Alpha's Rejected becomes the Lycan's Obsession-Chapter 60: Don’t argue

"I’m going to miss you, ma’am Tessy," Ruby uttered in a sulky voice when Tessy was ready to leave the house the next morning for work.

"What do you mean, you are going to miss me?" Tessy asked, eyeing the girl. "I will only be gone for a few hours."

"I know, ma’am Tessy." Ruby nodded her head multiple times, her expression earnest. "For those few hours, I will not have anyone to talk to, and it gets lonely. That’s why I said I will miss you," she explained, her voice softening as she clarified her point.

"All right, save everything you have to talk about until I return, then we can talk about it properly. Is that okay?" Tessy said to her, her tone gentle yet firm. She watched as Ruby’s eyes lightened up, a smile tugging at the corners of her lips in relief.

"Yes, ma’am Tessy. I will. Have a good day today at work, and don’t stress yourself too much. Stress is not good for you," Ruby lectured her.

"Thank you, nurse Ruby," Tessy gave a mock now, a wide smile on her face.

The girl giggled. "I am not a nurse; you are the nurse. Have a good day." She finally said before heading back into the house, only to meet the scolding eyes of Gina.

She ignored the beta and turned toward the kitchen.

Meanwhile, after Daniel drove out of the house, Tessy recalled something that happened some time ago.

"You are becoming too formal, Daniel. If you continue like this, I’ll be forced to stop talking to you," she spoke, her voice breaking the silence that had enveloped the car. Her words were light but carried an unmistakable tone of playful warning, the faintest hint of a smile tugging at her lips as she glanced at him.

"I’m sorry, madam," Daniel apologized. "It’s not like that. It’s just that boss gets easily angry whenever you’re being free and friendly with someone else and not with him. He is a very jealous type," Daniel explained, hitting straight at the point.

"Yeah, I noticed, and he doesn’t even try to hide it. He has been announcing it for a long time. Anyways, he’s not here now, so you can be free, and you can tell me about your trip."

"There’s nothing interesting about the trip, madam. It’s just a boring business meeting. Honestly, I was bored throughout," Daniel confessed, wearing an expression that conveyed his words perfectly. "I couldn’t even remember most of the things they said there. Business is not my thing, but I’m learning."

"This is morning," Tessy suddenly said after a moment of silence had passed, her voice breaking through the quiet of the car. Her statement confused Daniel. Of course, he knew it was morning—he was the one driving, after all. But why was she bringing it up now? "I remember some time back you said you could not drive in the mornings," she continued.

Daniel instantly got it. He let out a nervous laugh, the sound awkward in the otherwise quiet car. Taking one hand off the steering wheel, he scratched the back of his head, trying to compose himself. "Ah, yeah, that," he muttered, his smile a little sheepish as he shifted in his seat. "That wasn’t my fault, madam. You two put me in a tight corner, and there was no way I could offer to drive you when boss wanted to do it."

"Your job is to be my personal bodyguard," Tessy switched topics again after a while. "What does a personal bodyguard do?"

"Follow you everywhere you go for the purpose of providing adequate protection," Daniel responded.

"Protection against what?"

"Anyone who would want to harm you."

"Now, who would want to harm me, and why would anyone want to do that? I’ve never needed protection or a bodyguard until I met your boss. Who are these enemies of his that want to harm me?" Tessy probed, hoping she would get some information from him.

"I don’t know who they are, madam, and these days people don’t even need a reason to harm others," Daniel’s response provided no satisfaction to her heart.

"Have you gotten any information about the people that attacked me the other day at Camparo?"

"Not yet, madam. We are still working on it."

Tessy let out a soft sigh. "And I thought you guys were efficient. Tsk..."

Daniel laughed internally. If only she knew. But he wasn’t in a position to tell her anything related to that topic.

"I’m a nurse, Daniel," Tessy spoke up again. "I can’t have you following me everywhere. So, while I’ll be working inside the building, you can stay outside by the entrance and wait for me. I’m sure you can catch whoever wants to harm me from there."

"But, madam—"

"Don’t argue." Tessy cut him off. "I don’t want too much attention on me, and that is exactly what will happen if my superiors and colleagues see me walking around with a bodyguard. And let’s not tell Roman about this arrangement, all right?"

"Yes, madam," Daniel answered, his tone conflicted.

They soon arrived at the hospital, and Daniel parked the car. He walked her to the entrance of the main building, and while at it, he heard other nurses extending their condolences to her, while others engaged in gossip, which his ears caught onto, throwing her weird looks.

Tessy noticed it as well but decided to ignore it. It was normal, seeing how she had just lost her mother.

"This is your bus stop," Tessy said as soon as they arrived at the entrance of the main building. "Don’t follow me inside."

"Please call me if you suspect any strange movements," Daniel said to her, deciding to respect her wishes to avoid any form of suspicion.

"I will."

Tessy walked in, only to find a few nurses gathered at one corner, speaking with frowns on their faces. Freya was one of them.

"You’re here, baby girl." Freya flashed her a small smile as she approached them.

"Welcome back, nurse Tessy."

"Accept our condolences, nurse Tessy."

The nurses chorused.

"Thank you all." Tessy gave a small smile, her gaze resting on Freya. "What’s going on? Why is your face like that?"

"Francis is at it again." Freya started without hesitation. "The guy granted exclusive Gossip House an interview, and when asked about his marital crisis, he said you two were divorced because you cheated on him with a bigger fish."

Tessy was taken aback by what she heard, her brows flying up in disbelief.

"Don’t let that bother you, nurse Tessy," Nurse Beatrice, the chief nurse, commented. "At least it was a bigger fish and not a smaller one. He’s pained because he has been cheating all these while with little girls who brought him no gain. But when it was your turn, you went for a big fish. I don’t believe the rumors, but even if it’s true that you cheated on his cheating ass, you are highly justified. I, for one, will give you a congratulatory handshake."

"Take it easy, nurse Beatrice," Nurse Dame chipped in, letting out a giggle.

"I’m serious." Nurse Beatrice insisted. "Some of these men just think they have the monopoly of cheating. When you give them a taste of their own medicine, they go about crying foul. I would celebrate any woman who cheats on her cheating spouse and still walks away from him. Good riddance to bad rubbish."

"I heard he also said you went as low as conniving with his business partner to ridicule him." A different nurse added.

"That was not him. It was his new girlfriend that said that part. Stupid homewrecker." Nurse Dame clarified.

"Good thing she isn’t close to me right now," Freya uttered with gritted teeth. "I would have dealt her a punch she would never forget. Her mouth will be so swollen she wouldn’t be able to speak for days."

"But we’re not happy with you, nurse Tessy. We are colleagues. You should have at least invited us to the wedding," Nurse Dame remarked, frowning.

"I’m sorry about that. A bigger wedding will be coming up soon, and everyone will be invited."

"Yup..." Freya chipped in. "Everyone, apart from those who have taken it upon their stiff shoulders to spread false rumors and dirty gossip about Tessy. I know all of them, and I’ll personally make sure they are exempted."

"Doctors are here. Let’s get to work." Nurse Beatrice dismissed the gathering, and everyone dispersed.

"Mrs. Smith..." The chief medical director suddenly called when Tessy and Freya began to walk toward their workstations.

"It’s no longer Mrs. Smith, sir. It’s now Mrs. Gavriel," Freya corrected, not allowing the man to complete his words despite the fact that she wasn’t the one he was talking to.

The man raised a brow at Tessy, and the latter sighed before putting on a professional smile. "It’s true, sir. I am no longer affiliated with the Smiths. It’s now Mrs. Tessy Gavriel." She confirmed.