Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved

Chapter 43: Just Friends 

Jennifer's POV:

Although I promised Anthony that I wouldn't go to the hospital to take care of Daniel, I was still worried about him.

In particular, when I received a message from the doctor saying that Daniel had finally regained consciousness, I wanted to go and see him.

Otherwise, I would seem too ungrateful.

Therefore, I carefully brought up the matter to Anthony.

As soon as I finished my words, Anthony's face turned cold again, but in the end, he agreed.

"Okay, but I'm coming with you." He left me no room to refuse.

"Okay," I replied.

Anthony smiled and gave me a tight hug.

When the two of us arrived at the hospital, Anthony entered Daniel's ward first.

I followed him in and closed the door behind me.

Daniel's eyes widened in surprise as soon as he saw Anthony.

It was obvious that he was so flattered by Anthony's visit that he wanted to sit up, but he was too weak to do so.

I hurried forward to help Daniel sit up.

"There's no need to be so formal when you're sick," Anthony said to Daniel, who was about to salute him.

Daniel glanced at me in confusion before turning back to Anthony.

"Mr.Jones, what are you doing here?"

"I happened to run into Mr.Jones downstairs, so he came here with me," I answered immediately.

After all, my relationship with Anthony could not be made public, so I came up with an excuse on the spot.

For some reason, when I glanced at Anthony, I saw him glaring at me.

Did I say anything wrong? He was the one who told me that we had to hide our relationship for the time being.

Daniel looked back and forth between Anthony and me in puzzlement.

I didn’t know what he was thinking.

Since neither of the guys took the initiative to speak, the atmosphere soon grew awkward.

I winked at Anthony and said, "Mr.Jones, please have a seat."

Anthony sat on a chair by the window and patted the seat next to him, motioning for me to join him.But I shook my head at him, turned around, and picked up an apple on the table.

"How about I peel an apple for you?" I asked Daniel.

Daniel nodded with a smile.

But just when I picked up the fruit knife, Anthony hurried over, snatched it, and said, "Let me peel it."

In a daze, I watched Anthony take the apple from my hand and clumsily peel it with the knife.

It seemed that he had never peeled an apple by himself before; his movements were clumsy.

But there was a serious, focused expression on his face, as if he was handling something precious.

It was a pleasing sight to see.

"Daniel, would you like some water?"

I didn't know what to do, so I picked up the kettle to pour some water for Daniel.

"Let me do it."

Anthony immediately put down the apple, which he hadn't finished peeling yet, and walked over with an empty glass.

"Mr.Jones..."

Daniel struggled to get up with a frightened look on his face.

By the time I realized what he was doing, he was already standing up on the floor.

He hadn't recovered yet, and he had been lying in the bed for days, so his limbs were weak.

As soon as he stood up, he staggered and was about to fall.

Before I could reach out to help him, he fell to the floor with a bang, and the fruits on the table in front of the bed all toppled to the floor.

"Daniel!"

I hurried forward to help him get up, but was stopped by Anthony.

"Let me do it,"

Anthony said sternly.

It was not until now that I realized that everything Anthony was doing was to prevent me from getting too close to Daniel.

But I didn't understand how Anthony could insist on stopping me now, even though Daniel was lying on the floor in pain.He was going too far.

"Do you have to do this?"

I irritably shook off Anthony's hand and pulled Daniel up from the floor.Daniel lay back on the bed with my help.He shot me a strange look, but I avoided his eyes.

"Are you okay? Do you feel uncomfortable?"

I asked him.

"I'm fine."

Daniel waved his hand and looked at Anthony, who was staring at the two of us with a gloomy face. Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

Daniel's POV: Jennifer came to visit me again.

I was pleased to see her, but I didn't understand why she had come here with Prince Anthony.

I was flattered by the arrival of the prince, but I was also uneasy.

When I was about to get up and salute him, he stopped me.

Jennifer said that they had bumped into each other downstairs, but somehow, I didn't buy it, especially after seeing Anthony insist on doing everything that Jennifer offered to do for me.

Obviously, he didn’t want to see her take care of me.

Besides, I didn't miss the tender look on Jennifer's face when she was watching Anthony peel the apple.When I remembered what Anthony had said at the masquerade, I realized that they were far closer to each other than I thought.

I felt very uncomfortable.I liked Jennifer a lot.

Although Moon Goddess hadn't destined for us to be mates, I wanted to be with Jennifer.

But now, it seemed that my hopes would go down the drain.

I really didn't dare to let the prince take care of me, especially after realizing that he was doing all this because of Jennifer, so I got off the bed in a hurry to stop him.

But in the process, I completely forgot my physical condition, and ended up falling down on the floor.

"Do you have to do this?" I heard Jennifer angrily ask Anthony.

The fact Jennifer dared to talk to the prince in this way proved that they were really close.

Even as Jennifer helped me up, there was only one thought on my mind-—I didn't have any chance with her.

I could never be with Jennifer, because there was already someone better than me by her side.

"You guys talk.I'm leaving."

Anthony didn't look happy.

He stormed out of the room and slammed the door behind him.

I looked at Jennifer.

She was still here, but her heart seemed to have left the ward.

Now that we were alone, I wanted to ask her about their relationship in order to confirm my guess.

"Jennifer, Mr.Jones seems to be acting weird.Are you two together?"

I kept my voice light and casual.

Only I knew how hurtful it was for me to say these words out loud.

I saw Jennifer's face changing slightly before returning to normal.

"You're thinking too much.We're just friends.It's just that he appreciates me.That's why he defended me at the ball," she replied, waving her hand.

I smiled bitterly.

Although I didn't know why Jennifer wanted to hide the relationship between her and Anthony, I knew that they were definitely not just friends.

It would be obvious to anyone with two eyes.