Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved novel Chapter 63

Anthony's POV: 

After doing everything we could at the store, Jennifer and I headed back to the royal palace.

The elders already knew about my mother's disappearance.

They asked me to bring Jennifer back.

It seemed they wanted to make a fuss of things.

The truth was, Jennifer didn't have to come.

But thinking about how she was to be my wife, I figured it'd be good for her to face the elders better sooner than later.

Thus, I followed the request of the elders and brought her with me.

To my surprise, the elders seemed to be gearing up towards putting all the blame on Jennifer.

They insisted she was to blame for my mother's disappearance.

"It's Jennifer's duty to protect Mrs.Jones, but she disappeared right under her nose.She should take responsibility."

"Yes.Jennifer needs to be punished!" These elders were adamant.

"Jennifer didn't do anything wrong. She didn't know any of this was going to happen!" I defended Jennifer.

"Mr.Jones, there is a rumor that you are obsessed with Jennifer.Seeing you defend her like this, I think they're not just rumors.You still haven't found out what happened back then.Is this woman more important than your mother? You're slowly losing yourself!"

One of the elders spoke sadly.

This elder was one of my trusted confidants.

He had been supporting my fight against Austin.

We hadn't found out who had killed my father, and the elders had been asking me to investigate.

Even so, I didn't expect them to argue with me about this.

Since the topic was brought up, the other elders chimed in.

"Yes.There was a rumor that Mr.Jones has become indolent because of a she-wolf."

"I wonder what else Mr.Jones will do for this she- wolf?"

"So, do you really want to blame Jennifer for my mother’s disappearance?" I asked coldly.

I really couldn't stand it anymore.

Those old guys were so preoccupied with putting Jennifer down that they weren't even looking for my mother.

I narrowed my eyes in suspicion.

I always felt that there was more to my mother's disappearance.

I It all must've been a ploy to shoot me down, and who else would plan such a thing other than Austin? Speaking of the devil, Austin cleared his throat and spoke loudly.

"Why don't we ask Jennifer to bring back Elizabeth within three days? If she fails, we will punish her then."

"No way!" I refuted.

"We don't have a single clue regarding my mother's disappearance.How could anyone find her in three days?"

What on earth was this bastard planning? Unexpectedly, as soon as I said that, Jennifer took a step forward and said clearly, "So be it."

"Jennifer, don't take on a mission you can't fulfill.I'll do it.They won't dare to hurt you as long as I'm here."

I thought that the reason why she had agreed to this mission so recklessly was that she was afraid I would be in trouble.

Unexpectedly, Jennifer just smiled at me as usual and held my hand reassuringly.

"Anthony, I care deeply about your mother.I've been worried sick about her.I want to find her."

"Then I'll go with you," I said resolutely.

I could tell she felt bad about my mother's disappearance.

Although she didn't tell me, I could still feel her guilt.

Jennifer was a kind-hearted and strong-minded girl.

I couldn't let my mate face such a thing alone, so I made the decision to accompany her.

Jennifer's POV:

 "Anthony, where should we start?"

I was really worried about Elizabeth.

Her condition wasn't great, and with the kidnapping, I was sure she was scared to death.

The sooner we found her, the better.

"Actually, Jennifer, I think all of this has something to do with Austin.I think he has hidden my mother somewhere we would least expect." Anthony sighed.

"At least, if he really is behind this, then my mother's safety is guaranteed.He must've done this just to threaten me."

After pondering this for a bit, I realized Anthony's theory made sense.

Elizabeth usually stayed in the royal palace.