When Alanna arrived at the police station, Hades was already waiting there.He had one hand in his pocket while he leaned against his car. A piece of gauze was plastered to his forehead.Alanna merely glanced at him as she headed inside.Frowning, Hades cast a glance at her car before catching up with her. "Travis bought you that shabby old car?"Alanna ignored him.Hades' brows were creased as he grabbed her wrist. "Alanna, did you hear me?"Visibly annoyed, Alanna barked, "Hades Florentine, it seems that wound doesn't hurt enough. If you touch me again without my consent, I'm going to fight back!"Hades smirked. "And how are you going to fight back?"As she glared at him, Alanna suddenly kicked his leg. The pain brought a frown to Hades' face.It wasn't the first time Alanna had kicked him. Whenever she did, she'd always kicked him with all her might as though he was her sworn enemy."Alanna Jacinto!" Hades bellowed.Alanna didn't hold back and kicked him again.It hurt t
Hades remained expressionless, but Alanna somehow felt that he was waiting for her to praise him. She pressed her lips together and averted her gaze.It was already dark by the time they left the police station. Alanna was about to leave when Hades suddenly stopped her.This time, he didn't touch her. Still, Alanna looked displeased. "What now?"Hades' eyes flickered as he said, "You said you wanted to ask Garrett something. What was it?"Alanna frowned at him. After a pause, she told him her assumptions. After all, Hades was involved in this case because of her."You suspect that someone was trying to silence him?"Alanna nodded.Hades narrowed his eyes. "Do you have a suspect in mind?"Alanna merely glanced at him without answering.Still, Hades understood immediately. Instinctively, he had wanted to say Melanie wouldn't have done it because he had been keeping an eye on her all this while. However, he refrained from saying so.Smirking, Alanna opened the car door and was a
Alanna stared intently at Hades for a long time. Then, with all the force she could muster, she wrestled her leg free from beneath his and lashed out at his private part.Hades scowled instantly and grabbed her leg. "Are you crazy, Alanna?"Alanna gave him a hard shove. She scolded, "You're the one who's crazy, Hades. You're a lunatic!"With that, she turned and got into the car. Without hesitation, she started the engine and sped off.Hades watched as she fled, and a cold glint crossed his eyes. How dare Alanna try to kick him there! She was just… ruthless!He got into his car and went after Alanna at a steady pace.As Alanna drove, she tried to regulate her emotions. However, the more she thought about it, the more annoyed she became.Although she wasn't planning on getting too intimate with Travis for now, there would come the day when they'd eventually do it if things were going well for them.If Hades did what he threatened to do… Alanna couldn't help but knead her temple.
Alanna smiled and nodded.Amelia beamed. "Your mother would be delighted to hear that."Hades smirked. "Don't have your hopes up, though. They might break up someday soon.""Hades Florentine!" Alanna barked. Then she smiled at Amelia. "Ignore him, Mrs. Lane. He has a screw loose."Hades scowled but said nothing else.Amelia frowned and eyed Hades suspiciously. Then, she thought of something else and asked, "Oh, right. How's your mother?"Alanna wistfully chuckled. "Same old."Amelia sighed. "She'll get better." Frowning, she continued with a disapproving look on her face, "But your father…"Alanna's brows creased. She quickly asked, "Mrs. Lane, who did Garre… my father usually hang out with?"Amelia curled her lips. "Unsavory women of course. He'd take them home and fool around with them until the middle of the night. I don't even let my grandson stay over at my place."Alanna's frown remained. "Did he ever talk to people who seemed noteworthy?"Amelia shook her head. "None
Hades had his hand on the photo before Alanna could react. Instinctively, she tried to snatch the photo back, but he dodged her."Give it back!" she demanded.Hades laughed. "Hm? Is this something that I can't see?" As he spoke, his gaze fell on the photo.Alanna begged Tara to take that photo for her right before Hades left. But after she took the photo, Hades had already left before she could give it to him. When they met each other again, he no longer recognized her.Alanna's heart was filled with bitterness. Now that she thought about it, perhaps Hades and she weren't destined to be together.Reaching out, she tried to take the photo back, but Hades dodged her again. He frowned as he studied it.It was a photo of a girl standing in the middle of a field of flowers. It wasn't very clear, but he still noticed that the girl resembled Alanna. She was beaming radiantly, and her eyes twinkled.For some reason, Hades thought she seemed familiar but couldn't put a finger on it.He
As the holidays drew nearer, Travis was suddenly up to his neck with work. Foreign guests visited from various countries, and he was too busy dealing with them.Alanna was busy too.Northlight Group had just been established in Jagersville, and she had to attend to various matters personally.In these few days, they could only talk to each other over the phone at night.On this day, Alanna received a call just as she got off work. She thought it was from a client, but to her surprise, it was a woman she didn't know."Are you free, Ms. Jacinto? Let's have a talk."Alanna was stunned. Before she could respond, she heard the woman laugh. "Oh, right. I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Travis' aunt."Alanna was silent for a moment. Then, she agreed. "Sure. Where should we meet?"That woman, Gwyneth Jenkins, named a place, and Alanna headed over immediately.Gwyneth reserved the entire cafe.Just as Alanna arrived at the entrance, a man in a black suit stopped her. "Ms. Jacinto, ple
Gwyneth didn't seem to feel guilty at all. "I just want to see what kind of person Travis has been having a crush on for so many years. You surprised me, Ms. Jacinto. If I hadn't gotten someone to follow you, I wouldn't have known all this."You're seeing Travis, yet you also seem close to another man. Do you know what that makes you? A loose woman, that's what. People like you will sooner or later be a disgrace to Travis!"Smirking, she continued, "You know, Travis has never blundered at work. But because of you, he missed out on an important meeting recently."You're really something, Ms. Jacinto. You've been with Hades for three years, yet you still manage to get Travis to fall head over heels for you. However, someone as loose as you doesn't belong in our family!"Alanna looked extremely displeased. She knew the Silva family would disapprove of her, but she never thought they would get someone to stalk her.She stared gloomily at Gwyneth. After a long while, she said, "You don
In a rage, Gwyneth picked it up. "Jeff, come over here right now. Someone's bullying me!"Jeff said something, and Gwyneth paled. "Jeff, I'm your aunt!"Jeff must have said something nasty as she hung up on him in fury.Glaring at Alanna, she hissed, "Just you wait, Travis will certainly break up with you!"Then, she picked up her bag and headed out.Alanna said nothing ever since Hades entered. She couldn't discern what she was feeling right now. She wasn't sure if she was feeling ashamed or embarrassed.Gwyneth's humiliating words shook her to her senses. She had been naive; things were more complicated than she thought they were."Sad?" Hades asked. It sounded like he was gloating. "Alanna, can you bear with Travis' family? They look down on you even before you're married to him. They'd only make things more difficult for you after. Can you really put up with it?"Alanna met his gaze. "Feeling pleased now aren't you, Hades?"Hades chuckled. "Oh, no. I told you from the star