'Oh my.' Sage shuddered at the last sentence on the card. Why was Jace so cheesy?!The message next looked more normal. 'I've had the shoes cleaned. You can wear them.'Sage picked a pair of pink slippers with fluffy rabbit ears. She put it on and felt like she was stepping on a cloud. It was soft and comfortable."What do you think? Does it look good?" Sage asked Louis. Louis glanced at the slippers. He thought the slippers looked similar to those worn by his six-year-old niece. Was Mister Jace treating Miss Sage like a little girl?"It's nice but a little childish," Louis answered honestly.Sage gave him a look as a reply.Louis noticed the coldness in Sage's gaze and quickly changed his tune. "But even the most childish shoes will look good and valuable on your feet."He was clearly trying to flatter her and speaking against his real feelings, but Sage nodded with pleasure anyway. She observed the slippers on her feet for a moment and agreed, "Well, I think so too."Louis
"Mister Jace, we're done with Mister Spencer's hospitalization. You just need to pay the extra fee." Jace responded to the nurse, "Okay. I'll be there shortly."Sage's heart jumped. When Jace spoke to her again, she asked, "Are you at the hospital?"She heard someone calling Mister Spencer in the background just now. "Is Lucas…""Myocardial infarction plus stomach cancer." Jace's voice sounded a little impassive on the phone. His voice had no trace of emotions. "The doctor said the cancer cells are spreading quickly. He doesn't have much time left."Sage suddenly remembered her last meeting with Lucas. She knew he was unwell but did not expect it to be this bad. At that point, she did not know what to say. It was inappropriate to gloat at Lucas's misfortune, but she would not sympathize with him either.To be frank, she never liked Lucas. She could not feel any pity for his current condition. She just felt sorry for Jace and pitied him for having a father like Lucas."Sage," Ja
Luna never expected to receive Lucas's bad news. She kept waiting for his phone call, but instead, she learned about his hospitalization.She could not be bothered about Dane and rushed to the hospital in a hurry. She learned from the doctor that Lucas had stomach cancer and would not live long. In addition, he had a myocardial infarction and could die at any time.The bad news struck her like a thunderbolt. Luna was in so much despair that she almost fainted.She never understood why she had such a tragic fate. It was the same with her brother and Lucas. Problems kept coming up one after another. She could not have a moment to rest at all.She was exhausted. She was really tired of all this. Luna sat on the bench outside the hospital for a long time before she calmed down. When she entered the ward and saw Lucas, she could hardly recognize him.Lucas was once a handsome and elegant man. Why had he suddenly become such a thin and bony old man?What had happened in just a few da
Lucas called out to her again. "Luna." "We should get a divorce," he said.His words made Luna feel a loud bang in her heart. It was as if someone tore her apart by flying a cannonball at her, crushing her heart.Luna stopped dead in her tracks, turned around, and glared at Lucas with a vicious look. "Are you crazy? You still want to divorce me?""Yes." Lucas looked at her and said in a low voice, "I don't want to drag you down with me.""If you don't want to trouble me, then who?" Luna's eyes reddened. "Lucas, you can't be putting your hopes in your ex-wife, Freya, right? Do you think she'll care about you? You're long divorced!"She went mad and said fiercely, "She has another man now. She has a new husband. Do you know who her new husband is? He's a great doctor from Mostal. A world-renowned doctor who brings miracles. A normal patient won't ever have a chance to see him. His annual salary and social status are probably much higher than yours. Do you think she'll still rememb
After Jace's return, Sage could finally relax and be less involved with the Yuriel Group. Meanwhile, she had Finn and Hunter in the Norah Group. She did not need to do everything herself, which made her feel much less worried. She finally had someone to talk to when Primrose and Sawyer returned. She could speak to her parents about her difficulties and ease the pressure on her shoulders. She felt alive again. It was a good time for her. She enjoyed it! She thought it was time to arrange a travel trip to have fun, but she wondered if she should take her parents along.It had been years since she had been on a trip with her parents, but the thought of her parent's constant display of affection turned her off. How should she deal with Sawyer and Primrose when they show their love for each other?Sage remembered the driving trip with her parents a few years ago. They showed their love throughout the journey to the snowy mountains. There was a point where they got so much into the m
Sage put her phone on the table and slumped in her chair. She sighed softly, "D*mn it! Tim!""Why are you shouting?" Someone suddenly opened the door to the office and startled Sage. She jumped in a jolt and bounced from the chair.She looked at Luther with eyes wide in fright. Her reaction startled Luther too. "What's wrong?"When Sage saw it was Luther and not Tim who came, her pounding heart calmed down. She furrowed her brows and said in annoyance, "Don't you know how to knock when you come in?"Luther was stunned at first. Then, he snorted. "You're saying that, but have you ever knocked when you come to my place? Did I catch you talking bad about Tim?""No, I didn't!" Sage retorted reflexively. She calmed down and sat back in her chair. "What are you doing here?""It's lunchtime. Let's go to lunch together." Luther patted his tummy and laughed. "I want to eat Itelian dishes for lunch. Go to Tasteful Restaurant with me."Although the brothers were unreliable, Sage was
When Sage saw Jace, she almost dropped the food to the ground.She could not decide between Sawyer and Jace after trying the second bite. The dish did not just taste like her father's cooking. It reminded her of Jace too.She had eaten Jace's cooking before. Meanwhile, Jace was her father's only apprentice in cooking. He learned all his cooking skills from Sawyer. It was not great, but not terrible either. At least it was edible and cooked food and not poisonous. It was much better than Primrose's terrible cooking.There was no reason for Sawyer to come to Tasteful Restaurant to cook for her while Jace was far away in Nadeem City. Why would he come here out of the blue?To her surprise, Jace was here! Jace wore a white chef's uniform and hat. He looked good in the uniform with his slender body and handsome face.He looked good in anything he wore. It was as expected of a handsome man.Jace had a plate of fish in his hand. He slowly approached Sage with a smile on his face and s
Sage looked up at Jace. Before she could answer, Luther interjected quickly, "Why not? Sage doesn't have any companions because none of us enjoys stuff like that. Besides, she doesn't like to see Mom and Dad showing off their love all day alone, so she's looking for a travel partner. You could accompany her. Both of you can stare at Mom and Dad's constant display of love. Hehe."Sage was rendered speechless. Luther was terrible at everything except for selling out his sister.Sage glared at Luther and wanted to hit his head!Jace laughed at Luther's statement. He turned to Sage with a smile. "Sure. I'm always willing to accompany you."Sage looked at Jace's face full of smiles. She suddenly realized that Jace was becoming more smiley lately. Meanwhile, she also loved to see his smile....It was a good and satisfying meal.Sage had not eaten such a satisfying meal in a long time. She felt like she had eaten so much that she could skip dinner.When Sage stood up, she accidentall