Becoming Alpha’s Personal Caretaker
Chapter 87

Lauren's

POV

"I'll come to you every time you call out my name."

"Whenever and wherever."

Victor was making a commitment, which really melted my heart. In the past, I had never believed in sweet talks and promises. But now I nodded at him and smiled, "I'll learn to lean on you, Victor. But you can also count on me."

"Aren't you already my attending doctor and caretaker?" Victor smiled, "So I'm counting on you for Kent and my health."

"Of course," I chuckled.

"And if things get tricky when you deal with your family, you can always come to me for help," Victor added.

I knew I couldn't hide what happened with Susan at the hospital from him so I just nodded and said, "I know. If I need your help, I'll ask for it. But now I'm good. I can handle it."

"Are you sure? He's the alpha of the Fullmoon Tribe after all."

Alpha had enough power to banish me even though I was his daughter.

But...

I showed him the thing I took from my apartment and he was a bit stunned. He said, "Looks like you're not the only Blanco that has a heart."

"Yeah. Unlike Manuel, grandpa was an upstanding alpha with integrity..." I paused for a few seconds and then continued, "this is the leverage he left for me. If Susan and the others are really gonna hold a shareholders' meeting, I'll present them with this big surprise."

"I think they will," Victor said with a complicated look on his face, "after they know what happened to that guy from the Lunarko Tribe." "What?"

What happened?

Did Victor do something?

Before I could ask anything, Mrs. Katrina waved at us, wanting us to come over, "Alpha Victor, Miss Lauren, it's time for afternoon tea. Care to join us and have some desserts with the children?"

She looked like she had got a lot to say to me.

And I had a lot of questions to ask her too, like what Victor was like when he was little. So I pushed Victor toward the castle. A bunch of kids were peeping out at us curiously but they were all behaving and didn't make any noises. My heart melted when I saw these little sweet angels.

Eli, who had already met us, whispered to the children next to him in a proud voice that was loud enough for all of us to hear, "That's our Luna. She's so nice and pretty!" Nice...

That was the first time I heard a child call me that.

"And Alpha Victor would smile at her."

In the Blanco Estate of the Fullmoon Tribe

Third-person POV

"Michael has blocked my mind link!" Janice was filled with rage but she could only press it down just so she could pretend to be the obedient good girl in front of Manuel. She sobbed worriedly, "Daddy, what am I supposed to do? After the ball, Michael has been cold and distant to me. Is he gonna call off the engagement?"

Alpha Manuel looked quite gloomy right now. To be honest, he was pretty annoyed by his daughter's crying but he had to stay calm and comfort her, "No, Michael's not that unreasonable."

"But..."

"Don't worry about it, Janice, Michael just needs some space. He's a man and he has his dignity. You need to give him some space," Manuel lit a cigarette and said tiredly, "Just go and prepare for your wedding. Our two tribes won't break up so easily." After all, in the eyes of others, Michael and Janice had been a loving couple since they confessed their love to each other and said love meant everything to them in public.

"Michael might just be too busy recently. I don't know what's the matter with the alpha of the Midnight Claws Tribe. His people have been targeting Kean's company."

"The Midnight Claws Tribe...Alpha Victor?" Janice was confused, "but we only met him once at the ball. Why would he target the Lunarko Tribe?"

Manuel shook off his cigarette ash and said, "Who knows? That alpha has always been like that, moody and unpredictable."

Janice thought of the man in the wheelchair that day. Although he was temporarily disabled, he still looked much more stunning than Michael. Why would a guy like him target Michael? But that day, he and Lauren seemed to be... No, that's impossible. Janice thought to herself.

She would never believe that alpha Victor would fall for Lauren because to men, she was way too cold and was nothing but a pretty face. There was no way that alpha Victor would have feelings for her. And Janice heard that his wolf was missing so Lauren couldn't be his mate.

This was odd. She couldn't figure out why alpha Victor would do that. Maybe it was because he couldn't walk and became grumpy. He was doing this for the thrill of it.

Janice felt it was such a pity that alpha Victor lost his wolf and became an invalid. Or else, he would be much better than Michael. He was a strong and handsome man. Being the Luna of the Midnight Claws Tribe was much more attempting than being the Luna of the Lunarko Tribe and she would get greater power. But no one knew when alpha Victor could recover. It was only logical for Janice to hold onto Michael.

Janice gave her mother Lola a look.

Lola knew what she meant and gave Manuel a cup of warm tea, saying helplessly in a soft voice, "Their marriage might be unbreakable in the past but Manuel...if Kean and Vanessa think marrying Janice can't achieve their purpose of our union, they might really give up on Janice. As you said, their company is not doing great recently, is it?"

What Lola said got Manuel thinking. She gave him some time to think and then sighed, "After all, Janice isn't the heir and she can't give them any solid profits."

"Kean..." Manuel paused and then said, "wouldn't stoop so low."

"But I'm never the one Uncle Kean prefers..." Janice looked down and said sadly, "ever since I was little, Lauren has been his favorite."

Lola took a look at Manuel and knew it wasn't time to play the victim anymore. She spoke up directly, "Manuel, Janice is my only child and I want the best for her. But alpha Kean and Luna Vanessa all look down upon Janice and she can only count on the love Michael has for her. And if Michael also gives in for the profits, I'm afraid..."

"There's no way Lauren will agree to marry Michael and Janice is our only option if we want a union between us and the Lunarko Tribe," Lola said softly, acting like she was saying this for the sake of the tribe and Janice. Michael pondered for a while and finally said, "I see where you're coming from. What did Lauren say in the ward today?"

"She..." Lola wanted to say something but hesitated, "you know her. She's a stubborn kid."

"And she doesn't even give a damn about her own grandmother," Manuel shook off his cigarette ash and his eyes darkened, "and of course she doesn't care about the tribe."

Lola sighed, "After all, we owe it to her. But I've never expected her to be so cruel. Right now we don't know what Kean and Vanessa are thinking. Manuel, I don't think you have much time to hesitate about the heir."

There was a deafening silence in the living room. Janice clenched her fists, trying hard not to urge Manuel. Finally, after a long time, Manuel spoke up, "I'll give my shares to Janice so she'll have something to count on. Let's hold the shareholders' meeting. I've been trying to make it up to Lauren...but she's still stubborn like she used to be. Well then, I have to do what I have to do to protect the Blanco family."

Hearing that, Janice was so thrilled that she wanted to jump off the ground. She tried very hard to suppress her joy and asked, "Daddy, are you serious?"

Manuel nodded.

"Daddy, I love you so much!" Janice couldn't contain herself anymore and ran to hug Manuel. She was pampering him like she always did but she had got a smug look on her face when she looked down, "you're so good to me. I don't even know what to say." "You're my daughter. Of course I want the best for you," Manuel patted Janice's head and said.