Becoming Alpha’s Personal Caretaker
Chapter 131

Lauren's POV

I didn't expect that Mila would come with beta Richard and the tension between them was a little weird. They both looked odd and Mila was even a bit too polite to Richard. I couldn't help but look at them suspiciously, wondering about their relationship. I finally decided to ask, "Why are you guys together?" Mila raised her eyebrows and teased, "Guess this isn't the right time. Sorry to interrupt you guys."

We had just had s*x in the bathroom and our shampoo smelled the same, which could be quite misleading. Hearing her teasing me, I rolled my eyes and joked, "Yeah, you should be. Guys, how about giving us some space?" We forgot Richard was also here, who was kind of goofy.

Richard paused for a second and looked between Victor and me, hesitating, "Um...Should I come back later?"

I was shocked by how honest and naïve Richard was. Was he really the beta of the Midnight Tribe? Or was he only awkward like this in front of Mila?

Victor was also quite speechless. He glanced at Richard and walked to the door, saying in a flat tone, "Maybe it's time to send Eli to the training camp for a while. That little fella said he wanna be my beta. I might consider that." "Eli? I don't know we've got an Eli in our tribe..." Richard was confused and then he finally realized what Victor meant, "that's a five-year-old kid!"

"What five-year-old kid? Who?" Mila asked me in a low voice.

"A little boy with curly hair from the orphanage. He really looks up to Victor and said he wants to be Victor's warrior when he grows up," I couldn't help smiling when I thought of that chubby little curly-hair boy, "he's a really adorable child." Mila looked at Richard's back and raised his voice, smiling, "Alpha Victor, that sounds like a great proposal."

She paused and then added, "Though I'm not a member of the Midnight Claws Tribe, I guess I can vote yes on this as Luna's closest friend."

Victor even chuckled with interest, "Yeah, of course you can."

Richard said in disbelief, "What...Does anyone wanna ask about my opinion on this?"

"Your opinion is not that important," said Victor.

Richard's face distorted a little. As we were talking, we already went into the living room. He took out a file from his briefcase and said, "Wait till you see this. I don't think that curly hair boy can do such a great job as me right away!"

I was confused when Richard passed me the file instead of Victor, "This is for me?"

Victor nodded, "Yeah. Take a look."

Mila's eyes glistened and she said, "I'm counting on you now, sugar mommy."

I had a guess and opened the file in their gaze, which contained the proof of the transfer of properties and the assets on my account. The numbers on it were quite familiar to me and it was the amount of money Manuel should give me and my mother's and my shares of the Blanco Group.

Now that I suddenly had such a big amount of money, I was a bit overwhelmed and the fact that Victor got it for me in a few days must have been a lot of work for him. I turned to look at him and didn't know what to say.

"I know you only went to see him because you didn't want anything to do with him anymore. And I haven't taught him a lesson yet so I used some methods to make him agree to give the properties to you," Victor explained, "though I intentionally wanted to make him give all of the fortunes to you."

If he really took every penny from Manuel, he would have nothing to lose and might even dare to leak Victor's secret so we'd better leave him something. I got what Victor was thinking.

"We'll get to it," Victor paused for a second and added.

Though I didn't quite follow what he meant.

The file suddenly turned heavy in my hand because my mother's legacy was in it, which meant I really had nothing to do with Manuel anymore. A surge of mixed feelings flooded into my head. I opened my mouth, looked into his eyes and everything I wanted to say to him turned into two simple words, "Thank you."

Thank you, Victor, for being the one that I can lean on.

I didn't know how happy it is to have somebody to count on.

All sorts of feelings were raging in my chest and I didn't know if I was happy or upset. Mila had always known me well and she interrupted my pondering. She suddenly came up to give me a big hug and pretended to flatter me, "Oh, Lauren, will you be my sugar mommy? I can do a lot of things for you like making all kinds of potions. You know, I'm a professional witch..."

"Stop right there," I nudged her aside with a straight face, "Dean Mila, remember to transfer my salary and bonus to my account on time."

"Hmm..." Mila snorted in disbelief, "you don't even need that kind of money anymore and you've got enough!"

"There's no such thing as enough money," I chuckled.

Mila waved her hands and teased me, "Okay okay. And I'll double up your salary because you worked as both alpha Victor's attending doctor and personal caretaker. It looked like he's doing pretty well."

I laughed and glanced at Mila. I had to admit that I wasn't upset at all because of Mila's interruption.

And Richard chimed in, "I don't think you should change your beta, alpha Victor. Eli can never do things like this for you and Luna."

Richard was indeed a bit clumsy in love and his personal life but he was a pro when it came to business. After all, it took a lot to be the beta of the Midnight Claws Tribe.

"Indeed," Victor smiled and then added, "for now."

"Huh???"

We burst into laughter.

Then Victor and Richard went into the study to talk about the affairs of the Midnight Claws Tribe while Mila and I went to the kitchen to prepare the coffee and sandwiches for lunch. She said she was here to help me out but all she did was just to lean against the wall and eye me up and down with a subtle smirk on her face.

Finally, I couldn't stand it anymore, "Just get it out."

"I'm just thinking that you're glowing and it looks like you and Victor is having a really good time," Mila teased.

"Not bad," I smiled.

Mila raised her coffee mug and said, "I'm glad to see you this happy, Lauren, I mean it. You finally found the one for you. This is nice."

Mila always told the truth jokingly but my heart still melted. She was my best friend and she really cared about me. I answered, "Yeah, and thank you, Mila, if it weren't for you, I don't think I can make the first move." Overcoming the fear of my future partner and opening my heart to Victor was the first big step.

"Enough about me, why did you come with Richard?" I asked, "don't tell me any excuses. The dynamic between you and him has changed and I can see that."

"Me and him? It's still the same," Mila tried to muddle through, "by the way, do you wanna know the current situation of the Blanco family and Lola and Janice?" "Mila?"

"What?"

"You're really bad at changing the subject."

"Oh, really? That's not important," Mila smiled, "don't you wanna know how they're doing recently?"