Chapter 159


    “Miss, your phone’s ringing!” someone told Sage as she was goofing off with Kai.


    She checked her phone. It was a call from Wanda. “Wanda, what’s up?” Sage asked after epting


    the call.


    Wanda, perhaps a little taken aback at the noise in the background, paused before cautiously asking,


    “Mrs. Hob, where are you? It’s a little noisy on your end.”


    Sage wandered over to a quiet corner and answered, “I’m with some friends at a bar. Why did you


    call?”


    After some hesitation, Wanda wondered aloud, “Mrs. Hob, it’s nearly 11:00 p.m. now. When are


    you going toe home?”


    Before Wanda went to sleep, she’d asionally check what time Sage wasing home. Sage


    replied, “I don’t know. Wanda, just go to sleep. Don’t worry about me.


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    “Um, one more thing, Mrs. Hob,” Wanda added. “Mr. Hob couldn’t find his usual pajamas.”


    “Well, he can always wear other pajamas. Does he want to make me go home just to search for his


    pajamas?”


    “But he isn’t used to the other sets. You woke upter than him this morning. Did you happen to put his


    usual pajamas away in another drawer?”


    “I never touch his stuff. I didn’t even know if he sleptst night. How on earth. would I know where his


    pajamas are? Wanda, you shouldn’t spoil him. Just let him be.”


    “But-”


    “No buts. Wanda, my friends are calling for me. I’ll hang up now.”


    Just as Sage was about to hang up, she heard Ian’s frosty voice ringing out. “Sage Joyner, won’t you


    look at the time? How much longer will you hang out at that bar?”


    It turned out that Ian was with Wanda. Had he requested Wanda to call her? How novel. In the past,


    she was the one who asked Ian what time he’de home. Now, the tables had turned.


    “I’m asking you a question,” he snapped.


    She emted his icy tone from the past and replied, “I don’t know. Stop


    bothering me over nothing.”


    Then, she hung up without giving him a chance to respond. She cheered up at the thought of him


    fuming at the phone. She finally had the chance to give him a taste of his own medicine!


    “Miss, is it time for you to go home?” Michael approached her. “I’ll call you a cab.


    She scoffed. “No! Who said I’m going home? Let’s continue ying games and drinking!”


    Michael obediently yed games with Sage, but he refused to let her drink anymore. Every time she


    lost a round, he’d volunteer to take the punishment drink for her.


    One of his bandmates finally blurted out, “Michael, she’s never declined drinks. You’re quite the


    responsible knight in shining armor, aren’t you?”


    Although Michael blushed from their teasing, he answered earnestly, “I was the one who invited her. Of


    course, I have to make sure she’s sober.”


    “Aren’t you worried that you’ve had too much to drink? You’re a lightweight, you


    know.”


    “I’ll be fine after a good night’s sleep. I don’t want her to overdrink because it’ll hurt her health.” a


    Sage felt touched by his concern. She dered generously, “Michael Olsen, I’m your loyal fan from


    now on. I’ll buy anything you endorse as a real fan does–I promise!”


    “Miss, are you drunk? He has no endorsements for now!” someone joked.


    She replied confidently, “He’ll get endorsements pretty soon!”


    The bandmatesughed at me


    his fan at its finest!”


    Feeling dizzy, she raised her ss and grinned at Michael. “Come on. Let’s drink to our ‘mutual love‘,


    shall we?”


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    The bandmatesughed at them. “Wow, this is mutual love between an idol and his fan at its finest!”


    Feeling dizzy, she raised her ss and grinned at Michael. “Come on. Let’s drink to our ‘mutual love‘,


    shall we?”