Patrick tilted his head and narrowed his eyes. "You have no say in the affairs of the Hammond family."
"Ask Grandpa if he considers me a member of the Hammond family. Patrick, how dare you be so ruthless to grandpa!" Ellison mocked.
"You can't wait to become a member of the Hammond family, right? Ellison, your intention of getting the Hammond Group and the Black Thorn Pack is so obvious, but you are not qualified!" Patrick retorted.
He walked in front of Alex. "I know what you want, but you are old. It's time to let go of your power over this family. Do you think that you can regain control by messing around while I'm not in the Hammond Group and the Black Thorn Pack?"
"Patrick!" Alex was angry. His fingers were trembling as he pointed at Patrick. "You bastard!"
Patrick ignored Alex's curses. He smiled coldly and turned around to leave. "Stewart, call the pack guards over."
Alex was shocked. He shouted behind Patrick, "What? Are you going to chase me away?"
"You worry too much. You are my Grandpa after all." Patrick's eyes suddenly turned sharp. "But I won't be tolerant of those who betray me behind my back when I'm not around."
"How dare you!" Alex's face was pale. Those were all his men, and he had spent a lot of effort planting them in the company. If they were driven out, who would dare to work for him in the future?
Ignoring the furious Alex, Patrick sneered and walked away with his hands in his pockets.
He was the head of the Hammond family. There was only one outcome for anyone who dared to cause trouble under his nose. They should know the consequences before they make a move.
In the underground parking lot of the Hammond Group, Alex raised his hand and slapped Ellison. His wrinkled face turned ashen. "Who told you to bring Gloria here?"
Alex glared at Ellison for his impulsive actions.
As Alex slapped Ellison, his face turned to the side. The hair on his forehead covered his eyes.
The light in the underground garage was dim, and he was in the shadows.
Ellison wiped the blood from the corner of his lips with his thumb. Then, he turned to stare at Alex indifferently. Alex felt uncomfortable while looking into Ellison's strange eyes.
The corners of Ellison's lips curved into a weird smile. "You want Hammond Group and the Black Thorn Pack, right?"
Alex's eyes narrowed. "Don't you want them?"
Who wouldn't be tempted since the Hammond family was so powerful?
"Yes. I admit that I want the Hammond Group." Ellison shrugged.
"Since that's the case, you should do as I told you to and not act on your own! I asked you to lurk in the Hammond Group and assimilate his power slowly and secretly. This way, when he found it out, it would be too late to make a move. But what have you done? You contacted the Fisher family secretly and joined hands with Derrick. Are you afraid that others won't know about your plan? Today, you even brought Gloria here, which completely enraged him. Tell me, what are you trying to do?"
Ellison rubbed his broken lips and smiled. His sharp gaze fell on Alex. "You use the Hammond Group as bait to trick me?"
There was a hint of mockery in his words. "You should know that I am not a puppet. Do you think you can control me with your empty promise?"
Ellison took a few steps forward with his slender legs and stood in front of Alex.
Alex was getting old, and his back was hunched. Ellison lowered his eyes and looked at Alex's wrinkled face. He said mockingly, "No wonder Patrick said you are old."
"What are you saying?" No one ever dared to talk to him like that before. But he had to face the fact that he was getting old. "I don't care what you think, but if you want the Hammond Group, you have to get my permission! I'm not dead yet. Watch your tone in front of me!"
"You are right. Indeed, I want the Hammond Group, but..." The smile on Ellison's face disappeared the next second, his eyes being cold. "I've got time and I can wait. I have plenty of time to compete with Patrick. As for Gloria, I am hell-bent on winning!"
Compared to the Hammond Group, he wanted to get Gloria more eagerly.
Alex understood what Ellison meant, and his face turned ashen. "What!" When he looked at Ellison's back, he was so angry that his voice was trembling. "Moon Goddess! Why did they all take fancy to Gloria?"
He added in his heart, 'What's so special about this woman?
I should have killed her back then!'
After leaving the Hammond Group, Gloria did not go back to the Carter Group.
She returned home.
Perhaps because she had been exhausted over the past few days, or perhaps because she was too shocked today, she fell asleep quickly on the sofa.
Gloria had a dream, a long dream.
Everything in the dream was both real and absurd.
She dreamed of her deceased Grandpa and Harry. She seemed to have returned to the old days.
Gloria did not sleep well. Soon, beads of sweat broke out on her forehead.
The scene of her childhood in the Carter's house, as well as the scene of her pursuing Patrick, reappeared in her dream.
Next, it was the miserable scene of her being put into the werewolf prison.
Mica was dying. Gloria was released from prison but still could not escape Patrick.
"Gloria, I want to be with Gloria for a lifetime. I want Gloria to be happy for a lifetime."
He said with a childish voice.
Gloria suddenly opened her eyes and looked at the ceiling. After a long time, she came back to her senses. It was a dream.
She sat up from the sofa and found that the door on the balcony was not closed. The chilly wind blew in through the gap, and she shivered. Only then did she realize that she was covered in a cold sweat.
Gloria wiped the sweat on her forehead and sat on the sofa in a daze, like a statue.
Her dream was so real that it seemed to replay her entire life.
From flourishing to declining.
From being proud and fearless to being cowardly and humble.
Gloria recalled many things.
When she first went to school, she was bullied by the senior students of the werewolf school and was blocked in the restroom during the break.
At that time, she was young and weak. Every day when she returned home, she had bruises on her body.
One day, after Gloria finished dinner, Harry stopped her on the stairs and dragged her to his bedroom. He took out the first aid kit from under the bed and applied ointment to her bruised skin.
Later, she tried to fight back against those senior students but always ended up injured. For the entire week, Harry took her to his room every day to treat her wounds and then pushed her out of his room.
When Gloria finally subdued the senior students, they called a lot of rogues over and blocked Gloria behind the school building. Gloria thought that she was going to be in big trouble, but Harry showed up suddenly. It was the first time she had seen him fight so hard.
As a result, Harry got injured, and his face was swollen. He said to Gloria, "This is called a real fight. Got it?"