"How cheesy," Calvin mumbled in a low voice by the door, but Shane heard him.He glanced at Calvin before purring at Sage, "Sage, that apple you peeled was so sweet. I want more!"Sage, Tiana, and Calvin were dumbfounded by Shane's behavior. Calvin immediately left the room with a feeling of disgust.At the same time, Tiana tried to hide her shock and said, "Um, Mr. Morrison, we'll let Sage keep you company then. We're off to grab a bite!"With that, she disappeared, leaving Sage and Shane alone. Feeling flustered, Sage teased him."Shane Morrison, can you please give me a heads up when you're about to put on an act? I need to ready myself."He scoffed nonchalantly. "I love annoying Ian's little brown-noser."…An hour later, Calvin met with Ian. He complained, "Ian, Shane is too much! He made up excuses to make Sage stay by his side, and he even made her feed him apples in front of us!" He was fuming at the thought of Shane's words to Sage. "Oh, you should've seen the way he

He reasoned, "Just think about it, Ian. Mrs. Holcomb is tough as nails, and she always achieves what she sets her mind to. Also, she loves to doll herself up and live life to the fullest. How could someone like her commit suicide?"Ian didn't feel reassured at all. It was true that Sage loved life and all its beauty, but he couldn't imagine how hopeless someone who was as passionate about life as her must've felt to resort to committing suicide. "I thought you visited Ivy just now, Ian. How'd it go?" Noticing him slipping deeper into his thoughts, Calvin deliberately changed the subject. "Since you have incriminating evidence, why don't you just hand her over to the police and have her convicted? Why bother going through all this trouble to interrogate her?"Ian took a moment to gather his thoughts. "It just seems too much of a coincidence for these pieces of evidence to pop up. On the surface, everything appears to be in order, but I have a feeling that someone is orchestrating

Tiana was never one to act impulsively. She always had her own plans. Both of them were alike. Once they made up their minds, they had to see it through.Sage was aware that she couldn't change Tiana's mind, so she said, "Alright then. Just be careful. Don't come crying to me if you get upset."Tiana didn't respond to her teasing and walked briskly out of the room as if she were confident she could make Ian regret his decisions.Sage sighed softly. Calvin had been urgently summoned back home by his mother earlier that morning, so she couldn't ask him to talk some sense into Tiana. Oh well, all she could do was let Tiana hit a brick wall.…Meanwhile, Tiana arrived at Ian's ward. The gunshot wound on his shoulder hadn't healed yet, and his face looked pale and sickly. He was sitting up in bed, reviewing some documents, and his assistant, Terry, was standing next to him.Terry recognized her and greeted her before tactfully leaving the room. Ian didn't seem surprised by her visit

Tiana also told him that he once had the chance to save his marriage and find happiness, and she informed him that the person he had rescued by jumping into the pond was the very person who had murdered his child…Clutching the DNA test report, Ian stared at the words: "Biological parentage is established between samples A and B, with a probability of paternity/maternity of 99.99%" He then felt a metallic tang in his throat and spat out a mouthful of blood."What's wrong, Mr. Holcomb?" Terry, who had just walked in, panicked and pressed the emergency button when he saw that. "Doctor!"…Meanwhile, Tiana returned to Sage's ward. Tiana wasn't much calmer now than she had been when she stormed out of her room. "How'd it go? I bet you hit a dead end, huh?" Sage asked knowingly. "Don't be upset. I'm not even mad. Let's calm down and get ready to go back home tomorrow. I'll treat you to a fancy dinner and a full-body massage."Tiana gazed at Sage for a moment and couldn't help but h

Sage shook her head. "I have no idea. He showed up while I was half asleep."Then, she asked, "What did you say to him this afternoon? Why does he seem so shaken?""Nothing much," Tiana responded. "I just told him that you were pregnant with his child."Sage had told Ian that before she threatened to jump off the balcony to force him to get a divorce, but he didn't believe her. She couldn't help but wonder how Tiana had managed to convince him. Sage voiced her doubts, and Tiana told her what had happened in the afternoon."What? When did you help me get a paternity test done? Why don't I know about it?" Sage exclaimed. Tiana responded, "You were so devastated at the time, I couldn't bear to burden you with this information."Even though so much time had passed, Sage's heart still ached whenever she thought about the child she had lost. Back when Ian jumped into the lake to save Ivy, Sage had planned to tell him the truth after the divorce to make him regret his actions. But