A Farewell After Being Reborn

Sage laughed to herself. In her previous life, she’d waited for eight years to receive a divorce certificate and news of him marrying Ivy. How could he fall for her in a month in this life?

“I just want to know whether you’d still want to get a divorce if Ian realizes how great you are and falls for you,” Linda said.

Sage met her hopeful gaze and nodded resolutely. “Yes.”

No matter how this life turned out, she still didn’t want to have anything to do with Ian anymore.

She’d had enough of the bitterness of love. She wanted to stay away from Ian and start a new life!

…

After walking out of Holcomb Manor, Sage saw Ian sitting in the car with a dark expression. Despite all the trouble they’d gone to, the divorce had still fallen through. She bet Ian thought she and Linda had schemed to pull this off.

She could already foresee Ian humiliating and interrogating her once she got into the car, so she decided to ignore him and hail a cab herself.

“Get in the car!” Ian ordered coldly when he saw what she was up to.

“Thanks, but no thanks. We’re going in different directions,” Sage said huffily. She was annoyed that they hadn’t managed to go through with the divorce. Why would she be dumb enough to serve herself on a silver platter for Ian to humiliate and insult her?

tone carried a hint of

that, go get the divorce over with right now!” Sage retorted angrily.

such a tone. It was also her first time rebuking him like this. Ian’s expression morphed into one

Sage could process what he meant by that, she saw him get out of the car and storm toward

anxiety, she turned and bit him hard on the arm.

go. Instead, he lifted her up like she was

commanded Terry.

started; there was no way Sage could escape. She quickly pulled out her phone and aimed the camera at Ian. She warned, “If you dare lay a hand on

looked like he’d just heard a joke. He leaned close to her. As his tall stature closed the distance between them, it made Sage feel oppressed. She couldn’t help retracting

are you doing?”

are you so nervous?” He scoffed and held his wrist up, revealing the bite mark on it. “Look at how hard you bit me. Even if I were to lay

Ian had hated her,

faint scent of pinewood on him. It made her feel uncomfortable, so she shoved

with him. He was shoved backward so abruptly that he almost knocked his head on the window. He raged,

a simple shove is enough to make you fall

this tough with him, nor had she ever said such mocking things. Now, she was as prickly as a

got guts, Sage. Have you finally grown a brain? You’ve learned how to distract me because you

“I want the divorce more than you do! Grandma’s the one who’s making me wait until after her birthday!”

promised Linda that she would do her best as his wife and keep their marriage going. She would do her best to make him fall for her. It had only been a year