《Oh No! They're Salivating Over Me!》


 Chapter 1

    Herkoen Wenley was topless in the dim light. Drops of sweat streamed down his sturdy chest, leaving perfect trails behind. The veins on his arms were popping, looking extremely manly.


    He fell into someone''s trap and went into heat in advance, so his body was burning. He could not take it anymore and tore Daphne Miller''s clothes with all his might.


    Daphne could feel that her clothes were being removed, piece by piece, but she could not wake up.


    Was she not dead already? Why must she suffer such humiliation? Feeling ashamed and enraged, she managed to wake up by her sheer willpower and fight back.


    Unfortunately, her strength was nothingpared to Herkoen''s. Not only did her resistance do nothing, but it sparked Herkoen''s desire to make her submit to him instead.


    "Who are you? Go away!" Daphne shouted.


    Herkoen kissed her like he had gone mad. Both their lips and breath were entwined to the point that Daphne almost suffocated.


    Herkoen''s rough fingers brushed against Daphne''s fair neck.


    In the end, Daphne could not hold herself back and bit Herkoen''s shoulder as revenge. Then, she could not take it anymore and passed out.


    Daphne had no idea that she had identally marked an extremely powerful figure.


    Herkoen noticed that someone was beside him when he woke up, and he immediately had his guard up and choked the person''s neck.


    Daphne did not react at all.


    It was only then that Herkoen remembered what he had done. He had always hated females the most, but he had slept with one. This would certainly be trouble if it were not taken care of, especially since the woman was pretty. She was beautiful yet dangerous.


    Besides, Herkoen had great psionic strength, so he would never have a child in his life anymore. There was no benefit for him in keeping this woman around.


    His hands turned into sharp ws, and he wanted to take her life. However, he was stunned after he saw a silver cobra that looked very lifelike wrapped around her arm.


    Then, a piercing boom cut through the sky, and a bullet shot through the ss. Herkoen caught the bullet.


    The Beastkin had great eyesight. Herkoen could see the man standing on the building across from him. It was a colonel from Hildi-Lester Waltzan.


    Eric Stone, Herkoen''s staff, rushed in as soon as he heard the gunshot and shielded Herkoen behind him.


    "Let''s go. Lester is just showing off. He''s just a colonel. He won''t have the guts to start a war," said Herkoen before he gave Lester the middle finger to provoke him.


    Lester put his gun away and watched them disappear.


    The authorities received information that the Renegade Coalition had the audacity to build a base in their country to collect information. They had also taken many innocent young women to be their escorts.


    That was why the authorities had asked Lester to take this ce down in the name of a crackdown. However, they had a request-Lester was not allowed to harm Herkoen.


    It wasmon for two countries to go to war with each other. They could just go to Unmanned on their battleships and fight it out. The winner could then name their request. That was thewid down by Beast God.


    Members of the Renegade Coalition were cruel and cunning by nature. Herkoen was their heir. If Lester killed him, the coalition would attack the people of Hildi regardless of who they were. The people would be the ones to suffer in the end.


    In the blink of an eye, Lester arrived in the suite that Herkoen was in earlier, and he immediately noticed the naked young woman lying on the bed.


    There were still slight whiffs of lustful scent lingering in the room. There were also tears in the corner of Daphne''s eyes, which showed what a brutal night she must have gone through.


    Daphne arrived at a void while she was unconscious. She looked at the figure reflected on the ground and wondered how someone who was about to die could experience so much all of a sudden.


    "Child Delivery System is selecting a host."


    "A host was sessfully selected. Transportation was sessful."


    At that moment, a small white ball appeared in front of Daphne.


    "Congrattions, Daphne, you''ve been linked to the system. I''ll be liaising with you from now on. The quest that you have toplete and the generation about this world will be shown on the status panel. Please have a look," said the system. Daphne read the words carefully and learned that human civilization had disappeared.


    Animals had evolved into Beastkin and had psionic strength. Males were ranked by their psionic strength, with Rank S being low, Rank SS being middle, Rank SSS being high, and Rank SSS+ being very rare.


    It was very rare to find two Rank SSS+ males in a country. A male of such rank was called the child who was blessed by Beast God. He would have a bright future, but it would be difficult for him to have a descendant.


    Females were ranked by their fertility, which had the same number of ranks as the psionic strength of the males. To be a mated pair, the female needed to mark the male.


    However, the highest rank so far for fertility in a female had only been Rank SS. The children they delivered would only be at Rank SS, and they would have to work hard if they wanted to level up their psionic strength.


    As long as Daphne became a mated pair with a male with strong psionic strength and delivered a child with a high rank, she would be rewarded a high number of points. Points could be used to exchange for necessities in the system marketce. As long as shepleted the quests given by the system on time, she would be rewarded a chance to let her and her family live again in the end. "You have one chance to reject this quest and die ording to your original life. The system will continue to search for the next host," said the system. Daphne epted the quest without any hesitation after she saw the final reward. Her had fallen because of a zombie virus outbreak, and nobody could save them anymore. One after another, her family drank poison, and Daphne was no exception. She would do anything as long as she could reunite with her family. "Alright, Daphne. Pleasure working with you," said the system.


    Daphne opened her eyes slowly and saw that everything around her had be unfamiliar. A man was standing by the window with his back facing her.


    As soon as she moved, her entire body started aching, and she gasped in pain.


    The man turned around and showed his concern without any expression, saying, "You''re awake."


    He was in a military uniform. Daphne felt a chill down her spine when she met his gaze.


    "I''m sorry to have frightened you." He had gotten used to a situation like that. Countless females would hide from him when they saw him because he had too much blood on his hands and had a ferocious air about him.


    "My name is Lester Waltzan. You can call me Lester," he added.


    Daphne nodded, not daring to say anything. Lester was too intimidating.


    "The United Federation could not find out who you are. Were you kidnapped when you were a child? You can treat me as a shoulder to cry on and tell me everything that you''ve gone through.


    "You don''t have to be afraid. I''m a colonel from Hildi. Everything I ask you is legal. You can trust mepletely," said Lester.


    It seemed like Lester was quite an important person. All Daphne wanted to know was if the man who had taken her innocence was alive or dead.


    "What happened to the people in the boxing ring?" Daphne asked.


    Lester nced at his watch and answered, "They''ve all been detained and thrown into jail. The other women who were sold to the brothels like you already had their statements taken. You''re the only one left."


    "What? Brothels?" Daphne asked.


    What kind of stupid system was that? How could it transport her to a brothel? Daphne was speechless.


    Lester nced at the mark on her arm and told her the unfortunate news.


    "Oh yes, you already have a partner," he said.

 Chapter 2

    Lester was tactful when he told Daphne that she already had a partner.


    There were no good people in the underground boxing ring. If Daphne wanted to end the partnership, both parties would have to head to the Marriage Commission. Lester thought about Herkoen''s status and figured he should just forget it. He did not want to make Daphne sad.


    "Could you please tell me everything that happened to you when you were in the ring? Maybe we can help you find your family," said Lester.


    Daphne had no family on this.


    "I''m sorry. I don''t know why I was there. All I can remember is meeting you here," Daphne replied.


    Lester felt sorry for her. She probably was forced to be an escort and was so traumatized that she had short-term memory loss.


    He immediately had his adjutant arrange for Daphne to have a body checkup.


    "Alert! Alert! Please reject the body checkup. Otherwise, they will find out that you''re a pure human."


    The system rm suddenly went off, and Daphne was caught off guard. "C-Can I not go for the checkup?"


    "People who frequent the underground boxing ring are vicious criminals. Many of them are carrying diseases. The checkup is for the sake of your health as well," replied Lester.


    It was clear in this tone that he would not take no for an answer. After that, he told Daphne to get a good rest and left.


    Daphne was left alone in the room.


    What should she do? What excuse could she use to get out of this checkup?


    Daphne was nervous the whole night, so she was extremely tired when she woke up the following day.


    Lester came to look for her as promised, and a small robot came along with him. The robot handed a vitalis tonic to Daphne and said, "Please take this, miss." Lester saw that she seemed clueless about what it was. He did not have any expression, but he patiently exined to her.


    "This is a vitalis tonic. It''s used to replenish the nutrients and energy needed by the body. I only have tonics that are used in the military here at my ce, so there''s not much call for vors. Just endure it for now. I''ll have someone mix a vor that you like especially for you when we get to Hildi Beastkin Hospital."


    Daphne noticed that he mentioned this as his ce. "May I know what ce this is?"


    "This is my home," Lester replied.


    Daphne was right.


    "We caught too many people in the underground boxing ring. There''s no space in the jail anymore, so I brought you home for interrogation. I''ll take you to jail once your medical report is out," Lester added.


    Fuck! Not only was she transported into a brothel, but she had to be jailed as well. The system did not even tell her in advance! What an unreliable system!


    Just as Lester said, the vitalis tonic tasted awful. However, Daphne needed to fill her stomach, so she had no choice but to force herself to drink more. She threw everything up in the end though.


    Not only were there a great number of robots working at the manor, but even the car that Daphne rode in was technologically advanced. It looked just like a car on the outside, but it could fly.


    The director of Hildi Beastkin Hospital, Bryan Newman, came out to personally wee them. After he had exchanged some pleasantries with Lester, he ordered his assistant to conduct the checkup for Daphne.


    "Please follow me, miss." The assistant was a woman, and her voice was very gentle. That made Daphne feel a little more at ease.


    "Do I really have to get a checkup?" Daphne asked. She was still feeling a little worried.


    Lester thought she was afraid of the machines because she had never had a body checkup before. On top of that, she was in an unfamiliar environment, and the machines would be controlled by strangers.


    He then did his best to make himself appear less intimidating. "Mmhmm. Just go with this assistant to do your checkup. I''ll be waiting for you right outside the door. You can just call me if you need anything," he replied.


    It seemed like Daphne would have to do this checkup this time. She cheered herself on in her mind and thought about how to exin it after the result came outter.


    The doctor who did the checkup for her was a woman, and the way she spoke was very gentle. After they waited for a long time, Bryan walked over with a solemn expression while holding the report.


    He first greeted Lester before he looked at Daphne.


    "You''re not from our, aren''t you?" Bryan asked.


    Daphne was stunned. As expected, she had been found out. But it made sense. The technology there was extremely advanced. How could they not tell if she was a human or a Beastkin?


    Bryan realized that the way he asked the question might have frightened Daphne. Because Lester was there as well, Bryan softened his tone and said, "Don''t be nervous. This is my office. Other than the three of us, not another soul would learn about this. You just have to answer my questions."


    Daphne nodded.


    "Are you a pure human from the ancient times?" Bryan asked.


    Lester, who never let his emotions show, was stunned upon hearing that. His beastly eyes widened after he saw Daphne nod, and he grabbed the report from Bryan. It was only then that he realized the shocking part was not the fact that Daphne was pure human.


    Gender: Female (Humans called this a woman)


    Age: 22


    Fertility: Rank SSS+ (The highest rank)


    Psionic strength: Unknown (Potentially Rank SSS+)


    Lester did not even continue looking through the rest of the report. Just the information about Daphne''s fertility alone was shocking enough. If this information got out, it would send shockwaves through the major gxies.


    Bryan exined, "The machine detected that this young woman is considered of age as an ancient human. But in Beastkin terms, she''s just¡ªa toddler. And she''s pregnant. What should we do, Colonel Lester?"


    Lester looked solemn. His hands trembled as he stared at the report, and he did not reply.


    Bryan continued, "Her psionic strength is still a mystery. It''s extremely unstable. The data that the machine detected were very unstable as well. For a moment, it''s Rank SSS+, but in the next, it''s zero. I''m guessing she might have been affected by the geomaic field of our gxy, so she has psionic strength as well. "However, all Beastkin have psionic strengths as soon as they are born, so they would''ve mastered how to use and control it at an early age. This youngdy can''t control it, but she will be able to do it if she trains hard for itter."


    "Leave," said Lester.


    "Huh?" Bryan did not expect Lester to say that and thought he had misheard him, so he responded out of reflex.


    "You may leave the room," said Lester.


    "Yes, sir," Bryan replied.


    That meant only Daphne and Lester were left in the office.


    After Daphne saw the introduction on the system panel, she knew very well that she had the highest rank for fertility and psionic strength among all females. She even had higher psionic strength than most males.


    People with Rank SSS+ psionic strength were talents needed in every gxy. After she weighed the pros and cons, she learned that her life would not be in danger.


    Daphne was not worried anymore after analyzing everything. She saw Lester standing by the window and lighting a cigarette, and she started looking around out of boredom.


    Her interest was piqued after she saw the certificates hanging on the wall behind Bryan''s desk. One of them was particrly striking.


    Hildi Beastkin Hospital was a hospital sponsored by the Waltzan family.


    Hold on. Why did the Waltzan family sound familiar?


    Lester had introduced himself to her with his full name-Lester Waltzan.


    In other words, his family was wealthy and powerful. Otherwise, it would be impossible to support such a huge hospital in a great location like this. Daphne could even see the end of the hospital at a nce when she was in the flying car.


    "Terminate your pregnancy," said Lester.


    "Huh?" Daphne responded.


    Lester put out his cigarette. "I said you must terminate your pregnancy, especially since the child has the blood of the Renegade Coalition running in their vein."

 Chapter 3

    Right at that moment, the system notification went off in Daphne''s head once again.


    "Congrattions on your pregnancy, Daphne. It''s been detected that the father''s psionic strength is Rank SSS, and he has a 10% chance of fathering a child. The harder it is to have a child, the higher the points you will be rewarded. Please protect your child well!"


    What a great time to tell her that. Daphne was clenching her jaw so tight that her teeth were about to break.


    "No, I don''t agree," said Daphne.


    "What?" Lester walked up to her and said, "Please say it again."


    He was very intimidating. Daphne swallowed her saliva and said firmly, "I said I want to keep this child. Since God made them my child, I''m going to protect them."


    Both of them locked eyes with each other, not fearing one another.


    "Do you know who''s the father?"


    Lester was afraid she would be suspicious, so he added, "How are you going to raise the child on your own?"


    "This is something for me to think about in the future. I''m going to keep them, no matter how hard and tiring it might be," Daphne replied.


    The determination in her eyes moved Lester in the end, and he no longer insisted. Everything would be fine as long as Daphne and the child did not know who the father was, and Herkoen did not know that he had a child.


    Herkoen''s psionic strength was Rank SSS. His father, the leader of the coalition, had lost hope that Herkoen would have an heir in the future. The first thing Lester should do at the moment was to keep Daphne safe at all times. He absolutely could not let the Renegade Coalition learn about the news of her pregnancy.


    He quickly came up with a n in his mind. Before he left, he told Bryan to keep this a secret or he would be punished for leaking the country''s top secret.


    Daphne looked out the window as she sat in the flying car, but her mind was somewhere else.


    In two short days, her life had been turned upside down, and she had no idea what would happen next.


    Oh well, she would just take it one day at a time.


    Suddenly, a ss of warm water appeared in front of her eyes. "Have some water. It''ll be good for your health."


    "Thank you," she replied. She epted the water, but she only took a small sip.


    "I''ve had someone request the authorities to have you detained at my manor. You can just stay at the manor to prepare for your delivery without any worries from now on," said Lester.


    Daphne did not expect that he would go to such lengths. "Can I? Would I not cause you trouble?"


    "It''s fine. The women from the underground boxing ring are just locked in the Hildi Prison for ten days or so as a punishment. You guys are not heinous criminals. A small request like this will be approved. Arrangements will be made for all the women after that as well.


    "Besides, you¡ªyou don''t have an identity now. If the police were to find out after you leave, you''ll be put in a shelter for females," Lester exined.


    Upon hearing that, Daphne decided to just stay at his manor. The rules of this ce were too scary. She would step over the line if she were not careful.


    The flying car parked at the same spot before it left, which was outside Daphne''s


    room.


    "Lester!" A young man ran past Daphne and jumped into Lester''s arms.


    "Lenko, you''re too rude. We have a guest here. Behave yourself."


    After Lester had lectured the young man named Lenko Waltzan, he let go of his brother. Feeling embarrassed, Lenko nced at Daphne and said, "I''m sorry, Lester. I didn''t notice that we had a guest."


    Then, he nodded at Daphne. She instantly became fond of him. What a polite young man.


    "Alright. Wait for me in the study," Lester told Lenko.


    It was after his brother left that Lester apologized to Daphne, saying, "I''m sorry. My brother is quite careless, so he didn''t notice you."


    Daphne felt that was very normal. Lester was at his home, interacting with his brother. She should be the one apologizing instead.


    Seeing how apologetic Lester was made her feel extremely guilty. It was clear that Lester and Lenko had not done anything wrong.


    But... Lester looked like a knight from the fairy tales. He was so handsome.


    "You''re such a pervert, Daphne. Wipe the drool off your face! You''re going to


    drown me soon. Don''t you forget that you''re pregnant with another man''s child," said the system.


    "Shut up. Stop peeping at me," Daphne replied.


    "Alright. I''ll mute myself," said the system.


    "It''s fine. I like his happy and lively character. I''ll let you get back to your work,


    Colonel Lester. I''m going to take a rest," said Daphne.


    "Alright." Lester nodded and watched her go into her room.


    His expression turned solemn as soon as he turned around, and he quickly went


    to the study before shutting the door hard behind him.


    "Why are you here?" he asked.


    Lester sprung up from the seat and stood up straight like a soldier.


    "Lester, I came because I have something important to report to you," said Lenko.


    "Go on." Lester sat at his desk, looking livid. He looked like he was telling Lenko that he had better have something important to say, or he would be punished. "The Emperor has sent someone to spy on our family. It''s clear that he is suspicious of us. Your suspicions are true," Lenko reported.


    Seeing that Lester did not react much got Lenko feeling confused. "Why doesn''t it look like you''re worried to me? The Emperor is suspicious of our family. We would definitely be oppressed in the end."


    Lester picked up the military documents that had already been arranged and looked through them. He said, "Our family has been bathing in glory for thousands


    of years. The people trust us deeply. It''s only a matter of time for the emperor to be wary of us. If worrying could settle this problem, I would''ve done that a long time ago."


    Lenko said, "But other than the issue with the Emperor''s suspicion, we also have the other families keeping a close eye on us, ready to pounce. They just won''t let us go if we make the slightest mistake. You have no idea how many trivial matters our family has to deal with every day."


    He continued, "For example, they said our family allowed soldiers to hurt the citizens; they said our family''s businesses sold bad products and asked the authorities to step in, and more. I feel sorry for Father every time I see him frown because of all these things."


    Lester shot Lenko a nce, and Lenko realized he misspoke and immediately apologized.


    "I know that very well without you telling me about it," said Lester. The Emperor was wary that the Waltzan family''s merits would overshadow him, so he showed hints of wanting to oppress them. At the moment, all he needed was for the family to make one major mistake, and he would be able to eradicate them for good.


    That was why Lester was just a colonel and had never been promoted for years, even though he was the male with the most powerful psionic strength in Hildi.


    Lester''s father held an important position in the country. If the emperor allowed Lester to thrive, it would be harder for him to deal with them. They might even have the power to turn Hildi upside down.


    "But Lester-"


    Lester cut him off and said, "Alright, let''s not talk about this anymore. Tell me, how are your homework and your grades?"


    Lenko became excited at the mention of grades. He cleared his throat and started speaking without stopping.


    "Let''s talk about mytest grades, then. My psionic strength is at Rank SS+, but I showed signs of breaking through and reaching Rank SSS. I''ve mastered ancient history and modern history and scored an A for those.


    "The best thing is that our school has started to let us learn about the structure of battleships, and we probably would be able to get some hands-on experience in another six months."


    "Not bad," said Lester.


    It was rare for Lester to praise Lenko, but Lenko did not seem too happy upon hearing it. Not a trace of a smile was on his face as he said, "But you could already pilot a small battleship when you were my age. You even knew about a few types of military weapons. I''m only starting to learn about them now."


    "You mustn''t get ahead of yourself," Lester responded.


    Lenko epted his fate. It was true that he was not as talented as his brother, but...


    The figure of a woman suddenly popped into his head. He instantly turned into a nosy character and plopped himself down on Lester''s desk.


    "Lester, who''s thatdy from earlier? Is she my future sister-inw?" he asked.

 Chapter 4

    "Don''t spew nonsense, Lenko," said Lester.


    Lenko, however, did not listen to his brother. "Actually, before I came here, Father banned me from learning how to improve my psionic strength after he learned about my rank. He did that to ensure the continuation of the Waltzan family bloodline."


    He pursed his lips and continued, "In any case, thewsid down by Beast God didn''t say that males with Rank SSS+ psionic strength would certainly have no descendants. What if you got lucky? So, you should be brave and go after her if you like her."


    Lenko fled as soon as he said that.


    "He actually had the guts to lecture me. What a cheeky brat." Lester shook his head helplessly. Lenko was still the same as he was when he was a child. He did not change at all.


    Lester had thought about what Lenko mentioned. It was just that his result was the same every time he did his checkup at Hildi Beastkin Hospital-he was infertile. It was destined to be very difficult for him to have a child. It was not 100%, but the doctor was 99% sure of it.


    That was no different from saying it was 100% and sentencing him to death.


    It would be impossible for him to get a partner in this life.


    ...


    Daphne had hardly left her room for the past week because she was studying very hard on the rules of this. Her belly was bulging at great speed.


    She did not expect that her baby would grow so quickly. She even called for the system because of it. That was when she learned that Beastkin pregnancy, from conception to birth, onlysted a month, and she was no exception.


    It only took half a month for Daphne to go from being scared to feeling the fetal movement to looking forward to the birth of her child.


    She did not see Lester at all for half a month, but she saw Lenko very often. Lenko was very chatty. He should only be about 15 years old in human age, which meant that Daphne was not that much older than him. They would chat for a while sometimes when they bumped into each other.


    One day, Lenko ran to her in excitement and said, "Daphne, my vacation is ending in two days, and I''ll have to return to my family. I want to give you a gift before I leave, but I don''t know what you like. That''s why I came to ask you."


