Austin's POV:
Just looking at Anthony's calm face drove me up the wall in anger.
I would do anything to wipe that arrogant, snobbish expression on his face.
I gritted my teeth and clenched my fists to contain my anger.
Did he want to get married? I wasn't going to let him live to his wedding day.
As long as Anthony was alive, he would always be a thorn in my side.
I wanted him and his damned mate to rot in hell for an eternity.
I pulled Caroline over and sat her down before I whispered in her ear, "Honey, go ahead with your
plan.You have my full support,"
"As you wish, Austin.Just wait and see."
Caroline smiled charmingly and I gave her a gentle pat on the buttock to show my satisfaction.
Caroline winked at me playfully before she picked up a glass of wine and walked towards Anthony.
"Congratulations, Jennifer! Finally, it must feel good to be reunited with Anthony!"
A smile appeared on my face as I saw Caroline stand in front of Jennifer.
‘‘Poor Anthony, you won't even know what hit you!’’ I thought viciously.
"Thank you, Caroline."
Jennifer looked calm and she didn't refuse Caroline's toast, which allowed Caroline to proceed with our
plan.
"Argh!"
Before Jennifer could raise her glass, Caroline screamed and fell to the floor.
The glass flew out from her hand and shattered into pieces.
To play along, I quickly stood up and ran to Caroline in a hurry.
"Caroline! What happened? Are you okay?"
I screamed as loud as I could, attracting the attention of everyone around us.
"Jennifer pushed me! Ouch, my belly hurts! Austin, Jennifer wants to kill our child!"
Caroline winced on the floor, with both hands on her belly.
She shrieked like a wounded animal as I helped her up to her feet.
"I didn't even touch her.She just fell down on her own," Jennifer explained with a frown.
"I can testify that Jennifer didn't touch Caroline.Austin, you better have the doctors check Caroline's
condition as soon as possible."
Anthony also stood up, but he maintained a calm and composed expression as he held Jennifer in his
arms.
I felt anger surge up inside me like a storm out at sea.
"No! She pushed me!" Caroline burst into tears.
She feigned injury as she leaned against my chest and scolded Jennifer.
"She hates me.She pushed me on purpose just now!"
Caroline's dress suddenly turned red as she spoke and a stream of blood trickled down her legs.
Of course, it was all part of our plan.
It was a small trick we had prepared in advance.
"Anthony, your testimony means nothing to me! You and your mate are in on this together!" I said
sternly.
As I helped Caroline up, I gestured at the maids standing behind me with my hand.
"Take Caroline back to our room and get her cleaned up.Call the doctors at once.We have to make
sure that her baby is safe!"
The maids rushed to our side and carried Caroline out of the banquet hall while the other guests
watched in awe and befuddlement.
"Anthony's mate tried to murder my baby,"
I yelled, pointing at Jennifer.
"Take her down and put her in prison.She needs to be put before a trial for her actions."
Upon my order, the guards standing outside the hall swarmed inside, ready to capture Jennifer.
"I would like to see who's brave enough to lay a finger on her."
Anthony stared at me coldly as he stood in front of Jennifer to protect her.
"Choose your words carefully, Anthony!"
I snapped and my eyes were filled with hatred.
"How dare you disobey my order? Are you going to commit treason? Jennifer tried to murder my baby
in public.Everyone saw it.Are you still going to deny the truth?"
As soon as I finished my words, I glanced at the elders who supported me.
"Anthony, you can't use your power to seek personal gain!"
"We all saw your mate push the queen!"
The elders stood up and joined me in blaming Anthony.
Everything was working out just the way I had planned it.
I had to keep the pressure on Anthony so he would have no choice but to react and make a mistake.
In the blink of an eye, all the guests started dispersing as the guards approached Anthony and Jennifer.
All of a sudden, Anthony kicked the guards who were about to pounce on Jennifer.
Almost immediately, Jennifer joined the fight.
They fought fiercely together, and as a team, my guards were no match for them at all.
Before long, they two managed to push them back.What useless idiots!
"Gather the royal guards at once!"
I roared, gritting my teeth.
Admittedly, Anthony and Jennifer were good at fighting, but so what? They were outnumbered and it
was only a matter of time before they were subdued.
Anthony's POV:
I was not surprised to see that Austin had summoned the royal guards here.I had already guessed that
he would take advantage of this party to attack me and Jennifer.
"Guards!"
I quickly called my private guards who had been hiding in the dark, waiting for my order to show up.
Then, I hurled the last guard who tried to get close to me back at Austin.
"Are you okay, Jennifer?"
I turned to look at Jennifer with concern.
"I'm fine.These useless minions are only good enough for a warm-up." Jennifer smiled.
While we were talking, my private guards quickly rushed into the banquet hall and stood guard before
us.
The atmosphere around us became tense as Austin's royal guards took position against us.
"Good, very good."
Austin retreated to the side of the royal guards with a long face.
"Anthony, are you going to rebel against me?"
"Why would I do that, Austin? I just wanted to get rid of the evil and uphold justice for the people," I
replied calmly and stood in front of Jennifer.
"What are you talking about?"
Austin squinted his eyes at me.
"Come out, everyone."
I simply clapped my hand in response to his question.
Gary and Dana, who had been pretending to be my private guards, took off their guises and revealed
their faces to the people.
Their deathly glares frightened Austin, who stepped back as soon as he saw them.
"What are you afraid of, Austin? Do you happen to know these two old soldiers?" I asked calmly.
"Oh, of course, I know them.Gary and Dana? I haven't seen two in so long that I almost forgot them,"
Austin answered in a hurry.
"Eh? Weren't they soldiers who went to battle with the former king?" an elder asked in surprise after
staring at Dana and Gary for a while.
"Oh, yes, I remember them.That's Gary and Dana! I thought they had died in battle.How are they still
alive?"
Another elder couldn't believe his eyes for a moment.
The look of surprise from the two prestigious elders prompted some murmurings from the crowd.
Meanwhile, Austin's face darkened in anger.
"Oh wait, I remember now.Their bodies were never found after the war and I thought that the beasts
had taken them away.I always thought that the two of them had died fighting for our country.I didn't
expect them to be still alive!"
Austin quickly put on a sad look on his face.
"Thank God.I won't forget your contributions to our country.I will award you two with first class merits!"
"I didn't expect Austin to be such a hypocritical coward,"
Jennifer whispered in disgust, standing next to me.
"It's all just a desperate attempt to avoid trouble," I answered.
Austin's acting didn't work.
After all, how could these battle-hardened soldiers who had wandered the edge of death be captivated
by his words?
"No, thanks.We don't want your award."
Dana looked at Austin expressionlessly.
Gary simply stared at Austin with a grimace of fury.
Austin swallowed nervously as his smile froze on his face.
In an instant, the whole banquet hall quieted down and silence permeated the air.
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