Becoming Alpha’s Personal Caretaker
Chapter 2

Lauren POV

Manuel seemed to be caught up in the middle. He paused a sec before he continued, "Lauren, I know this marriage with the Lunarko Tribe was made by your mother and Janice shouldn't have done this to you. It's all her fault but now that she's pregnant, I think it's best if we pretend that Janice is the one who got engaged with Michael."

"After all, she's also a daughter of the Blanco family," Manuel looked at me with a trace of guilt, "I've warned Janice before and now there's no way to stop her since she's already pregnant. Lauren, you don't wanna marry Michael now anyway, right?"

I almost laughed when I heard what he just said. He was still replaceing excuses for his precious little princess now and even said such despicable things to me.

"So this is your answer, alpha Manuel?" I stopped calling him father because he never treated me as his own daughter anyway.

After my mother passed away, my grandmother from my mother's side raised me and I had never spent any time with my father when I was little. When I grew up, he finally took me home but he had already brought Lola and my stepsister who was only six months younger than me to the house. I had always felt like an outsider here.

Manuel loved Janice so much that he thought his little daughter could do nothing wrong. She was sweet, docile, obedient and always knew what to say to please them.

But I was the one who was always rebellious and distant. I never felt close to him and I knew he didn't like me. But when I once again felt his preference for Janice again, I still felt quite awful.

Hearing my answer, Manuel frowned, "Lauren! I know you're upset about this but since Janice is the one Michael loves and she's already pregnant, it's only logical to let them get married!" "Why would I do that for them?" I laughed out of rage, "it's none of my business that she's pregnant. If she wants to be a mistress like her mother, It's fine by me."

"Lauren!" Manuel shouted with Michael, who finally put his clothes on and went downstairs, at the same time.

"How could you be so vicious!" Michael was furious.

I tried hard to hold back my urge to tear him apart right now and sneered, "I'm vicious? How about I let this out? Let's see if the tribe and your father are willing to give you their blessings or not.

Most of the people of the federation knew that there was an engagement between the Lunarko Tribe and the Fullmoon Tribe and Michael's father always wanted me to be the Luna of the Lunarko Tribe. If I gave out the news about Janice seducing Michael and getting herself pregnant, then everyone would point their fingers at Janice and Michael.

Michael suddenly choked and wasn't so macho anymore. He bit his lips and said in a deep voice, "Lauren, Janice needs more caring and loving than you do. You're a strong woman and you'll be better off without this engagement."

Me being a strong woman was the reason why I should let Janice do this to me over and over again?

Janice had been hiding behind Michael and she suddenly tugged his sleeve, weeping, "Michael, my love, I've never thought about being the Luna of the Lunarko Tribe and stealing my sister's fiancé. But I can't just give this baby up and let this poor baby grow up without his father..."

Michael couldn't take it anymore and patted her hand to comfort her. He said firmly, "Lauren, I'm not gonna marry you. I'll talk to my father and beg him to drop this engagement. Please don't blame it on Janice."

"I'm sorry, Lauren, it's all my fault..." Janice started apologizing to me in tears, "if you wanna punish me, I'm fine with that."

Janice had pulled these tricks so many times. She was good at winning men's hearts by tears.

I just stood there and watched. I bit my tongue and saw that Michael and Manuel were feeling sorry for her from the look on their faces.

Manuel patted me on my shoulder and said, "Lauren, I'll talk to the Lunarko Tribe. Don't take it personally. It is what it is. Just let Janice and Michael get married. Your sister doesn't have the right to be an heir anyway. Just let her win this time and I'll replace you a better fiancé."

After my mother was gone, I became the sole heir of the Blanco family under my grandfather's demand. The only reason why Janice and her mother Lola could be brought to the Blanco manor was that they didn't have the right of inheritance.

But all these years, Manuel had been asking me to tolerate them and give all those beautiful dresses, precious jewelries and even my fiancé to Janice.

I looked right into Manuel's eyes, which were blue like the ocean like mine. But I felt like I was staring at a complete stranger.

Father.

How ironic was that?

I laughed, "You think I'll feel sad just because of that trashy bitch?"

The atmosphere became frigidly awkward and Manuel's face went grim, "Lauren..."

I coldly interrupted him, "Michael means nothing to me and I don't care for him at all. He slept with Janice and I feel sick when I look at him."

"I won't marry Michael but I'll never acknowledge that Janice is the one who has made an engagement with the Lunarko Tribe. You tell Alpha Kean and the tribe yourself.

I looked at those four standing in the living room. They looked like a family and I was just a stranger to them. Since I had got the answer from Manuel, I didn't want to stay here any longer. Even the air here smelled disgusting. "Lauren, don't be mad... It's all my fault, don't blame it on father and Michael..."

Janice followed me and then tripped over. She nearly fell down the stairs before Michael came to grab her and comforted her in his arms.

"Janice, are you okay? Don't mind her...," said Michael.

"Janice, are you hurt?" asked Manuel concernedly.

I didn't look back when I walked straight out of the manor and drove away. Before I left, I heard Janice's voice through our spiritual connection. She was bragging to me.

"See, Lauren, they only care about me. Your family and your fiancé will all be mine."

I looked in the rearview mirror and saw them all around Janice, looking concerned. They looked like a loving family. My heart ran cold and the frigid breeze was running through my hair. I stopped looking and drove away. This was not my home anymore.

Lauren, open your eyes! Don't feel sad about those bastards. That man wasn't your father anymore since you were eight!

You'll thrive even if you're on your own now, Lauren. I thought to myself.

I tried hard to convince myself.

He didn't get to be my father anymore during the year when my mother took her own life.