In the car that headed for the hospital, Patrick woke up.
"You scared me to death. You finally woke up." Stewart was relieved.
Patrick touched the gauze wrapped around his head. He became sober and asked in a hoarse voice, "He hurt me?"
Although it was a question, Patrick raised it with a certain tone.
"You remember it? It seems that you are not seriously injured. No wonder Gloria thought you were pretending to pass out," Stewart ridiculed.
Patrick was depressed. He took a few deep breaths before saying, "Don't blame her."
Stewart couldn't take it anymore. He complained, "You must be sick! You were injured, and she just looked at you indifferently, but you still asked me not to blame her?"
"I'm not sick. I'm soberer than ever. I tortured her with all kinds of methods. It's normal that she doesn't believe me now," Patrick said bitterly. "This may be the punishment from the Moon Goddess."
Stewart was disappointed by Patrick's stubbornness. He said angrily, "Alright, I won't talk about your mate anymore. Your head is injured. You should go see a doctor."
"I won't go. It is not serious. I have to take her home today." Patrick sat up.
Stewart suddenly became serious. "You are the Alpha of the Black Thorn Pack. Even if Gloria has suffered a lot, even if you have done many wrong things, all of the members will support you without hesitation. Because you love Gloria, we will tolerate her. But if you get hurt because of her, you should know that nothing can stop the anger of the Black Thorn Pack."
Patrick was silent for a while before he said in a low voice, "Go see a doctor."
In the B&B, Gloria looked blankly at the sky. Suddenly, someone pulled her into his arms.
Gloria was shocked and raised her head. The next second, she began to struggle violently. "Why are you back?"
Patrick didn't say anything. Stewart explained unwillingly, "Patrick stopped bleeding before he went to a doctor. He was worried about you, so he came back immediately."
Gloria wanted to retort, but when she saw the blood oozing from the gauze on Patrick's head, she held back her mockery.
She suddenly felt her vision darken a little.
Ellison crossed his arms and looked indifferent.
Gloria's mood swings had nothing to do with him. He looked at Patrick with jealousy and thought, 'We have the same father, but why does everything belong to him, not me?
It would be fine if she didn't love me. I would be satisfied if she could at least hate me.'
Ellison pressed his left chest, his lips curling into an evil smile. He muttered to himself, "Gloria, I had a wicked heart before, but because of you, I don't even have a heart anymore."
He went upstairs, ignoring the farce behind him.
The next second, Patrick screamed at the top of his lungs, "Gloria! What happened to you? Go! Go get a doctor!"
When Gloria opened her eyes again, she found that she was in a ward.
"You're awake?" A male voice sounded.
"Stewart?" Gloria narrowed her eyes before adapting to the bright sunlight outside the window.
After a while, she recalled everything.
"Patrick is not here," Stewart said directly.
Gloria did not say a word.
"I'm talking to you! Can't you hear me?" Stewart was annoyed for no reason. He could not tell why he was dissatisfied with Gloria.
Gloria looked at the sky outside the window quietly, while Stewart stared at her in a daze.
Finally, Stewart sighed. He was defeated. He had to admit that he was not as patient as Gloria.
Stewart brought up a topic. "Do you know how long you have passed out?"
He picked up an apple and ate it. "This is the third day. You are not sick, and you should have woken up a long time ago. But I can't wake you up. I don't know why.
"Patrick stayed here with you for two days and two nights. Last night, he received a phone call. Then, he took a private plane and rushed back to Gabbs overnight."
Gloria furrowed her brows slightly. Her calm eyes showed a trace of imperceptible worry.
Seeing that she was indifferent, Stewart was so angry that he could not eat the apple anymore.
"Aren't you worried about him? Don't you care about Patrick's safety?" Stewart stared at Gloria's face, not wanting to miss her subtle expression.
"There is a serious problem with the Hammond Group." Stewart hit the point.
Gloria could no longer hide her shock.
The Hammond Group was Patrick's painstaking effort!
She gripped the sheets tightly.
Stewart was keenly aware of her mood swings and heaved a sigh of relief.
If Gloria no longer cared about Patrick, Stewart would kill her "accidentally" at all costs.
Although Gloria had suffered a lot, Stewart would do that without hesitation for the sake of Patrick.
"During the years that you left, Patrick had been looking for you like a madman. He said that he would travel to every corner of the world to find you. Even if he got old, he would never give up on finding you. He worked day and night and spent all the rest of his time looking for you." Stewart's tone was filled with condemnation. He felt that Gloria was too ungrateful.
Gloria felt annoyed and threw a tantrum at Stewart. "Why are you telling me these things? What he wants to do has nothing to do with me! I beg him to let me go. Separation is the best ending for me and him."
Gloria was annoyed. She had nothing, but why did Patrick refuse to let her off?
"Stewart, look at me!" She suddenly sat up, her pale face becoming slightly flushed. She gasped and pointed at herself. "All these years, I have been humiliated by you by all means. I was forced to do whatever you wanted me to do. Anyone can throw a stack of money at me and play me around."
Gloria tried to control her emotions, but she still trembled. "I loved him. I will never deny it. In my life, I only loved Patrick. I never had any feelings for anyone else. But you can't bully me with it!"
Stewart was shocked.
He had never had a good chat with Gloria before.
All these years, he had only witnessed the morbid relationship between Gloria and Patrick.
Gloria feared Patrick and was eager to get away from him.
Stewart, as well as Sean, only knew that Patrick had a mental breakdown after Gloria escaped. They hated her even after they watched the surveillance footage.
Now, Gloria shouted at the top of her lungs and accused them.
Stewart knew that she was not only blaming Patrick but also him and Sean.
Gloria had seen through his plans with Sean. They wanted to force her to compromise and spend the rest of her life by Patrick's side as an obedient puppet."
"Stewart," Gloria took a deep breath. She calmed down a little. "What should the relationship between Patrick and me be like?"
Stewart wanted to speak, but Gloria didn't give him a chance. "If I'm smart enough, I should be obedient and be a puppet. I don't know what Alpha Patrick wants, but I'll give him whatever he wants. When he gets tired of me, I should disappear tactfully. This way, all of you will be satisfied."
Stewart was stunned. Gloria seemed to care about nothing on the surface, yet she had seen through everything.
"Stewart, the injuries on the body will heal, but the injuries in the heart will always leave traces." Gloria put on a bitter smile. "How can I face him like nothing ever happened?"
Stewart was at a loss for words. What he said would all be meaningless.
Gloria knew that the relationship between her and Patrick couldn't be explained with words. Their lives were entangled together.
What she once desired was now what she feared.
Gloria closed her eyes. A bitter smile appeared on her face. She said inwardly, 'Mica, Hawaii is no longer our paradise.'