Damon's eyes widened. He looked at the phone and couldn't believe that Ellison had just hung up like that.
He thought, 'How could Ellison just hang up on me?'
Damon grabbed something nearby and smashed it madly and cursed, "Ellison, if you hadn't intervened, my sister Gabrielle wouldn't have died!"
He thought, 'And now Ellison wants to push it all away? I will never allow it!
Also, if those rogues really come back to Gabbs, it's only a matter of time before Alpha Patrick finds them.
What will happen to Gabrielle's reputation once the truth is laid bare?'
Damon clenched the phone in his hand, trembling in anger.
He took a deep breath to calm himself, and then he called Alex to tell him the whole story in a flustered voice.
Alex kept silent for a while. Then he said, "I'll find those rogues. At the same time, I want you to do one more thing for me."
"Anything," Damon said without hesitation.
Over the phone, Alex gave Damon brief instructions on what to do, and then Alex continued in an old voice, "Do you understand?"
On the other end of the line, Damon clenched his fists abruptly and said, "Alpha Alex, don't worry. I will not let you down."
"It's for Gabrielle's sake, too," Damon said to himself silently.
He thought, 'That bitch Gloria is not innocent at all. If she had gone to Shadow Forest, Gabrielle would not have died.'
With such a thought, Damon hung up the phone, and there was a vicious gleam in his eyes.
He thought, ' Alpha Alex's arrangement is just what I want. How wonderful.
In such a way, the Black Thorn Pack will not be affected, and everything will be the same as before.
This is great.'
At the banquet, Patrick brought Gloria in.
"Who is that woman?"
"Why is she with Alpha Patrick?"
"You don't know her? Well, that makes sense. She looks totally different from before."
As Patrick and Gloria walked by, the people around them began to whisper.
Sean and Stewart looked at each other, and they walked over together.
"Miss Carter, long time no see. You look much thinner than before." Sean had a problem with Gloria. He had tried to keep Patrick from having as much contact with Gloria as possible, but Patrick had always been bossy, and he rarely changed the decisions he made.
Sean was annoyed at the thought of Gloria. So, when he saw Gloria, he looked and sounded impatient, and he deliberately provoked her.
On the contrary, unlike Sean, Stewart didn't hate Gloria that much.
"Gloria, you were not this thin before. What happened? Patrick doesn't allow you to eat?" Stewart joked.
Sean curved his lips and took a sip of his wine without a word.
Gloria looked up at Sean and did not say anything either.
There was constant chatter around them. At this time, a voice interrupted, "Miss Carter, how have you been?"
Gloria found the voice extremely familiar, and her eyelids twitched.
"Hello, Mr. Norman." Gloria looked at the familiar person.
Lucas was still the same. He had an elf-like handsome face and was as elegant as a male deer in the forest, but he was sick deep down.
Lucas saw Gloria the second she walked in. He felt a bit bitter when he saw her holding hands with Patrick.
He did not have time to analyze the reason for such a feeling. He just found the two intertwining hands very annoying.
He couldn't help but walk over.
Gloria didn't want to be here in the first place. Now faced with so many people she didn't want to see, she immediately said, "I need to use the bathroom."
Lucas looked at the woman in front of him. She was as skinny as ever as if she were carrying a heavy burden that could crush her. The way she was made him want to conquer her again.
For some reason, Lucas was unreconciled.
Gloria pulled her hand out of Patrick's hand. Just as she was about to leave, someone suddenly grabbed her hand.
She looked up and met Patrick's serious gaze.
"I need to go to the bathroom." She furrowed her brows.
"Alright. Come back quickly," he replied.
Patrick extended his hand toward her, and she flinched instantly.
"Don't move." His deep voice carried a commanding tone. He tucked the hair that fell over her temple and said softly, "Your hair is messy."
Something happened the moment Patrick raised his hand to straighten Gloria's hair.
Looking at how intimate they were, Lucas went mad. His eyes were filled with insanity and anger.
"How much did he pay you?" Lucas blurted out in anger. He thought, 'It's my right to straighten Gloria's hair!'
Gloria was wearing high heels, and the wound on her waist was killing her. At Lucas' words, she could not help but feel that her legs went weak, and her breathing was momentarily disturbed.
At the same time, someone reacted faster than her.
Patrick blocked Lucas' path imperceptibly and said, "Lucas, didn't the Alpha of the Sea Moon Pack teach you how to talk in front of the Alpha of the Black Thorn Pack?"
Patrick stared at Lucas coldly.
"That's a question you should ask Mike." Lucas had a bad attitude and did not give in.
Sean and Stewart tensed up. They glanced around and noticed that they were already attracting people's attention.
Gloria was also aware that people around them were starting to pay attention to them. Though they were afraid to get too close because of Patrick, she still felt uncomfortable.
"I'm going to the bathroom." She walked away hastily.
However, Lucas wouldn't let her go easily.
He wanted to chase after Gloria when he saw that she was about to leave, but Patrick blocked his way.
"You are in my way!" Lucas reached out to push Patrick away.
Patrick looked at Lucas with his eagle-like sharp eyes and released the Alpha's pressure in anger. "No one dares to cause trouble here. Do you want to know the consequences?"
Enveloped by Patrick's pressure, Lucas had no choice but to stop. He felt Patrick's strength. Indeed, Patrick was the Alpha of the most powerful pack in the area.
Gloria wanted to walk faster, but the high heels she was wearing made it almost impossible.
"Wait a minute, Gloria! I have a question for you!" Lucas was flustered. He didn't want to miss the chance.
Gloria stopped and stood with her back to Lucas for almost half a minute. Then she said slowly, "Go ahead."
Her voice was hoarse, and no emotion could be read in it.
"Apart from my money, have you ever cared about me?" Lucas asked tentatively.
With such a question, everyone's expression changed.
Patrick's eyes turned as sharp as blades, and he stared at Gloria right away.