Chapter 272

As she leaned weakly against the door, Alanna chuckled and said, "It's not because of you. The problem lies with me."

Then, she looked at Hades, who was standing there with a stormy expression. The vein in his forehead started twitching.

"Go ahead, Alanna. Let's see if you can keep up with this stubbornness of yours for the rest of your life!" Hades snarled.

Alanna simply laughed in response.

At last, Margaret realized the two were fighting.

Once Hades left, Margaret couldn't resist attempting to talk some sense into Alanna.

"You can't keep depriving your body of food like this, Ms. Jacinto," Margaret said.

Alanna smiled weakly and said, "Don't worry about me. There's a reason why I'm doing this."

Margaret frowned, but she didn't know what else to say.

Alanna persisted for three days, and Hades' expression soured even more with each passing day.

They seemed to be engaged in a cold war.

Alanna was obstinately using her health to protest against Hades' domineering ways, but Ha