Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved

Chapter 309: An Embarrassing Lunch 

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 tthey 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 toldthat 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 handedthe 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? "Letorder 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 toand 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 pokingso 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 toldthat 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 atcoldly.

He had been looking atin 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 cover, pushing a food cart towards our table.

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

But before my hand could even touch her glass, Anthony cutoff.

"No, thanks.Letdo it."

His tone was icy cold.

There was nothing I could do but awkwardly sit back down and watch as he poured Jennifer a glass of orange juice.

"Thank you, honey."

Jennifer smiled at Anthony sweetly.I couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

"Jennifer, eat sshrimps.Shrimps are high in protein and are nutritious."

Anthony then began to shell shrimps for Jennifer.

"But don't eat too many.It's not good to eat too many.I've asked the doctor."

"Oh, thank you, honey.You're so thoughtful.I just so happen to crave sshrimps!"

Jennifer looked at Anthony affectionately.

Seeing the way Jennifer looked at Anthony, I felt very uncomfortable.

It seemed that, no matter how close I was to Jennifer, I was still an outsider.She loved Anthony.

It was obvious.

Plus, Anthony loved her too.

They loved each other so much that maybe only death could separate them.

Thinking about this, I felt very bitter, but there was nothing I could do.

At this moment, Anthony suddenly stood up, snappingback to reality.

With a devious smile, he pushed a plate of spicy chicken wings in front of me.

"Have a taste of this dish, Alpha Carl.This is the specialty here.It tastes very good.I hope you will like it."

"Oh, thank you, Mr.Jones,"I said with a stiff smile.

If the king himself personally served a dish to an Alpha, it was a great honor.

If I dared to refuse him, it would makeseem ungrateful and maybe even offensive.

Even though I could see past his scheme, I had no choice but to accept the food he served me.

Under Anthony's burning gaze, I pierced my fork into a chicken wing and took a bite.

Instantly, I felt as though my mouth was on fire.

Tears streamed down my face and I started to cough desperately.

"Ahem! Ahem!"

In this moment of weakness, I had to admit that I was bragging just now when I said that I could handle spicy food.

How embarrassing!

"Carl! Are you alright? Here, have swater!"

Jennifer immediately sprang into action and poureda glass of water.

Embarrassed beyond belief, I avoided her gaze.

"Just let the waiter do it."

Unexpectedly, Anthony suddenly grabbed Jennifer's hand and turned to the nearest waitress.

"Get Alpha Carl a glass of water."

The waitress obediently poured a glass of water and handed it to me.

My mouth was burning, so I gratefully took the glass and gulped down the water.It tooka long time to recover.

For a split second, I felt angry.

Did Anthony think he could get away with things just because he was the king? He obviously did this on purpose.

How could the king stoop so low? He was abusing his power.

Fortunately, I managed to calm down and Anthony didn't make things difficult foranymore, which was a relief.

However, I had learned my lesson.I talked to Jennifer with restraint, unlike before.

After lunch, Anthony and Jennifer stood up and excused themselves.

"Thanks for having dinner with us, Carl.I wish your pack a prosperous future."

Jennifer leaned on Anthony's arm and said goodbye to me.

Just then, my eyes landed on the Heart of the Ocean that was resting on Jennifer's neck.I was filled with unspeakable joy.

Thinking of how Anthony had embarrassedjust now, I burst into laughter.

"I didn't think you'd be willing to wear the Heart of Ocean I gave you,"I said meaningfully.

"I'm honored, Jennifer.I remember that when we saw this necklace in the exhibition center when we were kids, you said you liked it very much and I promised you I would buy it someday and give it to you."

"Oh, Carl..."

The smile on Jennifer's face turned a little unnatural.

She looked at Anthony hurriedly and said, "I checked the guests’ gifts and found this necklace, so I accepted it."I raised my eyebrows.

"This is my special wedding gift for Jennifer.Mr.Jones, you don't mind, do you? I just wanted Jennifer to be happy.I also wanted to fulfill the promise I made to her when I was a child."

Anthony gavea cold glance and said nothing.

With a long face, he took Jennifer's hand and pulled her into his arms.

"Goodbye, Alpha Carl."

With Jennifer in tow, he turned around abruptly and left.