Chapter 40
“Good evening, Grandma and everyone,” lan greeted gracefully.
“lan, you’re truly dutiful. You always come to accompany your grandmother, unlike those ungrateful brats in our family who always say they’re busy as an excuse not to show up!”
“No kidding! Can anyone be busier than lan? He runs such a huge corporation. and still manages to make time. I think our grandchildren simply find us
bothersome!”
“Alas, lan never disappoints. He is both capable and respectful. Mrs. Holcomb
Senior is blessed!”
As he listened to the aunts’ praises, lan wore a subtle smile. Glancing at Sage, he calmly said, “You all are too kind. I don’t have much time to be with Grandma regularly. It’s my Sage who spends more time with her.”
Hearing “my Sage” coming from lan’s mouth made Sage think she was hearing things. Even during social niceties, he had never addressed her like that before!
Sage stared at lan while trying to read his face. However, his expression. remained impassive, like nothing happened.
Meanwhile, Linda discreetly observed both of their expressions. She turned to lan and said, “You’re a sensible boy. It’s good that you know Sage’s virtues!”
“Yes, Sage is a dutiful child as well! And she’s beautiful. She’s a perfect match for lan!”
The women continued to shower Sage with compliments. In the midst of the flattering, several other of lan’s relatives approached him for a talk.
Acting like a considerate husband, lan turned to Sage and said, “You stay with Grandma for a while; I’ll join you shortly.”
Sage played along by offering a gracious smile. “Okay.”
“Sage and lan seem to be growing closer!” one of the aunts from Sage’s family remarked. “Sage, when are you two planning to have children? Let’s expand the
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family! Grandma, what do you think?”
Linda chuckled at that. “No rush. Sage is still young. When she wants to have
children, she will naturally. I’m not that old-fashioned that I would urge for great – grandchildren!”
After a few more light-hearted conversations, Linda expressed her desire to take a stroll in the garden, and Sage volunteered to accompany her.
After helping Linda up, Sage walked with her to the garden.
“Sage, it’s been many days since you contacted me. Do you not want your grandma anymore?” Linda scolded playfully.
“Grandma, what are you saying?” Sage pouted. “I’ve said it before; even if I divorce lan, you’ll still be my grandma!”
Linda playfully tapped Sage’s head and chided, “A couple should quarrel and make up in bed. Did you eat the corn chowder I had someone send you last time?”
When she recalled the last incident, Sage felt a tingling sensation on her lips. Grandma, please don’t do that again. We haven’t done anything, and it caused quite a bit of unpleasantness.”
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“It must be that brat’s fault again!” Linda shook her head in frustration. “Sage, I can see that lan is starting to care about you. Aren’t you thinking of changing your mind?”
Sage shook her head. They had just put on a facade for the elders.
She said in a serious tone, “Grandma, I know you suggested postponing the divorce until after your birthday to give us some time to cool off. But we don’t
need it.
“I insisted on this marriage. No matter how much time passes, lan won’t change his views on me. I don’t want to tie him down anymore either.”
Linda held Sage’s hand and responded earnestly, “Sage, lan has always been a determined person. If he truly didn’t want to marry you, I can’t have forced him in the first place.”
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Sage picked out the meaning behind Linda’s words, yet she refused to deceive herself. “Linda, you don’t have to comfort me. I’m well aware of lan’s attitude.”
Leaving aside the fact that lan still despised her, she couldn’t allow herself to harbor illusions about him any longer, even if there were a genuine change in his feelings.
She did not want to interfere with the tacit understanding and emotions between him and Ivy again in this lifetime.
When she saw Sage’s determined expression, Linda refrained from further persuasion. Clearly, Sage had experienced enough heartache and
disappointment
to make such a resolute decision.
Linda only hoped that lan would quickly realize the truth and mend Sage’s heart.
In the leisure area of the private room, a group of women discussed their
children.
“My son’s birthday is approaching, and he mentioned that Gentlemen’s Style’s high-end clothes are good. The store sent me a link with several styles; could
you
all take a look for me?”
One of them pulled out a tablet, and everyone leaned in to see.
lan happened to pass by and glanced at the screen.
“lan, you have great taste in fashion. Could you help me decide?” the woman
asked.
When everyone expected lán to decline, he surprised them by picking up the tablet. He browsed through the new arrivals on the homepage and then checked.
the price range.
Ultimately, he filtered the selection under 30 grand and chose a ready-made suit.
priced at 28,800 dollars. It was a rather casual black suit.
“lan, I may not be as wealthy as you, but I can afford more than that,” the
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woman said with a smile.
Jan chuckled and returned to the homepage. He pointed at a custom-made suit worth a million dollars. “This one looks good to me.”
“Oh, indeed! It’s elegant and stylish. Come and take a look, everyone!”
As the women gathered, fan handed back the tablet and walked toward the
garden outside.
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Linda beamed at the compliment. She cooperated with Sage by tilting her head
left and right in various poses.
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her.
Despite Sage’s usual irrational behavior, her sincerity toward Linda was
undeniable.
“lan, why are you standing there? Come and take photos with us!” Linda spotted
him and called out.
Sage also turned toward Jan. Her bright smile faded a little upon seeing him. However, she quickly ignored him and continued taking photos of Linda.
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Feeling a twinge of dissatisfaction,
lan noticed that Sage’s attitude toward him had worsened lately. In the past, even without Linda’s prompting, she would joyfully run
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He had even given her a black card for her shopping spree. Why was she still
acting so strangely?
“Why do women hold onto grudges?” lan felt frustrated and sent a message to Calvin Luther, who claimed to understand women best.
Calvin replied almost instantly, “Who? What kind of woman is she? Ian, are you.
looking for a side chick?”
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lan couldn’t be bothered to entertain Calvin’s nonsense and approached Linda.
Linda called Sage over and instructed lan to take pictures. “Go, take some beautiful shots for me and Sage.”
lan took the camera and snapped a few shots.
Linda then said, “Sage, the scenery there is beautiful. Stand there and let lan
take
a photo of you.”