Harry didn't notice Gloria's coldness. He felt embarrassed and didn't want to stay there any longer, so he turned around and hurried out.
Audrey was complacent.
She thought, 'Gloria, no one will compare me with you again, and you can no longer be arrogant! You'll rot here, and don't ever think of leaving!'
Audrey kicked the box of money in front of Gloria and said in a mocking tone, "It's yours now."
"The backup." Gloria reached out her hand, her eyes somewhat indifferent as she stared at Audrey. "I told you that if you fool me again, I will make you suffer."
Gloria's expression freaked her out. Audrey was a little frightened, yet she refused to give in. "There aren't any. The only copy is on this phone. Look."
As Audrey spoke, she took out the storage card from her phone and ordered the person beside her, "Get me a lighter."
Then, she burned the storage card in front of Gloria and said, "Gloria, look carefully. I burned it. If anyone else releases the video in the future, it will have nothing to do with me. I may not be a good person, but I keep my word."
Then, she left with her gang.
The middle-aged man was clear about the situation and followed them quickly.
It was obviously a setup for Gloria, so he'd better not get involved.
The room quieted down, and there was only Gloria left.
At that moment, someone walked in from another door of the room and stood in front of Gloria.
Gloria raised her head slowly and looked up at the man. It was Lucas.
"I told you, Miss Carter. I will let Derrick see who you really are. However, I didn't know that you were a member of the Silver Spring Pack. That was a surprise. You are even worse than I thought." He sounded content.
Gloria did not say a word and managed to stand up.
Lucas held a check between his fingers and handed it to Gloria. "That night, you asked me to lend you some money. I can give it to you now. Thank you for this great show."
As he spoke, he grabbed Gloria's hand and placed the check on her palm.
Gloria lowered her eyes and stared at the check. Under Lucas' gaze, she moved her hand slowly.
A trace of disdain flashed through Lucas' eyes.
Without looking at it, Gloria raised her hand and threw the check on Lucas' face.
Her hoarse voice sounded. "That's generous of you, Mr. Norman, but I don't need it anymore."
Gloria took a step forward. She had been kneeling on one knee for a long time, and her legs were numb. She limped out without looking back, ignoring the gaze behind her.
Opening the small arched door, she raised her head and looked at the night sky.
The corners of her mouth turned up slightly. She said while looking into the sky, "Look, I am not crying."
She said to herself, 'My past will be exposed sooner or later. Now, Derrick learned about it. Though it wasn't like how I planned, my goal has been achieved. But why do I feel hurt?
Do I love Derrick?'
Gloria knew clearly that she didn't.
Derrick appeared in her life accidentally. Just now, he told her that he was here to experience life and not take his affection seriously.
Gloria wanted to laugh, but she found it hard.
Not many people in the world would look at her without contempt, and one of them had left!
Gloria ran forward. After her legs got injured, she had never run so fast. The pain spread from her legs to her waist, as well as her heart. It was heart-wrenching.
As she was staggering and running, she did not notice that she looked funny while running like this.
At the end of the second floor.
Lucas' gaze fell on the check on the ground. He reached out and rubbed his face which had been slapped by Gloria. He snorted and did not bother to pick up the check. When he was about to leave...
Someone squatted down and picked up the check.
Christine had a complicated expression. She was tired of such a banquet, so she chose to stay away from the crowd, yet she never expected to learn such a shocking secret.
For some reason, she did not step out to protect Gloria. She hesitated, because of what Audrey had said about Gloria.
Christine bent down to pick up the check on the ground and handed it to Lucas.
She said, "I know you, Lucas."
She chuckled and looked at the check. She continued, "The check of 100 thousand dollars was Gloria's life-saving straw that night. But now, it is worthless to her."
After that, she loosened her fingers, and the check once again fell to the ground. Christine hurried out of the room.
Lucas was a little stunned. He shouted behind Christine, "Wait! What do you mean by that? Why is it worthless now? It is still 100 thousand dollars. What changed?"
Christine chuckled and did not answer him.
The moment she stepped out of the door, she turned to Lucas and gave an irrelevant answer. "I am sure that she never framed or killed anyone because she was too proud to do such a thing!"
Then, Christine left quickly.
She thought, 'If Gloria had done it, she wouldn't have lived such a miserable life. Just now, I almost believed it.
If Gloria didn't do it, why would she go to jail?
And why didn't her parents give her up?
Why would Patrick torture her?'
Things like this happened a lot around the world. Gloria wasn't the only one.