A Farewell After Being Reborn

"Sage Joyner, did you just call me stupid?" lan couldn't help but lose his temper because of her constant nitpicking.

"Are you sure you're not stupid? After all, you can't even handle such a simple task," Sage said.

It seemed like the old her had thought of lan as overly perfect and capable. If she had discovered his clumsiness earlier, she might not have liked him as much.

He snatched the rolling pin back from her when he noticed her shaking her head and sighing again. He ordered, "Stay out of it! I'll do it!"

Sage rolled her eyes. lan was still as competitive as ever. lan was the kind of person who couldn't handle minor setbacks.

removed her apron. "Do you

didn't push it. Instead, she told him that since Wanda wasn't home, if he soiled his clothes he'd have to

to press the dough into a disc, but it was uneven and even tore in some places. Sage burst into laughter. She lifted the flattened dough, held it in front of her, and asked lan, "Mr. Holcomb, what do you think is bigger? My eyes or this

sarcastic. His expression hardened as he reached out to snatch the flattened dough back and re-knead it into a

ended up grabbing her wrist and pulling her into his embrace. He instinctively tightened his grip on her as she fell into

hit his chin, and she found herself wrapped in his embrace. Sage raised her head and was about to snap when she noticed a dusting of white flour

as she imagined lan's face on a puppy. She laughed so hard that her body shook, and

suppressing his desire since the night before, couldn't resist any longer. He hoisted her onto the countertop and leaned in to

off guard,