"Don't worry,” Giselle said, a pained expression on her delicate face. "I wouldn't dare to mess with her with you here."

"That's what I thought.” Shane scoffed. Then, his expression changed drastically as he turned to Sage. "Don't worry. I'll wait over there. Just call me if you need anything."

Sage rolled her eyes at him and ignored him. The man walked away, glancing back every few steps.

Giselle took a deep breath and said, "So we've met again, Ms. Joyner." Her eyes shone with determination as if she had come to terms with something.

Sage couldn't bear to see the young lady's crestfallen face. Hence, she cut to the chase. "Shane was just spouting nonsense, Ms. Rosethorn. Please don't take it to heart. Also, I lied to you. He has no feelings for me at all.

"He threatened me into coming here today. Feel free to court him if you like him. I will never be an obstacle in your relationship, so please don't see me as your rival."

into your situation. I know you're married, and you're

her situation. Sage sighed, feeling drained. "Ms. Rosethorn, whether my husband and

aware that there's a deep-seated conflict between Shane and your husband. Those two have always been at odds," Giselle continued. "Hence, he wouldn't get

Sage couldn't help but ask,

business world. In this life, both of them still didn't see

hadn't expected the conversation to take such a sharp turn. "That's

be using me as a shield to

there's plenty of other women he could use! Why would he have to use you?" Giselle persisted. “There are plenty of women around him. Yet, I've never felt threatened because I know he doesn't care

shook her head as she thought, “Love really does

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