Becoming Alpha’s Personal Caretaker
Chapter 67

Victor's POV

In the study.

Beta Richard brought me the tuxedo for the ball and told me about the important people who would be at the ball this time, "Alpha Victor?"

"Yeah, go on. I'm listening," I was paying attention to what Richard said and I just didn't care who would be there. I was more curious about what kind of dress Lauren would be wearing tonight. Too bad that I couldn't go with her.

As we were talking, someone knocked on the door.

"Come in."

The only person who would knock on my study's door could only be Lauren. She hadn't gotten dressed up yet and was still wearing her regular clothes.

"You haven't gone out yet? I thought you were going with your friend." I said.

Richard somehow took a look at Lauren too.

But Lauren just said hi to him and walked right up to me. She picked up the bow tie on the table and bent over to put it on me. She winked at me and said mischievously, "Yeah, Mila and I are gonna go to the stylist but before we go, I wanna help my secret lover get dressed up."

I raised my eyebrows, "Then don't forget my treat afterwards."

Lauren froze for a second when she heard that and glared at me because I was in the lead now. But she still carefully put that bow tie on my neck and nodded contently after she adjusted it, "Perfect. Then I'm gonna go now. I'll see you tonight."

"See you tonight," I gave her a peck on the cheek. Her cheeks felt soft and had a natural and pleasant floral scent. Her skin looked tender and delicate even without any makeup but most people could only see the distant side of her and not the gentle side. I was the only person who got to see her true self and I felt like I was walking on air.

But when I turned around and saw Richard thinking about something, I instantly got irritated and called his name gloomily, "Richard."

"Oh, I'm sorry that I wasn't listening just then, alpha. Is there anything I can do for you?" Richard immediately came to his senses and then sighed, "I was just amazed at how intimate you are with her now. You guys are so close, just like a real couple. So...is she really your mate?"

Hearing his assumption, I frowned, "What does our closeness have to do with whether we're mates or not? Mate or not, I only love Lauren and only want her to be my Luna." Richard was a bit stunned, "You didn't have sex on that date? You still don't know that?"

"...We didn't."

Richard blurted out, "Huh? Simon told me that movie is one of the must-see movies for all couples and it can help you guys move your relationship forward. Why didn't you..."

When he mentioned that movie, I realized what was really going on and got mad. I knew Simon must be the one who came up with this terrible idea. I shouldn't have sent Richard to ask that playboy for advice.

Thinking of how embarrassing it was when we played that movie, I had the urge to throw Simon and Richard to the training camp and beat them up. But I still tried to hold back my anger and said calmly, "What else did he say?"

"Oh, Simon's gonna go to the ball as well and he wants to know how you feel after watching that movie. And if you need more movies like that one, he'll send you some more," Richard, who clearly didn't see that movie himself, told him exactly what Simon said. I suddenly thought of something and asked, "Simon's also going?"

"Yeah. A guy like him will never let this kind of opportunity slip away," Richard giggled, "he's even made a plan to watch movies with other girls. Oh, by the way, he wants to know what the girl you're in love with looks like." Good for you, Simon.

I grabbed a file from the pile of documents on my desk and handed it to Richard, saying in a flat tone, "That's too bad. I'm afraid he won't be able to make it to the ball. There's a mission I need him to get on to asap."

"What?" Richard took the file confusedly and gasped, "oh my god, he has to go to the training camp? Simon hates missions in the training camp. Did he do something wrong lately? I heard that guy has prepared a lot of romantic surprises for tonight." I glanced up at him coldly.

Richard instantly changed his mind and added, "Missions always come first. I'll go tell him right away."

That mission wasn't urgent at all and could be dealt with any time I wanted.

I nodded with a straight face and said, "That movie didn't come in handy that night but you can ask Miss Mila to watch it with you. That'll spice things up for you."

Richard scratched his head, "I'm not sure if she's gonna say yes."

Seeing how clumsy and awkward Richard had become, I felt a bit guilty to do this to him but then he said, "I'll just leave it to you and Miss Lauren."

"... No need for that." If I hadn't known him for so many years, I would think that he was doing this on purpose.

"Alpha Victor, what's wrong? You don't look very well. Should I ask Miss Lauren to come back and check you up?"

"Richard."

"Yes?"

"Get out," I said briefly.

"Okay..." Richard answered confusedly.

No wonder he was still single!

Lauren's POV

"I thought you'd get all dressed up in alpha Victor's estate before you came," Mila teased.

I glanced at her and said, "And whom am I not dressed up for so that we can go to the ball together, Miss Lauren?"

"I know you still put me first even when you got a man," Mila wrapped her arm around my shoulders and said in a coquettish and sweet tone just to irritate me. But then she froze for a second and sniffed the back of my neck, sneering at me significantly, "You've become quite different now ever since you fell in love. I'm sure you'll look stunning no matter what you're wearing tonight and everyone's gonna stare at you once you get there. If it weren't for Victor, a lot of men would've court you tonight."

"Stop it," I nudged her with my elbow and pulled her away, pretending to be grossed out by what she just said, "who are you going out with tonight? Is it Richard? Speaking of him, I didn't know that you've got each other's phone number since a long time ago and you've been talking a lot."

"I only talked to him once when they were preparing for your date," Mila avoided eye contact with me and started picking her dress for tonight after she took the pictures of clothes the stylist gave her, "check out this one. It's red, beautiful and sexy. It suits you perfectly."

I rolled my eyes at her and pointed at a random blue strapless dress and said, "Then that blue dress is perfect for those dirty jokes in your head."

Mila seemed to be in a great mood and agreed with a big smile on her face, "It's gorgeous, indeed."

She didn't seem to give a crap about what I said.

"You've always been teaching me what to do like a relationship coach. But what about you, Mila," I asked, "Richard is a decent man."

Mila shrugged and acted like she didn't care at all, "Carrots are very nutritious but there are still a whole lot of people who don't like them. Just because he's a good guy doesn't mean he's right for me. I prefer waking up to a different sexy man every day. Here, check out this look. I think it suits you and you're gonna make everyone's jaw drop at the ball."

I pursed my lips and didn't go on with this subject, "How about another one? I don't wanna drop anybody's jaw at all."

"Then what do you think of this one? It's low-key yet classy."

We started carefully picking our looks at the ball. Mila didn't want to talk about her love life and I didn't want to force anything out of her. She would eventually tell me when she wanted to. Even though I knew Mila kind of liked Richard, the heart wanted what it wanted. If Richard was really the right guy for him, he would find a way to impress her.

"Last time you wore a red dress. How about this one then?" Mila pointed at one of the pictures and said, "let's create a contrast from your last look. You can not only pull off that red dress. This look also suits you."

Last time, I wanted to look more intimidating so I went with that red strapless dress.

But this time I was going to meet Manuel and this simple and classy dress was just what I wanted, "Okay. This is it."

"Go get them. Make a stunning entrance for alpha Victor."