    Daphne had long treated him as her friend, so she did not refuse. "How much is your budget?"


    "Er... 500 thousand dors! That''s all I have left on my card. My family will only be giving me my allowance next month, but I can''t wait until then anymore," Lenko replied.


    "I''ll have to give it a good thought. I''ve been too bored staying heretely. There''s nothing much to do," said Daphne.


    A lightbulb went off in Lenko''s head. "Oh yes, you can download the hottest app for short videos in this interster empire. Many interesting things or thetest news would often be posted in the app. I would scroll through it to kill time when I was bored."


    "But I don''t have a phone. I can''t use your method to kill time," said Daphne.


    "That''s a small issue. I''ll order one for you on my phone. It''ll be delivered by drone in half an hour."


    "Really?" Daphne asked.


    "When have I ever lied to you?" Lenko asked in return.


    "Alright. The phone shall be your gift to me, then," said Daphne.


    "Huh? Is it too simple?" Lenko asked.


    Daphne shook her head. "I''ll like the gift as long as it''s from you. I also can''t let you spend too much money."


    "Alright, then. I''ll be back, and I''ll definitely pick the most expensive gift for you then."


    "Alright. It''s a deal," said Daphne.


    Lenko started picking a phone with the best performance on the marketce for Daphne. He did not see it, but her lips curled into a smile.


    It had been half a month, and Lester had probably forgotten about Daphne. But it made sense. She was just a criminal; why should he remember her?


    However, if she wanted to survive in this ce in the future, she could not be out of touch with the things here.


    She had no idea how long Lester would keep her in this manor. He might ask her to leave as soon as she delivered her child. Even if he said nothing, she could not keep staying since she had nothing to do with him.


    Soon, the phone was delivered by a robot from the outside, and Lenko taught her how to use it.


    The phone was not quite the same as the one Daphne had on her, but she was a fast learner. It did not take long for her to familiarize herself with the functions.


    The next step was to help her authenticate her identity. Daphne did not have an ID, so she could only use the app that came with the phone, and she had nowork.


    Lenko was from the Waltzan family, so of course, he could not authenticate for her. He then had a household staff from the manor do it for Daphne.


    Once the authentication wasplete, her phone automatically gotwork. After she set up voice recognition, the phone became just like a robot and would not ept any orders from anyone but its owner.


    "I''ve downloaded the app for you, Daphne. You can try opening it with your voice," said Lenko


    Daphne was very familiar with that. It was just like a voice assistant for humans. "Open the short video app."


    The phone automatically opened the app, and she could switch between the entertainment channel, the military channel, or the general channel as she pleased.


    Also, if she felt the phone was too big and troublesome to carry, she could turn it into a watch, bracelet, or other essories. It could be transformed as she pleased.


    Daphne felt it was very interesting. She could make a call without a SIM card, and the phone was very easy to carry around.


    She identally clicked on the military channel, and the big title caught her attention.


    "Members of Renegade Coalition disguised as citizens have infiltrated Hildi. Residents are advised to avoid heading out after nightfall."


    Lenko noticed it too. He thought she was scared, so heforted her by saying, "Don''t worry, Daphne. My brother has sent a troop to search for them. They''ll be caught very soon."


    So that was what Lester had been working ontely.


    Suddenly, Lenko moved his head closer to Daphne and asked with great interest, "Daphne, what''s your rtionship with my brother? Also, are you pregnant with my brother''s child? I''m very curious. If it''s really my brother''s child, then that means a person with psionic strength as powerful as my brother would still have hope of having a child of his own. That''s great news!"


    The way his mind worked was truly something else.


    "No, I¡ª" Daphne paused. If she told him that she was actually a criminal and was specially locked up here by Lester because of her special identity and her pregnancy, would he still talk to her in the future?


    "The child is not your brother''s. As for who I am, you''ll know if you ask your brother," said Daphne.


    "Fine." A hint of disappointment gleamed in Lenko''s eyes, but it vanished in an instant because he remembered something else.


    "Daphne, Lester has gotten a new type of hunting dog. Let''s go check it out!" Lenko suggested.


    Daphne had not seen a hunting dog from this, so she happily agreed.


    Because her belly was as big as a human who was seven months pregnant, she was much slower when she walked. Fortunately, Lester had prepared a nanny named Britney Parker for her. With Britney supporting her, it was not too hard for her to walk.


    There was a dog training ground in the manor dedicated to training hunting dogs. It was at the far corner of the manor, and it had a huge river behind it. Therefore, there was no need to worry that bad people would sneak in from this ce.


    As soon as the three of them arrived, they saw a dog that was bigger than a tiger locked up in a cage, and it was seeing red.


    Daphne could not stop feeling uneasy after she saw the dog. It was unclear if it was because she was afraid.


    At that moment, the robots standing on either side exploded without making any


    sound.

 Chapter 5

    Daphne was walking slowly, so she dodged a bullet. However, Lenko was not as lucky. He was sent flying because of the explosion.


    Because the explosion was silent and was within a controlled area, robots in the distance could not detect that an explosion had happened on this end.


    In the blink of an eye, a man in a ck suit that made him look like a bodyguard jumped over the wall from the outside. Water was dripping from his body onto the sand.


    Britney was incredibly diligent and stayed by Daphne''s side the whole time.


    Seeing that the assassin was getting closer and closer, Daphne protected her belly with both her hands. She kept calling out to the system in her head, telling it that nobody would bepleting its mission if she were dead.


    She did not get a response from the system, but the assassin suddenly left voluntarily.


    Was he not holding a gun and trying to kill them earlier? Why did he suddenly leave?


    "Stay right here, miss. I''ll call for the troop toe over," said Britney.


    Daphne immediately went forward to check on Lenko''s injuries after Britney left.


    He had a few scratches on his face, but his clothes werepletely torn. Fortunately, he protected himself with his psionic strength.


    Britney used the Robo to contact the troop. A flying car arrived in half a minute, and a troop of soldiers stepped out. A few of them quickly carried Lenko into the car while the others followed the tracks and went after the assassin.


    ...


    The dim room suddenly became bright because a subordinate opened the door. Immediately after that, the room was covered in darkness again.


    Eric nced at the curtains that were drawn. Herkoen would always lock himself in darkness whenever he was in a bad mood. Then, Eric greeted Herkoen with respect.


    The Beastkin''s vision would not be affected by darkness, but Herkoen did not even bat an eye at Eric. He had a cigarette between his fingers. He could not even begin to think that the woman from that night was still alive and that she was pregnant.


    The reason they had a member of the coalition infiltrate Hildi was to kill all those people who were detained. They also wanted to intimidate the people in Hildi, which included Daphne.


    However, after the feed was transmitted and he saw that she was pregnant, he told the assassin to leave.


    At that moment, he was regretting terribly that he had suddenly spared her life. His psionic strength was Rank SSS, which meant he had no hope of having a child in the future. That woman must be pregnant with another male''s child.


    Then, he panned the feed until it was showing an image of Daphne, and he said, "Kill her."


    Eric felt that she looked very familiar, and then it hit him. He was very shocked as well. "Mr. Wenley, if she''s really pregnant with your "


    "That''s impossible," said Herkoen.


    Eric lowered his head and said, "I''m sorry. I misspoke."


    "Forget it. She''s in Lester''s manor. Their defense will definitely be stronger after this attack. Bring some men along, and I''ll end her life myself."


    "Yes, Mr. Wenley," Eric replied.


    ...


    Daphne, who was far away in Hildi, had no idea that the father of her child wanted to kill her himself. All she could worry about at that moment was Lenko.


    He was a very sincere young man. He would not look down on others because of their family status, and he treated Daphne with sincerity.


    She asked the Robo from time to time if Lenko had returned from Hildi Beastkin Hospital or if there was any news about him.


    The Robo would answer her the same thing every time. "I''m sorry. I don''t have any information about Mr. Waltzan for now. I''ll inform you as soon as I receive any information."


    Britneyforted Daphne, saying, "He''s a good person, so he''ll be fine. Besides, when I protected you, I saw him using his psionic strength to defend himself. He probably won''t be seriously injured. Don''t be too sad. It''s not good for your child." "Let''s hope so." Daphne looked at the scenery outside the window,menting that things were simply unpredictable in this world.


    At that moment, the Robo said, "Colonel Lester is back."


    Lester was back?


    Daphne went to his study with the help of Britney.


    The study was filled with ssified information. Machines would have a chance to be hacked, no matter how advanced they were. That was why soldiers were standing guard on either side of the door instead.


    "The study is for permitted personnel only. Please leave at once," said a soldier.


    "Could you please tell the colonel that I''m here? I have something to ask him," Daphne requested.


    "I''m sorry. Colonel Lester told us not to let anybody disturb him."


    Daphne returned in disappointment. She felt uneasy. She felt deep down that a small part of the incident was her fault.


    She wanted very badly to know how Lenko was doing. She would feel much more at ease if someone could tell her that Lenko''s life was not in danger. She would not have to be worried all the time like she was at the moment.


    "Should I prepare the same snack like yesterday, Ms. Miller?" Britney asked.


    Daphne sighed and replied, "I don''t have any appetite right now, so there''s no need to do that for now."


    "Go and get it prepared." Lester''s voice sounded outside the door.


    Daphne was shocked as she looked at him. "Why are you here?"


    Lester was still in a military uniform, and he looked a little tired. "I heard from the soldier that you came to look for me. I thought maybe there was something urgent, so I came rushing over."


    "I''m not interrupting your work, am I?"


    "No, you''re not," Lester replied.


    Britney ced the snacks on the table as the two of them spoke to each other. They were mostly desserts.


    "May I know how Lenko''s injuries are?" Daphne asked.


    "You don''t have to worry, Ms. Miller. Lenko''s injuries are not serious. He just needs to recuperate for two days, and he''ll bepletely fine," Lester replied.


    Daphne finally felt a weight had been lifted off of her chest.


    "That''s good to hear. Have you had lunch, Colonel Lester?" she asked.


    Lester shook his head. "I haven''t."


    Daphne pushed a small piece of cake to him and said, "Then, you should have this dessert for now and have someone bring you some vitalis tonicter."


    Lester looked at the dessert in front of him. The Beastkin did not need to eat anything they only needed to take vitalis tonic. That was why he had never had such a dessert growing up.


    "This is..."


    Daphne looked at him in disbelief. "This is a cake. Do you not know that?"


    Lester shook his head and said, "I''ve never seen it before."


    "There are bigger cakes that are meant for birthdays. Don''t tell me that people here have never celebrated their birthdays."


    Lester shook his head again. "We do celebrate birthdays, but we don''t eat the big cakes that you talk about. We would just hold a feast instead."


    Wow. The wealthy truly was something else. They just threw a feast to celebrate their birthdays instead.


    Daphne thought to herself that she should never have asked.


    Lester picked up a small bite of the cake with the fork and gave it a taste. His eyes widened as soon as the smooth sweetness touched his taste buds.


    "It''s not bad. It''s a taste I''ve never tried before," he said.


    Daphne had long figured out that he was a reserved person. Even if he were happy, he would not let it show. She knew he liked it, so she pushed the cup of tea to him and said, "Try this."


    Lester took a sip and was surprised that something else was added to it. "What was added to the tea?"


    "It''s fruits that were cut into small pieces," Daphne answered.


    "I''ve never seen Britney make these as I was growing up. You''re the one who taught her, aren''t you?" Lester asked.


    "Ms. Miller is very good with her hands. She taught me a few times patiently before I mastered it," said Britney as she stood at the side.


    Lester nodded. "Mmhmm. She is truly very good with her hands." Daphne felt a great sense of achievement after she was praised by a person as aloof as Lester. Praises as such probably would note out of his mouth easily.


    "Daphne, I suddenly realized Colonel Lester is also a good candidate. Why don''t you get pregnant with his child next? It''ll be easy for you to get him since you''re already in his manor. He''s rich, powerful, and handsome," said the system.

 Chapter 6

    "Don''t be ridiculous," Daphne replied to the system. She looked up at Lester and thought that the system was right. Lester was rich, powerful, and extremely handsome.


    Her cheeks started to burn as she looked at his face.


    "Are you feeling unwell?" Lester asked, making Daphne even more bashful.


    "I''m going to the bathroom. Please excuse me," said Daphne.


    "Alright," Lester replied.


    Daphne saw her red cheeks in the mirror and patted them with cold water. "Ah! Come on! Stop flushing!"


    As soon as she thought of his face, her cheeks started burning again. This would not work. She had to stop thinking about him.


    By the time she came back, she realized Lester had almost half of the cake.


    "I''m sorry. It''s very good, so I couldn''t help taking a couple more bites." Lester looked embarrassed.


    "It''s fine. I''ll have them send it to you every day if you like it," said Daphne.


    "No need to trouble yourself."


    Lester nced at her belly and added, "How much longer do you have until delivery?"


    "I''ll be giving birth at the end of this month," Daphne replied.


    "Alright. I still have some work to do, so I''ll be taking my leave. Have a good rest."


    "Alright."


    When Lester was back in his study, Victor asked in confusion, "Have you not told Ms. Miller that she''s no longer a criminal? It seems to me like she still has no idea."


    "You talk too much," said Lester.


    After Victor left, Lester grabbed a document from the document. It was a pardon letter with the stamp of the United Federation on it.


    Lester had no idea why he agreed to let Daphne stay in his manor. Could it be because she was pregnant with Herkoen''s child?


    Ever since Daphne found out that Lenko was fine, she often made things like desserts and fruit teas and delivered them to him. She also delivered some to Lester as well.


    She did not know if a person as busy as Lester would eat and drink them all, but she just delivered them every day. It was the thought that counts. How Lester dealt with the food after that was out of her hands.


    Lenko was discharged from the hospital a weekter. The first thing he did after he came back was to look for her. Daphne was very touched because that meant Lenko had been thinking of her.


    However, Lenko came with bad news as well-he had to return to his family.


    To begin with, he was only there for the summer break. School was about to start, so his family had been urging him to go home.


    "Daphne, the household staff is packing my luggage for me now, so I took the opportunity toe and say goodbye to you," said Lenko.


    Daphne patted him on his shoulder. "Look at you. You look like you''re about to cry. It''s not like we''re never going to meet each other anymore. Besides, we can talk to each other on the phone."


    "Oh yes, I almost forgot about the phone. Can you see me offter?" Lenko asked.


    "My family sent a battleship to pick me up, but it''s on the outskirts of the city. You''re too good to me, Daphne. I can''t bear to say goodbye to you."


    "Sure!" Daphne replied. She then packed some snacks with a longer shelf life for him.


    Lester could not see Lenko off because of work. Daphne parted with Lenko at the outskirts of the city and watched him board the battleship.


    She could not help but think about how great it was to be born into a wealthy family. They used a battleship to pick Lenko up. However, that also showed the Waltzan family''s powerful status in Hildi.


    Daphne thought about how all the emperors since ancient times were afraid that their subordinates would overshadow them. If she were the Emperor of Hildi, she would be afraid of the Waltzan family too.


    What if the Waltzan family wanted to overturn the throne and charged into the Emperor''s bedroom with their battleships?


    "It''s windy here. Let''s hurry up and head back," Britney urged as she stood behind Daphne.


    Daphne nodded.


    However, the rm went off as soon as the flying car started. The radar detected that a flying car was speeding toward them. The consequences would be beyond imaginable if they crashed into each other.


    Many residents in the city would fly their flying cars whenever they head out. However, they were outside the city at that moment. They had plenty of space around them, and there was nothing that could shelter them.


    The pilot in the cockpit was sweating bullets. This was the first time he encountered a situation like this.


    "Hand on tight, Ms. Miller. I''m going to speed up," said the pilot.


    This was the second time something bad happened in the same month. Daphne was incredibly nervous, and she felt pain in her belly.


    "M-My belly is not feeling well," said Daphne.


    "Could you be going into prematurebor?" Britney panicked. She looked around and said, "I''ll help you lie down in the bedroom. It''ll be easy for you and your baby to get hurt if you remain standing."


    The more Daphne felt worried, the more obvious the fetal movement became. It seemed as if the baby was dying toe out.


    "What should I do? What should I do? Oh yes, I''ll contact Colonel Lester first," said Britney. However, she wanted to die when she saw that the signal had been jammed.


    A thump sounded outside the room. Britney looked at the screen on the door and saw that the pilot had been decapitated. A man with a cigarette in his mouth was standing in the living room. As if he sensed that someone was looking at him in the room, he turned around and looked over.


    Britney was so frightened that she fell to the floor. The psionic strength exuded by the man was extremely powerful.


    She crawled to the bed and said, "Ms. Miller, our pilot has been killed. The flying car can''t fly itself right now. We don''t even have any signals. We-We''re doomed."


    Then, she muttered to herself, "I''ve let you down, Colonel Lester. I failed to take care of Ms. Miller. I only hope I can work for you again in another lifetime."


    Daphne was speechless as shey on the bed. It was not even over, yet Britney had already given up.


    She immediately called out to the system in her mind. Fortunately, the system responded this time.


    "Quick! Think of a way to transport us to a safe location. Otherwise, your host is going to die, and nobody is going toplete the missions for you," said Daphne. "The person outside is the father of your child! If you y the sympathy card, your life will be saved," replied the system.


    It went offline upon saying that.


    What azy system. It did not even wish to help at all.


    Daphne thought of the crazy man from that night, and she felt a little scared. However, for the sake of her mission and her family, she would fight till the end. After another loud bang, the bedroom door went flying.


    The first thing Daphne saw was a pair of shiny leather shoes. Then, a pair of slender legs stopped in front of her.


    He... He was much scarier than that night.


    Britney was restrained by Herkoen''s subordinate.


    He smirked and said, "You''re really lucky. You didn''t die on my bed, and you weren''t killed by the man I sent. But you won''t be as lucky this time." "Don''t be so sure. I might not have luck, but I have your child," Daphne thought. She pinched herself in the back, and her hands finally stopped trembling. Then, she grabbed a dagger and pointed it at her belly.


    "D-Don''te closer, or I''ll kill your child," she said.


    Herkoen sneered. "Do you not know my capabilities, you foolish female? My psionic strength is at Rank SSS. It''s impossible for me to have a child."


    His subordinate had been looking indifferent ever since they came into the room,


    but even he smiled a little upon hearing that. It was as if he wasughing at Daphne.


    Daphne had found her confidence, so she was no longer afraid anymore. "Well, what a coincidence. I just checked my fertilityst month, and I''m a Rank SSS+. That''ll be enough for me to be pregnant with your child, will it not?"


    "What did you say?" Herkoen''s smile stiffened.

 Chapter 7

    Herkoen thought he had misheard Daphne. "Repeat what you just said."


    His expression was solemn, and his words were filled with threat.


    Daphne sat on the bed. Her right hand was trembling under the covers.


    "I said I''m pregnant with your child. If you don''t want your child to die, let us leave this ce unharmed," she said.


    "How can you prove that the child is mine?"


    "We can go to Hildi Beastkin Hospital-No, that won''t work. I''ll be giving birth at the end of the month. You cane and look for me again then," said Daphne.


    "Hahaha! I can''t believe you tried to pull a petty trick in front of me. What if you weren''t pregnant with my child, and I can''t find you at the end of this month after I let you go? Who are you trying to fool?"


    Herkoen did not wish to waste his time talking to her anymore. He grabbed his gun and pointed it right at her.


    What should Daphne do? She racked her brain as best as she could.


    "Hold on! The data from Mr. Miller''s medical report is in the living room. You can go and take a look. It''s a report from Hildi Beastkin Hospital, so it''s very reliable. It''s impossible to fake the report," Britney suddenly chimed in, but what she said was very useful.


    "Bring it here," Herkoen ordered.


    "Yes, sir." Eric knocked Britney out before he walked to the living room. Then, he transferred the information from the report to his phone.


    Herkoen was frozen in ce for a long while after he saw the information on the phone.


    "Are you alright, Mr. Wenley?" Erin called out to him.


    It was only then that he regained his senses. He handed the phone back to Eric and said, "Throw this woman out."


    "Yes, sir." Eric was about to throw Britney out of the flying car when Daphne stopped him.


    "Hold on! If she dies, I''ll kill your child too!" said Daphne.


    "What the hell do you want?" This was the first time Herkoen met such a troublesome woman. His anger was burning in his chest.


    "I told you to promise me that both of us would be safe," said Daphne.


    He suppressed his anger and asked, "Are you sure that''s all?"


    "Yes, I''m sure." Daphne was incredibly nervous. Would he agree to her terms?


    "Alright. I promise to keep this woman safe." Herkoen left the bedroom upon saying that, and Eric followed behind him.


    The flying car that was stopped mid-air started moving again.


    Daphne could not care so much anymore. She got out of bed to wake Britney up by shaking her.


    "Hmm? Ms. Miller?" Britney sprung up out of reflex after she suddenly recalled what had happened before she was knocked out.


    "They didn''t do anything to you, did they?" she asked.


    "I''m fine. You have to keep whatever happened today a secret. You can''t tell anybody about this. Do you hear me?" There was a hint of threat in Daphne''s voice.


    "Don''t worry. I''ve been taking care of you for a long time. You''re very gentle to the household staff. You won''ty a finger or raise your voice at us. Also, you were willing to hurt your child to stop them from harming me. You''re a good person," said Britney.


    Her words made Daphne let her guard down. Daphne remembered that Britney mentioned she was transferred from the Waltzan family. Daphne figured she might have worked under a bad person in the family in the past. But that worked in Daphne''s favor since she was able to win her over.


    "Are you familiar with this ce? Can you see where we''re flying to?" Daphne asked.


    Britney looked out the window and replied solemnly, "I''ve been to the city a few times, and I''m only familiar with the roads in the city. I''m not familiar with this ce. We might have moved far away from the city."


    "What? How dare they? Where are they taking us?"


    "People from the Renegade Coalition have beening to Hildi to harm our peopletely. He said earlier that he sent someone to assassinate you. The assassin from thest time has been caught, and he''s from the coalition. They must be from the same group," Britney analyzed.


