Gloria looked at the sky. "Christine, you know that I hate him and am afraid of him. Six years ago, he sent me to the werewolf prison. There were iron bars everywhere.
"Not long ago, I woke up in the morning and found myself locked in a space full of iron bars again. He put bars on all the windows. In my opinion, it was no different from my life in prison.
"He tried all means to imprison me. He was now so sick that he finally let go. He said that he didn't want to continue the game. He was tired of me and I believed it. But isn't that ridiculous? He lets go only when he's dying. Does this mean that he cares about me?
"You are right. When I was at the airport, I kept thinking about how you scolded me. I was running all the time. I didn't just run from him, but from my family as well.
"Patrick imprisoned my body. As for me, I imprisoned my heart.
"Alright, let's get in. It's a bit cold outside." Gloria felt relaxed after saying that. She stood up.
Christine was still immersed in Gloria's monologue. Then, she stood up. "Turns out you also feel cold. Let's get inside."
She chased after Gloria and stuffed the juice into Gloria's hand.
At the corner, she met an unexpected acquaintance.
"Is his operation over?" Alex was the first to speak.
"The operation is complicated. We have to wait." Gloria answered, but she didn't know what to say to Alex.
Alex snorted in disdain and walked past her. He held onto his walking stick and was about to leave.
"Please wait." She chased after him. "Don't involve me in the matter between you and my grandpa. I don't owe you anything. If you want to collect the debts, go and find my deceased grandpa. That's all I want to say. Bye."
"What?" Alex, who was behind Gloria, was exasperated, while Gloria had walked far away.
Christine chased after Gloria. "What's going on? Does the Hammond family have a grudge against your family?"
"No." Gloria shook her head and denied it.
"Then..." Christine was puzzled.
"I don't like Alex." Gloria tilted her head.
Christine followed Gloria and gave her a thumbs-up. "You impressed me."
It would be best if the enmity between the Harmon family and the Carter family and the one between the old Alpha Alex and the old Alpha of the Silver Spring Pack were buried after the two old men died.
As for Gloria, she didn't want to talk about it again.
On the third day after the surgery, in the intensive care unit, Patrick finally was responsive.
Even the slightest reaction was enough to make all the people who were waiting with worry happy.
On the morning of the tenth day, Patrick, who was lying on the bed, opened his eyes. "Where is Gloria? Did she leave again?"
The first thing he did when he opened his eyes was to roll the eye that could move. He looked around but did not see the person he was looking forward to.
Sean took his temperature and said grumpily, "You are lucky to survive the operation. Why are you still thinking of a woman who doesn't want you?"
"So, she left, right?" The loneliness in Patrick's eyes was heartbreaking.
Sean rolled his eyes. "Won't you chase after her?"
"She hates me. I don't want to force her anymore," Patrick said seriously.
On the nineteenth day after the surgery, Patrick could get out of bed and walk slowly with the help of others.
On the twentieth day after the surgery, he met Gloria, who he had been longing for.
"The day I woke up, Sean told me that you were at a wedding." After the excitement, Patrick fell silent. It was as if there was a thorn in his heart. He wanted to pull it out, but the pain was heart-wrenching.
"Is Ellison nice to you?" Patrick said as he endured the suffocating pain.
"He is," Gloria replied.
Patrick felt pain in his eyes. He looked down and pretended to be magnanimous. "Congratulations. You won't be hurt by a jerk like me again."
"You are a real jerk." Gloria agreed.
"Gloria, I'm sorry," Patrick said with difficulty.
"Patrick, do you know how afraid I was of you? You imprisoned me twice, and you built one cage after another for me. Six years ago, you threw me into prison. Not long ago, you sealed all the windows. The so-called anti-theft windows are no different from the iron bars in the prison. Do you know how scared I was? Patrick, how do you think I could forgive you?"
Patrick was speechless. At this moment, he realized his mistake when he heard Gloria's accusation. He madly wanted to keep her, but because of this, he hurt her again and again.
Now, she was someone else's mate. He slowly clenched his fists. The pain in his heart was unbearable.
"I'm sorry." He hated himself for apologizing again and again, but at this moment, he didn't know what to say to express the pain in his heart.
Gloria stared at Patrick quietly for a long time. "It's Ellison's wedding. And I'm not his mate."
Patrick looked up in surprise. "It wasn't you?"
She shook her head. "Alex chose a woman for him. I only showed up on behalf of the Carter Group."
Patrick's large palm tightly wrapped around Gloria's hand. He couldn't calm down.
"Gloria." He looked at her. He knew that his request was shameless, but she did not have a mate. The Moon Goddess blessed him again.
"Gloria, I want to tell you a story."
He said, "Once upon a time, there was a fool. His name was Patrick. He was very happy because there had always been a girl by his side. Her name was Gloria and she had always loved him. But later, he was not happy. This fool hurt the girl who loved him deeply. One day, he realized that a long, long time ago, he had fallen in love with this girl. But at this time, the girl had been hurt by him so much that she did not dare to love him again. He lived in regret every day thereafter."
Patrick slowly narrated the story and raised his eyes to look at Gloria, who was facing him.
His sincere request was the vow of his life. "Gloria, the one standing in front of you now is the fool in the story."
This time, he was calm and sincere. "I'm ready to be with you for the rest of my life, and I have prepared myself for your departure."
This time, Patrick didn't force Gloria again.
He just stared at her. The look in his eyes was sincere and pure. As a man, he made an oath to his lover for the rest of his life and expressed his true feelings.
He thanked the Moon Goddess and Gloria for giving him such an opportunity.
In the end, they did not miss out on each other's lives.
End of the story