Alanna froze, and her heart skipped a beat. "Hades, let me go."Hades hummed in response but tightened his hold on her. "Don't move, Ally. Just let me hug you for a while. I won't take long."His breath was a mixture of alcohol and cigarette smoke as he breathed on her neck.Alanna tensed up even more. As she stood stiffly before the kitchen counter, all she could hear was his breathing. Her heart started pounding furiously.Taking a deep breath, she repeated, "Let me go."But Hades was reluctant to do so. He even held her tighter as though he was trying to weld them both together."Ally, I miss you," he sighed.Alanna was flustered. Instinctively, she wanted to shove him away. However, Hades grabbed her hands and had her under control."Don't move, Ally. If you move again, I'll get hard."Alanna stopped moving altogether. Feeling embarrassed, she stomped on his foot. But right after that, she realized Hades was truly aroused.As there was barely any gap between them, she cou
Alanna cast him a glare. After getting up, she walked off.Hades' gaze followed her. Then, he entered the kitchen and took out a thermos container.When Alanna came downstairs, Hades came out of the kitchen as well."Here, take this." As he spoke, he handed the thermos container to Alanna.Before she could reject, he continued, "I asked Margaret to prepare some mild soup for your mother. Take it to the hospital, and share it with her."He stuffed the container into her hands.When Alanna returned to her car, she fell into a trance as she stared at the thermos container.Beside her, Justin noticed her expression and couldn't help but ask, "Ms. Jacinto, has there been a misunderstanding between you and Mr. Florentine?"Alanna regained her senses. She avoided his inquiring gaze and answered, "No.""If that's true, why won't you both make peace with each other when you clearly have mutual feelings?"Alanna merely smiled. "Let's go to the hospital."Seeing that she wasn't keen on
Hades had wanted to tell her about the unusual transactions to Garrett's account before this. However, they were interrupted when Melanie's fans caused a commotion at the hospital.Alanna had asked Yves about it, but he didn't know the details. So, if she wanted to know about Garrett, Hades was the only person she could ask.Hades was surprised to receive her call. "Alanna?""It's me," Alanna answered. "Hades, I want to ask you about Garrett's account."Hades was smiling, but his smile faded after listening to her voice. He sensed that something was off."What happened?" Before Alanna could answer, he continued, "I'll go to the hospital now."Alanna's heart was still aching even after she ended the call. Apart from feeling sorry for Tara, she also felt an uncontrollable surge of anger.What Garrett did to Tara all those years ago not only changed Tara's life but also Alanna's as well.Alanna took a deep breath and leaned back in her seat as she tried to calm down.Justin glanc
"Just let it out if you want to. Don't hold back," Hades said.Alanna stiffened when he hugged her. She called out in a hoarse voice, "Hades!"But Hades hugged her even tighter while saying nothing. All he did was hold her close to him.Alanna didn't struggle, and neither did she cry out loud. Still, her tears soaked through Hades' shirt.Hades felt his heart breaking into pieces and held her even tighter.Alanna quickly calmed down and wiped her tears. Then, she looked at Hades.Trying to sound calm, she asked, "Hades, have you investigated the sender of this particular amount?"Hades stroked her red-rimmed eyes. "I have. I not only investigated that transaction but also all the other unusual ones. I did it when you told me you suspected Garrett was instructed by someone else to threaten you."However, the other party was a money-lending company. Throughout the years, those working with that company had either died or gone missing."Alanna's fingers clenched. "So we're at a d
Alanna felt slightly frustrated. She looked away and shook her head. "We didn't fight."Chelsey looked at her and said, "Then, that bastard made you angry again, didn't he?" Alanna did not say anything. Instead, she took out her phone and called Hades. "Hades, thank you for your help today. We can continue our discussion some other day."Hades remained quiet. Alanna was about to end the call when he said, "Are you angry?"Alanna lowered her gaze. She did feel upset as Esther's appearance was a blatant reminder that Melanie would always be a problem in their relationship.She sighed and said, "Hades, you should go home and sleep early."Hades was silent before he said, "I'll send Melanie away as soon as possible."Alanna did not say anything and ended the call instead.The next day, Alanna woke up to the sound of someone knocking on the front door.Chelsey had been drying her hair halfway when she went to open the door.She was stunned to see some breakfast hanging by the doo
Yves' anxious voice sounded. "Hades, Grandpa fainted."Hades' expression immediately turned sullen.He ended the call and walked toward Alanna. "Don't stay mad at me, alright? I'll continue to investigate the whole situation with Garrett. Call me if you need anything."With that said, he left without waiting for a reply from Alanna.…On the other side, Melanie watched Hades walk in Alanna's direction with hatred in her eyes.Her legs were bleeding through various cuts made by the broken vase, but she could not feel the pain.Terrence chuckled indifferently and said, "Melanie, there'll be no hope left for you if you go abroad."Michel could not help but frown. "Mr. Abbott, enough is enough. How can things like feelings be forced upon someone?"Terrence laughed and said, "How can it be considered forced? Everyone sees Melanie and Hades as a couple. Do you not know that?"Michel was exasperated as he said, "If they really were a couple, no one would have been able to separate t
Alanna stood there in a daze until she heard Chelsey call her. "What are you thinking about?"Alanna quickly shook her head and returned to her senses. "Nothing."Then, she composed herself and headed toward Tara's ward.She had panicked when she first overheard their conversation. At that moment, she even wanted to walk up to them and question Tucker.However, her rationality was telling her that she was in a hospital. It would not be a good idea to run up to them and question them directly.If she did walk up to question them and they made a scene, Tara's reputation would be sullied despite the truth about her origins.Her mother had just recovered. She wanted Tara to have a clean slate.She looked at Chelsey and asked, "Chelsy, do you know where I can get a DNA test?"Chelsey paused. "DNA test? Who wants to get one?"Alanna looked at Tara who was sleeping soundly and repeated everything she heard in a low voice.Chelsey was slightly shocked by the revelation."You're not
Alanna lowered her head and laughed. "Who knows? Maybe they just like people like Melanie."Renee's gaze flashed with emotion. "Ms. Jacinto, you'll definitely crush Melanie to bits if you debuted."Alanna laughed in exasperation. "Stop joking with me. You should confirm the program flow and guest list for the opening ceremony with the Public Relations and Marketing Department."Renee quickly nodded. After Renee left, Alanna fell into a daze.After a moment's hesitation, she took her phone and opened Twitter. She immediately saw the news of Melanie going abroad to recover on the trending page.She looked at the photos. The airport was filled with people while Melanie cried pitifully.Suddenly, Yves sent her a message. "Alanna, Melanie is gone now."Alanna looked at the message on her phone for a long time before replying, "Yes.""Hades is going abroad these two days. Alanna, Hades really wants to be with you. "He did fuck up badly in the past. But he's doing his best to make