Alanna Jacinto has been Hades Florentine's secret lover for three years. Despite that, she hasn't won his heart or love. But when she's finally decided to give up, he comes chasing after her.Alanna says coldly, "Too little, too late, Mr. Florentine. Your love is cheaper than dirt."Hades holds her tightly. "Yes, my love is cheaper than dirt, and I am too. Don't go, Ally. I'm begging you."
View MoreA moment of silence went by. "The Maxwells are my grandfather's old friends," Hades finally said.Alanna knew what he meant almost immediately.Hades chuckled. "I promise I won't make physical contact with her. Is this okay?"Jealousy began swelling up in Alanna's heart. She wanted nothing more than to ask Hades if it was okay for him to skip out on the banquet.It didn't matter if Hades and Holly ended up making physical contact. Cyrus would still introduce Holly to everyone as his future granddaughter-in-law.But Alanna suppressed her urge to say anything.At the end of the day, Hades was a Florentine. Alanna had no reason to ask him not to attend his own grandfather's birthday banquet.Hades could tell that Alanna was upset, so he caressed her cheek."Why don't you attend the banquet with me?"Alanna shook her head. "Nah."She forced out a smile and added, "If I were to attend the banquet, I'd just make myself a free target for humiliation and derogatory insults."Hades f
Alanna spent the next two days processing the handover request with Hudson while preparing the documents for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Based on her and Hades' speculations, she thought Edmund wouldn't easily let her leave Northlight Group.Surprisingly enough, Edmund never said or did anything even on the last day of the handover process.Alanna couldn't help but think if she was overthinking things. Now that all the tasks were successfully handed over to Hudson, Alanna called Hades before getting off work. She wanted to head to the airport straight away.However, someone stopped her outside the company."Hello, Ms. Jacinto. Can we talk for a moment?"Alanna frowned at the beautiful and elegant-looking woman in front of her. "And you are?""You can call me Mrs. Florentine. I'm Hades' mother."Stunned, Alanna nodded a moment later. "Alright. We can talk at the café next door."Ever since Joana laid her eyes on Alanna, she never averted her gaze.After both of them sat
Alanna turned around to look at Hades.Sometime later, she said, "Can you wear condoms from now on? You're making me really uncomfortable right now."Hades chuckled in response. "Is it dripping already? Let me see."When he was about to hike Alanna's skirt upward, she quickly kicked him away. "Get lost."Hades laughed as he scooped her into his arms. "I'll help you with the cleaning up.""No way! I'll do it myself!""Be a good girl now, Ally. Let me help you clean yourself up."…On the other hand, Chelsey had just parked her car in the hospital's parking lot when Michel walked past her. His temple was still bruised.Chelsey shot him a glance before slamming her car door shut. Then, she made her way toward the inpatient department.The disdain and disgust in her gaze were so strong that Michel couldn't ignore it at all. Hence, he caught up to her angrily."What the hell do you mean by that, Chelsey?"Chelsey stopped in her tracks before patting Michel on the shoulder. "Mr.
