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.

results then.” Sage removed her apron. "Do you need me to tie it

push it. Instead, she told him that since Wanda wasn't home, if he soiled his clothes he'd have to wash them himself. Then, she folded her hands, leaned back, and watched as he

and prove himself, but it was much more difficult than he had imagined. Eventually, he managed 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

as he reached out to snatch the flattened dough back and re-knead

up grabbing her wrist and pulling her into his

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 on the tip of

couldn't help but laugh out loud as she imagined lan's face on a puppy. She laughed so

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

wild. Sage, who was caught off guard, tried to back away, but lan