Outcast: The Alpha King's Beloved

Chapter 254: Interrogation Temporarily Suspended 

Devin's POV:

Anthony's presence ruined my plan.I didn't expect that Helen was connected to so many powerful people.

When she was released from prison thanks to them, I felt that things were going downhill— fast.I also knew Mandy was a complete and utter fool.

When I realized that Anthony was going to interrogate her, I was worried that she would say or do something wrong.

Sure enough, this she-wolf met my expectations and actually had the gall to hit Helen.

As if that wasn't bad enough, she had the audacity to shove the future queen to the floor.

Mandy! How could there be such a stupid she-wolf in this world? I nervously watched this scene unfold before me.

Things were quickly getting out of hand, but I had no idea what to do about it.

"He's the murderer!"

Just as I was racking my brains to find a solution, Mandy suddenly pointed an accusatory finger at me.

God damn it! This fucking she-wolf! She was a brainless idiot!

"What?" Helen asked, eyes wide as saucers.

"What did you say?"

"Are you saying Devin killed his own father?" the Luna of the Rainbow Pack chimed in.

Mandy's sudden accusation collapsed my house of cards.The hall broke into an uproar.

"No, no, she's lying!" I hurriedly denied, holding up my hands innocently.

"Devin, what should we do?" Grace asked me point- blank.

"What?" I stared at her, dumbfounded.

Her reaction made me so angry.

How could she be so stupid? She was practically giving us away!

"We didn't do it!" I said again, shoving Grace behind me.

I was surrounded by not just one, but two stupid she- wolves.I wanted to go crazy!

"Devin, please explain yourself."

Anthony's stare was bone-chillingly cold.

"Did you give the perfume to Mandy?"

"I have no idea what you're talking about! Mandy and I aren't that close.Why would I give her a bottle of perfume? She's not my mate! I would only ever give perfume to Grace."

I did my best to disassociate myself with Mandy.If I admitted the truth, I was doomed. Content is property © NôvelDrama.Org.

"Please, Mr.Jones.I'm Marlon's son.How could I possibly murder my own father?" I said, forcing a smile.

"He gave me that perfume, saying it would poison Helen.I was so jealous of her relationship with Daniel that I agreed.I had no idea that this bottle of perfume would kill Alpha Marlon!"

Mandy shouted in a shrill voice.

"Mandy, what on earth are you talking about? She is mad!"

I was so angry that I wanted to pounce on her and clamp her mouth shut.

"Stop him."

Seeing that I was slowly backing away, Anthony ordered his guards to subdue me.

Two guards quickly grabbed me and held me in place.

"I thought about it for a long time and figured that Devin was lying to me!" Mandy continued relentlessly.

"When I found out that it was Alpha Marlon who died and not Helen, I guessed that Devin had an ulterior motive.I felt that something was off when Luna Betty started asking me questions.But when I was in prison, Devin came to me personally and threatened to kill me if I told the truth.That was why I lied! Please forgive me, Mr.Jones.I didn't mean to hurt Alpha Marlon! Devin just used me.He wanted Alpha Marlon dead but put the blame on Helen and me!"

Mandy's voice grew louder.

"Moreover, I know that Devin always wanted to be the Alpha! Everyone knew that Daniel was going to become Alpha upon marrying Helen.That must be why Devin murdered Alpha Marlon! That way, he managed to postpone the wedding and Daniel's ascension to Alpha!"

"What?!"

The hall broke into chaos again as they mulled over Mandy's accusation.

As everyone looked at me with shock and disgust, I was at a loss.What should I do? Mandy told them everything.

And she even managed to put two and two together, deducing that I did all these things to become the next Alpha.

How did she figure it out? Was this she-wolf actually smart? But I couldn't just give up.I had come too far!

Daniel's POV: When Mandy finally admitted the truth and shifted the blame to my brother, I was completely stunned.

The truth was, I had secretly suspected my brother, too.

After all, he had been acting strangely the past few days.

But why? Why would he do such a terrible thing? Our father was dead! My heart was in a mess.

I couldn't bring myself to believe my brother would do such a thing.

But now that Mandy had confirmed my suspicion, I stared at Devin blankly.

Mixed emotions plagued me.

I wanted to hate him, but he was still my brother.

My father had always taught me to respect my brother.

I had tried to get along with him ever since we were kids.

Even though our relationship wasn't great, Devin had always been filial towards our father.

So why would he do such a thing? Would he really have killed our father to become the Alpha? Was it really worth it? "Mr.Jones, she's crazy.I didn't murder my father.I have nothing to do with this bottle of perfume!"

Devin was still trying his best to defend himself.

"He's lying.He's the one who gave it to me!"

Mandy kept insisting that Devin was the real murderer.

"No!"

"It was you!"

For a moment, Devin and Mandy quarreled with each other nonstop.Things were going nowhere.

"Alright, alright! Everyone, be quiet!"

Fortunately, Anthony and Jennifer put an end to their quarrel.

"Right now, we have no way to prove which one of two are telling the truth.We would still need to investigate.But judging from both of your testimonies, Helen wasn't the murderer, so she should be released without charge.What do you think, Luna Betty?"

Jennifer looked at my mother expectantly.

"I agree.Helen should be released."

All the color had drained from my mother's face.

It seemed that, like me, she simply couldn't believe that my brother had killed my father.

But now that Helen was finally cleared of suspicion, I couldn't help but feel relieved.

"Ha-ha! Helen, you win—again! You have a solid support system, but I'm fucking helpless.You win.I lose."

Mandy shouted at Helen hysterically.

I hurriedly pulled Helen behind me, worried that Mandy would do something to hurt her again.

"Mr.Jones, can't you see? Mandy is insane! She's not a reliable source.Please don't believe her words! I'm innocent.I'm innocent!"

Devin raised his voice.

To Mandy, he spat, "You vicious she-wolf!"

"Me? Vicious? Are you kidding me, Devin? You're the one who killed your own father! You're a fucking hypocrite! How dare you kill Alpha Marlon and blame me? Devin, you're worse than the devil himself!" Mandy yelled.

I took Helen's hand and held it tightly as the two quarreled.

Seeing things go south so quickly, I felt incredibly upset.

"Enough! Stop arguing!" My mother shouted.

Then, she turned and bowed to Anthony.

"Mr.Jones, with all due respect, I don't think we will find out the truth today.How about we continue the interrogation another day? You and Jennifer must be tired, too.Why don't you two get some rest first?"

I immediately understood what my mother was really saying.

The sudden shift in Mandy's testimony turned my brother into the prime suspect, thus complicating things even further.

If we kept at it, Mandy and my brother would fight endlessly.

Our chances at finding out the truth were slim.

Plus, we didn't have any evidence to determine which one of them was telling the truth.And I didn't know whom to believe.

Devin was my brother. I didn't want to believe he was the one who murdered our father.

My mind was in shambles.

"Okay, let's continue this some other time.Jennifer and I will get some rest." Anthony agreed with my mother.

I looked at Devin and Mandy and sighed heavily.If my brother was the real murderer, my father in heaven would be crushed!