Alanna collected her thoughts and dried her body off with a towel. She then returned to the bedroom.Hades' phone kept ringing non-stop. Someone was bombarding him with message notifications, but he didn't know who.He just cast his phone an impatient glare before dialing a number."Just send her home."Terrence's voice appeared on the other end of the line. He said in an unsure tone, "Hades, Melanie is drunk and she keeps calling for you. She said you didn't like her anymore. Did you both fight?"Hades lit up a cigarette and took a drag of it. "No," he said.Melanie was a stubborn young woman who often did as she pleased. She would also kick up a fuss over nothing more often than not like she was today.She hadn't been pleased to learn that he would be returning today, but he'd insisted on it."Then hurry here and bring her home."Hades frowned. "If you don't want to take her home, then call up her home and get her driver to send her home."Terrence responded, "Hades, what a
That was why Hades still gave up in the end and let Alanna do as she wished.As long as she didn't dirty herself with other men during their contractual time, he just couldn't be bothered.Hades held a cigarette between his fingers without lighting it up. The expression on his face was unfathomable. He also completely ignored Melanie in the room. They just stared blankly at each other the whole time.Terrence could tell just by reading the tension in the room that these two lovebirds were at odds with each other again.Melanie was truly upset this time. She got up and went out of the room.Terrence saw what she was doing and hurriedly pulled her back before pushing her toward Hades. Melanie looked utterly crushed."Are you mad at me because I made her drink all the alcohol?"Hades lifted his eyes and looked into hers. "Since you know that it would make me angry, don't ever do that again, understand?"Melanie pouted and said, "I didn't mean any harm. I just thought that I'd been
Alanna was shocked by Chelsey's words. She was so stunned that she began to laugh. "How's that even possible?"Anyone who'd seen the way Hades behaved whenever he was with Melanie would have never said such a thing to her.The only person Hades wouldn't be able to bear parting with was Melanie. He had a soft spot solely reserved for her."Why not?" Chelsey insisted.Alanna didn't want to continue the topic any longer, so she switched it."We haven't had a meal together in ages. What would you like to eat? It's my treat!"As expected, Chelsey dropped the topic as soon as food was mentioned."Let me think about it!"In the end, they both ended up at a restaurant that had gone viral overnight on social media. They entered the restaurant smiling but never expected that they would run into Terrence there.There was another young woman right next to him too. When he caught sight of them entering, his eyes flashed for a brief moment.Alanna ignored Terrence completely and led Chelse
Alanna gripped the menu tightly and replied, "Really? Even if I stated my price, are you sure that you'd dare to steal Mr. Florentine's lover away from him?"Terrence started to laugh like a madman. "You don't have to worry about that, Ms. Jacinto. As long as you give me a price and I accept it, he said I could have you all to myself."Alanna felt her mind turn blank. Her face turned pale in an instant.She forced away the tremendous pain she felt in her chest and faked a smile at him. "When did he say that?"Alanna wondered if Hades had said it last time when she was still fighting with him.Even if Hades was cold-blooded, he was still a jealous control freak. Her sudden decision to leave would have no doubt made him mad, and it made sense for him to say such a thing when he was angry.It was like what happened at the club the first time. He'd told her she could leave with Terrence if she wanted.However, her hopes were dashed to pieces the next instant when Terrence said, "T
Chelsey was shocked and did a double-take.Alanna had told her she'd wanted to end things with Hades when she first wanted to abort her baby. But after Alanna decided not to abort her baby, nothing else happened to their relationship. Chelsey had thought Alanna changed her mind for the sake of her baby.Alanna just never brought Hades up again for some time. So, why did she bring him up again now?"What has that fucking bastard done to you again lately?"Chelsey looked at Alanna and continued, "Is it because of Melanie?"Alanna shook her head. She'd had this thought for a while. It was just that she wasn't able to leave him due to several reasons.Garrett was one of them, her mother's hospital fees were another, and the unborn baby in her belly was the third. Alanna had to deal with all of them.Although she'd managed to save up a few months' worth of her mother's hospital fees, Alanna still wasn't sure if she'd be able to find a new job after leaving Hades because of her pregna
Hades always had plenty of women around him, including D-listers and other lesser-known influencers. However, he'd never let himself get embroiled in any gossip or scandals involving them.Also, Hades would never attend an event like this, what more allow himself to be photographed there.This was the first time for everything.Alanna laughed bitterly to herself. Just as she thought, his first love would get substantially different treatment from him. He would bring her along to events and functions in public. This made Alanna remember what Terrence told her the other day.She was nothing but a thief in the night, unashamedly stealing something that belonged to others. She was shameless and disgusting.…Alanna took public transport home. After getting down at the stop, she suddenly caught sight of Garrett from afar.Garrett had a beer bottle in his hand as he sat down at the entrance to her building in a drunken manner. Whenever someone passed by, he would question them, asking
Alanna's eyes flashed for a bit. "Are you worried about something?"Hades just chuckled coldly and said, "You must be dreaming, Ms. Jacinto."Alanna felt embarrassed. She said, "Don't worry, Mr. Florentine. I didn't take his offer."Hades gave her a dark look. "Why not? Was his price not high enough for you?""He told me to state my price and said he'd be waiting."Hades narrowed his eyes and said, "If that's the case, is it just that you haven't thought of the price you want, Ms. Jacinto?"Alanna looked at Hades and tried her best to sound as natural as possible. "Mr. Florentine, are you worried about the price I want or the fact that I'm considering it?"Hades laughed coldly and released her. He just sat on the couch and continued looking at her like that."It doesn't matter whether or not you want to put a price on your head. That's your own business. I'm just wondering if you're going to breach our contract, Ms. Jacinto."He said it in such a faint and nonchalant manner th
Hades released his hold on her and went back to his documents. He said, "Ms. Jacinto, you're asking too many questions. Don't ask about Melanie anymore in the future."Alanna sat on the couch with her fingers tightly intertwined. It was only a long while later that she replied, "Okay."She forced herself to laugh like she couldn't care any less about it. "I won't ask about her anymore. Don't get mad at me, Mr. Florentine."She then went back to the coffee table and poured out another cup of coffee.The documents Hades was reading must be for his meeting tomorrow. He looked through the documents with a serious expression on his face.Alanna accompanied him on the couch until it was past midnight.Lately, she hadn't been feeling as nauseous as before. However, she had been feeling a lot more tired and sleepy. The room was quiet save for the occasional sound of pages flipping. Alanna sat before the coffee table and began drifting off to sleep.It was until Hades carried her in hi