Gloria said to herself, "Don't bother. Don't try to make him believe you."
However, looking at Patrick's calm face, she found it unbearable. She was tortured and he was the reason for her misery. Why should he look so relaxed?
She said in a mocking tone, "Do you think Gabrielle was innocent? Do you think she was so perfect? Let me tell you something. She deserved it! She deserved to die!"
Patrick suddenly raised a hand and swung it down at her face. Gloria's expression changed, and she subconsciously closed her eyes.
She didn't feel the pain she expected. Instead, Patrick punched the wall.
"Gloria, you may become humble or miserable, yet you are still Gloria to me. However, she is dead already. Why are you still insulting her? You make me sick!" Patrick couldn't have been more disappointed. He slammed the door and left.
Gloria quietly watched Patrick leave. A few minutes later, she let out a hoarse scream uncontrollably.
She threw everything on the bed to the ground and clutched the bedsheets.
She let out a painful groan.
She thought, 'Patrick, are you blind?
Me?
Do I make you sick? I am insulting a dead woman? Do you have any idea what you are talking about? She is not innocent at all!'
She screamed like an animal, closing her eyes in pain.
Patrick left the ward. As he reached the gate of the hospital, he saw Christine waiting there.
Christine was very nervous when she faced Patrick. She said, "Mr. Hammond, I feel bad for Gloria."
She was trying to explain why she helped Gloria hide the source of the money.
Patrick was not in a good mood right now.
Gloria's last sentence still echoed in his ears.
When he heard what Christine said, he sneered and said, "Christine, none of my employees are kind."
He was outrageous, and it was unbearable.
He was more furious than the time when he realized that Gloria had become humble and pitiful.
This wasn't how he remembered her. Gloria would never have insulted someone who had passed away.
However, just now, Gloria shocked him. He felt indescribable anger and disappointment.
He didn't get it. What was he disappointed about?
"Mr. Hammond, I disobeyed your orders. I'm sorry and please punish me." Christine straightened her back.
In an instant, Patrick was a little dazed. Christine reminded him of Gloria before. Back then, Gloria was also courageous. She also straightened her back when facing him, and she was never regretful.
"Go to Stewart and you'll get your punishment tomorrow morning." After saying this, Patrick left.
Christine breathed a sigh of relief.
Patrick asked her to go to Stewart for her punishment. In other words, he didn't kick her out of the Black Thorn Pack.
When Christine thought of Gloria, she quickly ran into the hospital.
Standing at the door of the ward, Christine heard Gloria's heart-wrenching roar. She thought about what had happened today, and she knew how painful Gloria must be.
Therefore, Christine didn't go in right away. She waited for about fifteen minutes before knocking on the door.
She pushed the door open and saw Gloria lying on the bed. Gloria happened to be looking at Christine as well.
Christine's delicate face lit up with a gentle smile. She said, "Gloria, are you OK?"
"Yes. I'm fine," Gloria said casually. "The doctor said I was lucky."
Christine felt sorry for Gloria when she saw how calm Gloria was. If she hadn't heard Gloria's subdued roar at the door before getting inside, she might have taken Gloria's word for it.
Christine smiled again. She walked toward Gloria, pulled a chair, and sat at Gloria's bedside.
Christine put her hand on the back of Gloria's and said, "Take care of yourself. You also hurt your knees pretty badly this time."
In fact, Christine felt the urge to grab Gloria and shake her shoulders. She wanted to question Gloria, 'Why don't you cry? Why don't you say anything? Why are you pretending that nothing is wrong?'
Christine seemed to see her old self in Gloria.
Christine calmed down a little bit and asked Gloria, "What do you want to eat? I'll get it for you."
She stood up and was about to leave. Suddenly, her arm was grabbed by someone. Gloria said, "Christine."
Christine did not turn around.
Gloria said, "Christine, may I borrow your shoulders for a second?"
Christine's eyes were a little sore. She did not speak. As soon as she turned around, a pair of arms wrapped around her waist, and a head was buried in her chest.
She felt Gloria trembling slightly in her arms.
Christine could not see Gloria's expression, but she knew that Gloria was crying.
A person who could not cry finally learned to cry.
"Gloria, do you remember? I once said that I had no feelings for anyone, but I treated you differently. It was not because I was a good person. It was because you reminded me of my old self. But now, I realize that we are not the same at all. I didn't know you were the daughter of the Silver Spring Pack's Alpha till today. And I'm just a rogue. Life has always been hard for me. However, it's not the same for you. You grew up with everything provided to you. You've been through so much, yet you still hold on to your pride. Gloria, you're way stronger than me."
"Christine." Gloria did not look up. She still buried her head in Christine's chest. She suddenly said in a muffled voice, "Christine, they said that I killed someone. They said I was jealous and killed Gabrielle, the love of Mr. Hammond's life, my bestie."
"I don't believe it. You won't lower yourself to do such a thing," Christine said lightly.
Gloria, buried in Christine's arms, suddenly burst into tears.
She thought, 'Patrick, I'm so stupid! I've only met her for half a year, yet she knows me better than you do!'
"Is Mr. Hammond one of them?" Christine could feel Gloria's body stiffen in her arms.
Christine sighed silently.
Christine knew the answer right away. None of them believed in Gloria, including Patrick.