"Yves, can you get me two bodyguards?" Alanna's voice drifted from the other end of the line.Hades laughed coldly once again when he heard the request. Alanna would rather ask Yves for help than him. This realization made him kick at Melvin's knee roughly.The crisp sound of the kneecap shattering could be heard. Melvin fainted once again from the pain.Meanwhile, Alanna was momentarily stunned when she heard the noises coming from Yves' end of the line."Did something happen to you, Yves?"Yves turned to glance at Hades. His face was still pale. Hades finally stopped torturing Melvin. He walked over to his suit jacket to grab his cigarette pack. After taking a cigarette, he lit it and took a drag.Yves could feel that Hades was in a worse mood now. He quickly turned off the loudspeaker function before responding to Alanna.Once he was done with the call, he saw Hades sitting on a chair. Their subordinates had already forcefully woken Melvin up by then.Melvin, who now res
Truthfully speaking, Jeff wasn't supposed to bring up the abduction case, seeing as Melanie's involvement in that case automatically classified it as a criminal case. But he couldn't bear to see Alanna being kept in the dark about the truth.As expected, Alanna looked flabbergasted when she heard the truth."What did you just say, Mr. Simmons?"Alanna thought she was hearing things or misunderstanding Jeff.Jeff pursed his lips while gazing at Alanna. A moment later, he repeated himself."Melanie participated in the abduction case. She and Melvin are accomplices."Alanna frowned. She did not know what to say for a long time."How did you find out about this, Mr. Simmons?"Jeff pulled out his phone and showed Alanna a video clip, which had recorded the events after Melvin was sent to a police station.In the video, Melvin was littered with wounds. He didn't resemble the man he was in the past. He spilled the beans on the truth behind Alanna's abduction.There, he talked about
Alanna could feel a vein pulsing in her temple. She didn't explain anything to Michelle. Instead, she just thanked her and ended the call.After that, she flagged down a cab and rushed to Hades' apartment. Once she reached the apartment, she realized that Margaret was still there.Margaret smiled happily when she saw Alanna. "Ms. Jacinto, you're finally back! Are you feeling better now?"The corner of Alanna's mouth twitched slightly. "Yes, I'm feeling a lot better now. Thank you."Then, she saw Hades sitting on the couch lazily while holding a newspaper.What the hell was he acting for? Wasn't he waiting for her to return to him?Alanna shot him a look before heading toward the bedroom. Hades' expression faltered slightly, but he didn't say anything.When she reached the bedroom, Alanna was surprised to see rose petals all over the bed. Those petals were clearly fresh, seeing as they still had condensed dewdrops on them.The floral fragrance rushed up her nose. There was a l
Alanna stared at Hades for a long time. Finally, she asked, "Hades, do you know that Melanie is involved in my abduction case?"Hades' breathing hitched in his throat. When he spoke once again, his voice came out slightly hoarse."You knew that?"The moment he said that, Alanna slapped him in the face. She used almost all of her strength in that slap."Hades Florentine, you're even more disgusting than Melanie."Once Alanna was done speaking, she turned on her heel and walked out of the room. Her heart was in so much pain that she could barely breathe. She even had to draw strength from her willpower just to leave the apartment. To think that the man she had spent three years with was heartless enough to disregard her life. Hades knew that Melanie had abducted her, yet he pretended as though nothing happened.Alanna did her best to endure the pain flaring from her broken heart. The corners of her eyes were tinged pink as a result.What right did that bastard have for hurting h
Jeff's eyes turned cold in an instant."Hades, I'm a lawyer. My job is to show my client the truth. I want my client to be free of any grievances. I'm not like you. You find it so easily to cause others grief."Hades narrowed his eyes, which were swirling with unknown feelings. He never thought of causing Alanna grief. The truth was, he knew better than everyone else that telling Alanna the truth right now would only serve to worsen the conflict between them.At first, Hades planned to spill the beans to Alanna once he patched things up with her. Of course, he wouldn't let Melanie off the hook. He'd make sure to seek justice on Alanna's behalf for the hurt and torment she had to go through in the past.However, Jeff had to screw things up by telling Alanna the truth in advance."Jeff, you'd be wise to not meddle in my and Alanna's affairs from now on. Otherwise, don't blame me for calling Mrs. Simmons."Hades hung up on Jeff right away after saying his piece.Jeff stared at th
This time, Hades picked up the call immediately. He happened to be seated on the couch with a dark expression.Margaret passed him a disinfected cotton swab. "Sir, perhaps you should deal with your wound first."Alanna had bitten Hades on the arm. Fresh blood was still beading on his wound at that moment.Hades just shot an impassive look at his injury. "It's fine."He wanted to keep the bite mark. It was an injury caused by Alanna; he strived to get her back on this.Once Melanie's call went through, the first thing she heard was Margaret's statement. At first, she was surprised. Then, delight flooded her heart.Did Hades get hurt? Was that why he couldn't come to the hospital?"Hades, did you get hurt? Is that why you didn't come to the hospital? I'll wait for you, then. I'll proceed with the surgery once your wound is healed."Hades lit a cigarette and took a drag from it. He finally replied, "You don't have to wait for me anymore. The surgery is canceled."Shock filled
The cab driver liked to gossip."Did you get your heart broken?"Alanna opted to not say anything.The cab driver continued, "Come on, it's just love gone and dusted. It's nothing. There are plenty of men in this world. If you break up with this guy, you still have other guys to date."Look at you, all young and pretty. You'll find a better man in the future. Maybe your ex will regret breaking up with you back then."Alanna couldn't help but giggle when she heard the driver's words. She wiped the moisture from the corners of her eyes and managed to stop crying.Hades wasn't worth her tears. He wasn't worth crying over and spoiling her mood, too.After dropping her stuff off at Chelsey's place, Alanna headed toward the hospital. Before she could reach her destination, she heard her phone ring.It was a phone call from Edmund.Alanna glanced at the caller ID before answering the call. Edmund didn't waste any time in bringing up the purpose of the call."I heard from Hudson that
Alanna frowned slightly. When she exited the ward, she saw Garrett in the corridor.This time, he showed up with a bunch of people. Clearly, they were here to cause trouble for her.Alanna's expression darkened instantly. She quickly motioned for Jane to inform the security guards.When Garrett reached the ward, he decided to barge in without a care in the world."Alanna, get the fuck out!"The two bodyguards stopped Garrett outside the ward. This just made him chuckle coldly in response."Do you know who I am? I'm that patient's husband! How dare you stop me from visiting my wife!"The bodyguards continued to block Garrett's way with grave expressions. They couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to him.Garrett continued to holler at the ward, "Alanna Jacinto, get the fuck out of the ward, or else I'll fuck this hospital up!"Alanna's expression darkened at that moment. She decided to not hide anymore.Garrett was here for her, after all. If she didn't meet him in the cor