    As expected of a person who came from the Waltzan family, Britney was able to think clearly and remain calm in times of crisis. Daphne could never do that.


    "You''re much calmer than me. You should think about what we should do now," said Daphne.


    Britney looked around. The door was gone. If they spoke any louder, the men in the living room would hear them. Therefore, she was very careful with whatever she did.


    Herkoen must have been sneering at how she was underestimating his psionic strength at that moment.


    Britney went through all themunication devices in the bedroom and found that all the signals had been jammed.


    Feeling helpless, she sighed and said, "I''m afraid we are at his mercy this time, Ms. Miller."


    Daphne became nervous. Herkoen and she had no feelings for each other. What if he brought her to his territory and got rid of her after she delivered his child? She still wanted to live.


    "Gosh! What should we do?" She panicked.


    Suddenly, a small item fell down from her neck.


    "This is¨D" Britney picked it up with confusion. A hint of surprise gleamed in her eyes after she saw what it was. However, she remembered that the signals had been jammed, which meant having another phone was useless.


    "Your phone, Ms. Miller."


    Daphne looked at the phone and wanted to try to send a text. She wanted to hold on, even if there was only a slight hope.


    Lenko already had his and his brother''s contacts saved in her phone the day she got the phone.


    Daphne chose to send a text.


    "Lester, this is Daphne. Can you receive my text?" she texted.


    Daphne was so happy that she was almost in tears when she saw that the text had been sent out. She immediately showed the screen to Britney, pointing at the text that had been delivered.


    Britney was delighted as well. Suddenly, she remembered that Herkoen would be able to hear their conversation by using his psionic strength. She immediately became quiet and thought of a n.


    After both of them had decided what they should do, Daphne put on her shoes and walked out. Then, she opened the fridge and grabbed a beverage.


    She nced at Herkoen and saw that he was also looking at her. To not make it look more natural, she asked, "Do you want one too?"


    Herkoen sneered. Then, he focused on his phone as his subordinates were reporting to him about the situation.


    Daphne did not understand what he meant. Did he want a drink or not?


    However, she still grabbed a bottle of beer and put it in front of him. Then, she sat across from him.


    Herkoen nced at the beer and sneered. "Are you nning to get me drunk so you can run away?"


    "No, you''re overthinking it. I just figured you might like beer," replied Daphne.


    "Oh? Why do you think so?" He put down his phone and looked at her with interest, trying to get some other information from her face.


    "You''ve blocked allmunication devices in the flying car. The Robo is not working anymore. Other than beer, there''s only juice in the fridge. And you don''t look like a juice person," said Daphne.


    Herkoen smiled. "Your observation is surprisingly urate."


    Then, he picked up the beer bottle and opened it with his bare hands.


    Daphne was stunned. Were his hands made of steel? Did it not hurt?


    "Tsk, tsk. The Walzan family has fallen. How can they serve a beer like this?" He then tossed the beer aside, looking disgusted.


    "You should be grateful that you have something to drink, yet you''re being picky instead," Daphne muttered under her breath.


    "What are you muttering about?"


    "Nothing. I wanted to ask you where we are going," said Daphne.


    Herkoen looked at her with interest and said, "My home, of course. You''ve gone to such lengths to get pregnant with my child. Was it not all because of my status?"

 Chapter 8

    Daphne burst outughing in her head. She could not believe such a shameless person existed in this world. What an eye-opener!


    "Actually, not everybody could..." She meant to say not everybody would appreciate his status. He was just a viin. What was so impressive about that?


    She started predicting when Herkoen would be brought to justice by the good people.


    "Could what?" Herkoen asked.


    "It''s nothing. I didn''t say anything," Daphne replied.


    Herkoen could not figure her out. He heard very clearly that she said something, but she refused to admit what she said. Women truly were hard to read.


    He became even more determined not to fall in love with women. Daphne was just a woman who might or might not be pregnant with his child, yet she already affected his emotions. He would be doomed if he fell in love with a woman in the future.


    "You''re too noisy." He got up and went to the cockpit.


    What? Heined that she was too noisy, yet he spoke to her for so long.


    Daphne rested her chin on her right hand and stared in the direction he went, praying in silence for him to stay in there.


    Suddenly, she thought of the snake mark on her arm.


    It was such an important matter, yet she had forgotten about it.


    She noticed it the day she had her body checkup. The nurse controlling the machine was astonished when she saw the mark on her arm.


    "So you already have a partner!" the nurse eximed.


    After they found out she was pregnant, the nurse congratted her.


    At that time, Daphne was certain that the mark on her arm had something to do with Herkoen.


    However, what was the meaning behind this white and almost transparent mark of


    a snake? Could it be that he had someone tattoo it on her when she was


    unconscious?


    Suddenly, Britney appeared at the bedroom door, waving at Daphne.


    Daphne quickly walked over.


    Britney immediately started typing on the phone.


    "It''s done. We did it. I''ve shared our live location with Colonel Lester. I believe he will send someone to save us very soon." She typed.


    Daphne nodded, but she was very confused about why the signals were blocked for every machine in the flying car but her phone.


    However, she could only ask Lester about that after she was saved.


    Both Britney and Daphne waited anxiously for help in the bedroom. In less than five minutes, sirens sounded in the air.


    "It''s the people sent by Colonel Lester." Britney stood up in excitement.


    Daphne walked to the window with Britney''s help and checked out the situation outside.


    She saw two small battleships flying on either side of the flying car. At that moment, warnings sounded from the cockpit, requesting Herkoen to immediately release the hostages or they would attack.


    Suddenly, a flying car appeared out of nowhere and attacked one of the battleships. However, how could a flying car bring a battleship down? The battleship immediately bombed the flying car.


    In an instant, the unknown flying car started smoking and fell to the ground.


    Herkoen mmed the table angrily. "What''s going on? We''ve blocked the signal of this flying car, haven''t we? How did the Hildi police find us?"


    Eric was curious as well, and he checked everything. The car was able to fly normally, but other than that, there were no signals at all in any other parts of the


    car.


    "Maybe we''ve been targeted by the police as soon as we entered Hildi, and they have been waiting for us to fly into the open air for us to arrest us," said Eric.


    Herkoen frowned. That was the only way to exin it at the moment.


    "One of our hidden flying cars has been taken down. Should we send another one to draw the attention of the battleships?" Eric asked.


    "Do it."


    "Yes, sir," Eric replied.


    The matter of his descendant was important. Herkoen wanted to try, even if there was only a glimmer of hope. If he found out that the child was not his after Daphne gave birth, he would take her life to avenge his subordinates who died in this chase.


    Daphne suddenly felt a chill down her spine in the bedroom.


    "Are you feeling unwell? Your belly was aching earlier. Why don''t I help you to bed so you can get some rest?" Britney asked softly.


    "No need." Daphne figured someone must have been talking about her behind her back.


    Lester stood in the cockpit in his military uniform.


    "Colonel Lester, they''ve sped up. Should we crash into it?" a soldier asked.


    "No! There are hostages in there." Victor immediately stopped him.


    He had been working under Lester for years, and he had never seen Lester going


    to the scene himself because of a hostage. That showed how important the people in the flying car were to Lester. Also, there was a risk of bringing the flying car to the ground if they were to fly right into it.


    "Get the flying car under our control while ensuring the safety of the hostages in it," Lester ordered.


    "Yes, sir."


    Daphne''s identity was special. He absolutely could not let her and her child fall into the hands of the Renegade Coalition. If they learned that Herkoen had a child, they would be even more out of control. At the same time, Lester also wanted to keep the fact that Daphne was a pure human a secret.


    If the major gxies found out that a pure human existed and her fertility was very strong, it would be hard to imagine how crazy they would get. The gxies might join forces to get rid of Hildi.


    The battleship that Lester was on gave another warning, but Herkoen still did not respond at all. Then, the battleships started to sandwich the flying car from the front and the back.


    Eric immediately reduces the speed of the flying car. He almost crashed into the battleship.


    Both Britney and Daphne lost their bnce. Fortunately, Britney protected Daphne with her weak psionic strength.


    "It''s safer for you toy in bed, Ms. Miller. I''m afraid we''re going to experience more of thister," said Britney.


    "Alright." For the sake of the child in her belly, Daphne did as she was told andy in bed.


    Britney stayed by the bed in case Daphne fell off during the crash.


    Eric made a turn, wanting to flee from the side. At that moment, a few flying cars came up andpletely blocked both sides.


    "Damn it!" Herkoen cursed.


    He had nned toe and kill Daphne, but he did not think that the authorities


    in Hildi would mobilize small battleships.


    He thought of Daphne''s medical report. The attitude of the Hildi police gave him


    no choice but to suspect that the report was real.


    Maybe the child in her belly was truly his.


    However, he could not be bothered with all that anymore. He unleashed his psionic strength and attacked the pilot of the other party.


    To his surprise, his attack was blocked by another powerful force of psionic strength.


    He immediately recognized the owner of that psionic strength. It was Lester. Why would he personallye over?


    Oh yes, Daphne had been living in his manor. If the medical report had not been faked, then he indeed had toe in person because Daphne was an important


    female.


    "We can promise to let you leave unharmed if the safety of the hostages can be ensured. How about that?" Lester asked.


    "Hmph. A colonel personally came to capture me over such a small matter. Looks like this female is quite important," Herkoen replied.


    Both of them startedmunicating using their psionic strengths. Lester fell silent for two seconds before he said, "You have a minute to consider."


    Herkoen looked at their flying car that had been surrounded and pondered for a moment. "Eric, can you speed out of here after we either gain or lose altitude?" Before Eric could reply, police sirens sounded on the ground. A few police cars were following them onnd. Other than the drivers, all the police officers were aiming their guns at them.


    "The situation right now is extremely bad for us. How about we abandon this car and escape? This car has a self-destruct device. As long as we leave one second before the explosion, the flying cars in the surroundings will certainly explode. The battleships would suffer minor damages as well.


    "When that happens, we won''t have to worry about the police catching up to us," Eric suggested.


    Without any hesitation, Herkoen agreed. "Alright."

 Chapter 9

    The moment Eric''s hand almostnded on the self-destruct device, someone grabbed his arm.


    "Hold on," said Herkoen.


    "Mr. Wenley?" Eric was very confused. Why would Herkoen suddenly change his mind? In the past, he would never go back on his decisions.


    A million thoughts were running through Herkoen''s mind at that moment. Ever since the Renegade Coalition was formed, they had arge poption. The descendants of the Wenley family had always been the coalition''s leaders as well.


    Herkoen belonged to the generation with the highest rank for psionic strength in the Wenley family. His father had always been talking about Herkoen''s descendants. He said if the Wenley family bloodline ended with Herkoen, then it would be his fault since he was Herkoen''s father.


    All the countries had done something to wrong the Wenley family. Before the Wenley family killed them all, their bloodline absolutely could not end.


    If Daphne truly was pregnant with Herkoen''s child, then he would not be letting his family down if he died in an ident in the future.


    "Let''s go." In the end, Herkoen chose to abandon the car and leave.


    As soon as both of themnded on the ground, they were greeted by a


    subordinate. Then, they left in another flying car.


    Herkoen nced in the direction of the battleship as he was leaving. As they were flying at a low altitude, he had no choice but to look up.


    Lester locked eyes with him.


    Herkoen hated it the most when others looked down at him. It was an insult to him.


    Lester was just someone who rode the coattails of his family''s glory.


    Every time Herkoen appeared in Hildi, he would personallye and catch him. Herkoen enjoyed ying the cat-and-mouse game with him.


    Then, Herkoen gave Lester the finger to taunt him.


    "Colonel Lester, do you want to send someone to go after those criminals?" a subordinate asked.


    "No need." Lester knew they could never catch Herkoen.


    Herkoen was the most wanted criminal, yet he was still atrge, and he was able to get lucky and escape every time. That meant he was skilled. Any unnned


    pursuit would only end with consequences beyond imagination.


    Britney opened the door to let the approaching soldiers enter.


    Daphne sat on the bed. She felt a weight had been lifted off of her chest as soon as she saw Lester.


    "Are you hurt?" Lester asked with concern.


    Daphne shook her head. "No."


    "Ms. Miller is just saying that to not make you worry. She said her belly was aching earlier," said Britney.


    Daphne felt quite embarrassed after Britney exposed her without any mercy.


    Lester took two steps forward, and Daphne thought he wanted to say something. However, Daphne was lifted in the next second as he carried her tightly in her arms.


    "There''s no need to trouble "


    "Shh. Don''t talk."


    Lester stepped into the battleship with her in his arms. He let her rest in a rtively soundproof room and called for the Robo Doctor at the same time.


    "Have some rest. I have some things to take care of. The Robo Doctor will leave


    on its own after the checkup is done. Don''t worry," said Lester.


    "Alright. Thank you very much for today, Colonel Lester," said Daphne.


    "Don''t mention it."


    After Lester left, Daphney on the bed and did the checkup by following the instructions from the Robo Doctor.


    The thought of Lester''s strong arms and powerful breath as he carried her made her face flush and her heart pound.


    However, when they left the flying car earlier, there was a gap between the car and the battleship, with them being one step away from each other. People on the ground looked like they were ants from up there. She would have been crushed to pieces if she fell through the gap.


    "Beep, beep. The patient''s heart is pounding too quickly. Calling the headquarters," said the Robo Doctor.


    Daphne was stunned. She had forgotten that she was getting a checkup.


    Soon, Lester came in again to check on her.


    Daphne smiled with embarrassment and exined, "I was just lying in bed, and I felt a little scared as I thought about the dangerous situation just now. That was why my heart was pounding."


    "Beep, beep. Based on the microexpressions detected, the patient''s heart first started to pound because of shyness. Then, it started to pound due to fear," said the Robo Doctor.


    Being exposed made Daphne feel too embarrassed to see Lester''s face again. Fortunately, Lester only told her to get some rest and left.


    Daphne screamed her lungs out in her head as soon as the door was closed.


    "Ah! It was so awkward and embarrassing! Had I known earlier, I never would have thought about those things during the examination. Nobody told me that the Robo Doctor could observe a person''s expression. It was a smart technology, but can it not be so smart?" she thought.


    Battleships were not allowed to enter the city unless there was an emergency, so all of them rode the flying car back into the city.


    Daphne stayed in the bedroom the whole time, not daring to go to the living room. She was afraid she would be reminded of those embarrassing things if she bumped into Lester. She was a rather sensitive person.


    Soon, the flying car stopped outside her room in Lester''s manor.


    Daphne thanked Lester as she walked past the living room. Just as she was about to leave, Lester called out to her.


    "Ms. Miller, I need to know the details about what happened, so I''ll ask your nanny. Of course, that''ll be after she takes you back to your room," said Lester.


    "Alright." Daphne thought Lester was too polite. She was staying in his manor and eating his food. Even the nanny was also his staff. However, he still asked her, a guest, for her permission.


    Lester''s eyebrows were furrowed tightly as he listened to Britney in the study.


    "You mean the assassin who injured Lenko was actually trying to kill Ms. Miller?" he asked.


    "Yes, I heard it myself in the flying car," Daphne answered.


    "Was there anything unusual about her when you were with her?"


    "No, sir," Daphne replied.


    Herkoen had seen Daphne''s medical report and learned about her special identity. He definitely woulde up with a n to bring Daphne back to hisnd after he returned this time.


    Therefore, Lester added many defensive robots around Daphne''s room. He also sent soldiers to patrol nearby. They could kill any suspicious person on sight.


    Daphne did not think much about Lester summoning Britney. She just took it as Britney getting her statements recorded. After all, Lester definitely had to exin things to his superior after something so serious happened.


    She did not think at all that Lester would still be suspicious of her.


    Days went by, and soon, it was her due date.


    During that time, Lenko would contact her after school. Both of them talked about


    the interesting things around them.


    The coalition did not make any movements either.


    That was until the day Daphne went intobor.


    Daphne had a special identity, and Bryan was the only one in the hospital who knew about it. Because of that, Lester had someone bring Bryan over after he learned that Daphne would be giving birth soon.


    Lester was not going to get Bryan to personally deliver the child, but some of the instruments needed to be operated by a person.


    For example, every female would react differently inbor because their bodies were different. If anything were to go wrong, a person could provide treatment right away. Machines, on the other hand, were coded with programs, so they could only provide treatment after they conducted an examination.


    "Congrattions, Daphne. You''re about to give birth. The system will block thebor pain for you. Do you choose to block it?"


    At that moment, Daphne''s body was constantly havingbor pains, so she immediately chose to block it.


    Sure enough, she was no longer in pain in the next second. However, she still acted like she was in pain to not draw the attention of others.


    "There is still about an hour more until your delivery. Please wait patiently," the system alert said.

 Chapter 10

    There was still an hour to go until Daphne''s delivery, so she could just take her time.


    To make sure she had the strength to deliver the child, Daphne had Britney make her some soup that could give her energy. She felt she was instantly filled with energy, and her body was very strong after she drank the soup.


    Bryan was surprised. He had seen females giving birth, but he had never seen anything like Daphne''s. It looked like it was not that painful.


    The room where Daphne was in was filled withughter, but the situation on Lester''s end was different.


    "Colonel Lester, there are dangerous criminalsmitting crimes in every corner of Hildi. We don''t have enough Robo Police to send out to deal with the situation anymore. Should we send police officers out there?" Victor asked.


    Lester was so swamped that Victor felt worried for him.


    "It''s clear that the higher-ups are bullying you. There are so many cases. Why did they give it all to you? It''s not like there was nobody else who could deal with them in the United Federation. There are local police in all these ces too," said Victor.


    "Enough. We should be thinking about how to capture the suspect of this riot instead. I''m afraid this is not as simple as it seems," said Lester.


    Victor sighed and said, "We truly are swamped. You wanted to get back to the manor along with Bryan, yet you''re forced to stay here and do other people''s jobs instead."


    Oh yes, Daphne was going to deliver her child that day. No wonder Lester felt like he had forgotten about something. What if Herkoen had been behaving himself and keeping quiet in the past few days just to prepare for that day?


    Lester immediately ordered Victor to look into Herkoen''s tracks.


    "You must have been so busy that it slipped your mind. Herkoen was never in Hildi," said Victor.


    "Just in case he''s the mastermind behind this. Hurry and go." Lester could not tell Victor directly about his spections anyway.


    Lester was very worried about the situation at home after Victor left, so he put on his jacket and wanted to leave. Just as he opened the door, he saw a major general standing outside.


    "Why are you here?"


    The major general, Henry Jenkins, was a year younger than Lester, but he outranked him.


    "Are you heading out?" Henry pulled Lester into the office and closed the door behind him.


    "Lester, you should understand from this situation that the higher-ups have the intention to crush you. If you leave your position now without permission, you''re just letting them have dirt on you. The Emperor might even remove you from your post."


    Lester nced at him and said, "My business is none of your concern."


    "I''m insisting on making it my concern this time."


    Both of them looked at each other, refusing to back down.


    In the end, it was Lester who looked away. Then, he sat on the couch and lit a cigarette.


    "Why did you suddenlye?" Lester asked.


    "I''m worried about you," Henry replied.


    He lit a cigarette as well and continued, "You still have the same temper as you


    did back in the military academy. You would get angry if others had the guts to talk


    back to you. You just have more bark and bites."


    "I can say the same about you. You still won''t admit that I''m better than you," Lester replied.


    Henry was smiling, but his eyes were filled with sadness.


    "You''re right. Our abilities were clearly on par back then, so why were you always able to outshine me? The instructor would always think of you before me. Was it because my family was not as distinguished as yours?"


    Lester''s expression softened up as they thought back on their past. "You''re right. That was when your self-esteem was at its worst."


    "But everything''s changed now. My military career is flourishing, yet you will stay a colonel forever," said Henry.


    "Did youe all the way here to poke fun at me?" Lester asked.


    "I told you already, haven''t I? I''m here to be a busybody. You must work your hours and leave on time today. You mustn''t let the people who have been targeting you have dirt on you," said Henry.


    Lester thought about the consequences and knew that Henry was right. However, for some reason, he really wanted to head home earlier. He wanted to see how Daphne was doing. He heard that child delivery was very tough and painful for females. He wondered if she was about to take it.


    Feeling helpless, Lester shook his head and said. "I''ll do that."


    "Lester, I''m going to be serious with you. Why did you keep doing things out of your character in the past month? That''s not the person I know. Did something happen?"


    Things that were out of his character?


    The first time was when he requested for a female to be pardoned. The second time was when he sent battleships to save a person. He was reprimanded by his superior because of that, and it was only over because he wrote a letter guaranteeing not to do it again.


    The third time was today. If Henry had note, he probably would be in the flying car by now.


    "Maybe it''s because I''ve changed," said Lester.


    Henry knew that he did not wish to talk about it, so he did not force it out of him. Just as Henry was about to console him, Victor opened the door and ran in.


    "Is this how you enter the colonel''s office?" Henry reprimanded.


    Victor did not think that Henry would be there as well. After he had saluted Henry, he could not care about anything else anymore.


    "Colonel Lester, I just got the news that Herkoen has been moving around your manor," Victor reported.


    "I knew it." Lester stood up and informed his butler to be on alert at all times.


    Henry heard everything as well, so he said, "Alright. In this case, you have a proper reason to leave now. Those old farts won''t be able to do anything to you anymore."


    "There''s no time to lose. I''m leaving now."


    ...


    Time went by at Lester''s manor.


    "You have five more minutes before you give birth, Daphne. Please brace yourself for it," said the system.


    This was the first time Daphne was inbor. She never even had a boyfriend on her. Other than the time in an activity in primary school, she had never even touched the hand of the opposite sex.


    "Wh-what kind of preparation should I do? Do you have anything to help with the delivery?" Daphne asked.


    "Please take a deep breath. Don''t be overly nervous. You just need to exert forceter. Your life won''t be in danger," the system replied.


    "Alright." Daphne had no choice but to trust its words.


    Herkoen gave his men a signal outside the manor, and they immediately rushed in and fought with the soldiers inside.


