A Farewell After Being Reborn

Chapter 149

Sage wasn’t in the mood to bicker with him. If he wanted to carry her, so be it. She wasn’t the one getting tired anyway. Having waited on Ian for so many years, she shouldn’t feel bad about benefitting from him for once.

With this thought in mind, Sage fell silent and placed her hands back onto his shoulders, leaning back slightly to adopt a posture that suggested she was

making him her laborer.

Ian understood her intentions, and for a moment, he didn’t know whether to be angry or amused. The two walked back home without exchanging a word,

maintaining this intimate, yet oddly, distant posture.

When they arrived, Sage prepared to get down to change her shoes, but Ian continued to carry her.

“Are you planning to carry me upstairs?” Sage asked.

Ian replied, “It’s only a few steps away.” With that, he carried her upstairs.

out. Seeing the affectionate scene, she smiled like a doting aunt before quickly retreating to the kitchen. All the while, Sage didn’t

arms were a bit sore from carrying her for so long, and he massaged

arms for him, shyly asking if he was tired. But now, she simply pushed him away and said, “Move aside. I need to use

He chided, “Sage, I carried you for

had still worked hard. Was

that?

smiled sarcastically. “Yes, you’ve.worked hard. But I

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put me down, you insisted on carrying me. So if your arms are sore,

run errands for him, and inquire about his well–being, Ian had never forced her to do so. She did it because

efforts with indifference. It was because everything she did for

to return favors. Now, Sage was merely using

her words. “I just helped you, didn’t I?” Normally, Ian wouldn’t bother bringing these trivial matters up, but at this moment, he seemed inclined. to argue. “Can’t you at

drawer, and picked out a bank card. Then, she handed it to

After a while, he stormed out of the bedroom. Meanwhile, Sage walked into the bathroom without a trace