A Farewell After Being Reborn

Chapter 21

Ian had even gotten the idea that Sage was demanding a divorce because she was throwing a tantrum over what had happened that day.

Even if it was unnecessary, she still couldn’t help asking, “Since you knew that was the fifth anniversary of our first meeting, you must’ve known how important it was to me. Why did you still leave with Ivy?”

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Ian looked calm. “To me, it was no different from any other day.”

Of course. Since he didn’t love her, what did any sort of anniversary matter? All of this” was nothing but her single–sided expectations.

Sage muttered self–deprecatingly, “I wonder where I found the courage to think I could move you one day.”

Ian didn’t hear her properly. When he turned to look at her, her expression had already gone back to normal. “I’m not throwing a tantrum or kicking up a fuss. I’m serious. about wanting to divorce.”

She was still going on about the divorce! Ian’s expression darkened. “Do you think marriage is a game? Do you think you can get married and divorced whenever you want?”

Sage found this funny. “What, don’t you want to get rid of me as soon as possible so you can get together with your lovely Ivy?”

Ian despised Sage’s tone. She sounded harsh, contemptuous, and uncaring. “That’s my business. You have no right to use Grandma to force me into getting married when you want, then demand a divorce just because you want one!”

“What do you want, then?”

“Since you’ve tormented me for so long, you have to wait until I’m done tormenting

you!”

nuts.” Sage put down her cutlery and stood up. “There’s more than a month left until Grandma’s birthday. Once it’s over, we’re getting divorced. I’m not

now. “You love being Mrs. Holcomb, don’t

flung his cutlery onto the table and left.

wrong with you, Ian?”

Today, he was saying that she had to stick around

your head checked if something’s

door and strode out of the house, leaving Sage fuming along in the dining room. Just then, her phone rang. The ringtone was one she’d recorded specially for lan to use, but he’d scorned it. So, Sage set it as her own ringtone. She figured there was a chance Ian would

such a hopeless romantic

answered the phone.

something? Why do you sound so mad?” Tiana

in exasperation. “Why are you calling me instead of spending time with

to the mall to pick out something for

looked at the black card before her. “Sure!”

only would she go shopping with Tiana, but she would also swipe the hell

and Sage met up at the mall.

my. It’s only been half a month since we’ve seen each other, but you look so spirited now. Has lan finally

and was taking her meals regularly. Plus, Wanda had been making her nutritious meals every day. How

get in a bad mood.” Sage said, “I’m a natural beauty who

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“Is the bastard you’re

your precious Dr. Tate,

“But-”

Ian?”