Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved

Chapter 107: Assassination Attempt 

Jennifer's POV:

Today, I saw my beloved.To be exact, I saw the lover whom I had lost.

The man standing beforewas no longer the Anthony who loved me.

He was merely an empty shell of his former self.

First, it was my brother who had gotten amnesia.

Now, it was my mate.

What on earth had I done to deserve such an awful fate? I followed Daniel back to the banquet and took my seat.

I felt like a zombie as if my soul had been sucked out of my body.

I was in no longer in the mood to attend the banquet.

Daniel poureda glass of water and asked, "Are you okay, Jennifer?"

I nodded halfheartedly.

"Cheer up.Nothing can truly separate you and Mr.Jones.Caroline will not get what she wants.He belongs to you so he will cback to you sooner or later."

I could tell that Daniel was worried that I would fall into a depression and was trying his best to comfort me.

I knew it was pointless to remain sad about the current situation, but I had yet to recover from the change.

After all, before I chere, my beloved had promised to wait forto return.

But when I did, he had forgottenand everything that we had been through together.

I knew that I was not going to be sad forever.

I just needed stto accept reality.

"Don't worry, Daniel.I'll pull myself together eventually.I will get Anthony back and give Caroline what she deserves.You are right.She can't really keep what never belongs to her in the first place."

"That's a good start, Jennifer.I believe in you."

"Thank you.I'm really lucky to have a friend like you.I don't know what I would have done otherwise."

I turned to look at the stage.

There was a performance going on, but I was on high alert for any threats.

There were many activities and performances during the banquet.

At that moment, a magic show began.

Several magicians put on an amazing performance, and from tto time, they stepped off the stage to interact with the audience.

One magician took out a rose and gave it to Caroline.

My intuition toldthat something was off about the magicians so I kept my eye on them.

Another magician walked up toand offereda lily.

I stood up with the intention of accepting the flower when he quickly swapped it with a pistol.

He pointed it at my heart and pulled the trigger.

Someone wanteddead! Fortunately, I already had my guard up.

I had been on the lookout for anyone who might hurtever since I stepped foot in the venue.

To be honest, I had a bad feeling when the magician approached me.

Since Ella was the one who invitedto this banquet, why wouldn't she take this opportunity to get rid of me? I reacted quickly and managed to dodge the bullet.

I found myself backing up into a warm and familiar embrace.

When I looked behind me, I realized that it was Anthony.

His presence madefeel relieved.

Perhaps it was the power of love, but ! no longer felt scared.

Meanwhile, the rest of the magicians whipped out pistols and other weapons.

Gunshots rang out.

Sof the attackers had knives and tried to slash Anthony and me.

The banquet fell into chaos.

The crowd fled in different directions.

Anthony and I were clearly their targets.

Although he had lost his memories, Anthony protected me.

We worked well together and fought side by side just like we used to do.

We took turns attacking and defending so that we could beat the people that had ambushed us.

During a crucial moment, Anthony grabbed my hand and pulledto safety.

When I looked at his face, I felt he was both familiar and strange to me.

I cto a sudden realization during that moment between life and death.

So what if Anthony had forgotten me? As long as we were both alive, nothing else mattered.

My only hope was that Anthony could live a good life, even if it was one withoutin it.

After we managed to subdue the assassins, Anthony pointed a pistol at them and demanded, "Who sent you here? Why did you try to assassinateand this lady? You had better tellthe truth or else..."

However, before Anthony could say anything else, the assassins committed suicide at the stime.

It all happened so fast that no one had been able to stop them.

Their bodies fell to the floor.

Since they were dead, we had no leads as to who was the mastermind behind all this.

If my hunch was right, Arthur had sent these assassins.

I hadn't expected him to be bold enough to try and havekilled during the celebration.

But he dared to have Anthony killed as well? I really couldn't figure him out.

Anthony's POV:

"Take these corpses to forensics.Be careful not to let anyone manipulate them and interfere with the investigation,"

I ordered my subordinates in the aftermath of the assassination attempt.

The banquet had been in full swing when Jennifer and I had been attacked.

It was suspicious how Arthur did not show up until after the chaos.

"Mr.Jones, are you okay? I'm really sorry for all the trouble.I didn't know that the magicians I hired were actually assassins.It was my fault for not vetting them properly.Please forgive me, Mr.Jones."

What a hypocrite! This cunning man was trying to play games with me.

I decided to ignore Arthur in favor of checking on Jennifer first.

"I'm fine.Don't worry about me, honey."

She froze immediately after the term of endearment slipped out.

After that, she said, "Thank you for saving me, Mr.Jones."

If I could be honest, saving her felt like second nature to me.

When I saw that she was about to be in danger, I could not help but take action.

Jennifer must have guessed what I was thinking because she explained, "You savedon instinct because we are bonded mates.Now, do you believe that I am your mate? Caroline is a fake."

My lips curled up into a smile at her words.

Perhaps she was right.

After confirming that Jennifer was fine, I felt furious with Arthur.

After all, the assassination attempt happened in his territory, and yet, he was trying to find excuses to claw his way out of it.

I was not going to let him off that easy.

I declared to everyone, "Since this all happened during the anniversary celebration, Arthur should be held responsible."

"Mr.Jones, it's my fault that you were placed in danger, but please trust me.I will dig into this matter and shed light on who is the true culprit behind this," Arthur begged.

"Fine.We shall talk again about this after you conduct an investigation into the matter.But if I find out that you had something to do with the assassination..."

"Yes, Mr.Jones, thank you! I'll look into this right away."

With my permission, Arthur declared that the banquet was over due to an emergency, and he apologized to all of the guests.

Caroline rushed over to me.

"Are you all right, Anthony? Did you get hurt?"

Here was another person who only showed up once the danger was over.

Even though Caroline looked concerned about my safety, I didn't feel like talking to her—especially now that I suspected her of lying about our relationship.

I turned to face Jennifer.

"Jennifer, your arm is injured.Let's get you to a hospital."