Ian gazed at the determination and resentment etched on her face and said, "There is more than meets the eye, Sage. Let me help you. Consider it my way of making it up to you."Making it up to her? Sage mulled over his words and found them rather ironic. In her previous life, he favored Ivy and treated her with disdain. But in this lifetime, he didn't trust her, and he made her lose their baby. How could he possibly wipe away all the resentment she held toward him by "making it up to her"? Besides, she didn't need him to make up for anything."Your belated affection is worthless, Ian. Some things can't be undone. As far as I'm concerned, the best way you could make things up for me is to stay away from me and stop bothering me!"As he listened to her barbed words, Ian realized Sage was attempting to provoke him again so that he'd stay out of her life for good. Hence, he didn't succumb to his anger. He was aware that it wasn't easy for Sage to agree not to ignore him and to int
In the face of Ian's cold stare, Calvin continued, "Even if it was a dream, she must've felt really hurt and neglected by you to dream of you in such a despicable manner."Ian's stern gaze dimmed. If there were any other issues, he might've been able to find a solution. But this was Sage's nightmare, and he was completely at a loss.Calvin noticed his despondency. After a moment of thought, he comforted Ian. "Ian, since Mrs. Holcomb's problems stem from this nightmare, why don't you show her through your actions that the events in her nightmare will never come true? Maybe it'll rekindle her trust in you then."You handled the Shekdotter family's incident very well this time, and you even suspended Ivy from her position," he affirmed. "Whoever Mrs. Holcomb dislikes, no matter who they are, you should stand against them with her."…The next day, Sage and Giselle spent the majority of the day attending a meeting at CureX Pharmaceuticals. After returning to Farsight Investment, b
The voice belonged to Ian. Sage turned around and saw him walking toward her. He was dressed in a black tailor-made suit as usual and was looking very handsome. He strode toward her like a model.Sage's colleagues at Farsight Investment had spotted him and most of them knew who he was. Everyone looked thrilled. Shane gifting Sage flowers in front of everyone was already very much of a spectacle. But now, even Ian had shown up! They never expected to witness such drama on a normal day after work.While her colleagues felt thrilled, Sage just felt weary. Ian and Shane coming face to face with one another was just fuel for gossip. She already knew she was going to become a "celebrity" at the office."Mr. Holcomb, what brings you to a humble place like this?" asked Shane. Ian glanced at the bouquet of roses Shane was holding and frowned. He looked at Sage and said, "Sage, I'm here to pick you up after work." Had Ian hit his head? Why had he come to pick her up?"I drove here to
"Wilson is so exhausted from work every day, but nobody cooks him a warm meal. Yet, here you are enjoying life with some guy!" spat Wendy. Wendy was very rude, but Tiana didn't want to argue with her, so she said to Calvin. "Let's go somewhere else." Calvin nodded. "Tiana, what's with that attitude? Do you think I'm rude? But am I wrong? Did you even care about Wilson recently? Do you even remember that you have a husband?" Wendy interrogated Tiana angrily."Aunt Wendy, don't be mad. Maybe Tiana is just busy with work," said Lana."How busy could she possibly be?" retorted Wendy. She then grew even angrier. "You're just some stupid nurse. You earn so little, but you have the worst temper among us! It's fine if you don't take care of Wilson, but you won't even answer my calls. Did your parents teach you nothing?" "Excuse me, madam. This is a public space. If your parents taught you manners, then you should be aware that you shouldn't be shouting here," said Calvin mildly. "A
Tiana immediately teared up when she saw Sage. She shook her head and asked, "Why are you here?"Sage replied, "Calvin called me."Then, Sage looked up to find that they weren't the only ones in the house. Wilson's father, Larry Tate, was sitting on the couch with a stormy expression.Sage instinctively tightened her grip on Tiana. By then, Wilson had come inside."Mom, what are you doing? Didn't you promise me that you would talk to Tiana nicely? We're a family. Why did you summon her home by yourself?" said Wilson.Wendy got even angrier when someone came to help Tiana. But when her own son walked in blaming her, she stumbled backward and nearly fainted. Larry quickly rushed to her side and demanded sternly, "Wilson, is this how you should be talking to your mother? What's wrong with her bringing Tiana home to ask her some questions?"Sage couldn't help but say, "Wilson, your parents don't seem like they're asking Tiana normal questions. It's more like they're interrogating h
Wendy and Larry's expressions changed the moment Ian finished speaking. Although Larry wasn't in the business field, he still had some investments, so he knew who Ian was.Ian was the oldest grandson of the Holcomb family and the person in charge of Holcomb Corporation. He was a very powerful figure in Haldon City. Larry had no idea that his daughter-in-law was associated with someone like that!"Mr. Holcomb, we're just handling some family matters with no intention of offending anyone. Don't you think it's a little too much for you guys to show up at our house and accuse us of bullying Tiana?" said Larry. "You make it sound as if we're slandering you. Even a blind person can see that you're bullying Tiana!" said Shane."Who said so? I think you're the ones bullying us! I thought one man at the restaurant was enough, but here comes two more!" said Wendy angrily."Mom, please stop it," said Wilson. He rubbed his temples and said to Ian and Shane, "Please leave us.""Tiana, go w
"What do you mean by this?" Wendy burst out before Wilson could speak. "If you want to solve the issue, then tell me who was the man you were with today! Was it also him who sent you home in the nice car that time?"Tiana laughed mirthlessly. "What does it matter? Why do you guys have to poke your nose into everything? Why do you care who I eat with and who sends me home? I'm not your property.""How dare you! Wilson, just look at her! I think she betrayed you long ago!" cried Wendy.Wendy was furious, and she started yelling at Wilson to get him to see Tiana's true colors. Wilson knew that this fight wasn't going to end any time soon. "Mom, just stop it," said Wilson. Then, he said to Tiana, "It was very busy at work today and I'm exhausted. Can we deal with this tomorrow?""I don't want to delay this. I just want to tell you to sign the divorce papers at the court when it opens," said Tiana."Tiana…""Are you threatening us?" Wendy interjected. "It's fine by me if you want a
"Mom, you…" said Wilson.Suddenly, Tiana yelled, "You're right! Your son is out of my league. So now, I'm going to let some other girl be a servant to him and let her enjoy the life I lived!""Why are you yelling?" Wendy raised her voice too. "Did I force you to marry him? You were the one who threw yourself at him. "If it wasn't for you, Wilson could have married a more educated girl from a better family! You're nothing except for having passable looks!" "Is that why you treated me like a servant?" Tiana retorted. She looked at Wendy with red-rimmed eyes and said, "Mrs. Tate, is that all you have to say of me after the two years I was married to Wilson? "Who was there to take care of you when you were sick? Who washed your feet and scrubbed your back? Who massaged your limbs when you couldn't sleep at night?" Tiana pushed on. "I did yoga with you just to keep you company and went to the movies with you when you wanted to go. "I even dressed up and went to visit your rela