Becoming Alpha’s Personal Caretaker
Chapter 164

Lauren's POV

It was a prank.

Apparently, Victor just wanted to take my mind off from being emotional down upon hearing my mother's past. Truthfully, he was not invited in the banquet.

I have several reasons in mind why he was not invited. One of them was being my true mate and the underlying objective of pushing me and Michael back together. Victor being in the party was a way of acknowledging that Michael and I are over. Half an hour ago, I was pouring my heart out to my loving mate about what I have learned about my mother from Alpha Kean. I heard nothing but support from him as well as the promise of getting to the bottom of my mother's death.

A silly smile formed on my lips at the thought of my mate. In his own little way, Victor made me happy. I also felt his presence in my life. Without me voicing what I need, he already extending a hand to help at least make everything lighter to carry. Victor might not be here with me but his call made me feel not alone already. If only he was not busy with many tasks in Full Moon Tribe, he might be here with me crashing the party.

My musing was abruptly halted when the door to my room opened abruptly. I was taken aback to see Mila at the door.

She was breathless as if she ran all the way her from the main entrance of the villa. She was holding several bags on both arms. It appeared that she went shopping and had so much fun.

Earlier, Mila told me that she would not attend the banquet. She said, she was not in the mood to dress up and kiss ass with fake people. Those were her exact words.

"How dare that woman?!" Mila roared in anger. Her face was red and her eyes were blazing with fury.

It was only then that I noticed that she seemed mad. I wonder what made the with angry.

With a wave of the hand, Mila closed the door behind her. Convenience at its finest. Even Bella was amused in my head.

"I put that woman in place, Lauren. She should know where she's standing, my god!"

Amused, I stared at my longtime friend. Mila is clearly pissed at whoever she was mad at.

The fellow doctor placed the bags on the floor. She drew near me. Concern was all over her face.

I was in the middle of the bed and hugging a pillow. I am still dressed in the gown that I wore in the party.

"Are you alright, Lauren?" Mila placed her hand on my forehead. "Are you hurt?"

"I'm fine. Thank you for asking."

"I am sorry that I was not there with when that woman approached." Mila sat at the edge of the bed. "The first thing that greeted me when I stepped foot in this mansion was the account of what happened between you and Evelyn." Oh, that. I almost forgot the scenario between me and Janice's BFF. My whole being was focused on the conversation between me and Alpha Kean.

Mila is still red in the face. She was furious. She even rolled her eyes as she spoke again.

"She almost drug you, Lauren. We will never know what is going to happen to you if you happened to take that drink. And why the f*ck did you accept a drink from her?"

"Hey. I am not stupid to take anything from that woman. She and Janice are evil twins from different mothers."

"Then, why did you even accept the glass from her?"

"So, she would think that she has the upper hand. I saw her gave the bartender money. I get suspicious from there."

I sat up. It was hard defending myself while lying on my side. At Mila's high emotion I might be reprimanded with a slap on my arm. This woman can be physical sometimes.

I side of my lips turned up at my thoughts.

"Good. I trained you well." Mila said proudly. "I saw her being dragged away by two men when I reached the villa. However, when I learned of what happened with the two of you, I ran to find her again." "What did you do?"

Knowing my friend, I knew that she has done something memorable to Evelyn.

"No one is going to hurt my friend, Lauren. Not on my watch."

"What did you do, Mila?"

My friend grinned. "I mess with her hair and her face."

"What did you do exactly?" I asked as I squinted my eyes on the witch.

Mila huffed.

"I sort of made a tangle on her mane that would probably stay there for a couple of days or she would need the help of a professional hairdresser."

I chuckled at her response. At times, Mila was a bundle of craziness in her own right.

"And her face?"

"Nothing much. I just punch her in the eyes. She probably saw stars for a couple of seconds."

I laughed harder. "And the guardians did not stop you?"

Mila grinned. "No. They held Evelyn on both sides like they were thankful I am doing the job for them."

Our conversation was stopped short by the knock on the door. After another knock, a uniformed staff opened the door with the trolley in front of him.

"Great. I asked for dessert before I came here. I had my dinner when I went shopping but I am craving for sweets." My friend explained. "Please come in." The staff pushed the trolley before the bed. He opened the assortment of desserts made mostly of cakes and puddings.

"These were personally selected by Alpha Kean. He told me to bring your favorite strawberry shortcake." The staff motioned at the food before him. "Thank you."

He bowed his head before leaving the room.

"OMG, Lauren! I feel hungry again." Her attention was on the dessert when she said that. "I have been walking from store to store. I found a great gift for your Grandma Anna. She would love it!" "Really?"

"Yes. I also bought a new set of underwear for you. Victor will have a field day."

"What exactly did you buy, witch?"

"Something that would heat up your nights, my dear." She said with a Cheshire cat grin on her lips.

Mila stood up. She moved closer to the assortment of food. Her eyes were sparkling at the sight.

Her hand grabbed the slice of triple chocolate mousse cake. It was Mila's personal favorite.

"The hell?!" My friend was frowning when she said that.

She placed the cake back on the trolley. Mila glared at the dessert with disgust.

"What's that smell? It's disgusting!"

Mila covered her mouth and gagged.

I sniffed. I approached the food and sniffed again.

"What is it? I don't smell anything suspicious. Was it poisoned?" I questioned.

"No. It smelled like a rotten fish. I mean, like a body odor."

There was a deep frown on Mila's face. She even covered her mouth and nose.

"I don't smell anything." I countered. I stared at her weirdly.

My friend heaved. She swayed on her feet. I was about to run to her but Mila raised her other hand and shook her head.

"I'm alright. F*ck! It's my hand."

"What?"

Taken aback, I stared at her. My friend is acting really weird.

"I smelled Evelyn's perfume in my hand."

Repulsion covered Mila's pretty face. She was glaring at her own hands.

Without another word, Mila went to the restroom. The sound of faucet echoed in the room since she left the door open. She must be washing her hands in the sink.

"Are you alright, Mila?" I howled and took a bite of the strawberry shortcake.

It was good. I took another bite. Really good.

"Y-yeah."

I continue eating the dessert as I waited for Mila to return.

I forgot to eat dinner in the banquet. These desserts would compensate my hunger.