Chapter 69

Ian's way of dealing with things so haughtily nearly gave Sage a heart attack.

She didn't want to concern herself with him anymore. Instead, she asked Michael gently, "Are you hurt? Do you want to get anything checked at the hospital?"

Michael didn't look too embarrassed. He withdrew his hand and shook his head, saying, "I'm okay, miss. I'm really sorry about today. I didn't mean to drag you into this mess."

"What do you mean by that? It was their fault in the first place. It's getting late. You should get back."

Michael nodded and said, "Okay."

As soon as Michael was gone, Sage looked at Ian rather angrily and said, "Don't you know basic manners? Why did you ignore his hand?"

"Are you very close with him?" Ian asked instead of answering Sage's question. "Why does he call you 'miss' like that?"

"So what if he calls me that? Ivy calls you 'Iany,' and I've never had any qualms about it!"

Ian was stunned by what Sage said. His face darkened as he said, "Sage, don't be ridiculous.