A Farewell After Being Reborn

Delilah kept apologizing to Sage and seeking reconciliation. She also promised to always consider her feelings and opinions in the future. Sage wasn't in the mood to deal with Delilah, so she made up a few excuses and hung up on her. Feeling uneasy, she sent a message to her grandfather, asking him to warn her uncle not to be overly ambitious.

Exhaustion swept over her after she took care of these things. So, she laid back on her bed and soon drifted off to sleep on the newly changed bedding.

Sage was fast asleep when she felt something heavy on her waist. She tried to shake it off, but it wouldn't budge. When she opened her eyes, she noticed that lan had slipped back into the room.

His arm was resting on her waist, and she was facing him with her head nestled against his shoulder. The first thing that came into view was his sharp jawline.

Even though both of them were in their own blankets, she still felt uncomfortable being in such an intimate position. Hence, she abruptly pushed his arm away and sat up in bed.

lan squinted at her groggily, closed his eyes, and went back to sleep. Sage was flabbergasted. How did she end up next to lan when she clearly remembered she had fallen asleep on the edge of the bed?

of bed. But Sage couldn't fall back asleep. Thus, she put

strips. Then, she flattened it into discs. Then, she added the prepared filling and

pressed into the shape of small cakes before placing them in the oven. There were

detract from. He walked toward her steadily. It seemed

you here?" she asked with a frown. Sage had never seen him enter the

for Grandma. She called me and asked me to help you," he

alright, I can handle it." She didn't need or want

Grandma this early in the morning." lan walked over to her, rolling up

was to prepare a meal. Maybe if