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
"What did you say?" Yoel's jaw dropped.…Accompanied by melodious music, Luther and Sage were enjoying dinner at a French restaurant near the central business district.Luther cut the steak on his plate as he watched Sage eating her bowl of salad. Luther was feeling somewhat guilty. "People would think that I am bullying you."Taking a bite of her salad, she replied, "You'd be torturing me if you forced me to have meat. I've eaten too much during lunchtime."Taking a sip of red wine, Luther asked, "You had lunch with Yoel?""Yeah." Sage nodded.Luther continued to cut the steak. "How are things going with the horse racing business?""Looking good." Sage took a sip of water and went on, "But the final decision is up to Yoel's father. Yoel did suggest that we should probably find another partner."Luther frowned. "What does he mean? Does he not trust you enough? Or is he not confident that Fulton Group would be able to see the project through?"Shaking her head, Sage replied,
Yoel was plunged into disbelief and shock after he had heard Jace's assumptions. "So, you're saying that Sage had married and taken care of you for three years so that she could repay your kindness. She did that because you had saved her ten years ago?" "Yeah." Jace was rather sure that this was the case."Goodness gracious." Yoel slowly came back to his senses, but he was still flabbergasted. "It's like a scene right out of a drama. How is it possible that a woman would still think of marrying a man as a form of repayment?" "I don't think she did it just because she wanted to repay me."Jace narrowed his eyes. For some reason, he was reluctant to think that Sage had married him only for the sake of repaying his kindness. He then told Yoel what Finn had told him earlier.Trying to calm himself down, Yoel drank some tea out of his father's teacup, but as soon as Jace mentioned that Sage had a crush on him for ten years, Yoel spat out the tea.Yoel's father, who had just gott
'Why did she lie to me?''Why didn't she tell me that she was the girl I saved?'"I'll go to Salem City this time. Give me her phone number, I'll ask her myself!"Jace did not want to spend time looking for answers on his own as he knew that Sage would be able to hide things from him as long as she did not want him to find out. Besides, what else could he do when her hacking skills were superior to his?This was the first time he had felt such strong love and hatred for a woman while at the same time feeling helpless. He was on the verge of insanity.…Sage, on the other hand, was heading home.Leaning into the car seat, Sage shut her eyes to get some rest. In the meantime, she was considering what Luther had analyzed for her as well as Yoel's concerns about the project. No matter how she saw it, the best solution was to have Yuriel Group on board for the horse racing project.Sage had always stuck to the rule of not bringing personal feelings into work. There was no reason
After dinner, Yeva showed up in the study room with Leah.Sawyer Norah had designed the room to his taste, quaint but comfortable. On one side of the wall was a shelf filled with books. Another side was a wall written with a significant phrase, [A man of his own words].There were a lot of antique vases and Victorian paintings in the room. Yeva and Leah had seen these accessories in their fathers' room, but they were never allowed to touch them, nor did he teach them the value of those accessories. Both of them were laymen.Sage was flipping through a book while she casually listened to Yeva started reciting the house rules.Yeva did not put much time or effort into memorizing the rules. Yeva had reluctantly tried to memorize some of the rules because she knew she had to face Sage today. As she only started memorizing the rules at the last minute, she could not remember firmly and stuttered as she recited."You're done?" Sage looked up from her book slightly when Yeva suddenly sto