Becoming Alpha’s Personal Caretaker
Chapter 103

Lauren's

POV

"You really think she committed suicide, you dumbass?"

What she just said really hit me. I froze and couldn't walk anymore. The blood in my veins was boiling and rushing and the next thing I knew, I was already choking Janice's throat with my bare hands.

Janice was caught off guard and she couldn't breathe anymore. Her face turned red but she was still bluffing, "Ha ha ha...So, you loser..."

I choked her harder, "Tell me the truth."

"All the time...you've been hating the wrong person, you dumbass," Janice said word by word, "you've always thought my mother is the reason why she killed herself. You're wrong. The one who really...wanted her dead...wasn't my mother at all..." Did she mean Manuel was the one who did it?

Blood was rushing to my head and I was pissed off by her words. After a while, I finally came back to my senses. Seeing that smug look on her face, I let go of her and tossed her to the ground, trying to calm myself down. Even though my chest was still puffing out of rage, I was aware that if I really did something bad to her, I would only give her exactly what she wanted.

"You don't believe me?" Janice got finger marks on her neck and blood on her lips but she didn't care about the way she looked anymore, "I know you must be thinking that I'm lying. Unfortunately, my mother isn't the one who killed your mother. It was somebody else."

She stood up and slowly fixed her dress, "It's okay if you don't believe me. Just follow me. There's someone that will tell you the truth and everything you wanted to know and you'll finally get your answer. This is the address. I don't care if you come or not but tonight is your only chance. If you miss it, I won't tell you even if you kill me."

"The person and pictures you're interested in? You'll never see them again.

After all, your failure is my best victory."

Janice threw the gemstone necklace at me and drove away while I was still stunned.

The gemstone necklace...

All this time, I thought my mother had lost it.

I could've stopped her and threatened her to tell me the truth but as she said, she hated my guts so much that she wouldn't tell me anything even if I tortured her. I couldn't think straight right now and my head was buzzing like crazy. This secret had been bothering me for so many years and now that I finally had a chance to get to know the truth, I started hesitating.

If Janice was lying, the truth was just a bunch of bullshit.

But if she was telling the truth and it was really someone else who did it...

"Should we go?" Bella asked, "I'm pretty tough and fast now."

"If there is something wrong about what happened back then, grandpa and grandma wouldn't have let Manuel slide and the two tribes would've declared war a long time ago. They wouldn't wait for so long."

"Janice didn't look like she was lying," Bella said, "and if you don't go, you won't stop thinking about that. I know why you're hesitating. It's about Victor's surgery, isn't it?"

As I was pondering, my phone started ringing and the name of the person I was thinking about was on the screen. I answered my phone and heard him saying in a husky voice, "Lauren? You still haven't gotten home yet? You didn't reply to my message."

I glanced at my message box and saw Victor's message. I was busy talking with Janice just then and didn't have time to reply, "I was busy. Sorry."

Hearing that, Victor could tell something was wrong, "What happened?"

I didn't know where to start, "I'm just thinking about whether I should do something."

"You already have an answer when you're hesitating," Victor didn't ask what it was and just said calmly, "am I the reason why you're hesitating? Or is it my surgery?"

I became quiet.

If it was before, I wouldn't hesitate like this. Going for an uncertain answer seemed a bit stupid, didn't it? And Victor's surgery was the next day and I couldn't afford to make any mistakes in it. But just as Janice said, if I missed this opportunity tonight, I would never get the truth from her ever again.

"You've promised me this surgery will be a success." "Yes..."

Just as I thought Victor was gonna stop me from facing the danger myself, he spoke up, "I've promised you I got your back and you can do whatever you wanna do."

My heart was suddenly flooded by some feelings that were hard to tell. I felt like I was a lone boat floating in the ocean and had finally found a shore. He chased all my worries away and I suddenly choked up and didn't know what to say.

I didn't want to get all emotional but I had the urge to give him a big hug.

This was the man I loved, my alpha.

He was powerful yet tender.

He said gently, "I want to be someone you can lean on. I want us to be by each other's side instead of a liability. So do whatever you want to do and I'll be your shield. Please mark my words.

And tomorrow's surgery will begin right on time, right?"

He trusted me with all his heart.

I promised him, "Yes, so please have a good rest, Victor. I'll be in the operating room on time and give you a successful surgery."

"I'll wait," Victor said and then reminded me in an assertive tone, "but you have to bring them with you. If anything bad happens, make sure you protect yourself first and I'll send Richard to meet up with you."

"You have my word," I answered and I assured him, "good night and I'll see you tomorrow, my alpha."

"Good night. See you tomorrow, my Luna."

My ears were still burning hot after I hung up the phone. Bella started teasing me and I said as I stretched my muscles, "Let's go and get this over with. I wanna go to bed early tonight."

"Okay. I've been gaining strength recently. Ten warriors are a piece of cake for me now, let alone Janice," Bella couldn't wait anymore, "and if she lied to us..."

"We'll bite off her head," I finished her sentence coldly.

If she really dared to lie to us, I could guarantee things were gonna end up pretty bad for her.

I put away the necklace, went back to my apartment to drink a bottle of purple potion, and drove straight to the address Janice gave me. In the darkness, the people Victor sent me were all following my orders, tagging along with my car. Richard told me these were the best warriors in the training camp so no matter what Janice do, she didn't stand a chance to win.

In a cabin in the Fullmoon Tribe.

The cabin looked a bit old and there were vines all over the walls. When I pushed open the door, I could hear it squeaking. But it was pretty warm inside and the floor was covered with new carpets. Janice was sitting on the couch, shaking the glass of wine in her hand. She had freshened herself up and even put on perfume.

Seeing that I was here, Janice smiled as the candle shook in the wind, "I was just about to destroy this letter. I thought you wouldn't come."

I cut to the chase, "Who is the other person that you're talking about?"

"What's the hurry?" Janice took a sip of her wine and wanted me to drink up the wine in front of me, "I prepared something to drink while we're talking."

I ignored her and just stared at her wryly.

"If you're not in the mood for a drink, just forget it," Janice snorted and threw a letter at me, "Take a look. You'll find what you want in this interesting letter."

I tried to hold back my feelings as I opened the letter. It was a love letter and I could tell this was my mother's handwriting.

"I believe you must've recognized the handwriting," Janice said, "you've always said father's the one who betrayed your mother. But the truth is, your mother was the one who cheated!"

"This trick is cheap as hell. You sicken me, Janice."

I chuckled and poured the wine on Janice. I came at her and wanted to choke her neck but she dodged my attack and laughed creepily, "You don't believe me, do you?"

"If my mother really cheated, how could a man like Manuel do nothing about it?"

"Because he didn't figure that out until later and I happened to overhear that your mother was the traitor! Lauren! I have a picture and I know who the man was!"

As I was distracted by what she said, she ran out of the door and I could hear the footsteps of someone else. She sneered.

It was him!!!