Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved

Chapter 46: The Real Culprit

 Anthony's POV: For some reason, Austin asked me and Jennifer to stay for dinner.

It was unusual because, ever since our father passed away, I had never sat with him at the same table.

He was acting suspiciously.

I finally realized his intention when he started chatting with Jennifer on and off throughout the evening.

He was testing my relationship with Jennifer.

What was he trying to do? Did he want to use Jennifer to control me? He had no shame.

Fortunately, Jennifer cooperated with me by giving no hints that we were in a relationship.

I merely winked at her, and she realized that we were in a precarious situation.

So we both acted as if we were not interested in each other.

What I was not sure of was whether or not Austin bought our act.

I thought that our visit to the royal palace would end with dinner.

I had not expected Austin to ask us to stay the night.

I turned down his offer, using tomorrow's training as an excuse.

On the way back, Jennifer and I deliberately kept some distance between us.

When the car finally left the palace premises, I reached out for her hand, intending to twine her fingers with mine.

Unexpectedly, Jennifer brushed off my hand.

She crossed her arms over her chest and leisurely leaned back against her seat.

"You are not interested in me, right? So why are you trying to hold my hand?"

Jennifer asked teasingly.

I smiled, pulled her into a hug and sincerely apologized, "I didn't mean it, honey.I lied to Austin for a reason."

Pressing her cheek against my chest, Jennifer asked, "Do you have a bad relationship with him?"

"We have the same father but different mothers,"

I explained, hoping that Jennifer would stay away from Austin from now on.

behind my complicated relationship with Austin, but I thought it was better to keep that from Jennifer

than you think.You should keep your guard up around him in the future," I told

hoped that she would never have any contact with Austin for the rest of

will listen to

request, but she

head on my lap and let me stroke her

thing that felt

"What was it?"

I asked Jennifer.

to the bathroom earlier,

"Oh?"

to be interested, but I wondered if the person she saw was the attendant I had sent to search the palace

his face? What did he

replied, "No, I didn't see his face,

Jennifer

decided it was safest for her not to know anything

about me until she was

to find a way

and take a nap. I'll wake you up

Jennifer to lie back down on my lap and told

her hair to lull her

the

on my lap, she wrapped her arms around me as if I was a

sign that Jennifer trusted me

be at

to

she last slept well, so I hefted her onto my arms

path where few

bed, I really wanted to

moment,

that the murderer who had attempted to poison

and Daniel, and then

revealed that it was Anna who had bought medicine from a pharmacy, disguised herself as a waitress at the restaurant, and then put the medicine in

clearly had not expected Daniel to

was deadly for

The video shook everyone.

was such a terrible

"Explain yourself, Anna."

had

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