A Farewell After Being Reborn

Eyes shut, Sage murmured, “I guess so. We met once before this.” lan asked calmly, "And you're calling him 'Zack'?"

She opened her eyes and shot him a puzzled look. "What's wrong with that?"

lan pursed his lips. "Why don't you call him Zachary?"

Sage replied, "Zack is his nickname. He usually goes by it."

lan argued, "Well, “lany’ is my nickname."

Sage knew what lan was getting at. How ridiculous! Last time, lan got drunk at the family gathering that they attended with Linda. There, he pestered her about why she had stopped using his nickname. Not only that, he even forced her to call him lany.

Presently, he seemed petty over how she addressed Zachary. People might mistakenly think that he cared about her.

She snorted. "lan Holcomb, you're being silly.” Then, she turned to stare out of the car window.

He stared at her for a while but said nothing. The couple sat in the car in silence until they arrived at Solaris Estate.

As Sage didn't want to be near lan, she ventured into the kitchen where she found Wanda preparing dinner. lan made his way to the upstairs study.

Wanda looked around and said to Sage cautiously, "Mrs. Holcomb, Mr. Holcomb cares for you very much. When you were in Colville, he'd check the weather forecast in Colville every morning over breakfast.” Sage replied absentmindedly, "Is that so? He must have had nothing better to do."

Wanda seemed very interested in chatting. “Is that true? He'd stare at your photos when he got home from work."

"Oh, Wanda, how did you even know that?" teased Sage. "Did Grandma make you say that to me?"

Wanda, sensing Sage's distrust, hurriedly clarified, "Mrs. Holcomb, I'm telling the truth. Mrs. Holcomb Senior has nothing to do with this.

“I found Mr. Holcomb staring seriously at your photo when I brought some milk to the study room for him. I had to call out to him a few times to get his attention. Only then would he turn off his phone screen.” "Alright, I got it. Wanda, the soup smells heavenly. I'll have a bowl of it now because I'm starving!"

Sage dismissed Wanda's words, knowing that the latter intended to help repair their spousal relationship.

lan did not have a photo of her, and she had hidden her Instagram stories from him. They did not even take a wedding photo together, not to mention couple wefies. What photo of her did he have? Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

Sage was already quite full by dinner time. She hurried toward the bedroom before lan came down for dinner.

When she entered the bedroom, she noticed that the lamp she had discarded had been put back on her bedside table. It was glowing at that moment. Beside the lamp was some cute bunny decor.

She picked up the pair of exquisite bunnies. Their coats were lustrous, and they looked adorable with those long ears. It melted her heart slightly.

"A client gave these to me. I forgot to throw it out and decided to leave it on your table instead.” lan wandered over while Sage was admiring the decor. He nonchalantly explained the bunnies to her.

She shot him a disapproving glance. "How could you throw out these cute bunnies? You have really bad taste.”

He scoffed. "I don't understand what's so cute about them."

Sage ignored him and placed the bunnies on the bedside table. Then, she went to the dressing room to get some clothes before heading into the shower.

He tagged along. Then, he said impassively, "Dad will join us for dinner. Would you like to meet him today, or would you prefer to say hi to him tomorrow?"

She froze in the middle of picking her outfit. Was Leo coming to Solaris Estate? If she had a choice, she did not want to meet Leo at all. What was the point of meeting her father-in-law when divorce was imminent? Still, Linda's birthday was in two days. Even if she avoided Leo for the next two days, she'd have to see him at Linda's birthday party.