A Farewell After Being Reborn

Sage's grin didn't anger lan in the slightest. It had been a while since she smiled so brightly at him. Usually, she only gave him cold smirks and an occasional gleeful laugh when she pranked him. Sage's smile might have been fake, but it stirred something in him. Her smile, once common, had become rarer lately. He struggled to get used to its absence.

"Don't worry. Your card might still be with me, but it's technically still yours,” she added in the face of his silence.

"Sage, don't be childish,” he said with a snort. "Didn't I say that you have the freedom to do anything with the gift I gave you? I'm only here to tell you this before I leave: Terry has taken care of the incident last night. It will not happen again.”

With that, lan left in great strides, leaving her frozen in shock. Ian's behavior was unusual. Why did he defend her, and why wasn't he angered by her provocation?

She decided to put her thoughts behind her. She had never managed to read his mind anyway. Nonetheless, she felt relieved to learn that lan had taken care of the incident last night.

A call from Priscilla came in, interrupting her thoughts, so Sage hurriedly picked up and told her the good news.

guests to the opening ceremony of his winery today,

industry heard about it, and they joked that his winery

isn't he? He's taken care of yesterday's incident

how lonely she looked on the dance floor. Priscilla knew a thing or two about Sage's past with

with lan nor to break

of lan voluntarily carrying her on his back last night. She mused, "Maybe. Of course, there are people and

Priscilla, Susan texted her, urging her to get her back to dinner. She

gone for so

argument. Since lan had left, she said, "Uncle Owen, Aunt Susan, I want to make this clear: do not ask for