Chapter 139

Sage’s cheeks were slightly red. She glared at Ian and sat down, saying, “I’ll just comply then.”

“Mr. Holcomb, your wife is so lovely. You shouldn’t make her angry. You must apologize properly when you go back later,” said Colin.

Ian, as if he were truly a man who had angered his wife, readily agreed, “Okay.”

Just as they were talking, the restaurant manager knocked on the door and handed a bottle of ointment to lan before apologizing on behalf of the waiter for what happened earlier. Only then did the people in the room notice the redness.

on his hand.

“Mr. Holcomb, why didn’t you speak up earlier? This burn could be serious,”

someone said.

Remaining calm, Ian replied, “My wife helped me to rinse it with cold water earlier. I’m fine.”

seemed to be calling

dinner appointment at a seafood restaurant not too long ago. Ian had refused to go and instead had asked him to go

couldn’t understand Ian’s indecisiveness over such

in front of the

ointment in Ian’s hand, Terry quickly suggested, “Mrs. Holcomb, why don’t you help Mr. Holcomb apply the ointment? It’ll be inconvenient for him to apply

apply the ointment promptly. Otherwise, it might

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act had to continue. She graciously took

ointment or the fragrance from her hair, but lan felt the

it,” she

the

said to

urgency in Ian’s tone when he pulled her into his arms and how natural

care for her and to publicly acknowledge her identity. But he always avoided her and treated her with disgust. Now, however,

any expectations for Ian. She had tasted the bitterness of love once, and that was enough for her. When the dinner ended, Terry escorted Colin and the rest back. Meanwhile, Sage and Ian walked to the courtyard to wait for the

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