Gloria was frightened by Patrick. She didn't know how Patrick knew about Mica.
Mica was her secret that she didn't want to share with anyone.
However, in Patrick's eyes, Gloria's anxious expression had a different meaning.
For some reason, he was getting madder and he was losing it.
"Gloria, watch yourself and remember who you are!"
Color drained from Gloria's face.
Compared with all the insults she heard through the years, Patrick's words were more suffocating.
She lowered her eyes silently, then she closed her eyes, and shut herself off from the outside world.
"Mr. Hammond, I'm sorry." Gloria spoke slowly, "Mr. Hammond, I'll never forget that I am nothing but a rogue."
She did not need his pity or his understanding. Though she also did not know what she had done wrong. "Mr. Hammond, if I did anything wrong, you can punish me however you want. My only wish is to leave Fittro Club alive one day."
Slowly, she pushed away his hand that was grabbing her chin. She propped herself up on the edge of the bed and got out of it.
"Mr. Hammond, I will work hard and save up a million dollars. But I need more time."
Gloria knew that Patrick didn't need the money. It was about humiliation and revenge.
If this could make him feel better and vent his anger, then she would do anything he asked.
However, Patrick was only getting angrier at her.
He didn't notice the pain in his eyes when he looked at Gloria.
"Is your dignity that cheap?"
Gloria's eyes widened. She wouldn't blink, since she was fighting back her tears.
She was afraid of being beaten.
She said inwardly, 'Patrick, I dared not to cry in prison. Because they would beat me more if I did.'
'I am not the same person as I used to be.
I was tied to the toilet to sleep. I almost forgot that I was a werewolf when everyone was taunting me.
My wolf grew weaker each day and eventually left me.'
"I will ask you one last time. Gloria, are you going to give up your dignity?" Patrick's voice was cold.
There was anger and pain hidden in his voice which he failed to notice.
Gloria propped herself on the ground, her hands trembling.
She lowered her head and stared at the ground in front of her.
Her eyes welled up with tears, and Mica's voice came to her ear again. "Gloria, just cry. I can't bear watching you like this. No one is coming now, just let it all out."
Gloria cried.
After that, they beat Mica as well, and it was all because of her.
'Patrick, I don't even have the right to cry.
Then, what do you mean by dignity?'
"Gloria, as you remember, is gone," she said to Patrick.
Patrick widened his eyes and stared at Gloria in disbelief.
How could she give up on herself just like that?
The room was deadly quiet.
Then, Patrick smiled. He said emotionlessly, "Miss Carter, very well, then from now on, please 'work hard' in Fittro Club."
Gloria smiled bitterly.
She thought to herself, 'Patrick, you are the one who made me like this. Why are you acting like you know nothing about it? You told them to torture me. Don't you remember it?'
However, she said, "Thank you, Mr. Hammond."
Her words enraged Patrick.
"Get out!"
"Yes."
"No, I want you to crawl out!"
Patrick looked at Gloria coldly. Then, she took his order without hesitation. She got on the ground and said, "Yes, Mr. Hammond."
No one would disobey Patrick since he was the Alpha of the pack.
However, it didn't bring him any pleasure as he watched Gloria crawling on the ground.
"Enough, Patrick! You can't hurt our mate anymore." Leo's voice echoed in Patrick's mind.
Patrick's mind fell into a mess for a moment.
"I won't allow you to take over our body now, Leo!" Patrick roared at Leo in his mind.
Leo's anger soon affected Patrick, and he began to feel a splitting headache.
Patrick pulled Gloria up from the ground and pushed her into the elevator.
He roared, "Get out! I don't want you to be anywhere near me!"
As the doors closed, Patrick's headache eased a little.
"This is the punishment for being cruel to our mate." Leo could feel Patrick's pain, yet he still said coldly.
"Leo, she is not our mate. She is just a cheap rogue," Patrick insisted.
Then, his headache got worse again and he had to lie in bed.
He smelled the scent of Gloria.
Her scent magically soothed Leo, and Patrick's headache was relieved.
The elevator reached the ground floor.
When the doors opened, Christine showed up anxiously. "Are you alright?"
Mike was not a nosy person, yet he told Christine that Patrick had taken Gloria away.
Christine checked Gloria from head to toe. Gloria was in no shape to attract any man, let alone Mike.
Christine shook her head and grabbed Gloria's arm. Then, a trace of surprise flashed through her eyes. She looked at Gloria. "You are shaking."
"I'm fine."
"You must be hungry. I'll take you to eat now. You don't have to work today."