    There were very few residents around the manor, so they all stayed at home in fear after they heard the gunshots. Nobody on the roads had the guts to check out what was going on.


    Herkoen jumped over the wall and entered the manor. The cobra on his shoulder was burning, which meant he was getting closer to his partner.


    The cobra on Daphne''s arm was burning as well.


    "What''s going on?" Daphne asked.


    "It seems like the father of your child is here," the system answered.


    "What? Is he here to snatch my child from me?"


    "I have no idea. I don''t have the function to determine a person''s intentions. I''m


    sorry," said the system.


    Why must Herkoene when she was inbor and at her weakest? "Herkoen, may you be constipated for a week-No, may you be interrupted every time you poop!" Daphne cursed Herkoen in her head.


    Herkoen, who was rushing over, suddenly got the chills and wondered who was talking about him behind his back.


    Bryan learned from the equipment that the female in the room was about to give birth. He then informed Daphne with the mic.


    "You''re about to give birth, Ms. Miller. Please be prepared and tell me right away if you feel any difort. Got it?"


    "Mmhmm. I got it," Daphne replied.


    Britney stayed by her side, silently cheering her on.


    Daphne felt that her child was making frequent movements in her belly, and she understood that they could not wait any longer.


    "Ten-second countdown initiated."


    The more Daphne listened to the countdown in her head, the more nervous and fearful she got. Actually, there was no need for the system to remind her this way. "Looks like I came just in time," said Herkoen.

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    Who are you? How dare you tiripass into Colonel Lester''s imanot?" Bryan asked


    be wall with his arms folded, seemingly enjoying the showe


    Despite Bryan''s Threatening tone, Hedoen showed no hist of fear. Instead, he leaned against the n


    Don''t mind me Goon," he said.


    Bryan had never met anyone like Heskoen, who broke into someone''s manor with no intention of stealing or harming anybody. It was incredibly sinspicious. Feeling cautious, he pressed the button on his wrist


    Bryan ced great importance on his satety. The only time he didn''t need a bodyguard with him was when he was in the hospital. The button he had pressed would marity his bodyguard to get someone to save him immediatel


    Daphne was still inside, and she was about to give birth. He couldn''t let her and the others find out about the dangerous situation outside. Otherwise, Daphne could faceplications with the birth


    Just as he was thinking about her, he beard Buitury cheesing from inside. "She did it! She gave birth, Dryand Dut. It''s an egg, though. Isn''t it supposed to be..


    She thought it would be an eagle, like Lester. Eventhough Britney was confused, she didn''t voice her thoughts.


    Before Bryan could react, the man behind him was gone.


    Britney, who was inside, was startled as well. When bad this man appeared next to her?


    "Who are y


    Before she could finish, her neck was snapped in hall..


    ?ream:


    Daphne was homited upon seeing that. She wanted to get up and see what was going on, praying that it was all just a dre


    Unfortunately, she wasn''t well enough to do so. Even though the system parvented her from feeling pain, she still didn''t have any energy. It felt like there was still something in her stomach.


    Sheid one more egg before losing all of her strength and fainting.


    Herkoen''s hands were still covered in Britney''s blood, but his focus was on the two eggs on the delivery bed. He could tell that the two eggs shared the same blood as him


    There was no doubt that those were his children. That stupid female hadn''t led to him afterall


    He was from a family of cobras, which had been cursed by Beast god so that they could only produce one egg at a time. Because of that, cobras were incredibly one, and most were part of the nobility.


    He was staring at the two snake eggs in his hand with undisguised shock on his face when a bullet grazed his cheek. Thankully, Herkoen hadn''t beenpletely lost in thought, or he would have been shot in the head.


    "Let the go." Lester demanded, his voiceing from far away. The thing car he was in descended slowly.


    He was expressionless as he opened the car door, but the way he sounded when he spoke using his psionic strength showed howardous he was.


    Herken smirked. "The ever-calm Colonel Lester is anddous because of a woman. I''m shocked."


    "Nobody could be calm when female is giving birth, especially when the children carry cobra blood," Lester retorted.


    "Is that so?" Even though Herkorn was smiling, there was nothing, but murderous intext.


    his gaze.


    He wanted to store the two anake eggs in his spatial ring, but as soon as he tried


    to make a move, bester''s men attacked from the other side. Herken had no choice


    3 but to deal with them first.


    "So, you''re ying dirty and ambushing me since you have no other way out. By the time Hesloen noticed, it was toote. His own men bad early on.


    had likely b


    kely been killed


    Lester let out an icy huff. "I strengthened the manor''s defenses ever since thest time you tried to hold that female hostage. Do you really think I would let my guard down again? Give it up, Herkoen. This ce is surrounded by people from Hildi. You can''t rim:"


    Herken chuckled, "The Renegade Coalition is made up of criminals from many different countries. There are people from my country in the United Federation, Tou. The Emperor wouldn''t want to see people killing each other. Just cut the crap. What''s the point of saying all that? This gxy will end up in the hands of the Wenley family.


    "As for the children... I''ll take them away, too."


    Heikoen possessed immense mental fortitude. Even with so many soldiers and, he wouldn''t be an easy target to subdue


    Victor stepped forward to offer help. "Colonel Lester, how about]


    Lester interupted him. "You''re no match for him right now. Get me my bow


    Victor immediately understand what Lester nned to do. He swiftly retrieved the baw from the flying cat and passed it to Lester respectfully.


    Lester often practiced archery on the hunting grounds. His skills were incredible. Whenbined with his psionic strength, the arrows he slut were powerful enough to pierce right through a dozentrees


    He drew his bow and aimed at the same time. Herkorn noticed what he was doing and silently mocked Lester for having so many restrictions as a colonel


    Even when he was trying to capture Herkoers, he refused to fight himhead-on instead, he tended to use some crappy bow and arrows to deal with him How


    "Fight me if you''ve got the guts, Lester Quit doing all these essary things. If I didn''t know better, I would think you''re a cowand who can''t do anything but hide behind your soldiers andunch sneak attacks.


    walt 1 forget that I''m on your wanted list and that you''ll be punished by your country if you kill me. In that case, go ahead and stick to those shitty rules for


    Lester didn''t seem to be affected by his taunting. He continued to focus on aiming. Just as Herlosen was about to deliver a killing blow to the soldier, the arrow was


    Werken heard it piercing through the air and charging toward him. He had no intention of dodging, though tustead, he nned to use his psionic strength to withstand the attack. After all, his psionic strength was only slightly weaker than Lester''s, so it was the perfect chance for him to test Lester''s power.


    However, as soon as he grabbed the arrow, he was knocked back by a powerful force.


    "Buch powerful psionic strength. Is this the gap between the and Lester?" he wondered.


    Then, blond started dripping from his mouth.


    by fall strength. This is the gap between you and me, as well as


    Lester stated, "You keep trying to light me, but you''re already injured even though I''m not using my The gap between the coalition and Hildi. Get it?


    "rock you. Did youe here just to lecture me?" Herlosen was furious. After spending so much time fighting, it turned out that Lester was just toying with him Thus, be unleashed his psionic strength and started attacking blindly. Lester immediatelyunched a defense and separated the soldiers.


    Herknen was enraged to find out that he was the clown all along. Lester hadn''t even been willing to make a move on him, and even the tiniest attack had left Heckoen unable to resist. He couldn''t believe how powerful the psionic strength of someone at Rank 555 was.


    Even so, he had to take the snake eggs way. He needed to do it to ensure there were descendants of the Renegade Coalition, as well as for the future hope of the Wenley family. He attacked with all his might and took advantage of the moment they were defending by picking up the two snake eggs and rushing out. "After him!" Lester''s expression was terrifyingly dark. He didn''t even bother using any form of transportation and instead transformed into his beast form.


    The members of the Waltzan family were eagles who could soar in the sky. They had an absolute advantage when it came to speed and flight, and snakes were thri prey. That was why Herknen ran as soon as he saw Lester. Herkoen had already put the two snake eggs into his spatial ring. While he was unprepared, Lester took advantage of the situation and swooped down. Not only did he peckoff Hecken''s finger, which had the spatial ring on it, but he sessfully stole the ring back, too.


    Herken clutched his hand, which was bleeding uncontrobly, and stared up at


    the sky.

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    Herken clutched his hand, which was bleeding uncontrobly, and stared up at the sky. The eagle had already flown away, but the resentment in his heart only Intensified. By the time he let go of his hand, his finger had gown back


    "Just you wait, Lester," he tumed to himself.


    Hover here, Mr. Wenley." someone called out.


    A few members of the coalition had been assigned to the outskirts of the city. They were unable to get in touch with taken for a long time, so some of them decided to sneak in and see what was going on


    on their way over, ther happened to witness what happened, but they were too scared to step in until Lester was gone.


    Herkoen flexed his finger, which had just grown back "Intochet Wealey that Lester has his hands on cobra offspring. Tell hi


    him to use all his power to get it back


    -W-What?" The two coalition members who had shown up as backog were stunned. Did that mean Herkoen was a father? They exchanged nces, wondering it they had misheard him


    "Are you two deat? In that case, I''ll chop your is off for you."


    Herkoen''s tierce voice lingered in their ears, frightening them so much that they immediately got on their knees,


    "Mr. Herkoen, w-we were just too shocked. That should be impossible, considering your psionic strength is it possible that a female deceived you?"


    As soon as the coalition member said that, he grabbed his throat as if he were choking, "P-Please spare me, Mr. Herkoen."


    He instantly fell to the ground and wentpletely silent.


    "That''s what you get for doubting me." Herkoen flicked his wrist.


    The remaining member was so terrified that he lowered his head all the way to the floor. "Please spare me, Mr. Herkoen. I''ll get to workright away."III


    He was too scared to raise his head as he walked for Herkoen''s response. A few secondster, Herkoen finally replied, "just get lost!"


    only then did the coalition memberleave.


    Herken turned to look at the empty path behind him. The soldiers who were chasing after him had all turned back. It was as if they didn''t see him as a threat


    wherever.


    !! Lester"


    "I''ll all you one day,


    Britney''s tragic death left Daphne wide awake from shock. She dreamt that Britney hade to her with both hands outstretched, demanding her life. She said it was all Daphine''s fault, and that the man wouldn''t have killed her If not for Daphne. She said that being around Daphne brought nothing but danger.


    - "1''m sorry. It''s all my fault. "Tracs sprang to Daphne''s eyes.


    All of a sudden, she realized something was wrong. Where were the children? She immediately got out of bed to search for them with no regard for the fact that she was barefoot.


    When the housekeeper, Emma Wagner, heard the noise in the room, she opened the door to see that Daphne was awake. She hurriedly helped her back to the bed." You just gave birth, Ms. Miller Your body is still weak. You should rest in bed. If the burite sees you out and about, he''ll use me of not taking care of you."


    Dapline moved to grab her wrist. "Let me ask you something, Where are my children? Where''s Britney, who was with me the whole time?"


    Emma timidly replied, "Your children still need to hatch, Ms. Miller. Colonel Lester has already taken them to the hospital, so don''t wony."


    "What about Britney?" Dapline pressed.


    ¡°U¡ªum..... I''m not sure what happened to her,


    Fine. If Emma wasn''t going to tell her, she would have to ask someone else.


    Daphne insisted on seeing Lester, ignoring Emma''s attempts to stop!


    pher. She beaded to his study based on what she remembered fromst time.


    On her way there, she bumped into Lester, who had just rushed back. He seemed tous. "Why did you let her case here barefoot?"


    Lakit down out of fear. ¡°I couldn''t stopher, Colonel Lester I¡ªI''ll ept any punishment."


    Lester shot Victor a look, who inediately understood and took fanma to be punished.


    "My-Ah! What are you doing? Dapline was startled when tester suddenly picked her up into his ans.


    "How dare you be so reckless right after giving th? Do you even care about your body?" he thundered.


    Daphne could widly hear his soft yet powerful heartbeat, and the caught the faint smell of cigarettes on his body.


    was worried about the children. Also, did Britney really die?"


    "yes, she did. Don''t worry, though. I''ve already stolen the children back from Heskoen. They''re in an incubator in the hospital. I''m sure they will batch soon with the hospital''s help," he replied.


    So, it turned out that the man was called Herknen


    "He stole my children?" she asked.


    Cho didn''t respond. He quickly headed in her room and ced her on the bed beloce covering her with a nket. Then, he poured her a cup of hot water "Drink


    Dagdine obediently did as he said, Lester pulled a chair over to sit down and exined what had happened after she faluted,


    "How could he do something like that? Are you inpandanyabere?" she asked.


    Lester stretched his arm out. "Does this wound count?"


    There was a thin, long seat on his wrist. He had gotten it from the prionic strength that burst not when he booke into Herkoen''s spatial sting. He could have easily healed it with his palonic strength, but he suddenly didn''t feel like


    ¡°Esthere a first-aid kit here?" Dapluie asked.


    Lester went looking for one and eventually found it "What do you need it for?


    To treat your wound, of co


    hank you for golog through all Hilstrumble to liel


    ?" she replied,


    Lesterplied and stretched I


    cout. He was wearing the same tinted Federation uniform as always, and she


    rolled his sleeves up with her pale, slender


    Fedhaps sensing his difort, Daphine immediatel


    newenncemed. "What''s wrong? Are your ufortable withathis?"


    "Ahem" No, it''s fine, Go on," Lester said, looking away. Thumidully, Dapluse had! thead down the whole tiine as she concentrated on treating his wound Otherwise, she would have seenlowed his face was


    Daphne''s technique wasn''t very refined, but thankfully, Lester''s wind wasn''t very deep. All she needed to do was apply some lodine and wrap it up with tw bandages,


    "Done," Daphne let go of his wrist and put the supplies back into the first-aldir. Lester''s heart softened as he stared at the butterfly lunot on his wrist. "Colonel Lester? Hello? Daphine stretched her hand out and waved it in front


    Lester abruptly came back to his senses, "Sorry, I was thinking about work, What did you say?"


    I just wanted to ask if you could take me to the loospital to see the children,"


    ¡°Not for the time bring. They''ll send the children back in around five days. All you need to do for now is get proper rest," he replied.


    "Okay. What are you going to do with Britney''s body?" Daphine questioned.


    The body will be sent to the crematorium to be cremated, and we''ll send the ashes to her family. If she doesn''t have any family, they''ll be sent to the cemetery that the Waltzan family perpared for its subordinates,¡± he exined.


    "That''s good, She died while trying to protect me. It


    It''s all my foodt."


    iishad..


    Lester couldn''t bear to see her so upset. He reached out, wanting to pat her on


    the back, but ended up retractings


    "Take good care of yourself. What happened to her wasn''t your fault. When I get


    my hands on the culprit, I''ll punish him with thew and avenge my dead men," bcdered


    "Okay. I won''t interfere with your wo


    work, then


    When Lester closed the door, bele ont a long sigh.


    He thought about what he had done over the past two days and wondered what on earth he was doing. Back then, he used to be known as the emotionless colonel of Hildi. Now that he was worried about a female, however, it inrand that he was developing a wealess.


    Did he like be?

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    Just as Daphne was feeling distressed, she heard the system''s voice.


    "Congrattions on sessfullyying two snake eggs, host. Based on system regtions, you get 100 points for each offspring, which can bebined with the offspring''s psionic strength


    "However, your offspring have yet to hatch, and their psionic strength is unable to be determined for the time being. Therefore, you will be credited 200 points for now. You may verify this in the system space."


    No matter how sad she was, life had to go on Daphne entered the system space and saw that she had a bnce of 200 points.


    The system added, "You may enter the system marketce by following the prompt."


    Daphne then saw a huge arrow guiding her. The process wasn''tplicated, and It only took two steps. The system marketce was divided into a medicine zone, a tool zone, and a snack zone.


    Medicine was a must-have, so Daphne exchanged her points for a hex of antipyretics, anti-inmmatory drugs, cold medicine, ledine, and band-aids. She briefly nced at the other zones to make sure she remembered what they offered, just in case she had to exchange her points for them in an emergency,


    Host, since this is your first time giving birth, the system will provide you with a free postpartum body repair service. If you require this service again in the future, you will have to redeem it with points," the system stated.


    The system had been shielding her from the pain, but she could still feel some difort from giving birth. On top of that, the felt physically and mentally exhausted.


    In inere moments, however, her body rxed, and she felt refreshed. It sure was nice having cheats.


    Instead of returning to the United Federation immediately, Lester went to the hospital first. There were two silver-white snake eggs in the incubator that werepletely still. All he could sense was a faint life force


    Bryan was standing to the side as he respectfully stated, "We were unable to detect the psionic strength of these two eggs using the hospital''s equipment, Colonel Lester, I''m afraid... we shouldn''t underestimate the psionic strength of the egZA"


    There had never been a single offspring in the whole of Hildi, or even the whole gxy, that was born with immense psionic strength. Were the ects about to break that rule?


    Bryan''s expression was filled with anticipation If the two offspring showed powerful psionic strength after hatching, it would be a source of publicity for the hospital. They could surpass Royal Hospital and be the best hospital in Hildi.


    "Send the eggs back to my mane after five days," Lester ordered.


    "What?" Bryan was shocked and condused to hear that. "Hildi Brastlin Hospital is the property of the Waltzan family. If the two eggs are found to have powerful prionic strength after hatching, more noble females will choose to give birth here in the future, and we can get more officials on our side, too-


    "Enough. Don''t say things like that to me ever again. If the family disapproves of my current position, they can nurture another descendant," Lester snapped.


    "Understood." Bryan didn''t look too happy.


    Quce Lester was gone, Bayan made a call to the family without Lester lowing Herben''s men had sessfully delivered the message to the Renegade Coalition headquarters under his orders. When the leader of the coalition, Richard Wenley, found out that his son had offspring, he dropped into his chair out of excitement. "My my son has descendants! Finally!" he eximed.


    "Congrattions, Chief Wenley. There are finally sessors to the family and coalition. "A group of officials congratted him.


    Richard stood up and let out a hearty chuckle. "Hahahal There are two offspring! My son is truly amazing.


    Upon hearing that there were two offspring, the officials exchanged nces. "It''s just that it''s difficult for Mr. Herkoen to have children, given his immense psionic strength, Chief Wenley. It''s already shocking enough that he had one child, but the fact that there are two of them......


    "Should we get someupe to confirm if Mr. Herkorn has been deceived?"


    Richard seemed fully confident as he replied, "No need. Herken confirmed it with me himself. There''s no doubt about it."


    "That''s amazing, then! There''s new hope for the coalition! Just say the word, Chief Wenley, and we''ll get people to take Mr. Herkoen and his children back," the


    officials said


    "Hm." Richard frowned. "My grandchildren are currently in the hands of a colonel


    in Hildi. I wonder if any brave souls are grandchildren.back?


    are willing to


    lead the troops.


    ops and bring my


    A strong bear Beastlinstood up and stated, "Me. I''m willing to do it, Chief Wenley"


    "Me Loo, Clef Wenley."


    Then, an alligator Beastlin, a wolf Beastlin, and others got up and expressed their willingness to head to Hildi. The way they saw it, the Wenley family had always been in charge of the Renegade Coalition, and they ced immense faith in the family.


    Bringing a member of the family back would be a high honor, and it would benefit their own families, too.


    "Which colonel is it, though?" someone asked.


    They figured colonel was no big deal it came to it, they would just kill him when they ran into him. There was one exception, though-Colonel Lester


    Everyone knew of his legacy in battle. Lester rarely spoke and was as cold as an iceberg. On the battlefield, he only fought the strong, and he did so as quickly as possible. Many of the generals in the coalition had died at his hand, either from his sword or a burst of psionic strength


    demon from the depths of bell. It was rotten luck to non into him, and anyone who did could get started on their will on the spot.


    "Colonel Lester," Richard said


    Everyone Inamediately weed still. The name wat


    "Uh1 got injured recently, Chief Weidey, to Ira


    Another person quickly came up withan


    alling, so much so that was impossible to believe it hade out of a warm mouth.


    (travel long distances right now," someone said before sitting back down


    Upon seeing their cowardly belundine, Richard started getting wonted. It was their fault for not having any Rank 555+ members.


    Even though his son, Herkorn, was the strongest in the coalition, his psionic strength was only at Rank 555. If not for the fact that Herkoen was on Hildi''s wanted list and couldn''t be killed without reason.


    sdy have died several times over.


    "Is there not a single person in the entire coalition who''s willing to go head-to- head with a foreign colonel? If anyoor else finds out about this, we''ll be a LaughingstockTM Richard''s face flushed red from anger. "You all had bettere up with a solution by today, or nobody is leaving"


    Then, he sat firmly in his chair. Nobody dared to leave without his permission..


    A long time passed, and Richard''s expression kept growing darker. Suddenly, a wolf Beastkin official stood up. "Chief Wenley, when we were visiting another gxy some time ago, we encountered a wolf cub covered in blood on the side of the road. Since he was the same species as us, we took him back to treat him.


    "However, as he grew up, be liecame increasingly aggressive and tierer. He wouldn''t listen to anyone''s orders, except for the one person be respected." Richard was quite interested in the story and asked, "oh so who was it that the wolf cub respected?


    He figured the person the wall cub resperred was probably Richard himself. After all, he was the leader of the Renegade Coalition. Who didn''t respect him?


    Just as lie was ready to be praised, be heard an unexpected name.


    "It''s Mr. Herkorn. He''s quite a capable man, and since le respects Mr. Herken, why don''t we get him to save Mr. Herkomen''s children? I''m sure he''ll obey."

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    you even go? There are people in the outside world who want to steal your children and kill you.


    It wasn''t like Daphne had never considered that issue before. She figured the system would have a way to protect her. Otherwise, the system would have to waste time trying to find another host.


    "You can stay here for the rest of your life. I''m not going to get married for the next couple of years, and nobody will have the guts to say anything Just don''t worry about it," Lester assured.


    "But


    "That''s settled, then. I have something else to do, so I''ll get going now."


