Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved novel Chapter 42

Anthony's POV: 

The next day, I calmed down a little, and I chose a time when Jennifer would be in her dormitory to go and see her.

"Anthony!"

Jennifer beamed as soon as she saw me standing at the door, and eagerly pulled me into her room.

The moment she closed the door, she threw her arms around me.

"I missed you so much while you were gone," she added, wrapping her arms around my waist and looking up at me with a genuine smile on her face.

Damn it! For some reason, I felt bitter.

I subconsciously tightened my grip on the necklace in my hand.Looking at Jennifer's smile, all I could think about was what I saw last night.

In particular, in one of the photos I saw last night, Jennifer was talking to the unconscious Daniel with the same smile on her face.

It burned my eyes, filling my heart with resentment.

I knew Jennifer wouldn't betray me, but I still felt uncomfortable every time I thought of Daniel.

I tried my best to control my emotions and just let her hug me.

Then, I took out the necklace that I had retrieved from the Dark River Pack and showed it to her.

"It's my mother's necklace!" Jennifer's eyes lit up with joy and surprise as she took the necklace from my hand.

"Is this why you went away? To get this necklace from the Dark River Pack?"

"Yes, I wanted to give you a surprise," I replied.

In fact, I wanted to give her this surprise last night.But what I saw at the hospital made me stop myself from rushing into the ward.

I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to control myself, and would quarrel with Jennifer.

"Thank you, honey."

Jennifer stood on tiptoe to kiss me on the cheek, which eased my mood a little.

Moreover, hearing the word "honey" from her lips pleased me.

With a smile, I gave her a peck on the lips.

"Jennifer, what have you been up to these days?"

I let her go, sat on the edge of her bed, and looked at her.

While taking out the jewelry box to put the necklace in, Jennifer answered frankly, "Daniel was poisoned and had to be hospitalized.I have been taking care of him in the hospital these days."

She was telling the truth.

I had even seen Jennifer wiping Daniel's naked chest with a towel, which made me very unhappy.

Jennifer carefully put the jewelry box into a drawer and closed it.

"Daniel wouldn't have been poisoned if he didn't eat the dish I ordered.You know, he's my best friend here, and he always helps me.When I saw him being rushed into the emergency room, I felt so helpless.I didn't know what to do. Anthony, you know what? I've never been that scared in my life before.Someone almost died because of me.I can't believe a great guy like Daniel almost left the world.Thank God he’s still alive."

"Jennifer,"

I interrupted her because I didn't want to hear that name from her lips anymore.

Jennifer's POV: 

"Anthony, what's wrong?"

I could sense that there was something wrong with Anthony's tone.

When I looked up at him, I knew he was unhappy.

His face was dark, and his eyes were burning with anger.

Had I said something wrong? "Anthony?"

I called again when he didn't answer, and walked up to him.

He still didn't say anything.

He just sat there, pulling a long face.

"I came back yesterday.I couldn't find you here at the dormitory, so I went to the hospital to see you," he finally said, gritting his teeth.

I had no idea that he had come to the hospital last night.

"Then why didn't you enter?"I asked him.

"When I got there, I saw you wiping Daniel's body.And he was shirtless."

I could tell from Anthony's tone that he was angry.

"Are you jealous?"

I asked, staring straight into his eyes.A spark of rage flickered in his eyes before he looked up at me.

"I also saw your intimate photos."I raised my eyebrow in confusion.

What was he talking about? How could there be intimate photos of me and Daniel? "There were many photos posted on the notice board,"

Anthony explained.I realized that someone must have deliberately taken photos of me and Daniel from a questionable angle so as to ruin my reputation.

"There's been some misunderstanding.Daniel and I are just friends."

"I don't like you being so intimate with him.Can you stay away from him from now on?"

Anthony interrupted me.