Anthony’s POV:. Jennifer offered to search for my mother and rescue her. Although we were able to find some clues, I was concerned that it might be another trap set by Austin. I couldn’t guarantee what I would do if something bad happened to Jennifer. Since I was really worried about her safety, I sent my guards to watch over Jennifer. I worked all night, foregoing sleep. When morning came, I received an order from Austin to attend today’s meeting. Austin must have been impatient because he called for a royal elders’ meeting so early in the morning. He made the elders gather in the conference hall, and they waited for me there. I moved slowly to buy some time. It took me more than two hours to freshen up, change into appropriate attire, and get to the hall. This was my first time feeling that the elders’ meeting was so tough. When I entered the room, everyone turned to look at me. After all, I was about to be forced to give up my right to inherit the throne. The elders were divided into two factions. One faction supported Austin, and the other hoped that I would overthrow my brother and become the king of Osman Kingdom. Under Austin’s instruction, the elders who supported him had drafted an agreement that confirmed that I was giving up my right to inherit the throne. They all hoped that I would sign the agreement today. Of course, they didn’t know that the king had resorted to many dirty deeds including holding my mother hostage so that I would be forced to sign this agreement. The elders who supported me didn’t know that Austin had my mother stashed away somewhere. They were shocked and confused when Austin asked if I would willingly give up my right to inherit the throne. “Anthony, have you finally decided to sign this agreement?”. Wanting to delay the procedure, I replied, “I haven’t thought it through yet. What do you think, elders?”. The elders noticed my hesitancy so they all turned to look at Austin. “Since Anthony hasn’t made up his mind yet, why don’t we discuss this some other day?”. They all wanted to postpone this matter as long as possible. Hearing this, Austin sneered and fixed his eyes on me. He then took out his phone and played with it. “I’m in no rush. What about you, my dear brother? You can take your time to think about it. I just don’t know if you really have the time to do that. ” It was a subtle threat. If I didn’t sign the agreement immediately, he was going to contact his guards and order them to kill my mother. He handed me the prepared document. He clearly wanted me to sign it. I was out of time. For my mother’s sake , I gritted my teeth and picked up a pen. But before I could sign the agreement, I receiv ed a call from Jennifer

Her voice was music to my ears. “We have Mrs . Jones,” she informed me. I happily put the pen down and looked at everyone pres ent in the conference room. “I am not signing this. Jennifer was an angel. I left everyone behind and rushed to see my angel and my mother. The elders who wished that I wouldn’t sign the agreement had no reason to stop me from leaving. I left Austin be hind to deal wit h the aftermath. Aust in’s POV: . Anthony was about to sign the agreement, but then he suddenly changed his mind. Why? Fuck! Did they find Elizabeth ? How was that possible? I thought that I had hidden her well enough. How d epres sing. Why did that bastard have to change his m ind at a critical moment? I was going to hold another grudge against him for this. “Anthony, stop! Before you go, you shoul d sign the agreement. Don’t you want to s ave Elizabeth?” I shouted after Anthony. No matter what, I had to make him s ign the agreement. But Anthony left without looking back. Meanwhile, the elders stared at me in shock. Damn! I just carelessly to ld everyone that I used Eli zabeth to threaten Anthony. But I did n’t give it a damn. So what if the elders learned a bout what I had done? I was the rightful king of this country. They could n’t do anyt hing to me. “Now that Anthon y’s gone, this m eeting is over,” . I told the elders, dism issing them. Anthony’s a brupt revers al upset me. I returned to my room in a foul moo d until I remembered that Caroline w as still locked up in a secret room. I walked past the bed, pressed a button in the corner of the ro om, and entered the secret room. Caroline app roached me w ith a smile. I remembered h ow sensible thi s she-wolf was. I thought of venting my anger out on her through a good fuck. Caroline sat on my lap and tri ed to please me. I sat back against the sofa and watche d her grope my body. Something was off about her t oday so I pinched her chin an d made her look me in the eye. Caroline took my hand and ki ssed my cheek. She then pressed her ch est to mine and put her hands around my waist. “Austin, when can I go out?”she aske d me with a smile. No wonder she was being so sub missive. She wanted to go out

I thought she was just rutting. “Why? Isn’t it better t o stay here? Who else ca n please you like I do?” . What a bitch! I gave her what she wanted, but sh e still wanted to leave. Caroline tightene d her hold on my waist and pouted. “I get lonely. Let me out. I can help you deal w ith Jennifer and the others. I know that they a re still alive. You need any help you can get. “Who told yo u they are s till alive?” . Had Anthony contacted her somehow? This bitch might have already betrayed me. I grabbed Caroline’s n eck and squeezed until her face turned blue. She couldn’t breathe and she tried to ma ke me loosen my grip. Feeling a littl e out of contro l, I let her go. “A he m…” . Caroline coughed a nd wheezed as she caught her breath. When she felt better, she explained, “I overheard the guards t alking when they came to deliver my food. Since they are still alive, you should let me out. I can do a lot of things for you. “Aren’t you gla d that Anthony is still alive?” . “Yes, I’m glad. I don’t want him to die, but if they are all living happily together, what chance will I have to win his heart? If you let me out, I’ll make sure that Anth ony will stop being a threat to you. We all get what we want. Doesn’t that sound good?” . “Are you sure you don’t have any o ther intentions?” . Didn’t this bitch have feelings for my annoying brother? Could I still co unt on her to help me deal with them? . “I’m yours now so don’t worry. I have way s to help you. As long as you let me go ou t, I will cooperate with you obediently. Now that Elizabeth had been saved, I no longer had anyth ing to threaten Anthony with. But if Elizabeth still considered Caroline as her daughter, perhaps Caroline could still come in handy. With that in mind, it seemed reasonable to let Caroline out. As long as I had her under control, she shouldn’t be able to play any tricks on me. “Fine, but no funny business. Don’ t forget that I have a lot of evid ence against you. If you upset me…” . “I won’t betray you,” Caroline q uickly promised