    Daphne stared at his back as he left, confused. She wondered if he was angry at her because she said she wanted to leave.


    zami Beor. How could the


    12


    id that be? Lester was a colonel Why would he get angry over the words of a mere civilian she must have been


    ex on his documents. He kept thinking about how Daphne said she wanted to leave. Annoyed, he picked up


    Colonel Letter? How sherpected." Henry said


    Qua the trap. I''m enoyed. Let''s go drinking."


    ? pow nomine or not le


    across from Lester swirled his us


    nous room in the best bar in Hildi, two men in casual clothes at across from each other and clinked sses. The man across f


    Laine putp. ¡°You know, the way you acted at the time really made it seem like you had turned your backon me."


    Lesley let out a cold short "Your arting''s not too bad yourself, Major Herry. You were all high and mighty."


    Hirnary leughed at himself. "You were the one who noticed that something was off back then. Everyone else on the team had been promoted, but we were the only


    wo left. In the end, you came up with the idea of acting like we had a falling our in front of the Emperor.


    promoted in less than flf a year and worked my way up to be a major general. I feel bad for you, though you''re so capable, and yet..


    Leser showed no prootion. His family was so powerful that it threatened the tuner''s authority, and yet they still refused to restrain themselves. That would


    Being a colonel iset too bad, either. At least I''m not as busy as you


    Henry sighed. "How about go talk to the Emperor tomorrow? You''ve been a colonel for so long that there are already neers with the same rank as you. IET


    uneincand fur pou to listenect with thuren."


    You don''t hate in worry about me, Major Henry,"


    Henry''s are darkened ¡°You''re so obsessed with acting, Lester, Why do you have to say things like that when it''s just usi


    - table between them, which was only ten feet long. "Are we speaking from opposite ends of the universe right now?


    Lafraid the peparazzi will shep pictures of you, and you''ll get deronted by His Majesty the next day?" Lester asked.


    Heary set beside him with a wine ss innd, putting his at around Lester''s shoulder. "Why should they rate that Pinchatting with a friend? Not to mention, in would take some real skill to show these pictures to the Emperor.¡°


    Then, letade nosey look on this far "You''re not a big drinker, led you''ve already finished a whole bottle of liquor, Tell me, What''s on your mind?ch, right. Didn''t yourmention that you had a fenude at home? This isn''t about her,


    Lester''s gaze warried, but Henry caught that sutele movement. "melling''s off about you. The look on your face changed as soon as i


    as soon as I brought her up. Hiery uje and tell me! Don''t keep me in the dark"


    Desler''s mind was filled with memories from bark when he first nuet Dar up until the present.


    What do you thinks love is?"dester asked.


    Henry nearly died Laughing afterbeating that. "Are you serious? It was just a guess. I didn''t think it actually had something to do with that female."


    Lester zed at him. He had exposed himself out of carelessness. If Henry knew, then noche it. It was the perfect cunce for them to brainstorm together.


    He put his wine ss down and lead back against the couch "The first time I saw her, she looked so pitiful. She was probably kidnapped and brought to an underground boxing ring by human traffickers


    "Siner I could''t find any information about her, I didn''t mention anything about leer to the higher-ups Then, I found out she was pregnant.


    "She was just a weak, pitiful female who didn''t even know where are family was. I felt bad for her, so I took her back to the main. However, the more I got along with key, the poor gesto iraivery strange feelings for her. I just door''t know whether it''s love. What do you think?!


    Henry didn''t respond, as ester repeated, "What do you think?


    "Huli toury There''s past something Fin wondering about," Henry said.


    Ta was just wondering why the stem, cold-headedcolouel of Hildi would feel bad i


    feel bad for someone,¡± Henry said.


    Henry continued, "Or does that meat you''ve been interested in that female for a while and only recently realized when your emotions started overtlowing! "I don''t kunne," Lester replied.


    "Fine. You don''t know, bad? In that case, done your eyes. I''ll ask


    ¨ª ask you some ejuestions,


    and you have to think carefully before answering from the bottom of your


    glory Lester closed his eyes. "You can start asking.


    Lesterfrowned, wondering what Henry was up to.


    "Ahern! Done. Let me start asking the questions. Does your face redden when you see this female, and does your heart start beating faster?" Henry questioned.


    Lester frowned again. What kind of question was that? However, after gambling to himself, he started seriously thinking about it.


    Did his face get red? He didn''t think so. He did feel a little awkward every time he saw her, but that probably didn''t count. His heart did beat a little faster, though. "Not really," he answered.


    Henry didn''t know what to say. "It''s a yes or no question. You can only choose one,"


    "My heart only beats a tiny bit faster when I see her. My face doesn''t redden, Lesterstated.


    "Do you feel shy, then?" Henry asked.


    Yes."


    "Do you think about her all the time?"


    "Do you think about her sometimes?"


    "If she were in danger, would you feel nervous and scared?"


    "A little "


    Do you feel empty, lonely, and cold at night? Do you want her to


    What kind of stupid questions was Henry asking? They were getting increasingly irrelevant. Lester opened his eyes to stare at him


    Only then did he find out that Henry was holding his phone and reading questions off of it. He elbowed Henry without hesitation.


    "Ow!" Henry clutched his chest and stood up. "How could you just attack me like that, Lester? Here I am, worried about your love life, and yet you decide to stab me in the back"


    Lester didn''t even want to respond. He nced at Henry''s phone, which had the questions Henry had been asking earlier. "So this is the advice you''re giving me? Henry looked at him sheepisly.


    "If I knew you were going to do that, I might as well have searched the inte myself," Then, Lester picked up his jacket to leave.


    "Wait! I haven''t dated before, either. How would I know what love feels like? That''s why I decided to just search it up on my phone. It looks like there''s already an answer, though. Look it says you''re in love," Henry blurted while picking up his phone and passing it to Lester.


    When Loster saw the result on the screen, he felt his heart waver again. Was it true?


    "Based on my experience, you''re probably drowning in the ocean of love right now, I can give you a hand and save you," Henry said.


    "What experience?" At that point, Lester didn''t trust him at all. Saveim? Did he really want Lester to get in a rtionship so badly?


    "Heh! I''m talking about my many years'' worth ofbat experience, of course." Henry scratched his head sheepishly. Lester clicked his tongue. "And here I was, stupid enough to sitre and listen to you talk for ages. I must be crazy."


    grinned. "You''re not saying that just to please me, are you? That brat Herknen does everything except work hard. He''s no different from a street thing. I''m smprised there''s actually someone who respects him."


    Twould never lie to you, Chief Wenley. When I asked him why, he said it was because Mr. Herken was the strongest in the coalition. He said he wanted to be a strong as M. Heikoen in the future."


    That touched Richard''s heart. After all, which parent wouldn''t want to hear someone praise their children?


    y Go exin the situation to him. If he''s willing to do it, then let him go. If he''s


    too scared of the enemy''s psionic strength and doesn''t want to go, that''s fine. I


    won''t me him," he said.


    "Understood, Churf Wenley

 Oh No! They’re Salivating Over Me! 15

    Since Richard was in a good mood, everyone was finally allowed to go home. Less than 15 minutester, the officer returned to inform Richard that the wolt cubs had agreed to go to Hildi and carry out the mission.


    The wolf cub''s name was Lucien Veyne, and his mission was to rescue Heron''s


    two c


    children from the enemy colonel.


    Five days had passed. Daphne had been waiting for ages, and it was finally the day her children would be home. However, when she saw the butlering over with two eggs in his arms, she found it rather surreal. Had she reallyid two eggs?


    "The children still need some time to hatch, Ms. Miller. Since you''re not one of the Serpentkin, you wouldn''t know how to hatch ske eggs, so try not to take the rees out of the Incubator," he stated.


    Okay. Got it." Daphne took the two eggs into her arms. The texture was simr to that of chicken eggs, but they were a little bigger than that


    The doctors behind her stepped into the room. They set up the incubator and exined how to care for the eggs before leaving


    "There is still work to be done at the United Federation, Ms. Miller, Colonel Lester said he woulde see you once he''s done."


    Tell him to focus on his work and that he doesn''t have to worry about is," Daphne replied.


    "Understood."


    the butler was gone, Emma started observing the snake eggs in the incubator. "Once your eggs hatch, I''m sure they''ll be as beautiful as you, Ms. Miller."


    Daphne smiled and suddenly thought of Herkoen. He had pretty good looks that were just her type, so the children probably wouldn''t tum out looking weird.


    "Oh, night. I wanted to ask you something."


    "Please do Ms. Miller."


    "Are there any Serpentin in Hildi?"


    "Of course. There are many races in Hildi, Ms. Miller, Emma replied.


    Daphne could rx after hearing that. Thankfully, the Serpentin weren''t hated by everyone. Otherwise, her children would have a hard


    raining a toothold.


    Daphne stared at the incubator, free of worries. Earlier, the specialist mentioned that the incubator could help maintain the offspring''s body temperature and prevent them from dying of hypothermia. On top of that, it could speed up the hatching.


    However, each offspring''s physique was different, and the number of days required for incubation was different, too. They could not be sure when the eggs would


    Daphne poked the thermal ss in front of her and muttered, "When will you finally be able to get but of there, kiddos?"


    Perhaps the was seeing things, but she saw one of the eggs wobble. She rubbed her eyes and stared at it for a while, but she didn''t see it move again. She figured she must have imagined it.


    Since the enemy had entered through the dog''s training groundst time, Lester told the butler to deal with it, even if that just meant nting some flowers and grass. He wanted to strengthen their defenses


    The soldiers in the manor were guarding the building and maintaining the colonel''s safety, so the butler had no choice but to hire a few gardeners to nt some thomy trees around the wall, as well as greenery in the rest of the open space.


    He even chose a few trees with sharper thoms for the garden, but there weren''t as many staff there, so he had no choice but to have them sent over the next day


    Ever since Britney''s death, there had been nobody to cook delicious food for Daphne. The thought of it made Daphne even sadder. They had been getting along se well, and Britney was such a gentle, kind, and considerate person. Why did the good have to die young?


    man''s faylt-dur man called Herkoel


    Honestly, Dupline wasn''t one to judge people based on their looks, but ever since that experience, she felt that there was a certain logic to it.


    Someone like Herkorn, who had sharp features, was a bad guy Lester, on the other hand, looked cold on the surface and had incredibly handsome features. One could tell he was a soldier at first nce, so he was a nice guy


    "Colonel Lester is here, Ma. Miller, Ernuna said anxiously from the side.


    When Daphne tuned to look, Lester was already next to her, leaving her utterly stunned. She shot Emma a puzzled look, as if she was asking her when he gut there.


    Extra was ted of Lester, so she stood far away. "I called out to you just now, Ms Miller, but you were su engrossed in watching the eggs that you didn''t hear


    me.


    "Glory. You can go downstairs now," Lester suddenly said.


    Emona ?ncmediately cured away.


    "What were you thinking about? You looked so lost in thought


    Daphne smiled awkwardly. "Nothing much. I was just thinking that anyone can tell you''re a nice person.


    "Hmph. A nice person?" Lester pulled a chair over and sat down next to her. "I''ll have to disappoint you, then, because I''m far from it.¡±


    How can that be? When we first met, you rescued so many people from that underground boxing ring and took me in when I had nowhere to go. Now, you''ve taken me and my children in, too. You''re the nicest person in the world to me.


    A nice person? That was Lester''s first time hearing someone call him that. Even his colleagues in the United Federation would only describe him as aloof and appressive. Lester didn''t know why, but he secretly felt happy.


    "There''s something I want to discuss with you, Colonel Lester," Daphine sald "Just say it," he replied.


    "It''s just that....... I''ve been bothering you for a montis already. I feel bad for freeloading off of you so much. I''m thinking that once the children have hatched, I''m going to take them and leave. I''ll go start a business or get a job. Either way, I just don''t want to cause trouble for you, Colonel Lester,"


    Lester waspletely shocked. "You want to leave? Is this ce notfortable enough?"


    Daphne repeatedly shook her head. "That''s not it. There are so many people here who care about me, and they treat me extremely well. You''re very nice to me too, Colonel Lester, but I can''t keep relying on all of you. You''re going to have a wife someday. My children and I staying here will only affect your reputation"


    Lester stood up quickly, causing the chair to make a harsh sound as it scraped across the ground. "I''m sorry. That must have scared you.


    "However, I don''t think you are impacting me in any way. Not to mention, where will

 Oh No! They’re Salivating Over Me! 16

    "Weren''t you the one who asked me toe for a drink? you''re leaving already when we just started? No way! Lester, are you really leaving?" Henry asked. The two of them left the bar one after the other.


    On the way, Lester kept thinking about Henry''s words. Had he really fallen in love?


    As he thought about it, he unknowingly arrived at Daphne''s door. By this time, night had already fallen. Maybe she was already asleep.


    The moment he turned around to leave, a cry came from inside the room.


    "What''s wrong ?" he asked.


    Daphne looked bewildered.


    e room. He didn''t have time to think and kicked the door open.


    Did Lester reallye in just like that? The door was clearly broken, and the lock was cracked.


    "You____ I''m fine. I just bumped my leg on theer of the couch. Why are you..." Daphine muttered


    Only then did Luster realize how nude he had been by suddenly barging into a woman''s room.


    "Sorry. I was passing by and thought I''d check on you. Then, I heard you cry out and thought you were in danger, so I rushed in. But don''t worry, I''ll have someone Bet you a new door right away."


    With that, Lester tumed and left. Daphne wanted to thank him, but he gave her no chance at all,


    She didn''t think much of it. Lester was pretty nice. Sometimes, he woulde by to see her, which seemed perfectly normal.


    To avoid the soldiers noticing something was off, Lester practically used his psionic strength to walk. In just a few quick steps, he reached the study and shot the


    door.


    He leaned against it and looked up at the ceiling light. The bright re made him narrow his eyes slightly.


    He ced his hand over his heart. After realizing bow he really felt inside, he could no longer hold back his emotions.


    The moment he heard her cry out in pain, hecked the door open without thinking. The tears that had welled up from her pain were like a death knell pushing him to hurry and pull her into his arms.


    "No. No way I can''t possibly like such a weak human, even if she does have strong fertility," he uttered to himself.


    Lester didn''t want to believe any of this. He sat at his desk, irritably rubbing his forehead.


    It must be because he hadn''t been around a female for a long time. That had to be the reason.


    He turned on his phone and agreed to the blind date his family had arranged. That night, Daphne slept fitfully. She didn''t know why, but for the first time sinceing to this unfamiliar interster empire, she dreamed of her family.


    In the dream, she was sitting in a barbecue restaurant with them when a strange man barged in and started biting anyone be sw. Her whole family had to hide, but in the ead, they were all bitten


    She especially remembered the moment when her parents shut the door to blockout the zombies so she could escape. It was burned deep into her mind.


    Still, even though she escaped, what pood was it? She was the only living person left on the entire.


    At that point, she was mentally and physically exhausted, in utter despair. She stood on a tall building and jumped.


    "No... Dad, Mom, don''t leave me.''


    A teat slipped down Daphne''s cheek, barely making a sound in the stillness of the night.


    If someone looked closely, they would notice the items around the incubator trembling slightly, apanied by a falut wave of psionic energy.


    One of the bigger snalur eggs was slowly cracking. But it only cracked halfway and stopped.


    After that, Daphne stopped having nightmares.


    When Daphne woke up the next moming, she saw the cracks in the egg. She quickly summoned the system to ask about it.


    "System, didn''t you say the eggs needed about a month to hatch? It hasn''t even been ten days, and one of the eggs is already cracked. Is it broken?"


    If the system had a physical form, it would definitely be rolling its eyes at her


    "Dute, these are snake eggs, not chicken eggs."


    "Don''t worry. It''s probably cracking so soon because of the egg''s psionic strength judging by its psionic level, it''s not low, You can get more points now"


    Daplige didirt rally care about the points. She just didiri kuow what her children would look like when they hatched.


    Are they going to look gentle and klud like me, ormate Deice and mean like that man?"


    "Well, I don''t know what the two offspring look like, but I can tell you that once they hatch, they''ll deflutely be their beast form,"


    ~ the system replied


    "Yes, basically as stakes. After that, they''ll need to learn how to be Beastkas


    Daphine was so shocked to hear this. It felt as it she had been struck by lightning,


    "You... you"te saying they''ll be stukes at first ?!


    Daphne almost felt like throwing the incubator away on the spot. She''d been terrified of invertebrates all her life, so finding out about this felt like her world was crashing downL


    She quickly called Emma and told her in move the incubator into the living room. As long as it wasn''t in her room, that was fine.


    She had assumed that once they hatched, she would have two little babies. It didn''t matter if they were actually snakes. As long as they were babies, she could pretend everything was fine.


    But no one had told her that Beastkin stayed in their original forms when they were young


    Still trembling, she noticed the new door and thought of Lester. Ever since Britney died, she hadn''t given him any human fond.


    So, Daphie decided to make some snacks and send them to him. She had Emma gather the ingredients for her.


    She spent the entire moming on it and finally finished. She packed the snacks and headed for the study.


    On the way, they saw a few unfamiliar men.


    Daphne asked curiously, "What are they doing? Why are they carrying such a strange tree?"


    "Ms. Miller, the dog training ground wants to prevent more intruders from getting in, so the butler chose some thorny trees to add more protection. They just arrived, so we happened to see them. We can check them out if you''d like."


    "Not bad. The flowers at the back look really nice." Daphne indeed liked them because many of the nts here were things she had never seen before. "Once they finish nting those around the dog training ground, I''ll take you to see it."


    "Thank you, Ms. Miller. I''m really lucky to be serving you." "Lucky? Serving me is also the most dangerous job," Daphne thought to herself Ever since she arrived on this, danger had followed her every time she went out. So, she stayed in the manor. But even then, danger still found its way in Who knew what would happen next?


    Usually, if Lester wasn''t away working for the United Federation, he would be in his study. So they went straight there, but the guards said he had gone out Daphne asked the guards to give him the snacks when he got back and then she and Emma headed back to her room


    Back in her room, Daphne tookout her phone and started scrolling. In the distance, she heard Emma''s voice, sounding puzzled. "Ms. Miller, I feel like something''s missing in the room."


    "Nothing is missing. Maybe it''s just your imagination."


    "I''m not sure. I just feel like something isn''t here, but I can''t put my finger on it.¡±


    "Alright, you can think about itter. Help me check how much the eggs have cracked." "Okay, Ms. Miller."


    Emma''s quick tootsteps cang out, and then she came running back.


    "Ms. Miller, I figured out what''s missing"


    "What is it? Daphne asked casually,


    "Your eggs are gone.


    "What?" Daphne shot to her feet and ran over to see.


    The two snakes that had been in the incubator earlier were gone without a trace.


    Emma started spinning around in panic. "What do we do? Could the other maids have seen them and thought they were regr eggs, so they took them to the kitchen to make fried eggs?"

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    Daphne was dumbfounded. What on earth had happened?


    Eini? immediately used the Robo Helper outside to inform the butler of what had happened.


    The butler reported the matter to Lester at once and waited for orders. Then, he sealed off the entire manor.


    He had the authority only to manage the manor, not to deploy the soldiers stationed there, an all he could do was wait for Lester''s instructions.


    12


    At HiMi Nobles Restaurant, Lester sat across from a woman from the White Fox family, who his family sent over.


    Her name was Natalie Fox She dressed seductively, and just meeting her paze was enough to steal a man''s soul.


    However, Lester wasn''t interested in her at all. He even felt a hint of hupatience.


    Her clothes barely covered anything, with hall of her ample bosom exposed, not to mention the rest. She wasn''t half as elegant as Daphne


    He suddenly pictured having a meal with Daphne, how clumsy and shy she had been. It was so much better than this woman in front of him.


    "Colonel Lester, our families arranged this blind date for us. I wonder what you like. Please go ahead and order first."


    After she had spoken, the electronic menu next to her floated over to Lester..


    On this, most Beastkin usually just took the vitalis tonic. Few enjoyed eating food, and those who did generally preferred it raw.


    Lester frowned and ordered a few of the restaurant''s signature dishes. He passed the menu to Natalie to see if she wanted anything, but she smiled coyly and said she liked whatever he picked. She had nothing to add.


    Once everything was confirmed, the menu automatically uploaded the order. The chef saw it and began preparing it right away


    While they waited, Natalle kept talking, but Lester sat there expressionless, giving only a few indifferent replies.


    She could sense the awkward atmosphere. Fortunately, there weren''t many customers in the restaurant, so the chef quickly served the dishes.


    The Robe ced the food on the table. Natalie couldn''t wait to taste the cuisine from downtown.


    She used a knife and fork to slice a piece of raw meat. The moment she cut into it, blood seeped out. She looked thrilled. She skewered a piece of meat and put it in


    her mouth, chewing with great pleasure.


    "The meat from the downtown restaurant is delicious. Colonel Lester, you should try some too.


    ad done this


    When soldiers fought in the wild without a supply of vitalis tonic, they would luunt wild animals, peel off the hide, and eat the flesh directly, Lester had before. But today, watching this scene made him feel sick


    Right then, Victor rushed in without knocking. "Colonel Lester, something''s happened"


    Lester felt relieved, as though a burden had just fallen off his shoulders.


    "sorry, there''s something going on in the military. Someone will take you backter," Lester said as he stood up and left.


    Natalie sat there alone,pletely stunned


    Before receiving Lester''s orders, Daphne and Emma had already started looking aroundtheir room.


    at their


    Although the butler couldn''t deploy the soldiers, he could still give orders to the other malds. Ade from the Bobo Soldiers, they also had Robo Helpers at disposal


    After Herkoen broke inst time, Lester was furious and had the manor''s defenses strengthened.


    The biggest question now was that no one in the manor admitted to taking the snake eggs. That likely meant an enemy had slipped in. But how?


    Daphne suddenly remembered the gardeners andborers she had seen earlier. She immediately asked the butler to gather them all and question them one by one.


    Normally, the manor only used mid-level defenses. Now, it was on top-level lockdown. There was no way an intruder could get in, so the suspect had to be among


    The gardenen slood in one line. Thebore stood in another. The butler asked each one infum.


