Hades sat in his office staring down at the device Persephone had returned to him, the room was dim as he had turned off his lights, but it was not as dim as his aching heart.
Everything about this day had been completely disheartening, it was like the one time he thought he could have a shot at happiness, the world turned around and crushed all his hopes, sending him back to the pits of loneliness where he seemed to belong.
The worst part was, it was not the fact that Persephone had returned the phone that hurt him, it was the look in her eyes when she did. It was like after hearing Melia's words, she had made up her mind about what kind of man he was, and it tore Hades to pieces.
The god would honestly have the whole world despise him, he would have every woman think he was a terrible being, but not Persephone.