Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved novel Chapter 280

Anthony's POV: 

Once Jennifer fell asleep, I still couldn't get over the feeling of uneasiness, so I got up from the bed.

Not wanting to disturb her sleep, I walked out of the bedroom as quietly as I could and went to the monitoring room.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw my attendants watching the surveillance videos as per my instructions.

"Have you found anything?" I asked them.

"Mr.Jones, we've been checking the surveillance videos from the time period before and after Mrs.Jones was attacked, but we haven't found anything suspicious yet," the head attendant _ replied respectfully.

I nodded.

"I'll watch the videos together with you.We'll get the work done faster."

"Yes, Mr.Jones."

The attendant led me to a screen and opened up a surveillance video for me.

"Please watch this one."

Motioning for the attendant to leave me be, I focused on the video playing in front of me.

The cameras were on 24/7, recording every moment of every day.

Needless to say, it was a monotonously tedious task to watch the surveillance videos, but in order not to miss even the slightest clue, we had to watch everything from beginning to end without taking our eyes off of it.

As long as we could find a clue to catch Larry, all this effort would be worth it.

Calming myself down, I watched the video, playing it at double the speed since there was nothing of significance happening.

Time passed by.

All of a sudden, something caught my eye.

A strange figure appeared on the screen.

It was a man who kept looking around.

His movements were strange and dodgy.

Judging from his clothes, he wasn't a palace guard.

And most importantly, his physique looked highly similar to Larry's.

"Come and take a look at this," I said to my attendants, pausing the video.

"Do any of you recognize this man? Is he one of the guards?"

"No, Mr.Jones.We've never seen him before," the head attendant replied solemnly.

With a nod, I rewound the video a few seconds and played it, watching that particular section of the mysterious man's appearance over and over again.

After a while, I asked, "Can you zoom in and make the video clearer so that we can see his face?"

A technician immediately ran over and bowed.

"Of course, Mr.Jones."

He leaned over the computer, fed the video into a software, and worked on it.

After a few moments, the mysterious man's face was displayed clearly on the screen, with every pixel of his face finally decipherable.

There was no doubt that it was none other than Larry.

"Get the footage from the surveillance cameras near this one!" I ordered my attendants.

Soon, they found the surveillance videos that I asked for.

We all carefully watched the screen as Larry wandered around the garden for a while before seemingly disappearing into thin air.

He must have used some magic spell.

I rewound the video again and paused it right before the moment Larry disappeared.

For some reason, an ominous feeling rose in my heart.

What if Larry was still hiding inside the royal palace? If so, he might secretly attack us at any time.

It was a threat that we couldn't afford.

After thinking for a while, I turned to the attendants and ordered, "Dispatch a few of the royal guards to guard the palace.Strengthen the defense around the perimeters, and also increase the protection around Jennifer and my mother.Arrange the guards to work in two shifts.Don't give the enemy any chance to make trouble."

"Yes, Mr.Jones," the head attendant replied immediately.

It was only after the deployment of the forces in the royal palace that I was able to breathe a sigh of relief.

Quelling the uneasiness in my heart, I walked out of the monitoring room.

I wanted to go back to Jennifer as soon as possible.

Although I knew that the guards were dutiful and trustworthy, I wouldn't be able to put my heart to rest until I could assure Jennifer's safety with my own eyes.

When I returned to our bedroom, I found that she was still sleeping soundly.

Watching her peaceful face as she slept, my breathing gradually calmed down, and I was finally able to relax.

Lying down next to my dear wife, I closed my eyes.

‘'Good night, Jennifer.’' 

The next day, I awoke early in the morning.

I intended to hold a meeting with the elders so that I could inform them about the hidden danger in the royal palace, as well as to discuss the arrangement of the coronation ceremony.

Jennifer was still sleeping, and I didn't want to wake her up, so I just leaned over and planted a kiss on her forehead.

She was pregnant, so she needed to rest as much as possible.

Jennifer's POV: 

I woke up to find the other side of the bed empty.