Alanna couldn't help it, though.Hades went to the balcony and lit a cigarette. After taking a drag, he pulled out his phone to make a call.Yves' voice rang out on the other end of the line. "What's up, Hades?""Send a copy of the photos of Blake with those starlets to his brother-in-law," Hades said.Yves was taken aback by this. Blake could be considered a self-made man, but he'd made his money with help from his wife's family. His wife's surname was Quigley; the Quigley family had dabbled in illegal dealings for ages.The current head of the Quigley family was Blake's brother-in-law. Blake's wife had grown up like a princess. Her brothers had doted on her all her life.The Quigley family hadn't been pleased about her marrying Blake but had no choice but to turn Blake into a more powerful man for her sake.In the early years of their marriage, Blake had been pretty grounded. But as his business expanded, he started showing his true colors. It was just that he didn't dare to m

"Can we not do this right now?" Alanna asked.Hades paused. "You should know that I haven't spent this much money on you for you to throw tantrums at me, Ms. Jacinto!"Alanna felt suffocated. Indeed, he was paying her to be his sex toy. How could she have forgotten? She stopped resisting them and responded to him enthusiastically, even.Hades was rough with her, as if he wanted to punish her. He even seemed like he wanted to swallow her whole. Alanna could only go along with him as best as she could while telling him tentatively not to be too rough.He finally stopped when it was past 2:00 am. Alanna was exhausted. The sweat from her face dripped onto her collarbone; it hurt a little.Hades had left a bite mark there, covering the mark that Blake had left on her. His face was covered in sweat; there was no sign of tenderness in his gaze as it landed on the bite mark. "Does it hurt?"Alanna shook her head. He pressed it hard. "Does it hurt?"She turned pale from the pain, but he

This was one thing about Melanie that Alanna admired—the fact that Melanie could adapt to any situation for the sake of tormenting her. She knew that if she didn't go for the meal, she'd probably be made out to seem like she and Melanie were sworn enemies.Alanna suppressed her annoyance and nodded with a smile. "Alright, then. I'll go."Melanie broke into a wide grin. "You're the best, Ms. Jacinto."Renee was disgusted by this. After Melanie left, she leaned close to Alanna and muttered, "Mr. Florentine must be blind. Why is he in love with someone like her?"Alanna laughed. Indeed, she couldn't understand it either. Hades had countless women swarming him—naive ones, alluring ones, gorgeous ones, classy ones… He had plenty of choice. Why was Melanie the one who'd won his heart?It wasn't that she was looking down upon Melanie, but she genuinely didn't have anything going for her aside from her looks. But what could anyone do about it if Hades liked her? She said, "Well, it all bo

Melanie didn't drop the pitiful act. "I don't mean anything else by it, Ms. Jacinto. Please don't be mad at me.""You're overthinking this, Ms. Smith." With that, Alanna left the private room. As she shut the door, she saw Hades handing Melanie a tissue. The latter didn't take it. Hades helplessly wiped her tears away."Look at you, still crying when you're at this age," he said."It's not like I wanted to.""You look so ugly." Despite his words, the smile on his face remained in place.Alanna tightened her grip on the doorknob. Her knuckles turned white from the force. The night before, Hades had cruelly told her that crying was useless and that she shouldn't even dream that her tears would soften his heart.She'd always felt that he had a heart of stone. Indeed, he'd been incredibly cruel to her over the years. He wouldn't soften his stance when faced with her tears, nor would he back down because of her pleading.But when Hades was with Melanie, he was the complete opposite o

Hades knew Alanna's body too well. It only took a short while for him to make her turn into putty in his hands. She instinctively opened her mouth, allowing him to deepen the kiss. In the darkness, the two bodies came together intimately like every other couple in the world.Hades seemed to be even more out of control than he'd been the night before. He was punishing her and also relieving himself, but there wasn't a hint of love in his actions. He'd always been domineering when it came to sex—all men who were control freaks were probably the same in this.Tonight, however, he did things differently. He gripped Alanna's waist tightly as he moved her to hover above him. As he traced his fingers over her waist, he sat up and nibbled on her earlobe. She subconsciously tightened her hold on him.Just then, her phone rang. Alanna wasn't in the right state of hand, but Hades still grabbed the phone and answered it. Shane's voice rang out on the other end of the line. "Do you have time tom