    On the far right of the line of works stood a teenage boy. He had a fee look about hija that made people shrink away at a single nce.


    The butler started with the gardeners. After questioning the first gardener, the boy lost his patience.


    "Could you hurry this up? I have another part-time job to get to


    His voice was devoid of emotion in the silent atmosphere, it sounded especially abrupt.


    The lead worker scolded him at once. "How can you talk to the client like that? If


    you don''t want to work, then get lost. Don''t waste my time."


    Then, the lead worker tried to appease the butler with a ttering andle. He couldn''t afford to lose this big client,


    #sir, please don''t takar a lid like him too seriously. He just started working and doesn''t know any better. Please don''t be upset."


    The butler was intrigued by the teenager''s appearance. He looked like a rebellious youth.


    "You hast gor bere? What''s your name?"


    "Lucen Veyne."


    The butler nced at the into that had been sent to his terminal, "Lancien, the second says you left multiple times while you were nting tires. Where did you


    go?"


    "I didn''t go anywhere. I just stepped out nearby for a suw."


    "A young guy like you is already smoking?" The butler shook his head


    "I''m broke and under alot of stress. So, I stimolor,"


    Lucien''s answer didn''t make anyone suspect him. They continued asking everyone but still had on leads. Where was the culprit idding?


    Daphne stood nearby, unable to stop worrying. But no matter how ausios she was, all she could do was wait


    The butler said they had to wait until bester came back. With his strong psiodle strength, he could quickly flissh out the culprit.


    For Lucien, once Lester retumed, he''d have no chance to escape. So, he had to get away befote Lester anlved..


    "want to go have a smoke."


    His sudden request rang out in the crowd.


    Rebellious teens were hand to control. As long as he wasn''t causing trouble or acting suspicious, the butler let it slide. The only condition was that he couldn''t go


    Carrying a spatial ring around was very dangerous, especially when muuming to someone with stranger psionde strength, because the ring''s security code would be


    useless.


    To avoid drawing attention, Lucien had Swallowed the ring right after cing the two snake eggs inside it.


    He found an emptyer, spat out the ring, and then put it back on his finger. While relying on the memory in his mind, he made his way to the manor''s front gate.


    The pate was leavily guarded. He had to make sure he emuld break out sessfully and survive long enough to report back


    He had been gone for a while. Even two cigarettes should be finished by now, so the butler began to feel uneasy


    He immediately sent maids to find him. They came back saying they couldn''t find any trace of the boy.


    The culprit was obvious. No one expected it to be a teenager.


    The butler notified the soldiers to watch the gate in particr. Not even a fly was allowed out,


    When he saw more soldiers gathering at the gate, Lucien let out a frustrated sigh. If he''d known, he would have made a nm for it earlier In the distance, a military flying car could be seen approaching


    the manor.


    Seeing that Lester was about to arrive, Lucien looked up and transtoned into a


    ck wolf, charging straight toward the gate.

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    Before receiving Lester''s orders, Daphne and Emma had already started looking aroundtheir room.


    at their


    Although the butler couldn''t deploy the soldiers, he could still give orders to the other malds. Ade from the Bobo Soldiers, they also had Robo Helpers at disposal


    After Herkoen broke inst time, Lester was furious and had the manor''s defenses strengthened.


    The biggest question now was that no one in the manor admitted to taking the snake eggs. That likely meant an enemy had slipped in. But how?


    Daphne suddenly remembered the gardeners andborers she had seen earlier. She immediately asked the butler to gather them all and question them one by one.


    Normally, the manor only used mid-level defenses. Now, it was on top-level lockdown. There was no way an intruder could get in, so the suspect had to be among


    The gardenen slood in one line. Thebore stood in another. The butler asked each one infum.


    On the far right of the line of works stood a teenage boy. He had a fee look about hija that made people shrink away at a single nce.


    The butler started with the gardeners. After questioning the first gardener, the boy lost his patience.


    "Could you hurry this up? I have another part-time job to get to


    His voice was devoid of emotion in the silent atmosphere, it sounded especially abrupt.


    The lead worker scolded him at once. "How can you talk to the client like that? If you don''t want to work, then get lost. Don''t waste my time."


    Then, the lead worker tried to appease the butler with a ttering andle. He couldn''t afford to lose this big client,


    #sir, please don''t takar a lid like him too seriously. He just started working and doesn''t know any better. Please don''t be upset."


    The butler was intrigued by the teenager''s appearance. He looked like a rebellious youth.


    "You hast gor bere? What''s your name?"


    "Lucen Veyne."


    The butler nced at the into that had been sent to his terminal, "Lancien, the second says you left multiple times while you were nting tires. Where did you go?"


    "I didn''t go anywhere. I just stepped out nearby for a suw."


    "A young guy like you is already smoking?" The butler shook his head


    "I''m broke and under alot of stress. So, I stimolor,"


    Lucien''s answer didn''t make anyone suspect him. They continued asking everyone but still had on leads. Where was the culprit idding?


    Daphne stood nearby, unable to stop worrying. But no matter how ausios she was, all she could do was wait


    The butler said they had to wait until bester came back. With his strong psiodle strength, he could quickly flissh out the culprit.


    For Lucien, once Lester retumed, he''d have no chance to escape. So, he had to get away befote Lester anlved..


    "want to go have a smoke."


    His sudden request rang out in the crowd.


    Rebellious teens were hand to control. As long as he wasn''t causing trouble or acting suspicious, the butler let it slide. The only condition was that he couldn''t go


    Carrying a spatial ring around was very dangerous, especially when muuming to someone with stranger psionde strength, because the ring''s security code would be


    useless.


    To avoid drawing attention, Lucien had Swallowed the ring right after cing the two snake eggs inside it.


    He found an emptyer, spat out the ring, and then put it back on his finger.


    While relying on the memory in his mind, he made his way to the manor''s front gate.


    The pate was leavily guarded. He had to make sure he emuld break out sessfully and survive long enough to report back


    He had been gone for a while. Even two cigarettes should be finished by now, so the butler began to feel uneasy


    He immediately sent maids to find him. They came back saying they couldn''t find any trace of the boy.


    The culprit was obvious. No one expected it to be a teenager.


    The butler notified the soldiers to watch the gate in particr. Not even a fly was allowed out,


    When he saw more soldiers gathering at the gate, Lucien let out a frustrated sigh. If he''d known, he would have made a nm for it earlier In the distance, a military flying car could be seen approaching


    the manor.


    Seeing that Lester was about to arrive, Lucien looked up and transtoned into a ck wolf, charging straight toward the gate.


    ,me out?"


    The moment she finished speaking, two objects appeared on the deck-one was a snake egg, and the other was a silver snake,


    The little silver snake happily tried to climb onto Daphine''s arm. She was so


    frightened that she hid behind Lester.


    "Colonel Lester, help mel" she med


    Lester was speechless.


    "Don''t be scared. He''s your child."


    "I know, but I''m afraid of snakes"


    The snakelet heard Daphne say she was scared of him. He drooped his head in disappointment and slumped on the desk without moving


    "Colonel Lester, why isn''t he moving? Is he..."


    She didn''t finish her sentence. She had no experience raising children. It was her


    first time having kids, and they were snakes


    Even telling the story sounded like a dream. H


    However, it was happening in real life


    The moment Lester reached out to touch him, the snakelet instantly stood up and bared its tiny fangs in warning.


    Snakes and eagles were natural enemies-this was part of their genes.


    They shouldn''t be fooled by how fierce he looked. Inside, the snakelet was terrified, He was just acting tough.


    However, he couldn''t fool Lester, In one swift move, Lester grabbed him


    "This little one is quite fierce. Ms. Miller, if you''re afraid, you can leave him with me for now. You cane see him anytime you want


    The snakelet had no ans. He wrapped his tall around Lester''s hand, trying to crush his fingers. But there was no way he had that kind of strength right after hatching


    His re was still fierce. It was as if he was saying, "Y


    "You jerk, how dare you be interested in my mom?"


    Lester didn''t even bother to look at him, so the snakelet tumed his gaze to Daphne.


    Mom, don''t belleve a word be says. He just wants you toe here every day so


    he can see you all the time. Don''t fall for it. I''m a good boy. You can lock me back in the incubator if you want. 1 don''t mind."


    Too bad he couldn''t make any sound. He was the only one who could hear his own grow


    kyou, Colonel Lester, Oh, right. Do I need to get anything for a newly hatched offspring?"


    Thanky


    "No need. He can already eat on his own. I''ll have someone take care of his meals each day."


    "Thank you, Colonel Lester. I''ll head back now. I''lle see him tomorrow"


    "Alright."


    Daphne hurried away.


    Watching Daphne leave without even looking back, the snakelet felt a sense of despair. He was sure this eagle would eat him sooner orter.


    still, being able to see his mother was already a blessing. Some snakes never got


    a chance to hatch at all, so he considered himself lucky.


    He stayed there quietly, letting that wicked eagle hold him.


    Lester let out a coldugh. "You''re pretty smart. You know you can''t fight, so


    you''ve stopped struggling "


    Then, he ced the snakelet into a ss boa


    Surprised, the stallet stared at the man working at his desk


    He wasn''t going to be eaten?


    He remembered Dapluse saying she''de see him tomorrow. If this annoying eagle liked her, then he probably wouldn''t butt him just yet. Realizing his life was


    safe for the moment, the snakelet felt tears of joy welling up. He slithered around


    happily.


    "Mom, I can see you again," he thought


    Then, he sensed eyes on him, like those of an eagle.


    It was Lester.


    "You''re too ny. If you make any more noise, I''ll eat you."


    The terrifled snakelet nodded frantically, theny down in the ss box and went


    to sleep


    He hadn''t slept since he hatched. Suddenly, he telt exhausted. Before long, he fell into a deep slumber. Lester plied. "His breathing is way too loud."

 Oh No! They’re Salivating Over Me! 19

    (The way back, Daphne kept thinking about how she would get along with the snakelets i


    She suddenly brand what som ded the a dog hacking Why would the men have a dog?


    Daphne was cunions, She cautiously followed the


    til she found a ck poppy hidden in a patch of grass:


    soked like a newbiem poppe. Ha tiny paws waving in the atras I crawled forward


    No matter how cold someone''s heart was, it would melt at the sight, Dapilme carefully scouped up the ck puppy.


    "You''re so tiny. Where is your mom?" she coned.


    Of course, the dog couldn''t speak. Ionly kept wowing ity paws.


    "Are you really happy to see me? You little paws are dancing."


    "Hey, let me go!" Lucien thought


    After being captured, he had shrunk into a small wolf for and was taken back by Lester for Interrogation. He was already badly hurt, and the torture had forced bius into a javenile wall tors


    He took advantage of that smaller body and saraloed out. He never imagined he would rum tight Into this woman on the way. What a small world.


    Daphair looked around and saw no one else. She had no idea who owned this puppy. If she just left it there, Its owner might not notice it was missing in time. By moming. The dog could freeze to death.


    Iso, she made up her mind. She would take the ck puppy home with her and figure out who it belonged toter.


    She removed her jacket and wrapped the poppy up in it so she could carry it he


    "Hey, what are you doing?" Lucien had no idea what she med to do. Everything went dark. Was she going to smother him with her jacket?


    He struggled, but


    glu back.


    Once he could see again, Laicientealized the sumpomalings had changedpletely. It was obviously a female''s room.


    "I parak you''ll say with me tonight. Tomorrow, I''ll have some find out who lost a dog,"


    "Hey, you''re the dog here! I''m a mighty wolt. A wolf, you hear? Laki


    All Dapline heart was a couple of barks.


    Your fuc is so ck I''ll just call you ''Lor'' for now."


    "That naine is some. Mae you kidding me? Are you looking for death?"


    Just then, Emilia walked in, looking puzzled, "Ms, Miller, where did this puppye from? It''s pretty cute."


    "I know, right? I think it''s adorable. It seems to like the name I gave It. Look, it''s barking happily."


    Lucien thought, "I''m baking because Pin protesting!"


    Enuma couldn''t help butugh.


    ny way back. Tomorrow moming, please help me figure out whose puppy it is," Daphne said.


    by the way, I found this puppy on my


    "Alright, Mc Miller"


    Dapluse had been busy all day and was feeling exhausted. After setting sip a dog bed for Lucleu, she baghed up and went to bed.


    Meanwhile, Lucien suddenly woke up. He had forgotten his mission. Ena was asleep, and nobody was ou guard against him. Now was the perfect time to act. But the dog bed was too high for him, just climbing out took more than half of his strength


    With a thud, Lucien tumbled out backward and sprawled on the floor, while coughing to cover his embarrassment, he pulled himself together and waddled toward Dane''s room.


    Exuma hadn''t closed the doar properly, so after she left, it cracked open. Lucien slipped inside, but the snake eggs were nowhere to be found.


    Could it be that Dapluse was bugging the eggs to keep them wann?


    He used all his strength to climb onto the bed. He was about to look for the eggs when Daphne rolled over and pinned him under br


    Given his size, evenjast her sitting on l?ns could kill him. Let alone having her shoulder pressing lilin down like a thousand pounds.


    He hadn''t finished the mission yet, and he couldn''t afford to die. He kept singi


    Daphne only felt something wriggling under her shoulder. She jerked awake. If it were a bug, that would be bonifying


    She looked, and thankfully, it was Luc.


    She gently plead him up. "Lac, are you scared to sleep alone? do you think I might be in danger sheeping alone? Either way, thanks for keeping mepany.


    "Hey, you''re thinking too much. Who''s wonted about you being alone?" he thought inhis mind.


    "Hold on a second. Let the Thul something for you to sleep on so you don''t end up pecing on my bed in the middle of the night."


    Then, she pointed her finger at him. "Don''t you date pee on my bed. Gat 117" Larkenfumed. "I''m way past that age, you idiot! I''m an adult!"


    All thate out was a string of meaningless barking.


    22


    Daphne assumed he understood her. She thought he was excited about getting to


    stay in her bed, so she quicidy found some tissues andid them out.


    "Alright, now we can sleep."


    With that, she hugged Lucien in her arms.


    Lucien tried to wriggle free, but his small body was no match for her grip.


    "Don''t move," she said, pressing him in ce with one hand. "Be good and go to


    sleep"


    Lucien gave up. Right now, he had no choice but to lie low. Once he changed back, he would definitely make her pay


    It didn''t help that arge area of her chest was exposed, making his whole body


    feel ufortably hot. Seriously, couldn''t she pull her nightgown up? How was he supposed to sleep?


    He let out two howls, disturbing Daphne. She wrapped her hand around his mouth so he couldn''t bark.


    "Dam you! Let me go!" he snarled.


    Drifting in and out of sleep, Lucien thought be heard someone whispering. It annoyed him. Couldn''t they talk somewhere else so he could get some rest ¡°Ms. Miller, no one in the manor lost a dog. After the dog training ground was moved, many of the dogs haven''t been out in a while," Emma informed her "Really? That''s a shame. I have no idea how this dog got in."


    "I''m not sure either. Do you want to check the surveince tapes?


    -No need. It''s just a puppy. Maybe we should keep it. After it grows up a bit, we


    can send it to the dog training ground. What do you think?"


    "I don''t know. It''s up to you, Ms. Miller."


    "What? She wants to keep me?" Lucien slowly woke up and saw two blurry figures at the edge of the bed.


    Ever since he became this small, he had all the weaknesses of a cub. He slept a lot and had very little energy.


    "mine. We''ll keep it," Daphne said decisively. She asked Emma to request dog food and cat litter from the biler.


    Daphne lifted Lucien and spun around in excitement. "From now on, your name is Luc. You''re my dog now, so you have to listen to me." "Argh! You stupid woman, you''re making me dizzy. Who who would... ugh... Who would listen to you? I''m a vicious... ugh... wolf," he moaned.

 Oh No! They’re Salivating Over Me! 20

    The snakelet was scared and couldn''t sleep well. He finally made it to the next day.


    Daphne had said she woulde see him, but he didn''t know when. He was afraid he would miss her if he fell asleep, so he forced himself to stay awake.


    He waited and waited, all the way until the sun was almost setting, but Daphne still hadn''te.


    Meanwhile, Daphne was teasing the ck puppy using a cat treat..


    "Luce bere, I have something yummy for you."


    No matter how much Daphne tried to tempt him, Lucien wouldn''te over. Sometimes, she even saw him frowning, which made her think he seemed almost


    human.


    Emma came over to remind her she needed to visit the makelet


    "Ms. Miller, you asked me to remind you. I''ve already done it a few times, but you keep putting it off. Do you dislike your own child?"


    "Do I dislike him?" Daphne considered it. Even Lucien looked over at her.


    "This is the child of my most admired Herkoen. You''d better not dislike him, nr 1''ll eat you in the middle of the night," Lucien thought.


    It wasn''t true for her to say she disliked him. After all, she carried him for a month and then gave birth to him,


    If he had been a cat or a dog, maybe it would be fine, but he happened to be a snake. She just couldn''t get over it. The sight of a snake made her whole body tremble.


    "Oh, I''ll go in a bit," she said.


    "Ms. Miller, you really should go soon. The snakedet already has his own thoughts. If you don''t visit him, he''ll think you dislike him. It''ll be tough to get along after


    that


    "understand."


    Lue thought, "I have an idea."


    Daphne was just about to stand up and gather her things to check on the snakelet when Lucien suddenly started rubbing against her hand


    "Ms. Miller, Luc finally epts you as his owner, "Emuma said.


    Hearing Emma''s words, Daphase immediately put the cat treat near Lucien''s mouth.


    He was a wolf, but he was now forced to eat cat treats. He found it disgusting but still licked it and wagged his tall to please ber


    He was given the task of bringing back the snakelets. No one had said anything about bringing back Daphne. That meant Helen and Richard probably didn''t like her, so it didn''t matter much whether she lived or died.


    Meanwhile, the snakelet waited until it was dark, but Daphne still didn''te. He kept telling himself she must have been held up by something


    But in the end, be only saw Lester and Victor.


    "Colonel Lester, do you want me to take this anake to the hospital right now?" Victor asked.


    No need. We can wait another two or three days until his psionic strength settles."


    Lester didn''t even nce at the snakelet. He picked up some documents and left with Victor


    But before walking away, he stood in front of the ss box and threatened him not to try to escape.


    The snakelet shrank into aer, feeling hurt. Why hadn''t Daphnee? He was scared.


    Even past midnight, the snakelet still hadn''t seen Daphne. He becamepletely furious as he stared at the clock on the wall. He was sure Daphne didn''t like him.


    Snakes didn''t live in groups. The snakelet was truly angry now. His mother didn''t like him and wouldn''te to see him. He hadn''t even met his father and felt like nobody wanted him


    He just wanted to hide somewhere. Everything around him smelled like an eagle, and every breath made him feel atraid.


    with his Rank 555 psionic strength, all it took was a little focus to shatter the ssbox.


    Since the office was soundproofed, the soldiers outside didn''t hear such a small sound. The snakelet piled open a window and left.


    The next day, Dapluse prepared plenty of delicious food, she had thought it overst night. He was her chilld, after all


    If he could eventually evolve into a Beastlin form, he''d still be her cute son. There was no need for him to stay in his original form


    She took what she had prepared and went to Lester''s study. Since Lester had already informed the guards, she was allowed in easily.


    The imponent she saw the shattered ss box, she let out a scream that brought the soldiers rushing in from outside.


    The snakelet is gonel"


    The soldiers investigated and told her to go back and wall. They promised to let her know as soon as they found something.


    Daphne felt sad. Could someone have taken him? That couldn''t be


    The manor had very strong defenses, so nobody would be able to sneak in


    Then who could it have been? She just hoped her child was sale.


    Atthe Renegade Coalition, Richard was overjoyed to see his grandson lying unconscious in his amis


    Herkoen lounged in a chair nearby with his legs crossed. Normally, Richard would scold him for being irresponsible, but right now, everything was different.


    "Herkoen, you''ve done a great deed this time. The Wenley family finally has a descendant," Richard said.


    Herken didn''t even lift his eyes. "oh"


    Richard banded the child over to him. "Check your son''s strength. Hopefully, he''s Rank 5. Once he has offspring of his own, we can teach him how to raise his psionic strength.


    "Beasn live long lives. We can afford to wait."


    Herkoen impatiently ced his hand on the child. The next second, his face hit up


    in excitement.


    "That''s what I''d expect from my son. He''s as strong as I am."


    Richard''s brows furrowed. "How strong?"


    Rank 555."


    "What?" Richard nearly fainted.


    He had finally stopped worrying about his son not having any children. Now, he had to worry all over again about his grandson. It seemed he would spend his whole life concemed.


    "What good is it to be that strong? The most important thing for Beastkin is to have descendants. Look at how many powerful beings used to be in the Rose Star Gxy. In the end, their psionic strength was too high, and they couldn''t have children. Then, they all went extinct.


    Herkoen hadn''t considered that. His only thought was that his body was strong enough to produce such a powerful child. But as for future descendants....


    As a father, he had the responsibility to raise and educate the child.


    "Is there a way to suppress his psionic strength?" Herkoen asked.


    Richard gave a mirthlessugh. ¡°Do you think this is child''s y? If I knew how to


    do that, I wouldn''t have worried all the time about you not having anyds." Herkoen fell silent.


    "Alright, take the child back and look after him. I''ll gather the officials in the coalition for a meeting and see if there''s a solution."


    Upon talding the snakelet home, Herkoen suddenly realized he had forgotten something Important-he had no idea how to take care of a child.


    So, he hired a sidlied Serpentin nanny to teach him.


    She especially emphasized that the child shouldn''t be separated from his mother while growing up, or else the child would lose, his sense of empathy. Herkner burst into sarcasticughter. "It was just a one-night stand. She''s not worthy of being my son''s mother. Besides, my son doesn''t need empathy." Once someone had a weakness, it was easy for the enemy to threatenim. For the Serpentin, love was the cheapest thing and not worth having.


