Chapter 337

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. "