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Chapter 189
Chapter 189
Janet took a deep breath, “I haven’t decided yet.”
“You need two whole weeks to decide?” Daran frowned.
“I think your best option is right here in front of your eyes,” Westin spread his hands.
Whispers broke out like little hissing fires all over the hall.
Everyone was intrigued by this love triangle between the Alpha, the Lycan King, and their princess Janet.
Casper cleared his throat and quieted down the chatters.
“Both of you will argue that you are the right one for Janet. But that doesn’t solve.
her problem, doesn’t it?” he said idly, “So how about stop foul–mouthing each other
and bring out some real actions?”
“You want us to fight for her?” Daran asked coldly.
“Yes, fight for her. But not with your fists. I am sick of you two tearing down my packhouse. Be nice to her, buy her flowers, some handbags and jewelry, woo
her. Seriously, none of you need a lesson 101 on how to pursue girls, right?” Casper shrugged.
Daran and Westin stood stiffly on their spots.
None of them said a word.
Balvina clicked her tongue, looking impatient, “Or do you feel that chasing a girl is beneath you? Hurt your ego as the Alpha or Lycan King?”
A round of boos could be heard around the table.
“We don’t want a condescending guy as our princess’s husband!” one member snarled.
“We have plenty of good lads here. They might not be as powerful as you two, but at least they will treat our princess nicely!” an elder snapped.
His words were agreed by many:
“Yeah right!”
“Go home if you don’t want to win our princess’s heart!”
“Who cares if or King? We don’t welcome you!”
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Daran raised his head. Determination gleamed in his eyes.
“I will prove to Janet that I am the right one.” He said firmly, staring at Janet from across the table. “It is why I am here.”
“Me too.” Westin said with a laidback smile, “So, has this begun already?”
“Some ground rules first.”
Casper tapped his index finger on the table, looking serious:
“Rule number one, no trash talks against each other. I bet Janet has heard enough about that.”
Janet nodded hastily.
She was so tired of these two men arguing like two kids.
Casper continued, “And rule number two, no violence. We all know that you two can fight. But in this case, your actions speak louder than your fists.”
“And-”
Balvina raised her voice, “You can’t strong–arm Janet at any time. Let her make her own decision!”
own decision!”
Daran said solemnly, “I can live with those rules.”
“So am I,” said Westin.
Casper clapped his hands, getting the attention of all guests, “And let everyone here tonight serve as a witness. If any one of you breaks any rules during these two weeks, you are immediately ruled out. Agreed?”
Both men nodded.
“So the competition officially begins?” Westin winked at Janet, “May I ask Princess. Janet out for a night cup after the party?”
Daran’s face changed slightly.
Westin was quick. He was already making his moves.
Before Janet could answer, they saw a servant hurried into the dininghall.
He got up to Casper’s side and whispered a few words into Casper’s ears.
“…What?” Casper frowned, his face darkened.
“What happened?” Janet turned to him and asked.
Casper waved at the guests, gesturing them to resume the party. He sat down, leaned close to Janet, and whispered:
“A shipment to our pack got stolen on its way.”
“Something valuable?”
“Very. It is a safe, containing a 39.8–carat fine–cut diamond, some smaller
sapphires, and two large, pear–shaped pearls weighing 55 carats. I originally wanted those gemstones to make a tiara for Balvina to wear on our wedding.”
Janet let out a small gasp.
It sounded like this single shipment was worth millions of dollars.
And not to mention its significance…Casper needs it for his wedding. From NôvelDrama.Org.
“I am going down there,” she said firmly.
“What? No!” Casper shook his head at once, “I have our own soldiers on it already. They believe that a group of bandits did it-”
“But can they bring the jewelry back in time for you to make the tiara? I don’t think so. I will take care of it, Casper.”
“Take care of what?”
A voice came behind their back
Daran and Westin had rounded the table and walked up to them.
“I need to go.” Janet threw the napkin back on the table and stood up, “Now if you will excuse me.”
She wanted to make her way past these two men.
But Daran grabbed her wrist.
“What is the rush? You haven’t had dinner yet. Something happened?” he asked with
a frown.
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“No. Everything is fine
“Oh come on Janet. If you insist on going, at least let them help you,” Casper leaned back in his chair, his eyes searching their faces. “That is what they are here for, isn’t it? Being your errand boy?”
“I want to help you, Janet,” Daran said deeply.
Westin placed his hand on his chest and bowed to her with a grin, “At your service, my lady.”
“Ugh, fine!” Janet groaned, “Come with me. Let us talk in the car.”
The three of them left the packhouse in a rush. They didn’t even have time to change
out of their tuxes and gowns.
Janet was afraid that the two of them would fight for the wheel again. So she hopped onto the driver’s seat and asked them to sit in the back.
On their way, Janet briefed them about the incident.
“Casper just texted me the details,” she said with her hands on the wheel, her eyes straight ahead. “Looks like that the shipment was supposed to arrive tonight. But it was robbed 50 miles away from the city.”
“Any suspects?” Westin asked.
“Soldiers are still doing their investigation.”
“But this close to the capital city? No normal bandits dare to rob the Alpha’s” package,” Daran said, pondering.
“Well, I guess we can just wait and see.”
A couple of hours later, their car arrived at the scene.
“Gamma Janet!”
A captain ran forward to greet them, “I am sorry that you have to come out this late during the night.”
“No worry. It is important to the Alpha. It is important to me,” Janet said. “Show me where it happened.”
A truck was crushed into the woods, just a little off the main road. There were tire tracks on the ground.
It looked as though the driver suddenly lost control of the truck, and the car ran off and then hit into a tree.
Janet walked to the truck/
She pulled the passenger door open.
The driver lay on the wheel, dead, with a hole in his temple.
“Shot died from the distance. Probably by a snapper,” the captain said. “The rest of the escort teams were dead as well. We found their bodies deeper into the wood.
Janet frowned.
The criminals were ruthless.
The criminals were ruthless.
And Daran was right. This seemed like a professional job.
Normal bandits didn’t have snipers.
A warm jacket landed on her shoulders, interrupting her line of thought. Janet looked up and met with Westin’s enchanting eyes.
“It is chilly out here,” he smiled.
“Thank you.”
“Janet said briefly and turned back to the captain, “Have you found any evidence so far?”
“No. We are still searching this area but there are no footprints, no blood stains, no additional tire tracks…Absolutely clean. Almost seems like they got robbed by a group of ghosts.”
Janet frowned.
But there was no such thing as a perfect crime.
They just hadn’t found the evidence yet.
She picked up her skirt and wanted to walk a little surroundings.
further to take a look at the
It was not easy to walk around in the wilderness in her high heels.
Westin saw her having trouble with the heels and offered her an arm, “Do you want to hold my hand?”
“No thanks. I am fine,” she declined politely.
“Please.” Westin sighed, “Don’t rob me the chance of being a gentleman.”
Janet smiled.
Before she placed her hand on his arm, they heard Daran’s voice from the deeper area of the woods:
“…Hey. You might want to take a look at this.”
Janet instantly turned on her heels and rushed to Daran.
“What did you find?” she cried.
Daran was crouched down on the ground, holding something in his hand.
“This might lead us to them,” he said to the group of people gathered.
Everyone stared at the stuff that he held in his hand.
Westin suddenly let out a snort, “This is the big lead you found? Please tell me you are joking.”