"Oh, okay," Sage answered with a muffled voice. She bit the bullet and walked to the sofa stiffly. Then, she crouched down and served the coffee. "Tim, have some coffee." Tim looked at her indifferently. There was no trace of warmth in his eyes. His gaze chilled Sage. Her legs went weak, and she quickly changed from a crouching position to a kneeling position. "Tim, I'm sorry." Sage decided that staying alive was more important. As for her pride, who cares? When Jace saw Sage on her knees, he frowned and wanted to go over. However, Luther reached out to stop him and gently shook his head. It was not the time for Jace to do anything yet.Tim's aura was not for the faint of heart. His wrath was terrifying. Sage was not the only one that feared his wrath. Even Luther would kneel to him.When they were young, Primrose tried to unite the siblings by all means. However, the children were not completely accepting of her method. They were still young and did not quite understand the
The office fell into a dead silence again. No one said anything because of Tim's oppressive silence. Luther wanted to say something and ease the tension, but when he glanced at Tim's cold gaze, he decided to shut up. It was better to wait and see at a time like this. Sage was still kneeling on her knees. There were carpets around the coffee table, so kneeling did not hurt much. She was more anxious about Tim's attitude.She was not afraid of Tim's punishment for her. After all, Tim was her big brother. Even if he got angry with her, he would just give her the cold treatment for a few days. However, it was different for Jace.Sage had been planning for so long and thought of all sorts of situations, but she never expected that Jace and Tim would meet in such an awkward situation. She was trying to figure out how to help Jace escape under Tim's nose. Then, Tim suddenly said, "Get up."Sage was puzzled. She looked up in confusion and thought she had misheard him. Tim sat there
Sage was still worried. She feared that Tim would go overboard.She urged, "He's not fully healed yet. He can't take a beating."If it were before, she would just leave him alone. However, Jace was her boyfriend now. She had to protect him.When Tim's eyes became stern, Luther trembled and quickly dragged Sage out. "My God! Cut the crap!"After the door was closed, only Tim and Jace were left alone in the office. It was a dead silence again.Tim's attitude changed in Sage's absence. His cold and handsome face remained expressionless, and his tone was devoid of warmth. "I don't like you," he cut to the chase and said frankly.Jace stood there and responded, "I know." He seemed unsurprised.As long as Sage liked him, it was more than enough. That was what Jace really wanted to say, but saying this would be a provocation. He did not care about Tim's impression of him, but he did not want to make things difficult either.After all, as Sage's older brother, Tim would be his future
Before Sage could react, she heard a cold and stringent voice coming from behind Jace."How old do you think you are? Where's your manners? Why did you eavesdrop?" Tim asked.Sage continued to lean on Jace's chest while looking into Tim's eyes. Although he had a stone-cold look on his face, he had restricted himself to encompass less chilling vibes.'Looks like…they had a good talk?' Sage thought.Tim looked at Sage's posture and frowned, "How long do you intend on sticking on him?"Sage looked down and immediately realized they were in a very vulgar position. Without any delay, she tried to get up. Jace lightly held her up so she could stand up straight and steady. She frowned and felt a little embarrassed.Then she unconsciously looked up and saw Jace. Coincidentally, Jace was looking down, and their eyes met each other.Jace stretched his lips into a thin smile with his eyes sparkling to emit warmth and strength. It helped to smooth Sage's unsettling emotion, so she felt more
Sage was amazed at it and mumbled to herself, "Maybe he is getting older."Jace heard that and burst out in laughter. "Don't let Tim hear that, or else he will really be angry at you.""Of course, I won't say it to his face. I'm not that stupid." Sage rolled her eyes.Then Jace smiled and patted her head."Since Tim has given his consent, there's nothing else anymore. We can be in a relationship without any worries now." Sage crackled as she talked.Jace felt Sage's happiness as he saw her smiling so brightly. The corner of his lips lifted too."Then…" He slightly bent his body and used his nose to rub on Sage's nose while breathing onto Sage's face. "Shall we continue?"Sage's body trembled as if an electronic wave had shocked her body. "Con…continue what?""Kissing," Jace answered.Sage was so shy that she was lost in words.For the entire afternoon, Sage and Jace had been together. While she was working, Jace would sit on the couch reading and looking at Sage occasionally.
When the night fell, Jace returned back to his room at Skye Hotel. Room 77 had nearly become his own personal apartment unit. Originally, Sage was preparing to bring him back to Rosa Garden, but Jace told her there was no rush for that. He needed to prepare something.Sage did not understand. "What else do you need to prepare?""It's the first time I'm going to your house to see your parents. I need to prepare some gifts for them," Jace said while holding Sage's hand.Sage blushed and looked at him helplessly. "It's not the first time you have come over to my house. They already know you.""It's not the same. I'm your boyfriend now." When Jace referred to himself as Sage's boyfriend, he looked very proud. Truth be told, he was just childish, like a little boy.There was a weird feeling in Sage's heart too. They were married once before, but after all those marriage years, she still felt like she was in love for the first time. It felt so sweet. Any little gestures or words she rec
After Jace hung up the phone, he scoffed and shook his head while looking very remote. 'I really do not understand what kind of people The Zeldas are…'His abdomen was still hurting after the three punches he suffered from Tim. He pulled his top up and sprayed the pain relief spray he bought from the pharmacy.The door was unlocked. Jace looked up and made eye contact with Yoel, who was walking in. Yoel saw him and his eyes sparkled. "Yo! You're here. Do you know that I'm coming so you are waiting for me? Warming up the bed to wait for me?"Yoel was still the same old annoying person. Jace could not be bothered to deal with him and continued on to spray the pain relief spray on his abdomen.When Yoel saw the bruises, his face changed. He slammed the door and quickly walked toward Jace. He asked, "You got punched?"Jace responded lightly."Who did it?" Yoel bent over and reached his hand out to poke at Jace's bruises, hurting Jace. He frowned and said, "Move your dirty finger away
In reality, Sage was quite calm about being in a relationship. If you ignored the fact that she suddenly laughed during dinner…Everyone focused their attention on her while looking very puzzled. Sage stayed calm and stopped laughing while she continued to eat her dinner."You got a boyfriend. What's the big deal? Do you need to laugh so hysterically?" Primrose rolled her eyes at Sage."Yea." Luther agreed with Primrose and talked with a hint of jealousy. "You got a boyfriend. It's not a big deal."Sage did not dare to talk back to her mother when Tim was around, but that did not stop her from refuting Luther. "It is a big deal that I have a boyfriend." Then she stuck her tongue out at Luther arrogantly.Luther was speechless. "Mom, how old is your daughter?"Primrose answered, "Three is the limit.""That's right! No wonder she is so childish." Luther complained, "I always hear people saying that being in love will reduce a person's intelligence. It's better that I don't find a
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