At the premiere, Hades looked at the photo Michel had sent. His expression turned grim. Melanie stood by his side. "Is Ms. Jacinto with Michel?" Then she laughed. "Ms. Jacinto really has great charm. Terrence on one hand, Michel on the other. The internet is in uproar, yet she still has the mood to date someone."Hades' face was cold. He looked up at Melanie. "Melanie, there are things I can tolerate from you, but you'd better know where to draw the line."Melanie glared at him. "What do you mean, Hades?" Hades glanced at her. "I have things to do. I'm leaving now."Melanie's face changed instantly. "Weren't you supposed to accompany me at the premiere?" she asked.Hades raised an eyebrow. "Haven't I? Weren't the photos taken?" he said. Then he turned and walked away.Melanie was fuming behind him....After leaving the premiere, Hades got into a car parked by the roadside. "Is everything clear now?" he asked.Yves was silent for a moment. "All clues lead to Bernice, but
Alanna looked at Chelsey with a smile still on her face. "Chelsey, thank you. Without you, I wouldn't even have someone to talk to now."Chelsey's eyes turned red at her words. She wiped away her tears. "If you talk nonsense like this again, I'll kill you!" she said.Alanna nodded and leaned on her shoulder. "Okay, I won't say it anymore," she said."Mm," Chelsey responded. She said nothing more and did not move. She just let Alanna lean on her.After resting for a while, Alanna's complexion finally improved a bit. She nudged Chelsey's arm. "Get me some clothes."Chelsey frowned. "Stay at my place tonight," she suggested.Alanna shook her head. She felt that hiding for one night was futile. Sooner or later, she had to go back. She chuckled bitterly. "Hades is waiting for me to return."Chelsey's brows furrowed deeply. "How do you know? Didn't he stop calling?" Alanna laughed softly and looked down. It was precisely because he didn't call again that he was waiting. He was wai
Alanna had not intended to ask it either. She regretted it the second the question left her mouth.So what if Hades had slept with Melanie? What could she do about it? The truth would only make her uncomfortable.She lowered her head as she sat on the couch. After a while, she asked, "Do you know what happened?"Hades lit up a cigarette. "I do.""Will you help me? Will you help clear my name?"Hades took a puff of his cigarette. "I'll take care of it."Alanna looked at him. "Someone arranged for all of this to happen. Am I right?"Hades did not deny it. "Bernice did it."Alanna immediately frowned. "Does Bernice have so much power?"If she did, she would not have settled for talking shit in their old school's group chat.Hades' expression immediately darkened. "Then who do you think did it?""Mr. Florentine, don't you think Ms. Smith is suspicious?"Hades laughed coldly. "Ms. Jacinto, do you have any proof?"Alanna pursed her lips. She did not have any proof, but she was
She finally understood that she did not have a place beside him while Melanie was there.After a long while, she finally nodded."Alright. I got it." After that, she stood up and staggered toward the bedroom.However, her legs gave out after a few steps.Hades noticed and quickly moved to catch her. He placed his hands on her forehead and frowned."Why do you have another fever?"Alanna also did not know why she had a fever again. Her body was never that weak before. Now, it seemed like she could get a fever just from walking under the rain.Hades carried her, and it looked like he was about to head out.Alanna immediately recalled the incident where Melanie's fan berated and insulted her at the hospital. Not to mention that the scandal was currently trending all over the Internet."I don't want to go to the hospital." Alanna grabbed Hades' hand. Her gaze was reluctant.Hades narrowed his eyes and seemed to have guessed the reason behind her refusal. He did not insist on goin
The company's official Twitter account had just posted a tweet about two minutes ago.BrillianceJewelOfficial: "Our CEO is currently single. We are grateful for everyone's interest in our CEO's love life. But we hope everyone will still put their focus on our products. @MelanieSmith, we hope we'll still have a happy cooperation in the future."Chelsey called her again. Alanna answered the call and heard Chelsey's excited voice. "Oh, my God! Ally, I take back my curses toward Hades. That Tweet was basically a slap in Melanie's face!"Melanie had just claimed that no one would be able to ruin their relationship. But Hades just officially announced that he was single. I would love to look in her window and see her expression now!"Alanna was filled with mixed feelings when she saw that Tweet. But she had to admit it was indeed the best course of action.Although Melanie had posted a Tweet, she had never claimed to be Hades' lover. Her Tweet could have been about their friendship.
Alanna closed her eyes. But she just could not fall asleep.Hades was breathing down her ear, and the warmth of his breath made her skin itch.She moved a little. Suddenly, Hades flipped her around and was lying on top of her. He assertively pried her lips open and stuck his tongue in her mouth.Alanna obediently allowed him to kiss her.After a while, Hades finally let go of her unwillingly. Hades looked at her deeply while his fingers stroked her cheeks."Did you meet Michel today?"Alanna did not expect him to ask such a question. But she did not have anything to hide. So, she nodded and said, "Yes.""Where did you meet him? What did you do after meeting him? Ally, don't lie to me. I will look into it."Alanna laughed bitterly. "Mr. Florentine, why are you asking me if you plan on looking into it?"Hades laughed. "I need to ask. Otherwise, it would seem like I don't trust you."Alanna gritted her teeth and glared at the man who was still lying on top of her.Hades had no
Hades patted her head. "Since your fever went down, you should get up and eat something."Then, he left the room.Alanna took a deep breath and composed herself before going to shower. When she came out, Hades had brought some food over.It was a bowl of chicken soup.Hades looked up at her. "Try some. It's my first time cooking. I don't know if it tastes good."Alanna froze as shock flashed across her eyes. She never thought Hades would know how to cook. They had been together for three years, but it was her first time seeing Hades cook. She couldn't even imagine Hades standing in the kitchen.Hades raised his eyebrow when he noticed that Alanna wasn't moving. "What? You don't like it?"Alanna shook her head. She actually loved chicken soup. When she was young, Tara would often cook chicken soup for her whenever she was sick.She never thought Hades would cook the same thing for her one day. An inexplicable feeling rose in her heart."What's with that expression of yours?"
Melanie immediately felt aggrieved. "Hades, you fell for her, didn't you?"Hades frowned slightly. "You're overthinking things."…Alanna rested at home for two more days before returning to the company. She had just walked out of the elevator when Renee walked up to her."Ms. Jacinto, are you alright?"Alanna nodded. "I'm alright. Sorry for making you worry."Renee held onto Alanna's arm. "I was scared you would go off the deep end. There are a lot of people becoming depressed and choosing to end their lives after being cyberbullied."Alanna found Renee's words amusing and patted Renee's head. "I'm not that weak."Renee looked around. "Actually, you don't know this, but I had been thinking how nice it would be if you really did have a relationship with Mr. Florentine. Melanie would be totally pissed off."Alanna's lips twitched. "You're overthinking things. Mr. Florentine won't fall for someone like me."Renee pursed her lips. "I heard Melanie had come to the company to make