Gloria picked up the apple from the stable and quietly peeled it. Not long after, the peeled apple was handed to Patrick.
The apple emitted a fragrance. Patrick didn't believe what was happening. He didn't dare to take the apple.
He didn't know if the apple would disappear the moment he took it.
"When will the operation be carried out?" Gloria went straight to the point. She held the peeled apple in her hand.
Patrick immediately became alert. He was a little nervous. "Who told you?"
"Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?" She asked again, ignoring his nagging.
"The day after tomorrow." He stared at Gloria. In fact, she was more stubborn than him. If she didn't get an answer, she wouldn't give up.
Gloria nodded and stuffed Patrick. "Are you not eating it? I peeled it for you."
Patrick felt warm in his heart. He had never shown his weaknesses, but now felt tears well up in his eyes. One could even see that his eyes turned red. He blinked his eyes to get rid of the tears and reached out to take the apple.
Every bite of the apple was sweet.
His mind was a mess and he didn't know why Gloria was here.
He ate the apple, and Gloria was quietly peeling another one for him.
After he finished eating, Gloria finished peeling the second apple, and she handed it to him.
Patrick didn't say anything. He took it and began to eat.
When it was the fifth one, he looked at the apple in his hand and felt a little awkward. No matter how much he liked fruit, he couldn't eat that much. Moreover, he didn't like apples.
"Eat more, or you won't have the strength," Gloria said flatly.
His mind was filled with questions. Strength?
Patrick pondered over her words. Gloria said, "Are you really not eating? Are you full?"
"I am." He did not understand what Gloria meant.
Gloria turned around and walked towards the door of the ward.
In an instant, a sense of loss filled Patrick's heart.
He wanted to call out to her, but he stopped.
He wanted to give everything in the world and happiness to her. He wanted to stay by her side for the rest of his life. But now, all hope was gone.
No one knew if he could survive the operation.
He didn't want to know why she showed up to his bed late at night.
In the quiet ward, the sound of the door being locked was heard.
He watched Gloria return.
Gloria was standing in front of his bed, quietly watching him for a while. Patrick was rarely stared at, so he blushed. "I know you hate me. As long as my death can make you happy, I won't hesitate to kill myself. You don't need to kill me. I am not worth it. Why don't you wait until my surgery is finished? The success rate is very low. I will return what I owe you sooner or later."
Gloria looked at Patrick, who was talking on the bed quietly. The next second, she reached out her hand to him.
"I mean it. Don't dirty your hands for my sake."
Before he finished speaking, the quilt was lifted and a thin body snuggled with him.
Patrick was stunned.
Gloria untied his buttons, turned over, and sat on his body.
"Why?" Patrick seemed to have been strangled.
She bent over and kissed him.
No man could resist the desire!
Patrick's body responded. He held Gloria's slender waist with his large palm, raised his head, and responded to her invitation.
Outside the door, Hank heard the sound of the door being locked. He was nervous and reached out to knock on the door.
Christine stopped him.
"The door is locked. What if Luna tries to hurt Alpha Patrick?"
"You said 'what if'." Christine retorted.
Sean looked serious. "It is a strange thing that she returns to Patrick, isn't it?"
"Sean thought the same as me. Move aside and get out of my way. Alpha Patrick is in danger!" Hank's face was full of hostility. "I'm going in to stop Gloria!"
Before Hank finished speaking, the three of them realized what they were doing inside and blushed.
Hank's face turned red.
"Kick the door open and stop Gloria. Alpha Patrick is in danger," Christine teased him.
Sean put his hands in his pockets and tactfully walked to the end of the corridor.
Inside the door was another world. It seemed to be isolated.
When the sex was over, Gloria got up and put on her clothes quietly.
"Patrick, you didn't wear a condom just now," Gloria said in a hoarse voice.
"Maybe..." Gloria reached out and touched her belly. "Maybe a new life will soon grow inside of me."
Patrick widened his eyes.
"You know that I hate you so much. You said that you owe me and hurt me too much. Then, you should know how deeply I hate you."
"Gloria." Patrick's eyes gradually dimmed.
"You are about to die. Before you die, I have to get something I deserve. If you die, I can't collect the debt you owe me. The success rate of the operation is low. If the operation fails, and after you die, I will let your child call someone else daddy." Gloria looked up at him.
Patrick's eyes lit up and he denied it. "That's not happening!"
Gloria just smiled at him. "It will happen. After all, I hate you so much that I will not let you die in peace."
She continued to comfort Patrick. "Don't worry. Your child will grow up with a father."
Patrick became anxious. "Of course!"
On the day of the operation, the weather was cold, and the sky was cloudy.
In the garden of the hospital, the wind was freezing. Gloria sat on a bench wrapped in a thick scarf.
Christine held a glass of warm juice and stamped her feet due to the cold. "The hospital is heated, but you just want to stay outdoors."
Gloria wrapped herself tighter and looked up at the cloudy sky.
"What are you thinking about?" Christine leaned over and looked up at the sky like Gloria did. "There's nothing up there but just clouds."
"I am wondering if my return is wrong."
Christine heard this and sneered. "You slept with Patrick that night. Why didn't you think about it at that time? Don't you think it's too late to ask this question?"
"Just think of it as a malfunction in my brain. I couldn't think straight," Gloria sighed.
Christine pulled the corners of her mouth and changed the topic. "To be honest, what did you think of at the airport that day to make you change your mind?"
"Nothing. I just thought that he hurt me too much and I hated him. After all, our relationship lasted for so many years. I came back to spend some time with him before he left this world."
Christine curled her lips in disbelief. Did Gloria need to have sex with Patrick if she only wanted to watch him die miserably?
Gloria wanted Patrick to be worried so that he wouldn't let go of his life so easily.