At dawn, Gloria closed her eyes on purpose and pretended to be asleep.
"Wake up, Gloria." Patrick pushed her.
Gloria turned over and looked as if she had not slept enough. "Let me sleep a bit more."
Patrick laughed. He rarely saw Gloria act cutesy, so he said generously, "Alright. I'll get Kevin to prepare the food. Get up and have breakfast later."
"Okay," Gloria muttered.
She covered half of her head with the quilt.
Patrick's eyes flashed with tenderness. He reached out and rubbed her hair. "Be good."
Gloria felt the mattress bounce and then heard the sound of the door closing.
She turned over, pulled away the quilt covering her head, and revealed her indifferent eyes. She did not move until she heard the sound of the car downstairs. She got up from the bed and stood by the window, watching coldly as the car drove out of the villa.
There was a light knock on the door, as if concerned about waking her up.
Gloria went to open the door barefooted and then saw the sneaky Damon.
She glanced at him and said, "Did you bring it with you?"
Damon took out a white bottle from his bag and whispered, "Kevin is busy at the moment, and I took the chance to sneak out. Alpha Patrick has his eyes on me, so I don't have many chances to see you. I got you a bottle of pills."
Damon handed the bottle to Gloria.
Gloria glanced at the white bottle in her hand. It was a normal pill bottle and would not make anyone suspicious.
She put on a strange smile as she said softly, "You are so thoughtful, using a vitamin pill bottle."
After that, she said indifferently, like an emotionless robot, "Thank you very much."
Then, she closed the door.
Outside the door, Damon had mixed feelings.
Gloria unscrewed the lid and poured out a white pill. Just like yesterday, she put the pill into her mouth, allowing the bitterness to spread.
She wanted to laugh, but her tears streamed down uncontrollably. The person who sent her to the werewolf prison wanted to have a baby with her.
She thought that even the Moon Goddess could not ease her despair. She threw the bottle into the drawer of the bedside table.
Time passed quickly. Gloria kept taking the pills Damon gave her.
One day, as she picked up the bottle, someone roared at her.
"What is that?" Patrick suddenly appeared at the door.
Gloria's hand that was holding the bottle trembled. She only panicked for a moment before regaining her composure. She turned around and said, "Vitamin C. I asked Christine to buy it for me the day before yesterday."
Patrick walked in. He took the bottle from Gloria and looked at it. He recalled that Christine had indeed come the day before yesterday, and the doubts in his heart disappeared.
Suddenly, Kevin knocked on the door.
Patrick and Gloria looked over at the same time.
"What's the matter?" Patrick put down the bottle and turned to Kevin.
"Alpha Alger and Luna Camille of the Silver Spring Pack are here. They claim to be Luna Gloria's parents," Kevin said.
Kevin was smart. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to replace Damon and win Patrick's trust.
As an outstanding Beta, before he took over the Alpha's Villa, he had learned about Gloria's situation.
Therefore, he was clear about the fact that Alger and Camille were Gloria's parents. He mentioned that because he did not know Gloria's attitude toward them.
Gloria's heart tightened over Kevin's words. Fortunately, Damon had brought her enough pills last time. With Kevin here, it was hard for her to get more pills from Damon again.
When Patrick heard that Gloria's parents were here to visit her, a hint of disgust appeared on his face. However, he did not make any decisions for Gloria. He asked her, "Do you want to see them?"
Gloria did not answer immediately. She lowered her eyes and thought for a moment. Then, she said, "Has the Carter Group been working with the Hammond Group recently? Do they need help from you?"
Patrick wasn't surprised. There was a hint of pity in his eyes.
"Maybe they just miss you." Even Patrick didn't believe what he said, but he hoped that Gloria would believe it.
Gloria chuckled, her gaze sweeping past Patrick's face. She met his eyes and then quickly looked away. She said, "I'll go and see them."
She did not refute his words, but it didn't mean that she agreed with him.
If Gloria's parents missed their daughter, they could have visited her in the werewolf prison during those three years.
However, though they lived in the same city, they had never visited her once. It was the hardest fact for Gloria to accept.
Alger and Camille were waiting in the living room.
Hearing the sound of footsteps approaching, they looked over at the same time.
Camille trotted over in a great mood. She grabbed Gloria's hand and said excitedly, "Gloria, I'm so happy to see you."
"Camille." Patrick pulled Camille's hand away. "Please have a seat."
"Nice to see you, Patrick." Camille seemed embarrassed.
Alger cleared his throat and said warmly, "Alpha Patrick, we are here to see Gloria today. Camille has been missing Gloria a lot and even lost some weight. I felt sad too, so we came here uninvited."
Alger explained why they suddenly came without informing Patrick in advance.
Patrick's attitude was unclear. He replied, "Alpha Alger, Camille, you are so considerate."
Perhaps because of his guilty conscience, Alger felt that Patrick was implying something and smiled awkwardly.
Gloria remained unmoved. Alger said that Camille had lost some weight because of missing her, yet Camille's face looked ruddy and refreshed.
Camille held Gloria's hand with affection. She turned back and looked at Patrick pleadingly. "Alpha Patrick, I miss Gloria a lot. Can I stay alone with Gloria for a while? I have too many things to talk about with her."
Patrick ignored Camille, and his eyes were fixed on Gloria. He said, "I respect Gloria's decision."
Camille looked at Gloria anxiously and worriedly. She was afraid that Gloria would refuse her, so she approached Gloria and said something in a low voice.