Chapter 85

The sobs from the ward carried on for a long time. Hades stood by the door the whole time, his posture never once changing.

After some time, the crying finally stopped. It was only then that he lowered his gaze to look at the cigarette in his hand.

He raised his hand to chuck the crushed cigarette into a trash can. Then, he pulled out a new one and walked over to the designated smoking area.

When Chelsey came over after she was done with work, Alanna was alone in the ward, lying on the hospital bed. There were still tears in her eyes. Chelsea forced a smile.

"Actually, it's quite a good thing that you lost the child. Otherwise… Not only will you have to take care of your mother, but you'll also have to care for a child. That'd be too hard on you."

It took Alanna all the strength she had in her to hold back the tears. She could only nod.

"Yeah, I know."

How could she possibly not know her own situation? Perhaps it really was a good thing that she'd miscarried, or the child would