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
Jace had a bad fever. He was supposed to be resting at home. However, he rushed to the company as soon as Zachary told about the troubles Sage faced at the company. He was so anxious when he knew that Sage was being beaten up and rushed over in a hurry. He was finally recovering after resting in bed, but him running in the wind worsened his fever. His fever turned into a high fever, and he passed out.Sage held Jace in her arms and touched his burning forehead. She yelled, "Call the ambulance!"They hurriedly sent Jace to the hospital for an IV drip and a fever-reducing injection.What if he became an id*ot because of the fever that fried his brain?Sage sat by his bed and stared at Jace's pale face. She looked at him with full of worries.Jace had an ice pack on his forehead to cool him down.Sage also had an ice pack on her forehead to help reduce the swelling from the glass thrown at her. One ended up injured, and the other was sick. Both of them were not in a good con
Jace did not even wake up from all the noise. He slept and finally woke up in the evening.When he opened his eyes, he saw a beautiful figure beside the bed."You're awake?"Sage had just tied up her long hair with a hairpin. When she saw Jace open his eyes, she stood up and hurriedly asked, "Do you want some water?"Jace fixed his eyes on her for a moment. His eyes dazzled when he saw the hairpin he had given her on her hair."Beautiful." He moved his lips, and his dry throat made his voice sound hoarse."I'm always beautiful," Sage answered proudly. Sage was not humble at all. Then, she inserted the straw into the glass of water and handed it to Jace.Jace gulped the water and drank from the glass in Sage's hand. As his throat moistened, he turned his face to Sage. Sage's heart throbbed slightly at the sight of him drinking. She could not help but gulp."There’s only a sip left. I can’t drink the rest." Jace pursed his lips. He wanted more water.Sage looked at the remaini