Becoming Alpha’s Personal Caretaker
Chapter 95

Lauren's POV

"I'm looking forward to it." I giggled.

Victor paused and then chuckled in a husky voice, "Are you thinking about I'm not there and can't do anything to you? You are trying to tease me, huh?" Victor indeed knew me well.

I didn't say he was wrong and added, "I finally have a chance to flirt with my adorable alpha and I gotta make the most of it." "Alright, hope you'll still be this bold tomorrow, Lauren."

"Are you being shy, my alpha? Ha ha ha..." I laughed.

After a short while, I eventually became serious as a doctor again, "As your attending doctor, I must remind you to avoid strenuous training as much as possible before your surgery to make sure you'll be physically prepared."

"As your boyfriend and your patient, I think Dr. Lauren shouldn't only focus on my physical statement and should also keep my mind positive."

He was snarky as always. Even though Victor was not a talkative person, that didn't mean he was ineloquent. There were a lot of times when I didn't know what to say back to him. At that moment, Grandma Anna came from the hallways with a glass of warm milk in her hand, "Lauren, come and have some..."

She glanced at my phone for a second and shut her mouth after giving me a mischievous look. She smiled and backed up a little and then she walked away. But before she left, she couldn't help looking back at me and said, "I didn't mean to interrupt you. Just go ahead and have a nice little talk. There's no need to rush. You can talk in the room. I'm old now and can't hear what you guys are saying."

"It's just Mila," I said. Grandma used to be a strong werewolf with super good hearing. Though she was not as young as before, I didn't believe her words about being old and couldn't hear us talking. She was just curious.

She poked her head out and said, "You don't look like you're on the phone with Mila."

"Okay, okay. Don't mind me. I don't wanna leave that person on hold for too long."

After saying that, Grandma Anna went back to her room, whistling. She was energetic as always.

But Victor suddenly got curious and asked, "What do you look like when you're on the phone with me?"

"Normal," I said with a straight face, "my grandma just jokes a lot. She's an interesting and fun-loving person. You'll see when I take you to our tribe to visit her."

"I'd love that."

"Alright, it's late. Good night and have some rest."

"Okay," Victor said gently, "good night."

He didn't say anything sweet but it sounded like he was whispering in my ears right now when I heard his deep and sexy voice on the phone. He got my head in the cloud as his tempting voice came from the other end of the line. Even though I didn't have a mirror at hand, I could tell I was smiling right now.

Maybe this was what grandma was talking about.

After saying good night to each other, we were still on the line and neither of us hung up the phone. I came to my senses and pressed the button.

Bella roasted in my head, "No wonder Mila said that people in love can't get their hands off each other for one second and can't even hang up the phone easily."

I couldn't deny that so I just ignored her and went back to my room. Because I didn't have time to tidy up the guestroom, I would sleep in the same room with grandma tonight. She was browsing through a magazine right now and her eyes suddenly brightened up when I walked in.

"You guys don't wanna spend a little more time on the phone? You don't need to worry about me."

I laughed and lay down next to her. I wasn't used to sleeping with someone else besides me because that would make me a bit insecure. But her warm aroma made me feel at ease. And it reminded me that a long time ago, she would put me to bed and sleep right next to me just like this.

"Don't you wanna call grandpa and say good night?"

"Oh, I've been with that old man for ages and I wanna know what it feels like to be a single woman once in a while."

"Thank God that he didn't hear you say that."

Grandma said carelessly, "He's used to this. He's probably taking a nice walk in the woods right now without me being there."

"He's doing that because he's anxious and can't wait to get you back home."

She chuckled and looked right into my eyes, trying to figure out something, "I'm happy to see you like this, Lauren."

I knew what she was talking about.

"You've always seemed indifferent about your future partner and it was almost like you didn't give a damn or something. It doesn't matter if your fiancé suddenly becomes another person. He's more like a...task for you to tackle," she said slowly, "I thought that Michael was a good kid because he's Kean's son. And if you don't care about who your future partner is gonna be, he's a good choice for you. But I never thought that... Never mind, enough about that douchebag. Now that you've finally found a better partner, I'm happy for you, Lauren."

"I'm glad that I met him," I said honestly.

Maybe it was because I hadn't been outspoken like this for a very long time, grandma was quite surprised but then she smiled in relief, "That's lovely. He must be a partner worthy of your trust."

On late nights like this, people tended to get more vulnerable. I couldn't help but ask about my mother, "When mother brought her mate to you, how did you feel, grandma?"

Grandma stared off into space and her eyes were filled with longing and sorrow. After a while, she finally spoke, "Back then, she looked so happy when she brought Manuel to us and she claimed that this was her mate. I was truly happy for them but I was also quite worried because love wasn't the only thing that I saw in his eyes. There was also greed and the desire for power. He was a possessive and dominant alpha and your mother was a proud princess because we loved her and took her as the apple of our eyes. Perhaps we had pampered her and she had never encountered any obstacles before. That's why..."

That was why she couldn't take the hit when she found out her mate betrayed her.

Grandma couldn't bear to say more.

"Don't blame her. Your mother didn't want to leave you alone."

Grandma was sobbing and I didn't want to make her more devastated. So I nodded and changed the subject, "I know. I've never blamed my mother for that. Don't be sad, Victor's nothing like Manuel."

"He's a much stronger alpha than Manuel."

"He's also a childish and adorable guy. He even got nervous when he heard that I'm bringing him to you guys," I tried to shift her attention to something else but the thing that I really wanted to ask her was about my mother's death. But grandma and grandpa loved their daughter more than anything else in the world. So I thought they would be aware of everything that happened back then and didn't hide anything from me.

"Oh, then I gotta prepare a gift for him too," said grandma. Victor's POV

Tonight, the estate seemed quieter than ever.

This was odd. In the past, I sent all the servants away because I was sick and tired of their noises and the pity or fear in their eyes. The quiet environment allowed me to calm down and think but ever since Lauren got here, this estate became vivid and full of life. I got used to her presence and now I felt lonely when she wasn't around, which seemed quite unreal.

I was lying in my bed but I didn't feel like sleeping. Even the rustle of leaves outside the windows irritated me.

Finally, I gave up. I got out of bed and contacted beta Richard through our mind link.

"Alpha Victor, is there anything I can do for you? The documents you asked for can be delivered to you tomorrow and all the important work during your surgery and your recovery period has all been dealt with," Richard said in a low voice.

"I know. That's not why I contact you."

Richard became serious and asked, "I'm all ears."

"What kind of gifts do elders like?" I asked curiously. To be honest, I seldom got along with elders except for Mrs. Katrina and I had no idea what they liked.

"...Huh?"

After a long time, Richard gasped.

"I wanna get Lauren's grandmother from her mother's side a present." This was something that needed to be handled carefully.

Richard immediately asked, "That's why you call me in the middle of the night? You wanna know what kind of gift you should give to Lauren's grandmother? And this is very, very important for you?" Wasn't it the case?

Oh! Richard reminded me that there was something more essential for me now, my wolf.

If I was gonna visit Lauren's grandma, I must be on my A game.

Kent, how long would it take for you to recover and come back to me?