Alanna was taken aback by the sudden kiss.Having snapped out of her trance, she tried to push Hades off her. But he responded by deepening the kiss instead."Ally, are you listening to me?"Travis' voice rang out from next to her ear. Yet, Hades picked up the phone and said, "Do you even know that you're disturbing our private time?"Then, he hung up on Travis immediately.Flustered and anxious, Alanna yelped, "What the hell, Hades?"Hades gripped her by the waist and picked her up right away."Stay away from Travis, Ally."This left Alanna feeling a little helpless. "We don't contact each other unless it's about work."Hades' expression was still sullen. "You can also contact your other colleagues when it comes to work, right? But why is it always Travis that contacts you? Is there no one else working at the ministry?"Alanna frowned at his invasive questions. "Hades, both Travis and I don't get to decide who does what in our jobs. I can promise you that I don't have anyt
"You're overthinking things. Mr. Florentine Senior and I go way back. Not to mention, Hades and I do not have any conflicts of interest in the industry. Why would I need to deal with him?"Alanna smiled, but she didn't say anything.Edmund looked at her and asked, "Do you still want to join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?"Alanna nodded.Edmund sighed and said, "Alright. I'll respect your decision."Alanna frowned slightly as she left Edmund's office.How much of Edmund's words could be trusted? How much of it was lies?…Alanna spent the afternoon busy with the handover. The sky was already dark when she left the company.Hades had stopped by the roadside. Alanna was about to walk toward him when she heard Renee call her. "Ms. Jacinto."Alanna paused, whereas Hades had already gotten out of the car.Renee was startled. "Mr. Florentine, you're here again."Hades nodded and walked toward them."Why are you here this time?"Hades laughed. "I'm here to pick up my girlfriend
Esther continued to pound on the car window as she cried and screamed. However, Hades started the car and drove off.In the car, Hades remained silent for some time before he said, "Ally, Melanie is…"Alanna interrupted him before he could finish his sentence. She said, "You don't have to explain anything to me. I heard it all just now."Hades glanced at Alanna and placed his injured hand in hers."I'll have my people watch over her properly. I won't let her cause any more trouble."Alanna looked at the hand in hers. After a moment, she still decided to hold his hands.She didn't say a word throughout the ride home."I'll come and pick you up tonight," Hades said before she got out of the car. He sounded like he was trying hard to butter her up.Alanna nodded and got out of the car.Hades took out his phone and called Yves once Alanna's figure disappeared into the distance."How is Melanie doing?"Yves sighed. "Same as usual. She keeps crying and making a ruckus. The doctor
"Chelsey's asleep now. You won't be much help even if you go back up. Do you want me to send you to work?"Alanna shook her head. "It's alright. I still need to go and prepare some documents as I'll have to fly to Brunstein City in two days.""Again?" Hades asked.Alanna laughed and went up to kiss him. "Be good and wait for me to earn more money to support you.""I don't need you to support me. I just need you to satisfy my hunger."Alanna's cheeks turned red as she shoved him slightly. "You should head back. I'll go up and check on Chelsey."Although Hades was unwilling to let Alanna leave, he let her go.Chelsey slept the whole day and headed off to work the next day.Alanna wanted to talk to her about her situation. But she could tell Chelsey didn't want to talk about Michel.So, she could only swallow back the words.Hades had already been waiting for her when Alanna got down.He was holding a bag full of bandages and ointments. He handed them to her when he saw her com
Hades had just come down the elevator when he saw Michel standing by the entrance.There was a small bruise on his forehead.Hades walked toward his car and lit a cigarette. Michel noticed and walked over with a frown. "Do Chelsey and Alanna live together?"Hades glanced at him. "Did you get hit after sleeping with a woman?"Michel coughed and said, "I accidentally fell down the bed. How is Chelsey doing?"Hades inhaled a puff of his cigarette before saying, "I don't know.""Didn't you just leave their house?"Hades glanced at him and said, "I only saw Alanna.""Fine…"Michel sighed and stood beside him while lighting his cigarette.Thus, when Alanna came down, she saw them smoking together.Hades immediately walked toward her when he noticed her.However, Alanna walked past him and headed straight for Michel. "Michel, what happened to your promise of never harming Chelsey?"Michel was slightly frustrated. "Alanna, she was the one who initiated it. Do you believe me? She
Chelsey thought Alanna had already gone to work. She had purposefully waited outside for a long time before returning home.So, she didn't expect to see such a scene when she opened the door.Alanna looked at Chelsey with shock. "Why did you just return home? Are you sick? Do you have the flu? Your voice sounded…"Suddenly, Alanna paused halfway through her sentence as her gaze landed on the hickeys on Chelsey's neck.She was at a loss for words for quite some time. "W-what happened? You…"Chelsey glanced at Hades and entered her room without another word.Alanna felt her heart sink. She quickly pulled Hades up and said, "You should go."Hades was about to say something when the door was immediately closed in his face.His head throbbed when he saw the closed door before him.Did he just get chased out?Alanna headed into Chelsey's room after pushing Hades out.When she went in, Chelsey was changing."What happened? Didn't you say you were working a night shift?" Alanna ask
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