Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved novel Chapter 12

Jennifer's POV: 

Elizabeth was wearing a gorgeous gown, but she looked thin and haggard.

Obviously, she had been ill for a long time.

Nevertheless, she looked like an amiable woman.

She was probably in good spirits after finding out that Prince Anthony had found his mate.

"Are you Jennifer?" Elizabeth asked excitedly, getting up from her seat and rushing towards me to receive me.

The maid next to her reached out and supported her in a hurry.

"Mrs.Jones, you are still sick.Please take care of yourself."

"It doesn't matter.I know what I am doing," Elizabeth said sternly, pushing her hand away.

"Nice to meet you, Mrs.Jones," I greeted, curtsying to her.

"Don't be so formal." She grinned from ear to ear, holding my hand.

"Are you hungry? Delicious food is being prepared. You must stay for dinner."

It was very kind of her to say that, but I didn't want to agree rashly, so I turned to look at Anthony, who gave me a nod.

"Don't look at him. I make the decisions," Elizabeth said, winking at me.

"You don't have to go back tonight.After so long, he's finally found his mate.You have to stay with me for a while."

"Mom, Jennifer needs to train tomorrow," Prince Anthony reminded her.

"Let's have dinner first."

With a big smile, Elizabeth held my hand tightly and ignored her son.I felt relieved.

She was way kinder than I thought she would be.

I liked her not because of her status, but because of her warm demeanor.

If my mother was still alive, she would be at a similar age.

The royal dinner was not as stiff and formal as I thought it would, but maybe it was because Elizabeth was an open -minded person.

I talked a lot with her until dusk.

After dinner, the sky was completely dark, and it began to rain.

Prince Anthony insisted on taking me back to Marge Island, so we bid Elizabeth goodbye and walked to the car.

But just as we were about to set out, Elizabeth's maid ran over with an umbrella and stopped Anthony, who already had his hands on the wheel.

"Mr.Jones, your mother is not feeling well. Please come and have a look."

"What?"

Anthony and I got out of the car and rushed back into the palace.

Elizabeth was lying in the bed in her room, and the court doctor was examining her body.

After a while, he came over and said, "Mr.Jones, your mother is fine."

It was only then that Anthony and I let out a sigh of relief.

"You can stay here tonight," Elizabeth said in a frail voice, holding my hand.

I couldn't bear to refuse her, and it seemed that neither could Anthony, because after pausing for a moment, he agreed.

In order to take care of her, Anthony and I stayed wanted to stay as close to her as possible.

Unexpectedly, the maid arranged only one room for the two of us.

"Mr.Jones, don't you want them to arrange another room for me?" I asked in confusion.

"No need." Hearing that made me blush immediately.

"What?"

"My mother specially arranged this room for us."

It was said that a mother knew her son better than anyone else, but the reverse applied, too.

Anthony knew that Elizabeth was deliberately making us sleep in the same room, so he didn't want to refuse her, and just followed her arrangement.

Although he always acted cold, he was actually a warm- hearted person.

So I stopped struggling in my heart.

After entering the room, I walked around and looked around to ease the embarrassment of being alone with him.

It was a large room with an attached bathroom, a washstand, large French windows, and a walk-in closet, in which there was a variety of women's clothes.

All the clothes were brand new, and some of them were so sexy and revealing that they made me feel embarrassed.  "These are all your size.I guess my mother asked someone to buy them for you,"