Becoming Alpha’s Personal Caretaker
Chapter 123

Lauren's POV

It was a message from alpha Manuel.

This cold-blooded hypocrite had been trying to contact me for days by pretending to be worried about me and now he finally couldn't take it anymore. He was threatening me and used my mother to force me to go back. Even though this was just a text, I could imagine how angry and patronizing he was when he wrote it. He said that as long as I went back to the Blanco Estate, he would tell me the truth about my mother's suicide.

I had put the picture and letter in a safe place in my bedroom.

"What's wrong?" Victor asked concernedly when he saw the upset look on my face.

"I need to pay a visit to the Blanco Estate," my heart was pretty heavy and I was feeling really down right now, "there are some things I need to figure out and I wanna put an end to this for good." Victor rubbed my hair gently and stopped asking. He reminded me in a calm tone, "Bring your guardians with you and don't say no to me, or else I'll go with you myself."

"...Fine."

I knew what happened in the forest scared him a little and he would definitely send more guardians. Though I defeated Janice unharmed and successfully finished the surgery, I knew I wouldn't have been able to make it and even ruined Victor's surgery if it weren't for Kent's help. Although it was kind of inconvenient to bring a lot of people with me, I didn't turn him down. Who knew what Manuel would do when he was irritated? Plus, Susan was also there. I wouldn't try to be the hero at this point or else I would bring Victor a lot of trouble and give him a headache.

"Is there something else that you need?" "Yes."

Victor paid all his attention to what I was gonna say.

"Stay at home and wait for me. Don't overtrain yourself though I know you've been doing great recently, I looked him right in the eyes and said, "I'm saying this to both you and Kent. I know you can't wait to begin training harder now. Don't you even think about starting combat training while I'm not home."

"You're telling me that's not on your mind?"

Victor's eyes shimmered and then said, "...You're right. But I've recovered pretty well so far and there's nothing wrong with me physically now."

"So you don't believe in your attending doctor now?" I raised my eyebrows.

"I do," Victor compromised.

"Then just stick to the schedule and don't overtrain behind my back. You already worked out too much yesterday," I didn't realize what I said was a bit misleading until I finished and it sounded like the workout he overdid was our sex last night so I tried to act cool and continued, "you overdid it yesterday and you have to stick to the schedule from now on. You can do a suitable amount of combat training but don't get carried away and lose track of time."

Oh, I felt like I was being a rambling grandma right now.

But Victor patiently heard me out and smiled, "Roger that, Dr. Lauren."

This little interlude lightened up my mood a little and I wasn't feeling so annoyed anymore.

"Do you need my help with this?" Victor asked again, "I'm asking as your mate, not your patient."

I thought for a while about the letter and picture I left in the bedroom and finally said, "Yeah, I want you to find out what exactly happened to my mother. Did she really commit suicide? To be honest, I have so many doubts and I'm really confused. But it's the past of the Fullmoon Tribe and it's gonna be a little difficult to dig in."

"Don't underestimate the Midnight Claws Tribe," Victor said calmly as if this was just a piece of cake for him.

Yeah, he was the legendary almighty alpha Victor, for god's sake.

"Then I'll leave this to you, my alpha."

The way I referred to him made him smile.

Third-person POV

In The Fullmoon Tribe.

Lola was really nervous right now. She crossed her hands on her stomach and acted submissive. But her nails were digging into the back of her hands and left some deep, red marks. She had lost contact with Janice for too long and Lauren had also gone missing. She heard that Lauren's slutty witch friend suddenly went on a vacation and Manuel finally realized something was off. He sent people to search for Janice but someone saw that she went to look for Janice the night before she went missing. So Lola just blamed Janice's missing on Lauren.

She couldn't let Manuel know that Janice might go to see that sleazy son of the Andrews family even though he came from a prestigious family. But Manuel must have preferred the marriage contract with the Lunarko family. However, Lola was still feeling restless for

some reason.

Where was Janice? Was she really at Andrew's place? Lola started wondering about that but she could feel that Janice was still alive. "...Lola! Lola!"

The yelling brought Lola back to her senses and Manuel was looking at her angrily, "what are you thinking?" "I'm...I'm just worried about Janice, Manuel." She wasn't actually lying.

"Is Lauren really the reason why Janice vanished? Is there something you're hiding from me, Lola?" Manuel asked tentatively.

These days, Lola could feel Manuel had grown more and more distrustful of her. She hastily started biting her lip and playing the victim, "You heard me, Janice went to see Lauren the day she went missing and then I lost contact with her. At first, I thought she went for a walk but I haven't heard from her for days...Janice has always been a good girl and never let us worry about her. Manuel, you're the one who should know better, right? I'm worried that Lauren might seek revenge on her because of what happened before. She hates her guts."

"That day, Janice got injured by Lauren because she tried to protect Mrs. Susan. She won't have mercy on Janice and that terrifies me, Manuel."

Manuel's wrath cooled off and he did like Janice better than the cold Lauren. But he thought for a while and asked, "Why did Janice go to look for Lauren that day?"

Of course Lola wouldn't tell Manuel what was on her mind. She pondered for some time and said slowly, "I think she went to apologize to Lauren. Janice tried so hard and found the former Luna's necklace. Janice's been feeling down and sad recently because Michael has been neglecting her and Mrs. Susan got hurt that day. She told me in private that if Michael doesn't wanna marry her anymore, she's willing to beg Lauren to come back and let her be Michael's bride. She's willing to back off for the sake of the Fullmoon Tribe and the Blanco family."

Hearing that, Manuel started feeling bad for her. Though he was still wearing a long face, his attitude changed as he patted Lola's hand, "Don't worry. Once Lauren sees my text, she'll definitely come back and then we'll know where Janice is." "Really? She's coming back?"

"Yes," Manuel said, "her mother is her weak spot and I know she will come back."

"Good," Lola wiped off her tears and said, "Lauren can have whatever she wants. All I want is my Janice to come back. She's our only daughter and she's such a sweetheart..."

She began weeping but there was no way to tell if she was acting or not.

"Rest assured, Janice's definitely gonna be alright," Manuel put her head on his shoulder and comforted her but then his eyes darkened resentfully, "but if Lauren is really that cruel, then I'll..."

Lola looked up at Manuel in tears.

"What will you do, alpha?"

"I'll take care of her myself."

The second he said that, the door was pushed open and someone chuckled frigidly.

They turned around and saw Lauren. There were contempt and sarcasm on her face and she looked intimidating. For some reason, Manuel was shocked and didn't know what to say when he saw Lauren like this and felt like she had become a complete stranger. And Lola couldn't be so cocky anymore and was petrified. She didn't even dare to look Lauren in the eyes and had no idea why she would feel this way.

"Lau...Lauren..."