Sage responded, "But I have no idea why Ivy was taken away for investigation."Shane snorted disdainfully. "It's obvious that Ian Holcomb is attempting to win your favor by going after Ivy!"She rolled her eyes at Shane, refusing to believe it. Ian had indeed said he would win her back and had turned a blind eye to Ivy's affairs several times, but he wasn't someone who took his work lightly."Something must've happened for him to act this way," she thought."Anyway, who cares about the reasons? All that matters is that it ends up how you want it." Annoyed, he continued, "I've been out of the office for a few days, Sage. Shouldn't you ask me where I've been?"Sage responded, "I don't think that was any of my concern, Mr. Morrison.""Tsk, you're such a cold-hearted woman!" he exclaimed. "I've taken over the zoo in Haldon. The paperwork's almost sorted out. "All I have to do now is contact Southbend County to bring over the panda cub you named and its mother. Then, I'll take you t
Meanwhile, Ian looked at Ivy indifferently in the police station's interrogation room. "What do you want to see me for?"Ivy responded, "You're the CEO of Holcomb Corporation, Ian. I've been brought here to assist with the investigation. Of course, I need to let you know and ask you to come here to testify for me."He remained silent. His gaze was ice-cold, and his handsome face was stoic.Noticing his reaction, her voice was laced with anger for the first time. "What's the meaning of this, Ian? Why's the company accusing me of abusing my power and colluding with Benjamin? My previous interactions with him were strictly business-related."She paused before continuing, "Bolton Investment did suffer losses on the Mimosa project, but how can that be pinned on me? I only helped Benjamin because I was deceived by him. I thought he was innocent!"Ian responded, "In that case, all you have to do is explain yourself to the police."Ivy chuckled dryly when she heard that. "It's been ages
"That's exactly why I can't accept it," Sage said. "To be honest, turning the zoo into an investment project for Farsight Investment isn't such a bad idea. "I've done my research. It's a decent-sized zoo with an amusement park. If we invest in some new equipment and market it, we could double the revenue.""He's pouring his heart out for you, and you're giving him a business proposal?" Tiana asked.Sage sighed. "What else can I do? How could I possibly accept such a lavish gift when I'm not interested in him?"Tiana sighed as well. "That's true. But wouldn't he be disappointed if you turned him down?"Sage thought about how Shane had approached her with a mischievous grin on his face and asked her to accept his gift, and how he seemed annoyed after she pushed him away mercilessly. "I've made it clear to him that we're just business partners. Whether he's disheartened or not is none of my concern.""Your love life is really something, huh? Apart from your ex-husband, Ian, the
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