemorrhage and the need to induce labor soon reached the Yuriel family.When Freya heard the news, her face remained unmoved. She said coolly, "She deserved it."The child was innocent. Even though the conflict between her and Luna was so deep, she never wanted to hurt the child in Luna's belly. Unfortunately, the child had a mother with an evil heart.Meanwhile, Freya had no intention of letting the Zelda family go. The wildfire would always return with the spring wind. She had to do something to stop them from hurting her family again.Being merciful did not help with the situation. Instead, it only led to endless trouble. As such, it was better to take advantage of the favorable situation and crush the opponent.Freya's principle had always remained the same. She would not provoke others for no reason, but if someone tried to hurt her, she would make them pay the price.Luna had undergone an induced abortion and came out of the surgery with a flat st
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