Hades grabbed Alanna's wrist. "What's wrong?""My mom's life is in danger," she replied in a seemingly calm manner, but her tone kept quivering the whole time.Hades' expression darkened immediately."I'll drive you to the hospital."Alanna nodded with a grunt.Tara was still in the emergency room when Alanna and Hades reached the hospital. The primary doctor passed Alanna a critical illness notice right away.Her hand kept trembling when she signed the notice. Having noticed her plight, Hades took her hand and guided her through the signing process.Once the document was signed, Alanna sank down on a bench with red-rimmed eyes. Hades joined her on the bench. He gripped her hand tightly."Don't worry. Your mother will be fine."Alanna nodded, though her mind was still blank.Suddenly, Hades' phone started ringing. The familiar ringtone made Alanna freeze.Hades shot her a look before getting up and walking away to answer the call. A moment later, he returned to her side with
Alanna dared not hesitate a moment longer. She opened the car door with the intention of bolting away.But the moment she got out of the car, she saw a group of people running toward her. The leader had a jagged scar running down his face. He looked extremely terrifying.Alanna dialed 911 hurriedly, but the automated voice informed her that all available operators were engaged with other calls at the moment. So, she was required to wait for her turn.A vein popped out of Alanna's temple at that moment. She hung up on the emergency hotline before dialing Hades' number.Unfortunately, she was greeted with an automated notification telling her that his phone was switched off at the moment.Not daring to waste any more time, Alanna proceeded to dial Yves' number.Fortunately, he answered it soon enough."Ms. Jacinto, it's not even a proper morning yet. What's the matter?""Yves, save me! I'm outside Carement Hospital right now! Save me—ahh!"Before she could finish her sentences,
"Are you fucking crazy? Can't you tell that the car behind us is a Cadillac CT6-V? Are you actually thinking of ramming it down the mountain? Do you have a fucking death wish?"Oscar didn't know anything about luxury sedans. He was just irritated by the way things were progressing right now.Melvin, on the other hand, knew how the rich lived their lives all too well. He might be lazy, but he still knew his way around the political field. Those who could drive cars as prestigious as the Cadillac CT6-V were definitely people who belonged to the apex of the social pyramid. Their wealth and influence knew no bounds, that was for sure.All Melvin wanted was to teach Hades a lesson. Dying was never on his bucket list.He turned to look at Alanna, who was tightly bound and had a strip of tape slapped over her mouth.How was it possible for her to have connections in the blue-blooded society?"What should we do now?" Oscar asked impatiently.It seemed that he could never get rid of th
Hades' bearing became extremely dangerous all of a sudden. However, his expression was still as calm as ever. In fact, he even scrolled through the list of missed calls casually.That was until he saw Alanna's missed call on the list. The sight made him pause in his actions.Alanna's call took place a few minutes before Melvin's picture. That meant she had called him for help minutes before her abduction.Hades' grip on his phone tightened inadvertently. At that moment, his phone rang once again. He answered it with a thunderous expression."Hades, Ms. Jacinto is in danger!" Yves couldn't stop his voice from trembling.Hades lowered his gaze in order to conceal the icy wrath building up in his eyes."What's the situation now?"On the other end of the line, Yves moved his lips for a few seconds before finally replying, "We don't know if she's dead or alive.""What did you just say?" Hades frowned immediately.For a second, he thought he had misheard Yves' words."What do you
A figure in white could be seen lying on the bed of reed rocks about 100 feet away. Hades wasted no time in swimming in that direction. Once he reached the reef rocks, he slowed down abruptly.To think that he dared not touch the unconscious woman on the rocks…Before Hades left Alanna's side last night, she was still alive and well. But now, she lay on the rocks as though she was lifeless.Hades had always thought of himself as an invincible man. However, he realized that he was actually feeling raw terror.With trembling hands, he grabbed Alanna by the waist before pulling her into his arms tightly. The cellophane tape that was once plastered over her mouth must have come off thanks to its prolonged soak in the seawater. Even the ropes that once bound her wrists had already gone loose.Hades could see wounds and bruises littered across Alanna's wrists and hands. He finally felt the intense chill emanating from her body the moment he hugged her. There wasn't any trace of warmth
"Can't you tell, Hades? She doesn't want you to touch her!"Hades' expression grew even more murderous."Travis Silva, I'll repeat myself one more time. Give Alanna back to me!"But Travis showed no intention of returning Alanna to Hades.Just as both men were about to fight, Hector chose that moment to speak up. "Give her to me."Then, he whisked Alanna into his arms and got into the car right away. Hades quickly recovered from his shock before following Hector into the same car. Travis dared not waste any more time. He got into the car as well before driving everyone to the hospital.Alanna had already fallen unconscious once again when Travis picked her up. She remained unconscious throughout the journey, though tears kept flowing down her cheeks. Still, she stubbornly remained silent.Hades wiped her tears away repeatedly with trembling fingers. "Hand me a quilt," he said all of a sudden.Travis quickly passed Hades a quilt, who then draped it over Alanna's form.The
Truth be told, Hades knew that his apology meant nothing to Alanna right now. But that was all he could say to her.No one knew that he had been through a few life-and-death situations prior to arriving at the fishing village.His first few near-death experiences detailed the times when he almost got strangled to death by his own mother. After that, he had attempted to commit suicide several times.When Hades eventually arrived at the fishing village, he reignited the tiniest spark of willpower to continue living.The treatment he received afterward washed away most of the memories he had made during his time in the fishing village. Still, the nickname "Mel" was carved into his mind a long time ago.Mel was his salvation.Because of that, Hades could never ditch Melanie. But he never thought that his actions would endanger Alanna instead.Hades gripped Alanna's hand tightly. His gaze was still trained on her pale and delicate face. Tension weighed down his heart. He felt suffoca
Alanna was still unconscious at the moment. Even if Travis wanted to talk to Hades, there was no way he could ignore Alanna's opinion regarding her mess of a relationship.So, he had no choice but to let the matter go.But once Alanna woke up and needed his help, he'd do all he could to help her out.By the time Alanna woke up, it was already dark outside. She was still a little dazed even after opening her eyes.Before she could regain her senses, she heard a voice asking her, "Are you fully awake?"It was a voice Alanna was extremely familiar with. For once, it didn't make her heart flutter in anticipation.She hummed in response."Are you feeling unwell? I'll call the doctor for you."It was then Alanna felt a strange emptiness in her hand. She finally realized that Hades had been holding her hand all this time.She looked down at her lap and chose not to react to Hades.Soon, the doctor entered the ward to give Alanna a check-up. "Even though the patient has regained cons