"Our company doesn't lack connections and resources. Why would we give away our money freely to others?" Susan then said to Ian, "I'll just be honest with you, Ian. I came here tonight to make dinner for you because there's something I need your help with."Your uncle wants to partner up with Pacific Group, but they don't believe in him. So, I was thinking that maybe you could help meet up with them and get us connected?""Ian's really busy nowadays and has no time to help with the Joyner family's issues, so please don't burden him further, Aunt Susan!" Sage said coldly."What are you saying, Sage? Ian is our family's son-in-law. How would it be a burden for him to help his in-laws? What do you say, Ian?" Susan then asked Ian.Ian glanced at Sage, who had a cold expression on her face. He then said lightly, "Give me the other party's information, Aunt Susan. I'll have someone check on it later before giving you a reply.""Oh, thank you so much, Ian! I knew you would help us out!

Sage replied, "Normal married couples get into fights and stop talking to one another, too. Now we're in the aftermath of a fight, and I don't want to see you."Ian asked, "What was our fight about?""Did you forget? Who was it that behaved rudely outside the sports complex two days ago and embarrassed my friend?"Ian snorted. "Why did I need to act courteously in front of someone who was eyeing up my wife?""What is wrong with you?" Sage didn't like hearing Ian insulting Michael. "Why would a bright young man set his eyes on a married woman like me?"Ian stared coldly at Sage. "You're still defending him? Who do you think knows men better, you or me?"Sage looked at his ugly expression and suddenly understood something. "Were you jealous because you thought another man was eyeing your wife?"No wonder Ian would suggest they live together like a normal married couple. His possessiveness was triggered!Ian had gotten fed up with Sage's constant admiration of him, but now that he

Ian was rendered speechless by Sage's statement.Terry, who was standing by the kitchen, sighed as he witnessed the scene. Sage was so fortunate to be able to get her hands on so much money.Although Bolton Investment had set the maximum reward at 100 thousand dollars, Ian unexpectedly gave Sage one million dollars. However, Ian's money would eventually belong to Sage anyway. Therefore, at that moment, it didn't really matter.Ian's actions both pleased Sage and kept the money within the family. It was a clever move on his part.As expected of Ian Holcomb—he was truly intelligent!Wanda suddenly asked anxiously, "Mr. Zane, you've been blocking the entrance for a while now. Can I please get through? Mrs. Holcomb hasn't had breakfast yet."When he saw that Ian and Sage were almost done talking, Terry stepped aside and suggested, "Wanda, you should probably take a few days off."Wouldn't that allow Ian to eat Sage's home-cooked meals?Wanda instantly panicked and asked, "Mr. Zan

Layla was always on her phone, talking to her friends about clothes and handbags. She paid no attention to Henry's attentiveness and only saw him as an ordinary pursuer.It was obvious that Henry must have done something else later on to make Layla change her mind about him."Hey, Layla, check it out! Your cousin's handbag looks exactly like the limited edition one they're selling online."The woman suddenly exclaimed with envy, "Regular folks can't get their hands on these handbags! They're exclusively reserved for high-profile clients!"She spoke so loudly that even Henry, who was playing billiards, couldn't help but look over.Layla said with a hint of jealousy, "It's no surprise that she has so much money to spend. Not only did she marry into a wealthy family, my grandfather even gave her 100 million dollars when she got married!"Sage didn't deny that she was rich. When the waiter came over, she took out the black card that Ian had given her.Amidst a chorus of envious gaze

No wonder Ian had been busy lately. It turned out that he was busy kissing up to the Shekdotters.It must have been difficult for him. After all, he needed to do extra work on top of his regular workload at the company."Mrs. Holcomb," Ivy politely greeted when she saw Sage.Being a sensible woman, she said to Ian, "Now that my job here is done, I'm going back to Bolton Investment.""Okay."Once Ivy left, Ian glanced at Sage, who had come here empty-handed. He seemed to be silently questioning her as to why she didn't buy anything for him.Sage ignored his look as she asked coldly, "Where's the antique inkwell?"Ian frowned, not understanding why Sage's demeanor had changed even though she had been friendly to him over the phone earlier.He recalled Ivy's presence in his office just now, so he decided to be patient with Sage for once. "Ivy was here earlier to give me a report on tomorrow's banquet—""Your relationship with her has nothing to do with me," Sage interrupted. "Hur