Hades kept waiting till Travis left. Truthfully speaking, Travis didn't stay for a long time. All he did was have a meal and then some coffee.He actually wanted to stay a bit longer. After all, he had just become Alanna's boyfriend this evening. Till now, he could barely believe that it was real.Only when he was with Alanna did he feel a sense of realism and security.But this was Chelsey's home. His presence would only serve to be inconvenient to her.Alanna intended to drive Travis to the hotel at first, but he turned her offer down firmly. At that time, Hades had yet to leave the area. He was still standing at the same spot. If Alanna were to drive him there, she'd end up meeting Hades again.In the past, Travis might not be able to have a say in any of these matters, but Alanna was now his girlfriend. Naturally, he didn't want her to get pestered by other men."I'll call you once I've reached my hotel room.""Okay."After Travis left the apartment, he spotted Hades ri
Hades continued texting, "If you mind Melanie that much, I'll minimize my contact with her. Alanna, let's get back together…"When he sent the last message, he realized that the message only came out as a single gray tick instead of the usual double blue ticks.That was when he realized Alanna had blocked him on WhatsApp.Enraged, Hades almost smashed his phone against the window. Instead, he tossed his phone aside before closing his eyes.He had to admit that letting Alanna go was the biggest mistake he had ever made in his lifetime. Right now, things were spiraling out of control. Chaos had started to descend the moment he agreed to let her go.He should've just chained Alanna to his side. He shouldn't have let her go no matter how much she cried, begged, or threatened to kill herself.Hades couldn't care less what Alanna's choice was or if she was willing to stay by his side. He just wanted to snatch her away and chain her to him.But his rationality told him that he couldn't
Stunned, Esther paused momentarily before starting to howl even louder.Terrence couldn't bear to see her in that state anymore and hurried over to help her up. "Mrs. Smith, don't worry. Hades never said he'd ignore Melanie."Hades narrowed his eyes, but ultimately, he didn't say anything to that.…It was already past midnight when Melanie was wheeled out of the emergency room. After learning that she was safe, the others left.Yves stood beside Hades with a grim expression on his face. "Hades, are you really going to take her issues into your hands again?"Hades was expressionless as he stared at the woman lying on the bed. Her face was ashen. His eyes were frosty. After a long while, he seemingly snapped back to his senses and turned to leave the hospital.Alanna was sound asleep when Chelsey rushed in.Alanna opened her eyes sleepily. "What's wrong?" she asked.Frowning, Chelsey handed over her phone. "That bastard," she mouthed.Alanna took the phone from her with knitte
Alanna pressed her lips together tightly. She was speechless for a second. After a long while, she asked, "Oh. Is she dead?"That was a harsh question, but it was the only thing she wanted to know now.Yves shook his head. "It's a pity, but no, she isn't."Alanna laughed out loud. Then, she calmly nodded. "A pity, indeed."Yves frowned as he looked at her. "Ms. Jacinto, Hades had originally planned to ignore Melanie. But with Melanie threatening him with her life, he can't just watch her die after what they experienced in the past."Just then, Alanna understood why Hades had asked her those questions last night. Perhaps he was giving her a final chance.If she were willing to return to him, he'd keep his promise and ignore Melanie. Otherwise, he'd continue siding with Melanie, and Alanna could no longer blame him for it.Alanna smirked. Actually, Hades must've already known her answer before he even approached her. He didn't come to her for an answer; he just needed a reason to
As she stared at the agreement, Alanna's eyes slowly turned cold.She knew Hades would certainly intervene. However, she had thought he'd only use his connections to help reduce Melanie's sentence or bail her out after the final verdict was out.Unexpectedly, he was now stopping Alanna from even filing a lawsuit. He was really looking out for Melanie like she was all he had.Alanna didn't want to argue with him. She skimmed through the pages and ripped the agreement in two.Upon seeing that, Hades' grave expression didn't change one bit. But only he would know that he was relieved deep down.He didn't want to cut all ties with Alanna. At least now, they'd still be connected to each other somehow."What are you doing, Ms. Jacinto?" Hades studied her intently as his eyes held a subtle flicker of hope.Could it be that she regretted it? Or perhaps she wasn't sincere about leaving the company?Alanna tore that agreement into shreds. As she spoke, she killed whatever hope he held. "
Alanna narrowed her eyes. Edmund had been readily agreeing to her conditions, and that seemed surreal to her.But after going through all the possibilities, she couldn't understand why Edmund insisted on hiring her.She paused before going to the third condition. "I'd like to sign an earnout agreement with you.""What?" Edmund frowned.Without speaking further, Alanna showed him the agreement.After looking it through, Edmund laughed. "Are you sure? This is not an easy target to achieve. If you're in urgent need of money, you can just let me know. Both I and Hudson can lend you the money for now. I'm worried you can't achieve the target written here easily."There was a look of resilience on Alanna's dainty face. She chuckled. "I won't know if I don't try."As Edmund studied her, unreadable emotions flashed deep in his eyes.After a long while, he finally nodded. "Alright, it's a deal. I'll get someone to transfer the amount to you. The branch company is opening soon. Please se
"What are you doing, Hades? Why did you let them in?" Melanie was obviously in a panic.Esther was anxious, too. "Yeah, why did you let them in, Mr. Florentine? Melanie's still recovering. The doctor said we shouldn't provoke her any further."However, Hades merely stood by the doorway and gazed at them coldly. "Melanie, as I said, you should bear the consequences after committing a mistake."If you can get off scot-free just because you hurt yourself, does it mean you can do the same again no matter what you do in the future?"Indeed, he couldn't ignore Melanie, but she had to learn her lesson.Melanie stared at him in shock. Her shock quickly turned into disbelief. She never expected Hades to make her pay for her crimes, even after she tried to hurt herself.Hatred filled her. It was all because of Alanna. If it weren't for Alanna, Hades would've never done this to her!Tears rolled down her cheeks as she asked, "Hades, are you really going to do this to me? Is my life so unim
Hades glared at Yves. "Yves Florentine, are you trying to pick a fight with me?"Seeing that he was really furious, Yves shut up. However, a short while later, he continued, "Hades, Ms. Jacinto is really nice. You know those rosary beads she gave you as a birthday present?"She went through a lot to get those for you, and it was all because she heard they worked wonders to protect the user. Do you think Melanie would do the same for you?"Hades abruptly stopped smoking. He turned to look at Yves. "What did you say?"Yves paused. Then, he repeated, "I said Melanie wouldn't have done that for you! It's clear who's nice to you, isn't it?"Hades' attention was on something else. "What rosary beads?"Yves was stunned. "Your birthday gift, of course. Didn't Ms. Jacinto give them to you?"Hades swallowed, and his brows furrowed. He suddenly remembered the rosary beads he saw when he packed Alanna's luggage a few days ago.However, he didn't pay much attention to them. He thought those