    The snukelet slept very soundly with Herkoen''s powerful palonic strength. While asleep, he evolved into his Beastkin form.


    He became a little boy who looked about a year old. Hey on the small bed, muttering for his mother in his sleep.


    Herkoen gave a cold snort. He raised his hand and wiped away any memories the little boy had before this.


    From now on, you only have your father. You will not remember having a


    mother,"

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    Worried all inning, Dapler finally irceived news, but it was had.


    The buller personally canse to tell her,


    "Ms. Miller, ording to the surveince footage, the snakelet left the


    the study by climbing out the window and went straight for the front gate. The gate wasn''t


    protected by a defensive barrier. The smakelet slipped out during the soldiers'' stati change


    "But don''t worry. Colonel Lester has already sent people to checabe closed- culi television cameras. l''is sure we''ll know where the skelet went soon."


    Daphne sat on the conch, reying the butler''s words in her mind again and apalit


    Where could the snakelet have gone? The city still had traffickers around. What if her child pot...


    She didn''t dare think any further. She could only hope her child would be sale.


    She still had one sitake egg, left as she had already lost the other.


    she had to make sure she didn''t lose the temaining o


    not she had no idea when the egg would hatch, she decides to take responsibility as a mother and stay with it mutil it died.


    Still, she couldn''t help but wonder why the snakelet left though the window,


    Was it because she had promised to see him the next day but ended up spending all her tine with Luzien?


    She had avoided the snakelet out of feat. Had he gotten upset and disappointed in her and then left?


    Daphne felt even more guilty thinking about that.


    She med herself. It was her fault. It was her first time being a mother, yet she already had a rift with her child. She wasn''t a qualified mother at all


    The more she thought about it, the sadder she became. A tear slid down her check


    Just then Emma entered the room and couldn''t help but speakup, "Ms. Miller, please don''t be so upset, Colonel Lester is powerful. I believe he''ll bring your child back soon."


    "I hope so," Daphine said, still lost in sadness.


    Seeing her like this, Emma felt bad too, Daphne had always treated her kindly, and she wanted to help ease her worries. She could help with socow, but she wasn''t sure if Daple could handle it.


    orries. She remembered hearing that drinking


    She told Daphne her idea.


    "Ms. Miller, I''ve never had any alcohol before, so I don''t even low what it tastes like. If you''d like to try, I can get some for you."


    Drowning her sorrows in alcohol? It was true that drinking sometimes helped people forget their troubles.


    Daphne had tried drinking once before, when she did poorly on a test and her roommate took her out for drinks. It really had helped. The next day, she felt more


    at


    ease.


    She agreed to try it again.


    When the alcohol arrived, though, Dapluse panicked,


    She looked at the colorful bottles in front of her. "Are we sure these are drinks and not experimental potions?"


    "Ms. Miller, I went to the wine cer to get them. They said fruit-based wine taste the best look one bottle of each kind. Would you like to try?"


    Emina poured Daphne a ss of wine.


    As Daphne sipped the bright red liquid, she recognized it as grape wine siglt away.


    Sering Emnia''s eager eyes, she realized Emma wanted a taste as well. "Go ahead and uy it."


    "Thankyou, Ms. Miller. En immediately poured herself a ss.


    They tried one bottle after another and ended up with different favorites.


    Daphne preferred the grape wine, wille famia liked another fruit unique to the region. That happened to be Daphne''s least favorite, but Emina loved it.


    For beastlin, the alcohol content infruit-based wines was inconsequential, but that was probably not the case for Dapluse.


    fanana kepi drinking excitedly, while Daphne was already close to bring drunk. By the time Lester arrived in the afternoon, he saw them slumped crookedly on the couch. He frowned slightly, aking, "Who let them drink?


    To him, she w still like a child. Drinking too much could hurt her health.


    The screen on the Robo staring outside trembled a bit. "They themselves chose to dalik."


    Lester immediately told someone to help Emina back to her mom Then, he carried Daphne to bed


    They had prepared a hangover remedy, but she wouldn''t take

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    Lester, who had never looked after anyone before, was stuck


    He did a quick search and found that the most effective way to get her to take it was via mouth-to-mouth feeding.


    He felt awkward. He wouldn''t date offend Daphne like that. All he could do was carefully ce the spoon against her lips insistantly.


    Daphne felt something damp against her lips. Her mouth was parched, and she wanted water. She started drinking it on her own ord.


    She hadn''t taken much before it was finished, and then the spoon came back


    Attertwo more spoonfuls, Daphne became annoyed. Why was the water there one moment and then gone the next? Why was she being teased?


    She was so angry that she opened her eyes to see a handsome man who looked very familiar.


    "Hey, who are you? Where did youe from?"


    She lifted her hand and flirtatiously tilted his chin


    Lester set the spoon aside and tried to keep her from moving her anns around so much.


    To Daphne, everything felt like a dream. In real life, she''d never dare make a move on a handsome man, but surely she could have fun in a dream. She used all her strength and pulled him onto the bed, flipping them so he was beneath her.


    "Daphne, you......"


    "Shh, don''t speak" Daphne felt the man looked more and more familiar. "Have we met before?"


    With his face tuming red, Lester stammered, "W-we. we''ve met. I in Lester."


    At the same time, his hands didn''t know where to go. He was trying hot to touch her.


    "Lester. That name sounds so familiar. It must be fate. It''s like we we known each other forever."


    Daphne lowered her head, trying to peck him on the lips. Lestertracted quickly and ced his hand between them.


    Her warm lipsnded on his palm. Daphne stuckher tongue out wod licled it. It tasted kind of sweet,


    The tingling sensation made Lester yank his hand back as though he''d been electrocuted, "You... Daphne, snap out of it." Instead of calming down, she became bolder as she pressed her hands over his chest "Lester, don''t you like me?


    Her hands slid downward. "Or am I not pretty enough to attract you?


    "Ngh


    Lester couldn''t help letting out a sound.


    "Ade... are you serious?"


    Dapie chuckled softly beside his ear. "I''m already being this forward. Don''t you think I''m serious?"


    "You said it:


    Befour Daphine could react, Lester had her pinned beneath him.


    Lester''s face was flushed. The eagle mark on his left shoulder thickered faintly.


    He gently cradled her head. Thankfully, he still had a shred of sanity left. He wouldn''t have rtions with a temale without at least some dignity for them. "Honey, will you mark me?"


    Dapine was suddenly flipped onto her back, feeling dizzy. She didn''t catch what he said.


    Holding on to hisst bit of self-control, Lester repeated, "Honey, will you mark me? Help me. I''m about to lose control Hurry, okay?"

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    Out!


    Daphne felt terribly dizzy, and Lester shading her only made it worse. In her difort, she clung to his neck and bit his shoulder.


    Her scent pierced straight into his soul.


    Daphne felt her body getting unbearably hot


    Meanwhile, Victor had been looking for Lester to report something. He found out that Lester wasn''t in the study. After asking the Robo Housekeeper, he learned that Lester had gone to see Daphne


    He couldn''t figure out why Lester would go to Daphne''s ce sote at night, and even now, he still hadn''t returned.


    Early the next morning, Daphne tuned over and put her hand on something so hard it felt like a rock Who had ced a rock on her bed?


    She opened her eyes and almost jumped at what she saw. Her hand was resting on a firm, muscr chest.


    Startled, she quickly pushed herself up. She looked left and right, not knowing what to do first.


    Sensing her rm, Lester coached out and pulled her into his ams to calm her, though he didn''t open his eyes.


    "Honey, it''s still early. Let''s sleep a bitz


    Daphney on his chest, hardly daring to breathe.


    When it was time for him to head to the United Federation, Lester finally opened his eyes. He could feel the tension in the body pressed against him, and heughed.


    "So now you''m scared?"


    Daphne didn''t say a word


    "I''ll go to the Federation first. I''lle back at noon to check on you. Alright?"


    She nodded. Then, she beard a chuckie above her.


    Honey, can you let go of me?"


    Only then did Daphne realize she was still hugging his waist. Her face went red with embarrassment, and she shot back under the nkets in a sh.


    There was a bit of rustling, and the mattress beside her sprung back to its original shape. Lester had gotten out of the bed.


    Daphne cautiously rolled over so that just her eyes were preking out. The moment she poked her head out, she locked eyes with Lester. Startled, she ducked right back under the covers.


    Lester let out a softugh. Normally, she acted so boldly, yet now she was acting shy.


    Alter quickly dressing, he nced at the figure under the nkets "Honey, I''m heading out. Get some rest.


    There was no response from the figure buried In the sheets. He knew she was pretending to be asleep.


    A Beastlin''s Leading was very sharp. He could clearly tell her breathing was quick and


    teady.


    He closed the door behind him. Only then did Daphne stick her head out again. Seeing that she was alone, she finally let out a sigh of relief


    She tried hard to recall what had happened the night before she had to have been dreaming about a handsome guy.


    Everyone had that kind of dream sometimes, right?


    So why had her dream turned into reality, and why did the handsome inan turn out to be Lester?


    Since Emina hadn''te in yet, Daphne got out of bed and walked to the bathroom. The moment her feet touched the floor, she nearly fell to her knees. She barely caught the edge of the mattress in line.


    Daphne noticed the red marks on her arms. Once in the bathroom, she stood in front of the minor. Sure enough, her body was covered in hickorys.


    That man was like a starving wall, as though he''d never seen a woman before. There wasn''t a single inch of her left unmarked.


    ?? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ???? ??? ? ???? ?? ?? ?


    She turned on the slower. The warm water cascaded over her body, helping soothe her a bit.


    Just then, Emma''s voice came from outside.


    "Ms. Miller, I think I just saw Colonel Lester leaving your room. Ms. Miller, where are you?" "I''m in the bathroom."


    "Oh, Ms. Miller, you''re up to early. I was just saying that Colonel Lester came out of your room. Maybe he was looking for you, and when he couldn''t find you, he


    Tent?


    Done couldn''t help sighing inwardly, Emma really was a native young wonin "I see. You go ahead and get back to work"

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    After sending Emma away, Daphne breathed a sigh of relief. If Einma saw all these red marks, she would definitely spread the news everywhere. She really couldn''t keep things to hersell.


    Over at the United Federation, Lester was finding it impossible to forms on his work.


    Whenever he tried to read a report, he remembered what had happenedst night. Then, he would catch himself smiling


    He didn''t know why, but he really wanted to see Daphne, He wanted to hear her voice


    After some hesitation, he couldn''t resist calling her. He had saved her contact number while she was asleep,


    Daphne had just finished drying herself off and was about to get dressed. She chose a long-sleeved top and pants to hide all the hickeys on her skin.


    Her phone suddenly rang, making her jump. Besides Lenko, she didn''t have any other contacts.


    Why was the caller ID a saved contact?


    She answered in confusion


    "How''s your body feeling?"


    It was Lester''s voice.


    "How... how did you get my phone number?" Then, she realized it was a silly question. He was a colonel, Getting her number would''ve been easy. "I feel a lot better, she continued


    "Alright. When I get back, I''ll bring you some ointment. That''ll help you heal taster,"


    Daphne mumbled sortly, "y."


    "What are you doing right now?"


    Could she really say it? But they had already slept together. So, why was she getting shy now?


    "I''m talking shower."


    "okay"


    Silence tell between them


    Finally, Lester spoke again. "I just wanted to hear your voice. I''ve heard it now."


    "Oh. Then, I''ll hang up."


    "Alright"


    The moment the call ended, Dapline felt so embarrassed she wanted to scream. Why was she acting like this?


    On the other hand, Lester felt a surge of excitement. So this was what being in love felt like. It was strange and wonderful.


    Right then, Victor entered the boom. Tester immediately switched back to his usual cold expression


    "Colonel Lester, the Renegade Coalition has been very active sincest night. They''vealready caused two incidents just this moming


    Lester took the intel documents from Victor. His work at the Federation involved handling International matters, so he had to address this. "Any sign of Herken?


    "No sightings in other countries. He''s probably still at the Renegade Coalition headquarters." Victor paused, unsure if he should valce his concem. In the end, he asked anyway


    "Colonel Lester, the surveince caught the smallet leaving the gate. Then, someone from the Renegade Coalition knocked him out and took him, Since you already knew he was Hecken''s offspring, why didn''t you as Ms. Miller to abort?¡±


    Lester shot him a look


    Victor apologized right away. "Sorry, Colonel Lester, I spoke out of turn


    In truth, Lester had thought about that before, but why didn''t he go through with it? Maybe it was because, from the first time heid eyes on her, he couldn''t being himself to bun her.


    Back in the Renegade Coalition, the smallet woke up feeling as it something was missing. His heart felt hollow. They said Herkoen was his father, but nobody told him who his mother was

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    The snakelet didn''t like living this way. When he grew up a little more, he would have to start going to school to learn how to read and write. After that, he''d have to study the Coalition''s culture.


    He only wanted to see his mother


    He ramoff, ignoring the maid''s attempt to stop him, and dashed out of the room. The moment he entered the living room, he bumped into someone and fell backward onto the floor,


    Rubbing his backside, he looked up and saw the face he was most afraid to see.


    "D-Dad"


    Herkom stood there, his expression grim. "Barefent?"


    The maid who had chased him out fell to her knees in fear. "Mr. Herknen, he suddenly ran out, and I... I didn''t have time to put shoes on him." "Take her away


    As soon as Herkoen gave the order, the maid copsed in terror. She didn''t even dare beg for mercy. She knew how ruthless Herkoen was. Begging would only make things worse.


    The snakelet


    I watched as the maid who had cared for him all day was dragged away. He knew she''d be punished, though he wasn''t sure if it would be harsh or mild. "Dad, it''s my fault for running out here. It has nothing to do with her." The snakellet''s small hand tugged on Herkoen''s pant leg-


    Herkoen sighed. This was his first time being a father, and the child was already giving him a headache.


    The skelet was still caught between kindness and cruelty, but the Renegade Coalition had no use for kindness.


    Herken lifted his foot and kicked the snakelet a yard away. "Useless. Didn''t you want to save her? Then show me you have the strength to do it."


    The snakelet was devastated andy on the ground, crying hard. "I only want a mom. Other kids have moms, Only I don''t."


    "That''s weak" Herkoen grabbed him by the cor and lifted him up. "Seems like you still think this ce is that man''s manor, full of kind people?"


    He carried the smaller to the spot where the maid''s punishment was taking ce. She was supposed to be executed by a gunshot, but Herken changed it on a


    "If you can''t leam to grow up, then I''ll teach you." He pulled out a dagger from the wall Holding the snakelet in one arm, he walked toward the maid. The stakeler had no idea what his father was going to do, but he could sense the violent presence around him. It was definitely nothing good. He started to


    The tied-up maid was pinned in ce by Hedoen''s strong psionic power. She wanted to run, "Please, Mr. Wendey, spare..." The maid''s words abruptly stopped. Hunters often liked seeing their prey struggle for nothing, from andety to fear to utter despair.


    but her legs wouldn''t move. She stood there, stiff as a board.


    Herkoen ced the dagger in the snakeler''s hand. Then, he wrapped the child''s small fingers in his ownL


    "Dad, I don''t want to..." The skelet finally understood what was happening. His whole body showed his resistance.


    "Visa Wendy family descendant, blood is the best baptism for you." Right after he spoke, the dagger plunged into the maid''s abdomen.


    Whent pulled it out!


    blood surged forth, sttering all over their hands.


    Herken had chosen his target carefully, so it didn''t hit a vital organ. The maid wouldn''t die ou quickly.


    1. on. Please stop.


    Her screams echoed through the air. The skelet cried out in fear. "Dad, I''ll listen to whatever you say from now on. P However, Herkner didn''t stop


    finished the maid with a single strike


    The snaketained on the spot, and Herkoen tossed him aside. He fin


    "Uvsthing


    "Mr. Wenley, he has only just evolved into a Brastin He''s still so young. He can''t handle this."


    "When I was lils age, I was already killing people. Why is he so delicate? Take him to the military academy."


    The subordinate was stunned. The military academy had an lidant ss where they selected robust children who had just evolved into Beastlin, to train together. The standards were lurth, and lives could be in danger

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    The subordinate immediately dropped to his knees. "Mr. Wenley, this is your only child! chief Wenley won''t agree."


    I can raise my son however I want. He doesn''t get a say. If you say one more word, I''ll throw you in there too."¡ª


    With that, Herkorn tumed and walked away.


    The subordinate looked down at the unconscious snakelet in his arms. He had no choice. He had to send him to the military academy. Otherwise, he''d end up there


    All this time, Daphne had no clue her son was suffering under Helen''s training.


    She only learned that Herkoen''s people had taken the snakelet away, and she felt relieved. She assumed his father wouldn''t mistreat him.


    Now, she was waiting for the second snake egg hatch


    After a busy morning, Lester was desperate to go home and see Daphne. It usually took him five minutes to get home, but he reduced it to three minutes. He sped up even more, arriving in two minutes.


    Residents in the sky recognized the Federation''s flying car and didn''t darein, giving way at once.


    Daphne knew he wasing back. She had gone to the kitchen to cook a few dishes from her home on Earth. She had just finished preparing them when she saw him at the door.


    Lester casually took off his jacket and set it on a chair. Then, he pulled out a chair for her.


    Daphne had done a lot of mental preparation, but seeing Lester''s face made her blush. This was her first real rtionship, so she was nervous.


    "...I made a few dishes from my hometown Please try them," she said.


    "Thank you, honey," Lester said as he picked some up and took a bite.


    Beastlin rately ate cooked food. The moment he tasted the chunk of meat she had prepared, he felt a sense of satisfaction.


    "Honey, this is really good."


    Daphine never thought the usually stone-faced Lester would start addressing her as "honey" in almost every sentence.


    "You can call me by my name," she offered.


    Realizing the might not like being called "honey," Lester hesitated, "How about I call you Daph instead?"


    "Okay," she agreed. Then, she regretted it immediately.


    It seemed normal in this world for someone to call the person they liked "honey," and she felt she was just being outdated.


    They said nothing else for a while. Lester was worried he had made her unhappy, so he tried putting several pieces of food on her te. She looked at him in surprise.


    He though she was shocked because he hadn''t fed her by hand.


    Then, he remembered some tips he had seen online on low to get closer to your partner. One of them was feeding them


    So, he moved to sit beside her saying, "Daph, open your mouth."


    Daphne stated at the piece of food he held up. She was beyond surprised. Was this really the same Lester she knew from before?


    Before they started dating, he was a cold and distant heartthrob. Now, he was more like a clingy boyfriend.


    Sharing this meal made her feel like she was discovering a whole new side of him.


    After they finished eating, there was still some time before Lester had to retums to the Federation. He stayed with Daphne to watch a show.


    The room was filled only with the dialogue from the leads onscreen


    It was the show Daphne had discovered yesterday. She was already five episodes in. It didn''t have anything too explicit, just an asional kiss. She felt it was sate


    to watch with him around.


    While she was fully absorbed in the plot, the female lead suddenly invited the male lead to stay over. She became just as forward as Daphne had beenst night


    Dapline did semember bits and pieces ofst night. She knew she had taken the initiative and said a few things that were quite bold.


    11 felt like the drama on screen captured exactly what had happened to thwnt: "Honey, your waist is so alim."


    All at once, she remembered how Lester had gripped her waistst night to keep her from struggling

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    "Daphine''s Face was full of embarrassinent. Het cheeks kept getting hotter by the second.


    Lester gave a soliugh and pretended not to notice. "Daph, why is your face so red? Is it too hot?"


    ¡°Yes Heel__¡ª_¡ª_abit hot," Daphne answered, flustered. She never noticed the cutting look in his eyes


    "You''re hot? Then what should we do? How about 1 help you take off your outerwear to cool down?"


    "Outerwear"I''m only wearing oneyer of clothing What would my outerwear even be?" the thought...


    Daphne wanted to refuse, but Lester had already pinned both of her wrists with his


    He pressed her down on the couch, raising her aims over her head. Then, he used one hand to caress her cheek.


    "Look how hot you are, Daph." His other hand went for the zipper at the back of her neck,


    Her shoulder strap slipped down in an instant.


    Lester''s heart pounded faster. His breathing humed low and heavy.


    "Daph, Tiove you," he murmured as he leaned in and hissed her.


    Lester used to sneer whenever he saw couples on the street. He especially disliked how they clung to each other. In his mind, they were wasting time, and only by being strong could he give a woman a better life.


    Now, he finally understood how those men felt. Eaming a


    nga sinile from the woman he loved was worth everything.


    Rousing from sleep, Daphne felt the empty space next to her. When she sat up, she realized that Lester was gone


    [Daphne, would you like to use fertility medication to speed up your pregnancy?) "What do you mean by that?" she asked.


    A panel appeared in front of her. It showed aparison between Herkoen and Lester.


    Lester: Psionic strength Rank SSS-, age 2001.


    Herken: Psione strength Bank 555, age 2005.


    (Daphne, the reason you got pregnant with Hecknen''s child so easilyst time is because his psionic strength isn''t the strongest. There was a 10 percent chance of fathering a child. However, Lester''s psionic strength is the strongest, which gives a 0 percent chance of fathering a child.]


    If you use medication, your chances of getting pregnant will increase dramatically.)


    But it says my fertility is o. What if I still can''t get pregnant?"


    Have you forgotten my name?]


    Right, she remembered this system was designed for having a child.


    (I''ve analyzed your current points. You have 1100. After I reorganized the system''s tasks, if you gather a total of 100 million points, you can bring your family back to lite. You can return to the happy life you had before.)


    "What? 100 million points? How many kids would I have to have to reach that number? Are you kidding me? Daphne was shocked and angry.


    Daphne, please calm down. I haven''t finished speaking 1


    "Go an. You''d better give me a convincing reason, or I won''t keep doing tasks. I''d rather die than keep going."


    Points don''t solelye from having children. The system might release tasks at any time. If youplete the within the set timeframe, you''ll get double points.] "That sounds okay, I guess. But 100 million de impossible. That''s way too high." [The on-demand tasks award a lot of points. The minimium is 5,000 points.] "What? At least 5,000 points? Then I might as well just du tasks. Having babies gives so few points. It''s not enough.


