Female NovelSage turned over and realized lan had walked up to her at some point and was currently pointing outthe flaws in the contract.
His long arm almost touched her nose as he gestured at the computer screen. She couldn't help butcatch a whiff of the cedarwood and alcohol on him.
"Don't look at me. Look at the contract." lan turned her head with his hand. Sage rolled her eyes whenshe noticed his tone and actions were like those of a teacher teaching his apprentice. However, shedidn't protest and turned her attention back to the contract.novelbin
The problems he pointed out made her feel as if a light bulb had been switched on in her head. Theywere all difficult issues to spot, but he was able to point them out at a glance. No wonder he was ableto manage Holcomb Corporation so well. lan really was capable.
Sage was able to identify and correct the problems in the contract under lan's guidance. She then sentthe revised contract to her uncle.
Sage stretched after she was done. She was exhausted, and she wasn't feeling well either to beginwith. In addition to that, she had a long day. All she wanted was to take a shower and go to bed.
lan was sitting beside her with glassy eyes. He gazed at her with an unreadable expression. "You'venever shown any interest in your family business, and you've always told me to stay out of it. So whyare you now suddenly so invested in it?"
Sage responded matter-of-factly, "I didn't want you to get involved because I didn't want to rely on youconstantly. It's only natural for me to be invested-it's my family business, after all."
lan felt a sense of unease growing in his gut as he listened to Sage, who seemed to be drawing a clearline between them. He pursed his lips and went to bed without another word.
Sage ignored him, grabbed a set of pajamas from the wardrobe, and stalked into the bathroom. Thehickeys on her body were starting to fade, but the ones where lan had bit her hardest were still dark.Sage cursed under her breath as she put on her pajamas and stepped out of the bathroom. lan wasalready asleep, sprawled out on the bed when she stepped out. He hadn't bothered to cover himself ortake off his shoes.
His breathing was steady, and he looked much less imposing when he was asleep. The coldness andarrogance he usually wore like a mask were gone. The night light shone on his handsome face andmade him look extremely captivating.
Sage recalled the only other time she had spent the night here. She had pretended to be asleep untilmidnight before she crept over to lan's side. She gazed down at his handsome face and couldn't resiststealing a kiss.
Sage smiled wryly as she thought about how low she had sunk. Then, she grabbed a thin blanket andsettled onto the couch. She was so exhausted that she fell asleep as soon as she lay down.
While she was asleep, she felt something wet and sticky touch her cheek. Sage wanted to open hereyes, but she was too tired and ignored it. Sage awoke the next morning to sunlight streaming inthrough her window. Checking her phone, she realized it was already past 9:00 a.m. Her uncle hadreplied to her message, saying that he'd had his assistant revise the contract. He had also asked her tothank lan for him.
Sage was worried that her uncle wouldn't take her seriously, so she dropped lan's name and said hehad looked over the contract and made some changes. This tactic seemed to have worked.
Sage was sure that the other party wouldn't want to sign the contract once they reviewed it. But in anycase, once this was all over, she would have to thank lan. After freshening up, she headed downstairsto find lan.
It was the day the couple had agreed to get a divorce. Sage wanted to go straight to the court to get thedivorce certificate.