Chapter 65

• Hades’s Pov
• I took the dissolution documents from the employee’s trembling hands, suppressing the surge of anger that roiled within me. My gaze shifted to the employee, my expression hardening as I realized the depth of his insult. The lack of respect he’d shown was inexcusable—not only for questioning my judgment but also for attacking Anita’s character based on rumor and assumption.
• “Let me make this clear,” I said, my voice low and deadly calm. “No one—no one—has the right to criticize or disrespect anyone under my protection. Whatever you may have heard, it’s irrelevant, and it has no place here.”