Alanna paled. Her first instinct was to protect her stomach. But she seemed to have thought of something and restrained herself from doing so. Then, she held onto the chairs by her side for support.Travis quickly went up to help Alanna.However, Justin beat him to it.Alanna's complexion slowly regained some color after Justin came up to help her.Travis lowered his voice and asked, "Are you alright? Are you hurt?"Alanna was still in shock as she shook her head.He subconsciously lowered his head to look at Alanna's belly. However, Alanna turned her body sideways and avoided his gaze. "Travis, I'm alright."Although that kid had been quick, he was not strong.Travis only nodded after ensuring she was fine.Justin went and dragged the kid to the side. The kid also knew that he had done something wrong and began bawling.Soon, the kid's mother quickly made her way over. "What are you doing? Are you trying to bully my son?"Justin's stern expression was slightly scary as he
"Moreover, I had someone check at the hospital, and there's no record of her pregnancy examination at all. Instead, they have a diagnosis of her difficulty in conceiving. You might be overthinking it. Think about it, Hades cares so much about her. If she were really pregnant, would he leave her here alone for so many days?"Holly's complexion turned sour."What do you mean Hades cares about her? Hades is just playing with her feelings."Sydney chuckled. "Yeah, right, Hades is just playing with her feelings. Then why would he fall out with Mr. Florentine Senior and protect her all the time."Sydney's words stabbed at Holly's heart."Could you please stop talking for a moment? I asked you to come and see if she's pregnant!"Sydney snorted. "I don't think she is.""Then why isn't she wearing high heels and makeup? She didn't even bother to put on makeup on such a grand occasion!""Well, she's tall enough and beautiful even without makeup."Holly's face turned ashen. "Whose side a
Alanna leaned against the bathtub, her mind still reeling from the events from today.Even now, she felt a lingering sense of fear.She rubbed her slightly sore temples and was about to get up when the bathroom door suddenly swung open.Startled, Alanna saw Hades walking in."How long have you been bathing?"Alanna stared at him in astonishment before finally asking."Why are you here?"Hades didn't answer her question. Instead, he approached and directly lifted her out of the tub.Alanna exclaimed in surprise, but Hades had already carried her out."Hades, let me go!"Despite her protests, Hades only chuckled and didn't respond.He then laid her down on the bed.Alanna quickly wrapped herself in a blanket and kicked him.However, Hades caught her ankle and closed in on her.Alanna's face turned pale, her body tensing up."Hades, let me ...""Are you scared?"Before Alanna could finish her sentence, Hades asked softly in her ear.The fear that Alanna had managed to su
"Don't worry about that old man from the Florentines. He won't let Alanna off so easily. Just stay calm."Holly still felt annoyed. But she cooled down after hearing her grandfather's words.Before she could let the matter rest, her phone suddenly rang.It was a call from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Holly quickly answered it.Early the next morning, Alanna was still asleep when Travis called.Alanna stirred slightly, but Hades pressed her back into his embrace."Get some more sleep. It's still early."Upon hearing his voice, Alanna was wide awake.She opened her eyes to see the man lying beside her. As usual, he looked as handsome as ever. His slightly husky voice carried a hint of sexiness, and there was stubble on his chin. Somewhat mesmerized, Alanna found herself staring at him.Hades chuckled and reached under the covers to touch her tummy."Why are you looking at me like that, Mommy-to-be?"Alanna instantly snapped to her senses. Memories of last night came flood
Hades responded with a nonchalant hum.Then, he lowered his head and kissed Alanna's ear."As long as she remains in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, you need to walk on eggshells, Ally. I don't want you to be so stressed out."Alanna's eyes trembled.After a moment, she asked softly, "Why did you suddenly come over? Are you done dealing with the Florentines' affairs? Did you argue with your grandfather ... because of me?""I missed you, so I came over." Hades rested his chin on her shoulder."As for Grandpa ... it's not completely because of you. It's time for me to reclaim control of the Florentines."Alanna nodded slightly.She seemed to feel more relieved.She pushed Hades away and entered the bathroom.Hades ordered breakfast over the phone. By the time Alanna came out, he was already ready to leave.Seeing him all dressed up, Alanna couldn't help but ask."Are you leaving?"Hades approached her and pulled her into his arms. "If you can't bear to see me leave, I'll st
Alexander scoffed. "You better stay home obediently during this time and stop causing trouble. Understand?"Holly could only agree and nod in response.After getting off the plane, Hades was greeted by Yves."Grandpa has woken up. He has been looking for you."Hades hummed expressionlessly.Yves looked at him. "What now?""Let's go to the psychologist."Yves briefly fell silent before saying, "Hades, it seems Grandpa has already contacted Uncle Simon."Hades paused for a moment before letting out a cold laugh."Let him be."Yves stared at Hades and didn't say anything else.When they arrived at the clinic, the psychologist was already prepared.Yves stayed outside while Hades went into the room alone."Should I just lie down?"The psychologist frowned. "Mr. Florentine, I hope you'll think twice about this. We ..."Hades chuckled. "Do you want me to change psychologists?"The psychologist instantly shut his mouth.Hades lay down and closed his eyes.He had never though
Alanna sensed something off with Hades's mood over the phone.She asked softly, "Hades, is something wrong?"Hades' low chuckle came through. "Do I need a reason to miss you?"Alanna suddenly fell silent.Hades didn't say anything either. Listening to each other's breaths over the phone, the two of them remained quiet.After a while, Alanna spoke again."If there's nothing else, I'll hang up first."Hades chuckled. "Ally, do you miss me?"Alanna hung up the phone without saying a word.They had just parted ways not long ago. Why would she miss him?Anyway, she sensed a bad vibe from Hades' tone just now.She wondered if she should call Yves.But she gave up after pondering for a moment.Hades didn't want to talk about it. Moreover, considering their relationship now, maybe she shouldn't probe further.Since agreeing to take over JM Group, Alanna had become even busier.In addition to her work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she spent more time developing the domestic
"Deal! I'll send someone over to finalize the details with you."Alanna nodded with a smile. "Grayson, thank you for trusting me."Grayson chuckled. "You have no idea how much the First Lady has made things much easier for me in my business because of our collaboration."Alanna's lips twitched. She was about to say something when Justin knocked on the door and entered."Ms. Jacinto, the matter has been resolved. The person made a public apology, and the other company withdrew the lawsuit."Alanna was stunned.She quickly checked her phone.Sure enough, the person who impersonated JM Group had publicly apologized online.Even the lawsuit had been withdrawn.Not long after, the person's identity had been uncovered. It turned out to be a well-established translation company in the country. They resorted to this strategy because their market share had been significantly reduced recently.But they hadn't expected the matter to be uncovered so quickly.Apart from apologizing, they