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.”

how Ian seemed to be calling Sage his wife more

began to recall a previous dinner appointment at a seafood restaurant not too long ago. Ian had refused to go and instead had asked him to go as a representative. But

Ian’s indecisiveness over such an

saw Sage in front of

quickly suggested, “Mrs. Holcomb, why don’t you help Mr. Holcomb apply the ointment?

the ointment promptly. Otherwise, it might ulcerate, “Colin chimed

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couple act had to continue. She graciously took the

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

do it,” she

done applying the

wash my hands,” she said to everyone

pulled her into his arms and how natural he seemed

and to publicly acknowledge her identity. But he always avoided her and treated her with disgust. Now, however, she had everything she always wanted.

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 driver to

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