"One more thing!"Luther cleared his throat. "But I'm not sure if I should tell you about this."Sage frowned. "Cut the nonsense and spit it out.""I heard that Yuriel Group had been working with Starship Entertainment on advertisement projects, and Yuriel Group had been sponsoring several of their movies and dramas. They have been partners for quite some time, but the Yuriel Group had released an official statement earlier this afternoon stating that they had terminated their partnership with Starship Entertainment. Lionel Liam, the chairman of Starship Entertainment, and Brody had booked a flight to Nadeem City. I think Jace made that decision because of you.""It's impossible."Sage retorted immediately, "You've underestimated Jace. He is not the type to mix personal matters with work, and you've overestimated my importance to him. Perhaps there was some disagreement." "But this can't be a coincidence. Earlier today, Starship Entertainment provoked you, and then almost immedi
As soon as Brody had completed his sentence, his father slapped him across the face. The slap was so hard that Brody almost fell over.Lionel bellowed furiously, "You bastard, how dare you run your mouth like that?"Jace, on the other hand, sat on the sofa and watched them silently. He had yet to utter a single word, and it had been a show featuring Lionel and Brody. After being slapped on the face, Brody heeded the warning from his father and sat down quietly.Compared to the wild and frivolous Brody, his father, Lionel, better knew how to navigate social situations. "I'm so sorry about that, Mr. Yuriel. I've pampered my son too much. All he knows are the relationships between men and women."Lionel smiled politely. "We as men should still prioritize work. Relationships are nice to have, but one should not let these petty relationship issues affect us, don't you agree?"Jace lifted his head and glazed at him. "Are you referring to me?"The smile froze on Lionel's face.On
Sage had been occupied with work ever since she returned to Salem City. She had not been able to find the time to work on her carving skills since then.Under the faint yellow desk light, Sage started carving a gold piece.Even the gold shavings were worth thousands of dollars, but Sage did not think it was a waste to carve gold. Rapidly, accurately, and ruthlessly, she refined along the traces and carved a rose that looked vivid.Her carving abilities were a prized skill of the Norah family. Her grandfather had taught the skill to her father, and her father had taught it to her. Sitting on her father's lap, she had learned carving at the tender age of three. It was after plenty of trial and error that she got to where she was today. However, aside from her family, no one knew that she knew how to carve, not even Jace.Just when she was about to carve another rose, the phone in her room rang. It was Miss Zamora informing her that Yeva wanted to meet with her."Have her come ov
Soon, Leah had started attending university in Salem City. With a backpack on her shoulders and a luggage bag in her hand, Leah, who was dressed like a college student, showed up at Rosa Garden.Staring at the bed of roses in the garden, Leah felt as if it had been a lifetime ago since she was here at the Rosa Garden.The last time she was at Rosa Garden was three years ago for her uncle and aunt's funeral. It was also on that day that she saw her cousin, Sage, a cheerful kid who had been pampered since she was a child, bawling and crying her heart out.Not long after that, Sage was "dead", too.She saw how Braxton and Yeva moved into the Rosa Garden and had got rid of the bed of roses in the garden. At that moment, Leah knew that things would not be the same anymore."Leah, you're finally here!"Yeva, who was in the middle of memorizing the house rules, noticed Leah and immediately ran down the stairs to welcome her.Leah was uncomfortable with Yeva's sudden warm and friendly
She was more than happy to send Yeva to jail for what she had done to her. After all, it was Yeva and Julian who had schemed against her.It was kind enough that Sage had allowed Yeva to live and had not pressed charges against her. Sage did not wish to air their family's dirty laundry for others to see.Hence, she had come up with her own ways of teaching Yeva.Listening to Yeva's complaints, Leah looked baffled. "Did Sage really do all these things to you?""Why would I lie to you?" Yeva pointed at herself and went on, "Aside from her, who would dare to treat me this way? I've been locked up in this room, and I don't even have anyone to talk to. I'm so glad that you're here."Leah forced a smile. She did not think that she had anything to say to Yeva. Studying Leah's expression, Yeva wrapped her hands around Leah's and asked, "Leah, are you still mad about what I did to you when we were young?"Leah bit her lower lip without saying anything."I was too young back then, and
Yeva was not aware of the fact that her room was under surveillance, nor was she aware of the fact that Sage was watching her every move and listening to every word.Luther could not help but exclaim, "I thought that you were ruthless, but it seems that your cousins are no weaker than you, especially Yeva. You have treated them well and have always shared good things with them, but this is exactly like the story about the snake and the farmer. Who would have thought that they would have turned on you? It is true that some people don't deserve to be treated nicely"Sage had watched enough. Turning off the video, she said indifferently, "It's not too late. Now that I've seen her true colors, there's no need for me to show her mercy.""Yeva is exactly like her father: both of them extremely jealous and resentful. She resents people who have it better than her, but I don't think the same could be said for Leah." Luther added, "I don't know about her, but I do know that ever since your
A lot of things had happened that year.There had been financial crises and investment downturns that caused a handful of companies to be on the verge of bankruptcy. The Zelda Group had been blacklisted for its dishonesty. Jace, on the other hand, had been involved in a serious car accident. His life was on the line, and all the newspapers had covered the accident.However, prior to his accident, there had been another tragedy that had caused a stir within the country and abroad. It was a car accident involving the chairperson of Norah Group and his wife.For over a month, all news outlets had covered the crash, and the investigation had even involved Interpool. In the end, the investigation revealed that someone had planted a timed bomb in the car. It was that bomb which had caused the explosion, burning the chairperson, his wife, and the driver to a crisp.The terrible tragedy had shocked the entire nation.There had been rumors that it could have been a plot by the Group'
"Huh?"Hunter was taken aback by Jace's question. He wondered why Jace had wanted to know Sage's age. Jace had sounded serious. Hunter had no choice but to try his best to recall her age. "I think ma'am is around… twenty-four or twenty-five this year."Jace's eyes shot wide open.If Sage was indeed twenty-four years old this year, then she would have been fourteen ten years ago.'Could Sage truly have been the girl that had been abducted?’ Jace thought to himself.Jace felt his chest tighten. As if struck by lightning, his ears began to ring as memories washed through him.Regaining his composure, Jace made a call to Yoel. As soon as Yoel answered, Jace asked bluntly, "Do you remember the secret mission at Cloud Forest ten years ago?"Yoel had just returned to Riverside City and was in the middle of a discussion with his father about the horse racing track. At Jace's question, he was slightly taken aback.Pausing, Yoel replied, "You mean the mission where we were sent to save