“Since you’re in such a hurry to die, why don’t you just stab yourself and end it? Why go to the trouble of jumping off a building and causing a scene?” A man’s voice rang out. It was filled with contempt.

“I wanted to stab—” Suddenly, Sage Joyner found that something was wrong with what Ian Holcomb had said. When had she jumped off a building?

“You’re finally awake, Mrs. Holcomb.” The housekeeper, Wanda May, came over with a glass of water and some pills. “Does your head hurt? The doctor said you have minor symptoms of a concussion and prescribed some medication for you. Do you want to take it now?”

Sage didn’t answer. She found that she was lying on a bed in a spacious bedroom. From the furnishings, it seemed to be the master bedroom at the Holcomb residence.

She hadn’t seen the inside of this place since being sent to a mental institution two years ago. Could Ian have suddenly brought her home?

No, something was wrong.

made it out alive, there was no

looked down at herself. There weren’t any injuries on her chest! Instead, her head and wrist had been wrapped in gauze.

out. “Find yourself a taller place next time if you still wanna jump off buildings. Throwing yourself off the second floor isn’t

that, he strode out of

check the rest of her body. After spending two years at the mental institution, she’d become gaunt and haggard. But now, her skin was

body were also free from the wounds and bruises the carers and patients at the mental institution had inflicted on

was saddened by Ian’s words and tried to console

day is it today, Wanda?” Sage interrupted urgently. She was still reeling from what had happened.

Shekdotter’s birthday. You heard about Mr. Holcomb celebrating her birthday for her, so you called him to come

despite knowing Wanda had misunderstood her. She quickly glanced around and

to the conservatory. As expected, it was a mess. There’d been all sorts of expensive flowers inside, but now, all

Ivy Shekdotter’s birthday with her. And when she’d heard about him buying flowers for

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