Hearing Camille's words, Gloria was stunned. She looked at Camille with doubt in her eyes.
Camille tightened her grip on Gloria's arm and nodded to her.
Gloria took a deep breath and looked up at Patrick. She said, "What a nice day. I want to go for a walk."
Patrick nodded. He walked toward Gloria while taking off his coat and putting it on Gloria. He said with concern, "Don't stay outside for too long. It's still cold."
Gloria nodded and then left the room with Camille.
Patrick cast a glance at Kevin. Kevin followed Gloria and Camille out silently. He kept a certain distance from them while making sure that they were within his sight.
There were two tall trees outside the villa. In the past, Gloria liked them very much.
Gloria stopped in front of the trees. She turned around and asked Camille, "The rogues who killed Gabrielle four years ago returned to Gabbs?"
Camille nodded. "That's right."
"How did you and Alpha Alger know about it?" Gloria did not believe Camille. There were no surveillance cameras in the depths of the Shadow Forest, and she had never even seen those rogues. How could Camille and Alger know how they looked?
"Gloria, Alger is your father." Camille blamed Gloria.
Camille's words upset Gloria. She pursed her lips and said coldly, "Camille, if you are here to talk about the past today, I think there is no need for us to talk anymore."
"Wait, Gloria!" Seeing that Gloria was about to leave, Camille pulled her and said hurriedly, "Gloria, I understand why you don't want to forgive me and Alger. We hurt you deeply, but we didn't have other choices. We feel bad and want to help you this time."
Gloria's eyes darkened, and a trace of bitterness appeared on her face. Should she trust Camille?
She was in a dilemma.
Gloria shook her head. She clenched her fists and took a deep breath to calm herself down. "Camille, tell me, how did you know that those rogues were the ones who committed the crime?"
Camille told Gloria what she knew, "Gloria, in fact, besides the call records on your phone, there was a half-drunk witness who proved that you had framed Gabrielle. She witnessed what had happened, but because she was afraid of causing trouble, she hid. A few days ago, she saw those rogues in a bar again."
"Why did I not know that there was a witness?" Gloria's words were sharp. She had to ask clearly because it was very important to her.
Camille sighed. She looked at Gloria and said, "You know her too. Her family didn't want others to know that she had witnessed the rape scene."
Gloria understood the hidden meaning in Camille's words. The witness was most likely a member of the nearby pack.
"Which pack is she from?" Gloria asked Camille directly. After experiencing so many things, she was no longer close to Camille as before.
"It's Chloe from the Black Moon Pack," Camille said.
Gloria had a moment of enlightenment. Chloe was the youngest daughter of the Alpha of the Black Moon Pack and was doted on by her family. To protect her, the Black Moon Pack tried not to let her get involved in the incident. It was no wonder that Gloria didn't know that Chloe was the witness.
It was not an ordinary crime scene, but a few rogues' shameless offenses against a female werewolf.
Gloria found it hard to accept the fact. She continued to ask, "You said that she witnessed the crime and proved that I had framed Gabrielle?"
She laughed mockingly. "Camille, I want to know what she saw.
"Did Chloe see me at the crime scene?" Gloria was so angry that her chest heaved. She tried to keep calm.
"Didn't Alpha Patrick tell you about this?" Camille said tentatively.
Gloria's lips curved into a mocking smile. Camille knew the answer.
If Patrick had mentioned Chloe to her, would she ask Camille about that?
Gloria felt it was ironic. The woman who played dumb on purpose in front of her was her mother.
"Alpha Patrick didn't tell you? Why didn't he tell you such an important thing?" Camille complained pretentiously.
"Why didn't you tell me such an important thing?" Gloria retorted.
Camille looked embarrassed. She said in a low voice, "We thought that Alpha Patrick had told you. I didn't expect that he..."
Gloria did not want to keep discussing whether Patrick had told her or not. She asked directly, "Since you know about this, tell me, what did Chloe see at the crime scene? How can she prove me guilty?"
She reminded Camille, "I was not at the scene at that time. What did Chloe see? She thought I was a murderer!"
"At first, Chloe did not intend to say it. However, Gabrielle committed suicide. Chloe felt sorry for Gabrielle and told others what she had witnessed. She said that she had heard Gabrielle's shrill cry at the scene." Camille observed Gloria's expression.
She continued, "When Gabrielle was raped by those rogues, she shouted, 'Gloria, it's all your fault!'"
Gloria could not help but laugh.
Camille asked worriedly, "Gloria, what's wrong?"
Gloria reached out and pushed Camille away. "I'm fine. Don't touch me. I just feel like laughing."
Gloria laughed until her tears streamed down. She felt that everything was so ridiculous.
"Gloria, stop." Camille was flustered by Gloria's laughter and asked Gloria to stop.
However, Gloria's laughter became louder and louder, which upset Camille.
Camille was out of patience. She could not help but shout, "Stop laughing! Can't you hear me?"
Camille soon realized that she was now in the territory of the Black Thorn Pack. She covered her mouth in a panic.
Gloria stopped laughing and looked at Camille.
Camille looked concerned. "Sorry, Gloria. I just feel sorry for you."
Gloria did not say a word. Her indifferent eyes seemed to pierce through Camille.