Moonlight shone amidst the dark blue night. Sage turned her head and looked at the man beside her with slightly narrowed eyes."Jace," she called out to him.Jace responded immediately, "Yes Sir!""Are you really drunk?"Jace looked straight at her with his dark eyes. "I'm not drunk, Miss. I'm a good drinker. I can drink a lot."Sage heard the same reply again. She sighed helplessly. If Jace said he was drunk, Sage could be sure that he was faking it. However, when he said he was not drunk in such a manner, it made others think that he was probably drunk.She could not tell at all. Was he tricking her? Was he trying to muster his courage by acting drunk and asking her some questions that he would not usually ask?Earlier, he asked her what did she thought about it. He was asking about his confession to her in the office the other day."I want to date you.""I want to be with you and get married to you. I want to grow old together and stay with you forever. I'm serious!"At th
Sage listened to her mother's tone which reminded her of Jace. She could not help but feel like sighing again."Why do you keep sighing for someone your age?"Primrose noticed Sage's sigh before she even let out her own sigh. She turned on the light at once. "Hey, if something is on your mind, tell me. I'll listen."Primrose leaned over and propped her head up. She looked like she was ready to listen. However, Sage did not really want to share with her. "What's on my mind? I don't have anything to say?""Why not? Are you feeling shy?" Primrose grunted softly."I wonder… Who was the one who kept telling me about her crush. She kept talking about Jace all the time until I was so bored of it. I couldn't stop you from talking about him at all. Now that you're all grown up, you finally feel shy? Alright. If you don't want to share, it's fine. Did you actually think I wanted to know?"Primrose's words made Sage blush. "W-when did I… I didn't do that.""Oh? Are you denying it now? Are
Jace did not have a good sleep. His grandmother's wine was just too strong, and he had too much wine from dinner.He stood up to take a breather for a while. When he went back to his room, he took a cold shower to calm himself down. As a result, he had a terrible headache and showed symptoms of a cold.He massaged his temple to relieve the pain, but when he closed his eyes, all that came to his mind was Sage's face and voice.The way she stomped on his foot under the table; the way she put his arm over her neck to steady him; the way she pinched his face…She did not mind the slight physical touch with him. It seemed like she was willing to let him come close and was not repelled by him.She did not seem to hate it. Not only that, but she seemed to care for him a lot?Jace was getting more and more confused. Then, he recalled the moment she pinched his face and said to him, "Sober up before you ask me a question like that!"Jace suddenly opened his eyes, his dark eyes glowing br
Henry and Zachary immediately got worked up when Riley said that. They exchanged a glance and said, "Then, let's help you remember it!"Henry and Zachary were the best at this kind of thing. They stood up in unison and replicated Riley's actions when he got drunk last night. When Riley performed the scene, he played two characters. However, Henry and Zachary were different. One acted as Riley, and the other as Jace. They performed everything Riley did last night in front of everyone, step by step.Jace was forced to reminisce about the embarrassing moment last night. His already aching head hurt even more.Zachary was still in Henry's arm. He looked across at Riley, who was dumbfounded. Zachary asked excitedly, "Well, do you remember now?"Riley gaped in shock. "D-did I really do that last night?" He was so nervous that he stuttered."Yup! Absolutely!" Henry and Zachary nodded furiously.Riley fell silent and suddenly lost his appetite. The egg in his hand did not seem tasty anym
The Yuriel Group's meeting room was in a chaos.The employees were distracted from work. All of them tried to peek into the meeting room to see the movements inside. They murmured among themself softly, "My God! They're fighting! Are they okay?""What?! Mister Kirk hit Miss Sage? Is he asking for trouble?""Well, he can't help it. Miss Sage was too harsh with the wave of layoffs this time. The top management got directly replaced. Who would stand such behavior? They probably joined forces to pressure her during the monthly board meeting, right?""Is Miss Sage in danger? She's a woman. How can the men hurt her?""Sh*t! The security guards are here!"A group of bodyguards in black rushed in at Zachary’s command. They barged into the room and kept the situation under control.Soon, they pinned Kirk to the ground with his face to the floor. He was still screaming at the top of his lungs. "Sage, don’t you dare dismiss me! I won’t let you! You’ll never succeed!"Sage took a few tissu
Sullivan wore a stern face and said, "Miss Sage, we have rules and regulations in the Yuriel Group. We're running a serious business, not a private torture chamber for you and the Norah Group. Is it really okay for you to treat Mister Kirk this way?"Sage's smile disappeared in an instant. "So what's appropriate and what's not? He just hit me earlier, but none of you stopped him. Since no one cares, I had to do it myself."She pointed to her forehead. "I'm just a woman. I won't be able to marry if he hurts my face. If that happens, will anyone of you help with my living state?"Everyone fell silent.Sage suddenly acted like a lady. Her innocent and harmless look coupled with the bruise on her forehead immediately made the crowd speechless. They seemed to finally realize that the dominant Miss Sage was just a young girl in her mid-twenties! Meanwhile, men like them had grouped up just to bully a little girl like her!Seeing that this trick worked, Sage curled her lips cunningly.
When the familiar sounding voice boomed, the whole room fell into dead silence.Everyone's eyes turned to the door, only to see a masked man in a gray trench coat standing at the door.He seemed to have arrived in a hurry. When he came, he even brought in a gust of wind, bringing a coolness to the whole meeting room.Everyone wondered why his voice and figure felt so familiar.Meanwhile, Sage's body stiffened when she heard Jace's voice. After a short moment, she turned back slowly to meet a pair of dark and deep eyes.His eyes were long and narrow. His eyelashes looked a little wet, but his eyes were red and bloodshot. It was obvious that he had not slept well last night.Jace looked at Sage and checked for any bruises. When he saw the red mark on her forehead, he furrowed his brow. His gaze turned sharp and cold.He walked to her and leaned over to touch her forehead with concern."Does it hurt?" His fingertips were cool. His touch felt like ice and made the red and swollen a
Sage was rendered speechless. She looked up coldly. What was he implying?"Mister Hale," Jace faintly called his name and said in a hoarse voice, "You just spoke with so much power. Are you talking about yourself?"Mister Hale froze. His smile stiffened on his face. "What are…"Jace withdrew his hand from Hale's sticky palm and stretched his hand to Henry. Henry immediately took a wet wipe and handed it to him.Jace took it and wiped his hands slowly. Then, he threw the wet wipe into the trash. His actions, expression, and demeanor were almost identical to Sage's one earlier.Everyone fell silent and somehow saw the resemblance between Jace and Sage, as if they were a married couple!Jace ignored Hale and swept his gaze over the crowd. Then, he spoke in an indifferent voice."Six months ago, I had an accident. When the Yuriel Group was in a crisis, Miss Sage was appointed to take over my position as the CEO of the Yuriel Group. I know many of you here don't favor her. Many peopl