Chapter 401

Stunned, Hades soon felt a wave of pain striking his heart. He could barely breathe from the sudden pain.

It was true that Alanna had given him multiple chances in the past. The times she had probed him and gauged his reactions were the opportunities she had given him.

But with every probe came disappointment that kept stacking up.

Bitterness surged into Hades' heart at that moment. He suddenly remembered the things Alanna had said to him back in Brunstein City.

They could've restarted their relationship as long as Hades could ignore Melanie's plight forever. But in the end, he was the one forcing Alanna to drop the charges on Melanie with a contract in hand.

Hades pinched the spot between his brows forcefully.

"So, this means all my efforts are useless no matter what I do, right?"

Alanna gazed at him. Pinpricks of pain attacked her heart.

"Not everything can be given a second chance in life."

Once upon a time, Alanna, in her lovesick stupor, had given everything she had to Ha