Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved novel Chapter 236

Devin's POV: 

Watching my father die, it was difficult for me to conceal my glee, but I managed to pretend to be sad.

‘'Success!’' I praised myself.

Finally, the old man kicked the bucket.

The hard part was over.

My plan was going along smoothly.

Now, Daniel and Helen's wedding would be postponed, which meant Daniel's succession to the next Alpha would be postponed as well.

Stealing his position was only a matter of time.

I looked at my father's dead body indifferently.I didn't feel an ounce of guilt.

He was already critically ill after all.

Even if I didn't kill him, he was bound to die sooner or later.

Besides, he asked for it.

He had obviously favored Daniel over me.He deserved to die.

When I thought about these things, feelings of resentment and anger started to stir within me.

He always praised Daniel in front of me, whereas he always scolded me.

In his eyes, I could do nothing right.

It was simply because I wasn't Daniel.

Gritting my teeth, I fought hard to keep my expression calm.

To prevent the others from seeing through me, I stepped aside quietly.

There, I tried to come up with a way to blame my father's death on Helen.

Just then, my father's corpse was reverently covered with a piece of white cloth.

The doctors then carried his body to a gurney to take it to the morgue for an autopsy.

While this was happening, my mother wept in Daniel's arms.

"I must find out who did this.I must avenge Marlon!"

My mother cried and howled, which was like fingernails on a chalkboard to my ears.

But then, it suddenly hit me.Now was my chance to implicate Daniel's beloved mate! 

"Mom, can you smell that? It smells like a really pungent perfume."

I walked up to Helen as casually as I could, then covered my nose.

"Oh, Helen, is it the perfume you're wearing?"

"Well, I am wearing the perfume Mandy gave me.It's lavender-scented.I like it very much..."

Helen looked at me, bewildered.

She probably didn't understand why I brought this topic up all of a sudden.

"I do recall Marlon telling me that Helen's perfume made him dizzy and short of breath" my mother suddenly said, glancing at Helen.

"But he also said that he appreciated how she made the effort to smell good, so he didn't allow me to say anything."

Seeing the direction this conversation was going, I cast a meaningful glance at Grace.

"Oh, my God! Do you think Alpha Marlon's myocardial infarction was caused by the perfume?"

Grace immediately understood.She gasped and dramatically covered her mouth apologetically.

"Oh, no, don't mind me.Helen, I didn't mean anything by that.Please don't take it to heart."

Her words added fuel to the fire.

I shot her an approving look.

A kind and naive she-wolf like my mother wouldn't suspect Helen.

We needed to plant seeds of doubt in her mind.

"Of course not.How can a perfume be poisonous? Plus, I'm sure Helen would never do such a thing."

Sure enough, my mother immediately defended Helen.

But I sneered internally.

‘'You won't be so sure later, Mom.”