Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved novel Chapter 255

Betty's POV: 

My husband was an excellent Alpha, but I didn't expect that Prince Anthony would personally come here to attend his funeral.

The future king's presence in our pack was an honor.

But when Jennifer explained that she and Anthony had actually come for Helen, I was shocked.

I had no idea that Helen was good friends with Anthony's mate—the future queen of the Osman Kingdom.

Helen's friends were all big shots.

This only made me believe more in the fact that Helen was innocent.

When Anthony started to question Mandy, I watched quietly by the sidelines, waiting to see how the prince would pass judgment.

I was quite satisfied with how decisively he and Jennifer acted.

It took them but a few words to convince Mandy to tell the truth.

It turned out that Helen truly had no intention of killing my husband.

'Marlon, we didn't misjudge Helen! I thought with relief.But just as I was about to feel excited, Mandy suddenly pointed a finger at my eldest son, Devin.

I felt my heart stop in my chest.I simply couldn't believe it.

It's true that Devin was always selfish.I was always painfully aware of this fatal flaw, which was why Marlon and I decided to put our hope in our youngest son, Daniel.

Although we thought Daniel was the best choice for the Alpha position, Devin was still our son.

It was impossible for us not to love him, despite his stubbornness.

Now, Mandy was accusing my son of murdering my husband.

Although we had no way of proving this yet, I still felt as though I was shoved into an icy lake.

How could it be? Surely, it wasn't true! Devin was our child.

How could he poison his own father? It was a heavy blow to me.

I couldn't wrap my head around the possibility that Devin was the murderer.

Before I knew it, my knees buckled from underneath me and I collapsed to the floor.

"Mom! Are you okay?" Daniel rushed to my side and helped me up.

Looking at Daniel, I managed to force a smile and looked at Anthony and Jennifer with embarrassment.

"I'm sorry, Mr.Jones.I suddenly feel weak.I think I'll head to my room and rest.Daniel, please take good care of our guests."

"Of course, Mom."

But Daniel was still looking at me worriedly.After everything was settled, I let out a long sigh and J] went back to my room alone.

I didn't allow any attendant or maid to follow me.As soon as I closed the door behind me, my gaze landed on the family photo sitting on the bedside table.

Marlon and our two sons were all smiling up at me.

Thinking about what Mandy said just now, I couldn't help but burst into tears, clutching the photo close to my heart.

"Marlon, they say Devin is behind all of this.It can't be true! He's our child!"

I felt my heart shatter into countless pieces as I recalled the time our family still got along well with each other.

Devin was once an innocent child, too.He used to excitedly talk to me and I Marlon about his day.When did he become like this?

 "Luna Betty, is it okay if I come in?"

Just as grief was about to overtake me, there was a knock on the door.

Helen? I looked to the door with surprise.I wasn't expecting anyone, let alone Helen.

After all, I had locked her up based on Mandy's testimony.Shouldn't she be holding a grudge against me? 

"Luna Betty, how are you holding up? Don't worry about Daniel, by the way.I've already told him that I would come here to check on you."

Helen took my hand, her eyes full of concern.

"I figured you must've been very sad now that Devin's become a suspect."