A Farewell After Being Reborn

"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."

I know you're married, and you're not into Shane. However,

sighed, feeling drained. "Ms. Rosethorn, whether my husband and I get divorced

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 too close to you. You should be grateful that he didn't take his anger out on

though it wasn't the right time, Sage couldn't help but ask, "Do you know

life, Shane and lan were rivals in the business world. In this life, both of them still didn't

a sharp turn. "That's not the point here, Ms.

might be using me as a shield to reject your marriage proposal?” she

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 about them. But I can tell at a glance that you're different

as she thought, “Love