Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved
Chapter 197: Caroline's Regret

Elizabeth's POV:

The moment I saw Caroline in that jail cell, I felt as though someone had reached into my chest and squeezed my heart out.

After all, despite our differences, she was someone I once loved dearly.

Although I no longer considered Caroline to be my loving daughter anymore, I simply couldn't bring myself to let her rot in there after all the fond memories we had of each other as mother and daughter.

"Tell them to get Caroline out of there.l must have a word with her,”

I ordered the maid standing by my side after I walked out of the prison.Before long, the maid brought Caroline to my room.

"Mrs.Jones, what can I do for you?" Caroline asked softly as she lowered her head, seemingly to avoid making eye contact.

The maid helped me sit on the sofa, and I couldn't hide the look of concern in my eyes as I sighed. "Have a seat.Don't just stand there.lt's not good for the baby.”

I pointed at the sofa across me since I didn't have the heart to see Caroline in such a pitiful state. Caroline hesitated at first, but eventually, she sat down, albeit with some awkwardness.

"I wanted to speak with you about the Love Curse.Tell me everything you know about it," I said slowly, clenching my fist to suppress my anger.

Every time the thought of Anthony's painful face appeared in my mind, I could feel the anger boiling inside me like poisonous venom.

"Okay, Mrs.Jones.I'll tell you.lt all started when I tried to make Anthony forget Jennifer and take me as his mate. asked Larry to use a spell to erase his memories of her, but I didn't expect that Larry would take that opportunity to bewitch him with the Love Curse.Later, when I failed to win Anthony's heart, in my anger and frustration, I went to Larry again.When he told me about the Love Curse, I thought it was my only chance to be with Anthony, and so I gave him permission to activate the curse.After all, if I couldn't have Anthony, I couldn't let anyone else have him either,”

Caroline said gingerly after a moment of silence.

I looked at Caroline in shock and disappointment.l never thought that she would do something like that to Anthony.

All because of her one-sided love.

"Oh! I'm so glad to see that you're fine!" I breathed a sigh of relief and asked the maid to continue cleaning the room.

"Jennifer, where have you been?"

"I couldn't fall asleep, so I went out for a walk.” Jennifer smiled at me.

"What's wrong, Anthony?"

"Nothing.l was just worried about you.Everything is all right again.” I gently wrapped my arms around Jennifer's waist and pulled her closer to me.

"I went to the monitoring room to check the videos just now.We have footage of Larry disappearing into thin air just outside the banquet hall, but other than that, I have no idea where to look for him He must have used some spell so that the surveillance cameras wouldn't catch where he was going." Having noticed my worries, Jennifer leaned her head on my shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Anthony.We'll find him soon.After all, the others are helping us as well.”

Jennifer's words comforted me.

I felt hopeful again, but just as I was about to say something, I heard footsteps behind me.

Jennifer and I turned around at the same time saw my mother.

"Anthony! I have good news! Caroline has agreed to help us find Larry,” my mother said excitedly as soon as she came in.

I quickly sat her down on the nearest chair.

"Really? That's great!"

Jennifer exclaimed in excitement as well.

"It's true, but I promised her that I would persuade you to spare both of their lives.If they help to remove the Love Curse from you, then I am willing to forgive their sins.I think your father would agree with me if he were alive.Can you speak for them at the elders’ meeting tomorrow?"

My mother held my hand and looked at me sincerely.

"All right, Mom.I will do as you say." I hesitated for a while and finally nodded.

"Great! Now, all we have to do is find Larry!" Jennifer hugged me.

It felt good to see her get so excited.

I knew that my mother must have personally brokered peace and convinced Caroline to help us find Larry.

I could tell that she was deeply invested in this.

Thinking of this, I quickly asked one of the maids to escort my mother back to have a rest. "Mr.Jones, we found a phone and I think it belonged to Skylar.”. One of my trusted subordinates, who had been sent out to search for Skylar and Jerome, suddenly came to me.

"You're right.it is indeed Skylar's phone! Why would Skylar leave her phone behind? Is she in trouble? We have to look for her!"

Jennifer recognized Skylar's phone as soon as she saw it.

She panicked and was about to run out of the royal palace to look for her.

"Jennifer, don't worry about it right now!" I stopped her in a hurry.

"It's getting late.You can search for her when you wake up.”

"No! I can't sleep unless I'm sure that she's safe!" Jennifer wasn't going to change her mind.

As such, I had no choice but to follow her and look for both Skylar and Jerome.

"Skylar! Jerome! I hope that you two are safe."