Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved novel Chapter 309

Anthony's POV: 

If I were to be completely honest, I loathed the idea of Jennifer sharing a meal with Carl.I just hated the way he looked at her, as though he coveted my beloved she -wolf.

Every single time they met, Carl would fix his eyes on Jennifer, as though she was the only thing that interested him in this world.

However, Jennifer and Carl were good childhood friends.

Wasn't it normal for friends to have chat and have dinner together? My rational mind told me that I needed to lighten up a little.

Plus, I loved Jennifer.I loved her independent soul.I knew that she wasn't the kind of she-wolf that would take her relationship lightly.I needed to understand and trust her.So I relented and accompanied her to see Carl.

When Jennifer and I approached the restaurant entryway, the doorman bowed to me.

"Mr.and Mrs.Jones, this way please!"I nodded, took Jennifer's hand and together, we followed the waiter into the restaurant.

Carl was already there, sitting by the window and reading the menu.

"Hi, Carl, I hope we didn't keep you waiting!"

Jennifer greeted him warmly.

I also nodded to him curtly.Carl stood up and reached out his hand to me.

"Don't worry.I just got here.It’s nice to see you again, Mr.Jones."

"Hello, Alpha Carl."

Because Carl behaved so politely, I needed to reciprocate.I reached out to shake his hand, then quietly pulled out a chair for Jennifer.

"Here, honey."

"Thank you, honey!"Jennifer sat down, smiling up at me.

"Mr.Jones, I don’t know what sort of food you like, so please order whatever you want,"Carl said as he handed me the menu.

I accepted it graciously and skimmed through it.I quickly ordered Jennifer's favorite dishes.

"Carl, how about you? What do you like to eat?"Jennifer asked politely.

"I'm good with anything."Carl sat opposite us with a big smile.

"Do you still hate spicy food, Carl? I remember that you used to cry whenever you ate something spicy,"

Jennifer teased Carl and tittered.

Carl also chuckled.

"Of course I eat spicy food now.I'm an adult after all."

Seeing how casually the two interacted, I felt a little unhappy.

How dare he talk and laugh so naturally with my queen? "Let me order a few more dishes."I waved at a waiter and pointed at the braised hot and spicy shrimps and spicy chicken wings on the menu.

"We'll have this and this.I want them to be as spicy as possible."

When Jennifer saw the dishes I ordered, she snickered.

Leaning over, she whispered in my ear, "You're such a child!"

"I just want to see if Carl would dare to ask my queen out ever again,"I whispered back, which made her laugh out loud.

"Mr.Jones, have you finished ordering the food?"Carl suddenly asked, turning to me.

"Yes."Jennifer handed the menu back to the waiter.

"Anthony ordered several spicy dishes.If you really can't eat spicy food, Carl, there's no need to force yourself.We ordered other dishes."

"Thank you for the concern, Jennifer," Carl said sincerely.

I nearly scoffed audibly.How dare he call Jennifer by her first name? With his status, he should've called her Mrs.

Jones.

But Jennifer didn't seem mind.She simply smiled back at him and nodded.If she was okay with it, I couldn't force Carl to change the way he addressed her.I could do nothing but look at Carl coldly, not bothering to hide my hostility.I hoped that he would get the message and stop staring at my queen.She belonged to me and only me.

Carl's POV: 

While waiting for the food to be served, I talked and laughed with Jennifer.We reminisced our childhood, recalling the fun times we shared.

"Oh, Jennifer, you know what? When I was a child, I truly believed in the tooth fairy.Whenever I lost a tooth, I would hide it under my pillow.But one night, the teeth underneath my pillow kept poking me so I couldn't fall asleep!"I spoke to Jennifer in an exaggerated tone, causing her to burst into laughter.

"Oh, my God! Carl, you're so funny!"Jennifer kept laughing.

"Fortunately, when I was a child, I only put one tooth under my pillow, and then my mother told me that the tooth fairy was too busy for me."Jennifer's laughter was infectious.

I couldn't help but laugh with her.

But her laughter couldn't infect one person at this table.

Anthony, who was sitting next to her, sliced his beef steak in silence and stared at me coldly.

He had been looking at me in this way ever since I started chatting with Jennifer.He probably was so unhappy to see another man make his wife so happy.

I could see the dissatisfaction in his eyes, but I didn't care at all.I simply smiled at him, pretending to be oblivious to his hatred, and then continued to chat with Jennifer.

He might've been the king, but so what? He was just born into royalty.He might've fought a bit to take back the throne, but that didn't mean he was extremely powerful.

Besides, Jennifer was just his queen, not his private property.She and I were simply chatting.

What could he do to me? 

"Mr.Jones, the food is ready to be served."

A waitress came over, pushing a food cart towards our table.

"Jennifer, you must be thirsty.Let me pour you a glass of juice,"I said, standing up in a hurry.

But before my hand could even touch her glass, Anthony cut me off.

"No, thanks.Let me do it."