A Farewell After Being Reborn

lan thought he had dialed the wrong number when he heard her coquettish, but urgent, voice. He looked at his phone and confirmed that it was Sage on the line.

However, she had been distant and indifferent toward him recently. Her sudden change in attitude suggested she was in serious trouble and needed help.

"Where are you?" he asked calmly.

Sage told him the location of the restaurant. lan didn't ask who she was with or why she was there. Instead, he simply said, "I'll pick you up in a bit."

Sage felt a wave of relief wash over her after hanging up the phone. Giselle and Shane were too difficult to deal with, and she didn't want to get involved in their love-hate relationship. lan's call couldn't have come at a better time.

“I can't teach you anything, Ms. Rosethorn," Sage said solemnly. "I'm telling you the truth. Shane doesn't like me, and he never will. Honestly, you're young, beautiful, and wealthy. Why don't you move on and find someone who is better suited for you?"

advised people not to be obsessed with love and romance. Sage believed that there was so much more to life and that revolving around a man was

had anticipated Sage's refusal. “I've got my own plans, Ms. Joyner, and I don't need you to lecture me," Giselle said lowly. "I can't believe you just gave me the runaround when I sincerely asked you

Morrison Senior made it clear that I was the

past, but it had fallen on deaf ears. In the end,

on Giselle anymore. "I'll wish you all the best then, Ms. Rosethorn. My husband is almost

"Why are you leaving already when you

pick me up. If you're that upset about it, why don't you go crash his car again? You could also

great woman. If you're genuinely not interested in her, be upfront with your and her parents. Don't lead

grin spread across his face when he heard that.