Chapter 179
“What are you worried about, then?” Linda asked knowingly. “I’m assuming you still haven’t changed your mind about divorcing Ian?”
Sage didn’t answer her question. Instead, she apologized. “I’m sorry, Grandma. I didn’t realize Uncle Owen and Aunt Susan would go and bother you last time. I must’ve caused you a lot of distress, didn’t I?”
Linda let out a soft sigh when she heard that. “I wasn’t bothered by their visit. However, I wished what they said was true–that you wouldn’t divorce Ian.”
Sage fell silent because that was something she couldn’t do.
Of course, Linda understood what her silence meant. “Sage, you promised you wouldn’t bring up divorce before my birthday, but you still got your hands on the divorce agreement. Did Ian do something to upset you again?”
Linda continued, “I’ve been waiting for you to confide in me, but you haven’t called me until
now.”
Sage used to complain to Linda quite frequently, which caused her a great deal of trouble. Sage apologized again. “This has nothing to do with Ian, Grandma. I insisted that he sign it first. I heard you even scolded him. But the truth is, you should have scolded me instead.”
Linda chuckled. “Oh, Sage, just look at you. You’re still standing up for Ian. Be honest with me, did you decide to have Ian sign the divorce agreement early because of what happened with Ivy at the party last time?” 1
The elderly woman might not have been tech–savvy, but that didn’t mean she had no means
of receiving news.
Sage was about to respond when Linda continued, “That woman was just someone who used to come over to our house when she was younger. She and Ian are just acquaintances. There’s absolutely nothing going on between them. Shall I go talk to her and kick her out of the company?”
“No! It’s alright, Grandma,” Sage hurriedly intervened. “No one expected the chandelier to come crashing down at the party last time. Besides, Ian didn’t do anything wrong. Those reports were just made up to grab attention. Please don’t talk to Ivy.”
In her previous life, Linda had looked for Ivy on her behalf. Then, Ivy resigned, as per Linda’s instructions. However, Ian was no fool. With a simple investigation, he discovered
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that she and Linda had conspired to force Ivy to leave.
Consequently, Ian not only rejected Ivy’s resignation but even proposed that she join the Holcomb Corporation’s board of directors. No one could force her to leave once she joined
the board.
Linda was furious when she found out. She summoned fan back to Holcomb Manor and forced him to rescind his decision and dismiss Ivy.
Ian, however, refused outright, claiming that Ivy was qualified to join the board of directors, Linda was so upset that she fell ill for many days.
In this life, Sage didn’t want Linda to fall ill from anger again.
“Grandma, I’m the one who wants to get a divorce. This is between me and Ian. It has nothing to do with Ivy. There’s no reason for you to involve her.”
“When did you become so tolerant, my dear?” Linda seemed displeased. “That woman looks like she’s up to no good. Don’t you want me to teach her a lesson on your behalf?” 1
Sage did want that. She had to admit that Linda had a sharp eye–she could see right through Ivy at a glance. It was just a pity that Ian couldn’t see it.
However, Linda’s lecture wouldn’t affect Ivy at all. On the contrary, Ivy would use the opportunity to make herself look as pitiful as possible. Sage didn’t want to give her that opportunity.
“I’m far from tolerant, Grandma. It’s just that… nothing will change even if you teach Ivy a lesson. Don’t worry about me. I know my
limits.”
Linda couldn’t help but worry for her grandson when she heard Sage’s calm and composed
response.
Sage used to be so anxious whenever something related to Ian arose. She would actively ask for help and turn to Linda for advice.
