A Relentless Pursuit for Love novel Chapter 1

They had been married for three years yet nothing had changed. He was cold as he enunciated each word. Each frigid word was delivered without a hint of warmth in his voice. 

Sage stood behind Jace Yuriel, and her eyes were fixed on his back. Catching a glimpse of his cold, hard, expressionless face, Sage felt her heart sink. 

With her fists clenched tightly, Sage trembled. 

The day she had dreaded had finally arrived. 

He turned around, and Sage saw his face. It was a perfectly sculpted, distinctive face. He still took her breath away, despite standing next to him for three years. 

“Can we… not get a divorce?” 

Sage uttered the words with all the strength that was left in her as she looked at Jace with a glint of hope in her eyes. 

Furrowing his brows, Jace glanced over to look at her face. His brows furrowed deeper at the sight of her red-rimmed eyes. 

Sage still looked gorgeous even without her makeup. She had clear, fair skin and was never the type to cake on makeup. Sage was pretty in a sweet and soft kind of way. 

Sage pleaded with him, as she stared beseechingly at him with her big, clear eyes. With tears staining the corner of her right eye and her long hair tucked behind her ears, she looked guileless. 

However, in Jace’s eyes, Sage was a soft but dull woman. 

As his wife, Sage was perfect, but he did not love her. 

Three years ago, Jace had been in a car accident that had left him a paraplegic. He had been bed-bound, and the doctor had warned him that he might not be able to stand up straight anymore. This accident had also caused him to leave his lover. After that, his mom had forced him on plenty of blind dates, so that he might acquire a wife with a medical background. She would then be able to take care of him for the rest of his life. Thus, Jace had settled for Sage Luz, a nurse. Her humble background and quiet nature were the other reasons for his choice. 

“We’ve been together for three years, and you’ve taken care of me all this time. These ten million dollars will serve as compensation.” 

Jace was unfazed when he said those words, and his face remained emotionless. 

He then added, “Or, if there’s anything else that you want—” 

“Why?” 

This was the first time Sage had ever interrupted him. Her red-rimmed eyes reflected her last grasp on hope, and… resentment. She then added, “Why must we get a divorce now?” 

The next day would mark their three-year wedding anniversary. She had had everything planned out. She had even thought to herself that there would be another three years and another twenty to thirty years, and eventually, they would stay together for the rest of their lives. 

“You know more than anyone else that you are not the person that I love.” 

He replied in a cold and indifferent tone. He even took away her last glimmer of hope when he added, “Sienna is back. I want to marry her.” 

Sage felt as if she was struck by thunder. She stumbled, as she could not bear the heaviness of the news. 

The marriage that she had faithfully guarded for three years was reduced to nothing in the face of Sienna’s return.