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.

aunt before quickly retreating to the kitchen. All the while, Sage didn’t know

the room, Ian finally set Sage down. His arms were a bit sore from carrying her for so long, and he massaged them. It was such an obvious hint, so Sage naturally understood

Sage would have tenderly massaged his arms for him, shyly asking if he was tired. But

wearing thin. He chided, “Sage, I carried you for so long. Don’t you understand the

if he hadn’t earned it, he had still worked hard.

that?

smiled sarcastically. “Yes, you’ve.worked hard. But I didn’t force you to

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you insisted on carrying me. So

she used to serve him tea, run errands for him, and inquire about his well–being, Ian had never forced her to do so. She did it because she believed that it would move

her efforts with indifference. It was because everything

she could forget about asking him to return favors. Now, Sage was merely using his

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 least massage

walked to the bedside table, opened the drawer, and picked out a bank card. Then, she handed it to him. “There’s a 100 grand in

After a while, he stormed out of the bedroom. Meanwhile, Sage walked into the