Alanna made eye contact with Hades briefly before heading back into the ward.Hades quickly grabbed her hand."Ally, Melanie is—""Is she dead?"Hades was astonished at first. Then, his expression gradually darkened. "I'll send her abroad once she's recovered from her injury."Alanna nodded. "You won't hear any objections from me even if you personally deliver her to another planet. After all, this is between you and her."Hades' heart throbbed at her words. "Ally, are you going to strike me out of your life because of this incident?"Alanna was silent for a moment. "Hades, I told you before that I'll always be grateful to you no matter what."Hades was still waiting for Alanna to continue speaking, but it seemed that she was done.What did she mean by that? Was she only grateful to him now?Hades grew anxious at that thought. "Ally, I don't have anything going on with Melanie. It's just that I… I can't bear to see her die.""That's why you should stay by her side, Hades."
Alanna smiled as she took Tara's hand. "Be patient, Mom. You'll be able to speak properly once you start the rehabilitation process."But Tara pointed at the door with great difficulty. She was hinting to Alanna that someone was outside the door.Alanna could feel her nose starting to burn from the emotions once again. She moved to huddle close to Tara.At the same time, she fixed her gaze on the door while looking a little dazed.Alanna knew that Hades never left. But what good would that do to either of them?As long as Melanie was in trouble, things between Alanna and Hades would forever remain stiff.Chelsey rushed toward the ward a short while later. She was surprised to see Hades standing outside the ward.She knew about Hades being the one who had Melanie admitted into the psychiatric hospital, so she decided to be nice to him for once."Hello, Mr. Florentine."Hades nodded wordlessly.Chelsey frowned. She wanted to ask why he didn't enter the ward, but she held her to
Hades chuckled coldly in response. His expression gradually became grim.Was Chelsey this eager to turn him and Alanna against each other?Yves continued to frown. "Hades, this must be a trap."Hades didn't say anything. He just turned to glance at the ward door, which was firmly shut.Just as Yves was about to speak up, he saw Hades turning to leave. All Hades said was, "Knock on the door and tell them to come out."Yves frowned while watching Hades walk away. A moment later, he went forward to knock on the door.After opening the door, Alanna was surprised to see Yves there."Yves? What are you doing here?"Yves wore a grim expression. "Alanna, can you come out for a bit? I need to talk to you about something?"Alanna wanted to turn him down at first, but she could tell that Yves wasn't in a good mood. So, she nodded in response.When she was about to close the door, she heard Yves adding, "Please tell Chelsey to come out too."That made Alanna pause in her actions. Sudden
Hades shot Chelsey a look. "You may leave, Dr. Soltz."A glint appeared in Yves' eyes. He looked at Hades before turning to look at Alanna. Then, he led Chelsey away hurriedly."Why are you dragging me away? What about Ally?"Yves didn't bother looking back. "Alanna and Hades might need to discuss this incident."Chelsey asked, "Does Hades believe Ally, though?""Yes, he does. If not, he wouldn't have summoned you two out of the ward. He'd just get you two arrested on the spot."Chelsey fell silent afterward. "At least that bastard has a speck of conscience left in him."Yves was speechless, to say the least. "Hold on, is that how you'd describe Hades?"Chelsey snapped back, "Sometimes, I think he's even worse than a mutt for treating Ally like that."Yves opted to not say anything afterward.…Once Chelsey and Yves left, Alanna finally asked, "What do you want to tell me?"Hades' eyes glinted. "Ally, I won't suspect you, but Chelsey will still be classified as a suspect."
Chelsey's aim was impeccable, that was for sure.Melanie was instantly drenched before she could register what happened. Dirty water streamed down her hair in tiny rivulets. Even Esther, who was sitting next to Melanie at that time, wasn't spared from the punishment. She looked extremely wretched right now, which was a far cry from her beautiful and elegant appearance that she had painstakingly maintained for a long time.Everyone was stunned upon witnessing the scene.After Alanna regained her senses, she quickly dragged Chelsey away.Chelsey was still in the midst of cursing at Melanie. "You're the most manipulative bitch I've ever seen! All you do is sabotage and hurt others! "Serves you right that Hades doesn't like a vile bitch like you at all! Ugh, the thought of staying in the same room as you disgust me to no end!"Melanie's complexion was already pale due to the major blood loss she had suffered. Her expression darkened even more thanks to Chelsey's antics.She was s
Otherwise, shit might hit the fan in the future.Alanna comforted Chelsey in a low tone. "I know you're angry on my behalf, but you shouldn't do this in the future. Melanie's a bitch who's willing to resort to underhanded methods. She might target you in the future.""As if I'm scared of her! I can always quit this job! In fact, my mom wants me to return to my hometown and start going on blind dates so that I can get married soon!"Despite Chelsey's bravado, Alanna could tell that she was starting to feel afraid. Both of them knew very well how underhanded and despicable Melanie was, after all.Blunt and honest people like Chelsey would never stand a chance against Melanie.Alanna was silent for a moment. "Don't worry. I won't let anything happen to you."Chelsey looked guilty. "Ally, did I drag you into this mess?"Alanna glared at her in return. "What are you talking about? I was the one who dragged you into this mess."Alright, you should stop overthinking it. Go home and re
Alanna couldn't put a finger on what she was feeling when she heard Hades' question.He claimed that she was the only woman he wanted, yet he couldn't let Melanie go.She looked down at her lap. "Hades, do you know what the words 'I only want you' mean?"Of course, Hades knew the meaning very well. If he only wanted Alanna, that meant she was the only woman in his life.It was true that Alanna was the only woman he wanted to be with his whole life.That was a fact that would never be changed.As for Melanie, Hades never planned nor thought of dating her, much less wanted to keep her by his side. What little affection he had for her was simply a by-product of the bond they had formed during their childhood times.After all, he wouldn't have lived to this day without her help in the past."Alanna, I've never developed a romantic interest in Melanie."His statement surprised Alanna. To think that Hades was never romantically interested in Melanie…"Weren't you two a couple in th
Once Hades was done blocking Melanie's number, he turned to look at Alanna.Alanna withdrew her hand. A hint of awkwardness flitted across her face."I told you, I don't care."Hades chuckled in response. "I know that. I wanted to block her. It's just that I borrowed your hand to do so."Alanna pursed her lips without responding to him.When they entered the hospital, they bumped into Hudson and Edmund.Hudson huffed when he saw Hades. "Oh? What are you doing here, Mr. Florentine? I heard your first love got hurt. Why aren't you taking care of her?"A glint appeared in Hades' eyes. He glanced at Alanna before shooting a half-smile at Hudson."You're pretty well-informed. Everyone might think you have a crush on Melanie."Hudson let out a chuckle all of a sudden. Then, he glanced at Alanna."Don't you know who I'm crushing on right now?"Hades shot another look at Alanna. "So, you also like Ms. Jacinto, huh? What a coincidence. Me too."Hudson was a little impressed by how s