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
Sage looked at the faint smile and her reflection in Jace's dark eyes. Her face grew slightly hot."You're really not treating yourself like an outsider at all." She blushed and glared at him.Jace had a cool smile on his face. "I'm not an outsider anyway."He was thick-skinned but not wrong. He was in her office, but they were not in a secret relationship. There was nothing to be nervous about.Sage was in a good mood. When the elevator arrived at her floor, the elevator made a Ding sound and opened from both sides. She led Jace out with her head held high. She even tipped her chin slightly and walked like a queen.However, she stopped abruptly after seeing the happenings on the CEO's floor."Miss Sage! Hello, Mister Jace!"Almost everyone working on her floor had a cup of coffee in one hand and a dessert like a donut or a pancake in the other hand. They were enjoying the food happily and greeted her sloppily.Sage could smell the sweet scent from the deserts and saw the offic
Sage concentrated on savoring the desserts in her hands. Her mom used to tell her it was the most basic respect for food.Jace drank a sip of coffee and watched Sage eating with a gentle smile. He always enjoyed watching her eat. The food always tasted better in this quiet and beautiful moment. In a matter of minutes, Sage finished the mochi and pancake.She hummed contentedly and looked at the cream and stain on her hands. As she was about to wash her hands, Jace held them. He gently wiped the cream stain from her fingers with a wet paper towel. He treated her hands like fragile treasures.Sage looked at his slender fingers' movement as he gently wiped her hands in his. Jace's hand looked beautiful, just like a treasure. He was so close to her that she could feel his shallow breathing. It felt like their breathing intertwined in this closeness.By the time he cleaned her hands, her cheeks were red as a tomato. "Enough," she muttered and withdrew her hand, trying to hide. If this
Sage's office was very quiet. Jace was lying on the sofa and sleeping peacefully. Sage felt like the whole world had fallen silent as she looked at his handsome and gentle face. Sage tiptoed in. She did not want to wake him up, so she simply took off her heels at the door and walked barefoot. She sat on the other side of the sofa and wiped her feet with a wet tissue. Then, she put on the slippers Jace had bought for her.As she looked up slightly, she saw Jace's sleeping face again, a little closer this time. Jace's sleeping face was not new to her. She had seen it many times when she took care of him as a caregiver.However, Jace's sleeping face now seemed to be different from his old self.He still had the same black eyebrows, long curly eyelashes, a tall nose, and sexy lips. He still had the same features, but his temperament had changed dramatically.If she were to describe it, the old Jace was a cold and rough dragon slayer who only knew to hurt others and himself; the new
Sage smiled softly and turned to the next page with great curiosity. This time, the beauty struck her.The artist drew her in a vast field of fiery red roses that bloomed enchantingly in the background. She crouched in the field of roses in a snow-white dress, gently sniffing a rose in her hand. Looking at the drawing, she could imagine breathing in the refreshing rose scent.Sage was captivated by the paintings. She flipped page after page and found herself on every page. The way she was laughing in joy, the way she looked with her favorite hairpin, her look in a suit, and her look in an exquisite dress… The album was full of her in all kinds of looks.There were so many. Sage could barely remember some, but Jace retrieved all of them and displayed them in front of her.The album was filled with all kinds of drawings and paintings in different media, from sketches, colored pencil drawings, gouache, watercolor, and even oil paint. The artist chose the best medium to portray her bea