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
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