On the way there, Alanna received a call from Travis."Ally, something came up. I can't accompany you today."Alanna had completely forgotten that Travis was coming to see her. "It's alright, Travis. Happy New Year."Alanna's tone sounded rushed. Travis wanted to talk more, but Alanna immediately ended the call.After ending the call, Alanna rushed to the hospital as quickly as she could.Hades followed behind and cursed. Why was she driving so recklessly? Was she not afraid she'd get into an accident?Alanna parked her car and ran to Tara's ward.Hades watched her run and felt slightly worried. Did something happen?He opened his car door and followed behind.The doctor was still completing Tara's checkup when Alanna arrived. "Doc, how is my mom doing?"The doctor looked surprised as they said, "She is showing signs that she might wake up soon. She's beginning to react to stimuli. Ms. Jacinto, you can try calling out to her. She'll probably be able to react to it."Alanna
Then, she heard Hades say, "I don't want to let you go. Could you just let me hug you? Just for today. Is that alright?"Alanna struggled for a few more seconds before she stopped. She pressed her forehead against Hades' chest as the tears fell from her face.Hades felt his heart break. He suddenly realized how fragile Alanna was. Perhaps, her stubbornness had been an act.Hades pressed her head against his chest. His voice was slightly hoarse as he said, "Don't cry. Everything will get better."Alanna did not allow Hades to hug her for too long. She immediately pulled back after regaining composure.Hades also did not push things and let her go."Have you eaten?"Alanna had not eaten anything. But she did not want to leave Tara just yet. "I'm not hungry. It's alright. You don't need to worry about me."Hades looked at her and said, "I'll ask someone to send some food here. You can eat here."Alanna was silent momentarily before she said, "It's alright. There's no need for m
Hades dragged Alanna out of the hospital and pushed her into his car. Alanna was furious as she watched Hades lock the door. "What on earth are you trying to do?"Hades did not answer her. Instead, he sent a message on his phone, started his car, and drove off.Throughout the ride, his phone kept ringing. His family kept calling him. Melanie also tried to reach him. However, Hades just silenced his phone.Alanna did not say a word. Back then, she had been sensitive toward Melanie's special ringtone. But now, she felt nothing as she listened to the ringtone.Hades drove out of the city and headed toward the hills by the suburbs.Alanna felt a headache coming. She was about to say something when Hades suddenly stopped the car.Then, he opened his car door and got out.Alanna frowned.Hades had already made his way to the passenger's seat. He opened her door. "Get down.""What on earth are you trying to pull?"Why did he bring her to an empty hill so late at night?If it we
Alanna did not hold back as she bit his lips furiously.Blood instantly began to intertwine with their kiss.But Hades was like a hungry wolf. The more blood he tasted, the more unwilling he was to let her go until he had his share.After leaving her lips, Hades licked his lips erotically.However, Alanna slapped him immediately. She glared at him with red eyes and said, "Hades, don't force me to sever all ties with you today!"Hades touched his cheek as an unknown emotion flickered in his eyes."Did Travis not kiss you? Alanna, did you let him kiss you?"They must have kissed, right?What man would not want to kiss their girlfriend, the woman they loved?They had been staying together for two days. Although Alanna was on her period, she could still kiss him.That thought alone was enough to infuriate Hades.So, he had to kiss her again, even if it meant getting slapped."What does that have to do with you?"Alanna felt a pang of hurt in her chest. She raised her leg and k
Hades' good mood instantly vanished. "What did you say?"Alanna looked at him. "Do I need to repeat such words again?"After that, Alanna broke free from his grasp. She knew there was no need for her to ruin her good mood because of Hades and Melanie. She had seen them together countless times.But she was disgusted over the fact that he was hugging another woman despite just kissing her a while ago.She quickly walked straight ahead.Hades ran after her. With a heavy voice, he said, "She jumped on me."Alanna did not stop."Mr. Florentine, you don't need to explain yourself to me. You two can kiss and hug as much as you like. It has nothing to do with me. But please don't do it in front of me and disgust me, alright?"Alanna once again drew the line between them clearly with her words.Hades immediately felt a wave of frustration."Alanna, do you really not care?""Why should I care?"Alanna glanced at him, took her power bank, and turned to leave.Melanie stood by th
Tears began to fall from Melanie's eyes.She held Hades' car door, hoping to get something, even if it was just a promise.But Hades cruelly pried her hands away and closed the door.Melanie's cries also softened considerably with the car door blocking the noise. Hades did not look out the window. Instead, he lowered his head and lit a cigarette.He had a headache. He recalled Alanna's attitude and felt a wave of frustration and annoyance.She did not care.She really did not care about him anymore.She had even asked Melanie to work harder.Suddenly, Hades didn't know how he was supposed to face Alanna.He had done everything he could. He had also apologized for everything. But Alanna was like a stone-hearted creature.No matter how hard he tried, she remained unmoved.Hades felt suffocated. The sound of crying was still coming from outside the car. He wanted to leave her here. But in the end, he still lowered his window.He didn't want Melanie to trouble Alanna after
Alanna clicked on the photo. She didn't look at Hades.Instead, she looked at the necklace around Melanie's neck.The pendant was carved out of a pink crystal to resemble the shape of a lisianthus.Alanna also used to have a lisianthus necklace. Hades had given it to her. It was the only thing he had left for her back then.But Garrett had smashed that necklace a long time ago.She remembered coming home from school one day to see her mother covered in wounds. The house was a mess, and she saw her necklace in pieces.She had a big fight with Garrett that day. After that, she received a beating from Garrett.Alanna tightened her grip on her phone.She was slightly pissed off last night. So, she did not pay attention to what Melanie was wearing. But now that she saw the necklace, she felt a pang in her heart.After a while, Alanna laughed out loud.So, even the necklace he gave out wasn't special.She had always thought that her childhood memories were the only memories worth
"Who leaked the photos?"Yves frowned. "The photo was passed around by one of Melanie's fans. But then Melanie's manager went and made the photo go viral."Hades smiled coldly. He had thought Melanie would learn from her mistakes."We've already started deleting the pictures from the internet. It should be completely gone in a while. But Hades…""Tell Melvin there's no need for him to change his confession anymore."Yves froze before his eyes shined brightly. "Really? Alright. I'll get it done now."After that, he paused and looked at Hades. "Hades, shouldn't you explain yourself to Alanna about the photo?"Hades felt a sharp pain in his heart at the thought of Alanna.Why should he explain himself? She didn't care.And he had already explained himself last night. "No need."After that, his phone rang. Hades glanced at it and answered the call."Hades! What are you doing?"Hades' expression was slightly sour. "What is it?"Michel chuckled wickedly. "Did you really break