    [Well that''s how the higher ups set it. Just consider the on-demand tasks as a bonus to help you finish faster it''s meant to benefit you. I


    "Alright, alright You''re the ones who make the rules"


    Daphne just wanted to see her family again, so she had no choice but to ept. It was good that she could get points faster this

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    "But how long until this snake egg hatches?"


    [That depends on the offspring''s ability. 1


    [but...]


    "Can you just say everything at once?IIII


    [You can exchange for a growth boosting potion in the system marketce. It won''t hurt the offspring, and you can also get a potion to speed up pregnancy. That


    Daphine didn''t n on getting pregnant again right now. One child was taken by his father, and the other one hadn''t even hatched yet. She decided to let nature take its course for the time being


    She used the system marketce to exchange for a growth-boosting potion for her egg. 5


    She bought two vials in total, which cost her 20 points. It made her heart.


    hadn''t fully healed, and now they hurt even more.


    Following the system''s instructions, Daphne carefully got dressed. The bruises left on her body fromst night h After quickly applying some ointment Lester gave her, she went to the incubator where the remaining egg was. She uncorked the vial, opened the incubator, and poured the potion on top of the snake egg-


    When the egg didn''t react, Daphne got nervous. "Are you sure this stuff works? It won''t hurt my child, right?" [Don''t worry, Daphne. This potion is guaranteed to work. Please wait a moment.]


    Daphine wasn''t sure when the snake egg would hatch. She was afraid the snakelet might hatch while she wasn''t there, so she stayed and waited. Finally, about half an hourter, she heard a crack A tiny snake''s head poked through the shell.


    [Congrattions, Daphuse. This offspring is female and has Rank 55 psionic strength. Her fertility is inherited from you, which is Rank 555+, the highest. You get 100 points for a sessful hatch, 500 points for SS psionic strength, and 20,000 points for SSS+ fertility. That''s a total of 20,600 points. Your current total is 21,680,


    1


    shell. She rested on the floor for a moment. She sensed a familiar scent and realized her mother was


    The newbom snake had used a lot of energy to break out of the sh beside her. She happily wanted to climb toward Daphne for a hug, but she was still in the incubator. She couldn''t get out. She lowered her head, disappointed. Daphne noticed that the Little stiske looked a lot like her older son. She felt guilty for a second, Then, she poured the second growth potion on the snakelet She took her out of the incubator. The snake felt cool and slippery in her hand, which made Daphne a little scared. She kept telling herself this was her child. She must not tear her own child.


    She gently ced the little snake on the bed.


    Five minutester, the little snake turned into a toddler. She looked about our year old.


    "MomMoinny," she said.


    Daphne was shocked. She was amazed by how powerful the system''s potion was andly how impressive Beastlin evolutions could be. The child had just tumed into


    a toddler and could already sk That was incredible.


    The little girl looked so cute. Her chubby checks looked like they would be fun to pinch.


    Daphine gave her face a light squeeze.


    first, the little girl didn''t know what this gesture meant. But when she saw her mother pull back with a suite, sheughed. She was so happy that she waved her


    Meanwhile, at the Renegade Coalition''s military academy, the male snakelet sensed a strange feeling in his heart the and his sister were twins and could teel each


    He knew she had sessfully hatched, so he felt happy for her.


    But the second he got distracted, another studentnded a poule blow on him, which seitin sunshine in a wall.


    He was already exhausted, and there were still many opponents waiting. He didn''t want to dierge.


    In the monitoring room, two instructors exchanged nces.


    "Should we go easy on him? He''s our future, after all


    "Mr. Wenley said no mercy. Being nice to him would do me harm than good.''


    Several live-year-olds stepped out of the shadows.


    "you''re just some kid who got in through connections. We''ll sure you


    you out power. You''ll see whether money or strengths matters more.


    "

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    Back at Daphne''s ce, the little girl''s smile looked a lot like hers. Her face was almost a copy of Daphne''s


    Daphne Thought


    shouldn''t keep calling her "little one," so she needed to pick a name.


    She immediately thought of the name "Ellie " It felt like a name filled with life and new beginnings. It symbolized hope and meant she would grow up healthy and


    -Miller," she said. "That sounds good."


    Daphne yed with the little girl "Baby, how about Ellie Miller? Does that sound nice?


    The little girlughed even more sweetly. It seemed she really liked the name


    "Good girl. Ellie"


    Emma entered from outside. She thought she heard a toddler''s voice.


    She was startled when she saw a child on the bed and stood there, too shocked to move


    "Ms. Miller, where did this babye from?"


    "This is my daughter," Daphne said.


    "What?" Emma was shocked. Even if the snake had hatched, it would''ve needed a few more days for evolution. This was too fast.


    Daphne exined, "1 heard some children around here are geniuses who evolve just a few hours after birth. So my baby is probably the most gifted of them all.¡± Emma nodded. "That''s true. Colonel Lester was hot and evolved faster than anyone in Hildi. No child has broken that record yet."


    Suddenly, her eyes lit up. "Ms. Miller, why don''t we report her evolution speed? Then, they can update the Beastlin records. When she grows up, she might get special admission to the military academy-


    Daphne immediately refused. If they looked into it, they might learn Ellie had the Renegade Coalition''s bloodline. Then, Ellie''s life could be in danger. Daphne was curious about the military academy, though


    "Wait. The military academy epts female students too?"


    Emma''s eyes lit up. She had a lot to say on this topic.


    "Ms. Miller, you asked the right person. I know a ton about the military academy."


    "It''s a special school that trains talent for the nation. Even Colonel Lester graduated from there. They have all sorts of pro


    *Starting this year, they also ept females. Before, our empire never had a women''s army, but the exams are strict...


    "I wish I could go, but my psionic strength is too weak." Emma sighed, looking sad.


    "A maid can apply too?" Daphne asked.


    Emma nodded. "Bank S Beastion aremon and considered weaker. Many of them end up working as maids or household statt for wealthy families, some families have strict miles, but Colonel Lester doesn''t restrict anyone,


    "He even told the butler that if anyone wanted to apply to the military academy, they were free to go. He w


    "That sounds right Colonel Lester seems cold, but he''s kind."


    "What are you talking about?" a voice suddenly echoed from the door.


    Both. Dapline and Emina were startled.


    "Why are you back so early?" papline asked.


    Lester took off his coal. Emma, being attentive, took it from him and let the root. won''t stop them."


    "My family said they needed me, and things weren''t too busy at the Federation today, so I took a detour toe check on you."


    He noticed the toddler on the bed. He was shocked


    "Is she... your child-

 Oh No! They’re Salivating Over Me! 30

    pline nodded. "Yes, she evolved soon after hatching. Hermanu Ellie Miller, founils pitetty, doesn''t


    Hedol Lester Instead, she was curious about his cloths


    reached out to him.


    `Unfortunately, he was too far away. Tirertour, all she managed to grasp was thin


    air


    beeing this, Dester stepped forward. He stared at her without saying a word


    Daphne thought Lester didici like Ellie. After all, Ellie was his rival''s child. She was about to change the subject when Ellie raised her hand to touch the badge on Lester''s sleeve and pizgled.


    Just then, Elle tuned her head and saw another badge pinned on Lester''s chest. She tried to reach for it as well.


    "It seems she really likes it *


    Dapluieughed. "She''s just a lidd, She''s probably just attracted to shiny things"


    Well, she seems to lilor the badge a lot, so she can have it," said tester. He took off the badge and ced it in Ellie''s hands,


    "She can''t have the badge. It''s yours." Dane reached for the badge in Ellie''s hands. However, Lester stopped her.


    "Consider it a gift for her first hatching Anniversary,"


    Dapd?r paused. The please "hatching anniversary" caught her attention.


    "Holdum, is itmon diete to give presents to children after they hatch?"


    Dupline realized this was simr to theuman tradition of giving presents to newborn babies. She did not know about this. Now, she understood why the snakeler wanted to leave. Ste halusi given him a pitt nor kept her promise to li l¨¢m,


    He was disappointed twice.


    Lester noticed her mood had changed, but he didn''t know how to react. He had neverforted a female before and didn''t know where to start.


    "You like to cook dishes from your hometown, right? I heard Emu mention that you were missing some ingredients. I''ll have someone buy the ingredientster


    ie alteron and deliver the to you tomoFOW."


    "Really?


    Letter''s offer was a pleasant surprise


    There was no point in being sad about the past. Daphine hade to terms with that. One way or another, she would figure out a way to bring back her child. "Yes, really."


    Lester stayed at her home for a while longer. Some timeter, his assistant came and told him it was time to leave. Only then did Lester say goodbye with great


    a list of ingredients and asked if she needed anything else.


    At that moment, Daphine was in the living room, ying with Ellie. She had nolurd up patenting videos online. The video stated that children who had just evolved should practice trawling tamur often so that they could develop better bnce. That''s all. I don''t need anything else." Hapluse handed list back in the Inter


    post as the butler was abong to leave, 1 ced Elle huddling onto something famis. He imediately became very excited


    "May I ask if that badge is a gitt


    Daphne mudded. She did not understand why the butler seemed so excited.


    The butler said, "You''re verydy! This is the colonel''s family badge. Sering this badge is like meeting the heir of the Waltzan family himself."


    Asu?" Daplme did not realize the badge hl sochlpottaise.


    Her bodies continued to exin, "Yes, the family badge and the belt''s badge are different. The toner is it as powerful as the her''s badge. However, you can still use it tomand soldiers for the Waltzanamily. Ms Miller, you must be very careful with it. Don''t let it tall into the wrong hands"

 Oh No! They’re Salivating Over Me! 31

    "Right, thanks for letting me know. I''ll make sure to take good care of it."


    This was the third time today that Daphne had been surprised


    She now realized that Lester really trusted her. Otherwise, he would not have given her daughter such an important badge


    "Ms. Miller, Luc is back from the vet," said the maid as she carried Lucien inside.


    The butler saw that Daphne was upied, so he dismissed himself.


    A few days ago, Daphne noticed that Luc seemed a bit weak Lucidly, the vet was somewhat experienced and could monitor him. They were also training him to stop randomly bring people.


    When Lucien saw Daphne, he wanted to kill her. This woman was the reason he had to endure all those cruel training sessions.


    Lucien hated the vet. They even sent some stranger to train him. They treated him like just a dog.


    Suddenly, his thoughts were interrupted. He could smell that Daphne was covered in Herkoen''s scent.


    Daphne saw Lucien struggling to leap over furniture. She thought that he was excited to see her after being away for such a long time. So she hurriedly told the


    maid to bring him over.


    "Ellie, this is my dog


    El Do you like him?"


    Ellie stared at Lucien carefully.


    suddenly, Lucien leaped over and bit the hem of Daphne''s trousers. However, he found that she did not react at all. He had forgotten that he was no longer a strong wolf but just a puppy.


    Discouraged, hey on the grou


    he ground. Not only did the colonel injure him badly, but he was also given a sound beating. Lucien wondered when his wounds would heal He wanted to kill Daphne. In fact, he wanted to kill everyone in this manor. This ce had brought him so much shame.


    "Huh? What''s wrong, Luc Dapline didn''t know what was happening. Lucien was running around happily a moment ago, but now, he was lying limp on the floor The maid took a look and said, "Ms Miller, perhaps he liked the vet so much he didn''t want to leave. Maybe we should bring him back"


    Lucien hated the maid''s suggestion


    He got up immediately. To appear like an ordinary puppy, he did something humiliating. Lucien happily stuck his tongue out and wagged his tail.


    Now, the maid wascundused "Perhaps Luc is too tired. Maybe he just needs to lie down on the floor for a while."


    Dapline patted Lucien "Luc, from now on, this little girl is your owner as well. When you grow big, you''ll have to protect her.


    "Oh, I forget to introduce her to you. She''s called Ellie Miller"


    Ellie''sst name confused Lucien She was a member of Renegade Coalition and was part of the Wenley family. So, her name should have been Ellie Wenley. He realized that Dane was truly clueless


    Unfortunately, Lucien''s words were only heard as burts by everyone


    Meanwhile, Lester was taking a sip of his coffee in a coffee shop.


    The sudden under Immus Tamily was very strange. In fact, such an order had never o


    Cintel


    However, lie had no choice but toply.


    After he had arrived at the coller slip, someone was assigned to lead him inside.


    It seemed that the shop was empty. There wasn''t a single customer inside "Colones, this way, please."


    When Lester saw the woman sitting by the window, he immediately knew what


    hits family was nning. He frowned.


    "Ms. Harper, Hie colonel is im


    Lester offered his hand as a slow of politeness "I''master Waltzan "


    The woman replied, "Tutioily Harper.¡±

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    Both of them sat silently. However, Emily kept staring at Lester.


    Lester frowned. "Would you like something to drink, Ms. Harper?"


    Propping her chin on her hand, Emily continued staring at Lester. "I''m happy with whatever you want to order."


    Around Daphne, Lester knew instinctively what to do. After all, he was in love with her. However, he now returned to his usual cold demeanor.


    "Sorry. I already drank something on the way here. Ms. Harper, please go ahead and under something yourself." Lester ced the menu in front of her.


    Ignoting the menu, Emily continued staring at him. "I didn''t want to be here, but I couldn''t disobey my family. However, I''m starting to like you more. Very well, I''ll allow you to be my partner,"


    Lester scoffed. "Unfortunately, I don''t like you at all.


    "You" Emily was angry, but she remembered that Lester couldn''t disobey his family''s orders.


    So, her mood brightened again.


    matters."


    "It doesn''t matter if you don''t like me. I like you, and that''s all that ma


    She left the cate and said to someone, "Tell my family that I''m satisfied with this match,"


    Lester stared at Emily as she left with a sense of determination. He grew concerned.


    From a young age, he had been taught to bring honor to his family. Furthermore, he was taught never to disobey an order. Before today, he had never resisted amand and had followed all of his family''s instructions


    Lester''s assistant gave him a look of concem. He was confused when Lester visited Daphne.


    However, he finally understood after seeing Lester spend so much time in Daphne''s house and leaving with a wrinkled shirt.


    II was not easy for Lester to fall in love. Now, his family was nning an arranged marriage. If the marriage proceeded, Lester would have to split up


    However, Daphne had already marked Lester. Thus, he could not marry anyone else unless Daphne removed her scent.


    Theplicated situation was starting to give the assistant a migraine.


    "Colonel, perhaps you should tell your family about Ms. Miller."


    Lester shot him a look. The assistant immediately fell silent.


    Upon returning to the United Federation, Lester received another message from his family.


    Apparently, Emily had taken a liking to him. The two families were already discussing the details of their marriage. He would have to cooperate if they needed engagement photos.


    Lester switched off


    it his phone and sank into his chair. He was tom between his feelings for Daphne and respect for his family.


    His family had always disappointed Jam with their coldness. However, he was still a Waltzan. He had to make sacrifices for his family.


    the switched on his phone and looked at the photos he had taken of Dapluie while she was sleeping. Some of the photos had been taken automatically by his Robo Assistant


    His photo album was filled with her presence. Just seeing her, even in photos, made him feel in love.


    Meanwhile, at the Waltzan manor, Ellie had fallen asleep after a long ytime. She was a good gut and did not need to be tucked into bed


    Lucienid down beside her.


    Dapline hadn''t wanted Lucien on the bed. She feared his shedding might affect Ellie''s breathing. However, Lucien kept some distance from Ellie, sa Daphne decided to leave him be


    Daphine wondered if Lurie mit evolve into a Beast one day. However,


    mais rejected this lea


    Peuple with psionic stentacul see each other, and the maid couldn''t detect any stole strength in Lucien


    It either meant that Larsen was so powerful that she couldn''t pick up on his


    psionic strength of that he didn''t have any abilities at all The second option made


    the


    Il Latin was powerful, he would''t need training Goung to the vet would be embarrassing for a Beastlin


    Lucien despised his current situation. After all, he was still recovering ti


    from his injurien


    For now, he was called Lucien. He''d ever admits real identity is condition would be a disgrace to the Wolf Tribe. Therefore, no one could ever kuw the truth

 Oh No! They’re Salivating Over Me! 33

    Once Lester returned to the manor, the first thing he did was hug Daphne fightly, 11 felt as if he was about to lose the most important person in his life.


    However, Daphine had no idea why he looked so upset. She patted his back gently "What''s wrong?"


    "Nothing. I just wanted to hold you!


    Emma stood frozen in shock She hadn''t realized Lester and Daphne were so close. After catching a look from the butler, she immediately carried Elle away.


    Lester held Daphne for nearly two minutes before she lightly pushed him away. "Alright, if you keep holding up the food in the microwave, it''s going to burn. I''m going to check on it. It''ll be ready soon.


    Only then did Lester release her. Then, he sankonto the sofa in the living room.


    Lost in his thoughts, he failed to notice the sharp gaze locked onto him from theer of the room.


    Lucien hated Lester with all his being. It was Lester''s fault that he was in this state.


    But he wasn''t about to act recklessly. Even if Lester was distracted, Lucien knew he still wouldn''t stand a chance against him in a fight.


    Just then, Daphne brought out the tray of desserts she had spent an afternoon making. She nudged Lester excitedly to have a taste. "Come on, try it! Let me know what you think,"


    Lester picked up a small cake and took a bite. But all that filled his mind was how to tell her about what happened that afternoon.


    "Well? How is it? is it good?"


    Daphne''s bright, rager eyes made him feel guiltier


    "Daphne, we''ll go to the Marriage Commission tomorrow. I''m going to have your mark removed."


    Daphne instantly understood what he meant. Marking him with her scent was as good as being married. Not many people knew that she had marked him She wondered if this meant that Lester wanted to get a divorce.


    "Why?" Her voice carried the first signs of anger


    "This isn''t funny anymore."


    Lester put down the cake. He had returned to his cold selt. All his tenderness from before was gone.


    "It doesn''t matter how delicious the cake is. You''ll eventually get sick of it.


    Daptine asked, "You''re kidding, right?"


    "My family luas chosen a mate for me. We cannot be together anymore. But don''t worry, I''ll make sure Though his voice remained emotionless, he couldn''t look at her. He was afraid that if he saw the hurt in her eyes, his resolve would waver.


    ne you have enough money to raise your child." For Daphine, the situation was a nightmare. She had fallen in love with such a heartless Beastkin


    "Have you already made up your mind?"


    Someone will pick you up tomorrow morning." With that, Lester turned and leb Daphne felt like she had been drained of all her strength. Her heart was broken Dapline''s original mission was simply to have a child. Once she umted enough points, she could reunite with her family.


    However, after spending the past two days with Lester, she found herself believing they could have a tuture together.


    She had been willing to dy


    childbearing for as long as possible and had truly given him her heart. Yet the end, he was the one rejecting her Lucien, who had been watching from the side, found this absolutely htions. He was thrilled to see her sutter and immediately dashed forward to mock her "You''re so stupid" You''ve just had your feelings yed, luule Serves you right for treating me like a dog. This is your karmal" Lucien backed.


    But in Daphne''s eyes, she Thont Lorien noticed liet sadness and deliberately came toistuar her.


    She carefully scooped Late into her as "Luc, you''re the only one who''s willing to condout me right now?


    Luciensquinimed "Hey! I''m not here to condout you l''an mocking you Look closely!"

 Oh No! They’re Salivating Over Me! 34

    When Lurcen heard Daphne sobbing, he stopped squirming


    He couldn''t believe how stupid Daphne was. She didn''t even fight back after being deceived. At the very least, she should''ve made sure the bastard suffered for


    what he did.


    Bet Daphne only cried for a couple of minutes before pulling herself together. She hugged Lucien close, confiding in him.


    "Lean''t believe I actually tell for a scumbag like that. Still, Lean''t let this bother me. This little setback isn''t going to break me. If he wants a divorce, line! There are plenty of men who want me. I don''t need him."


    she continued. "And don''t worry. When I leave, I won''t abandon you here. From now on, you''re my family. No matter what happens, we''ll always stick together." Lucien sterred. Being part of a family was thest thing he needed. To him, family was nothing but a burden.


    As night fell, Emma watched Daphne pacing around the house. She had no idea what had happened, but it seemed like Daphne had started acting like this ever since Lester left.


    At first, Emma thought Daphne had fallen ill. She was about to call the Robo Doctor, but Daphne stopped her.


    Daphne exhaled deeply as she looked at the neatly packed clothes in her suitcase. She had everything she needed. Now, she just had to decide where to go next. She was ready to line the manor at any time.


    Suddenly, Ellie climbed down from her bed and wrapped her arms tightly around Daphne''s leg "Mommy, are we going somewhere?"


    Daphne picked her up and held her dose. "From now on, Mommy will take good care of you. I love you a lot."


    "I love you too, Mommy.


    Luren scoffed at how sentimental they were.


    At the fast light of dawn, Daphine was already up and getting ready.


    She was never one for borate styling Most days, she simply tied her hair up


    But today, she deliberately wore a bunch of expensive jewelry, which were all gifted by Lester


    He had taken everything from her. In the end, she could not evenplete her mission.


    She wouldn''t let those jewels go to waste. However, she knew they weren''t sufficientpensation.


    She stood waiting for a long time before someone finally informed her that it was time to go. Following a tall soldier, she saw a flying car parked outside. The moment Lester saw her, he was stunned by her beauty.


    was used


    1. DO.


    She was different today, nothing like the gentle and demure woman he was


    Her fiery red gown showed off her graceful figure. Under the sunlight, her skin seemed to glow brightly. Even the glittering jewels she wore paled inparison to her radiance.


    ite was so dazed that he didn''t notice her approaching at all.


    By the time he came to Ids senses, Daphine had already gotten into the cal


    casually licked her har over her shoulder ¡°You look tired. Did you not get enough glee


    "Yeah." Desterforced down lus emotings and turned toward the cockpit.


    Daphne briefly felt a pang of disappointment. However, she quicklyposed herself and settled into the seat.


    The Dying sad was as big as a studio apartment. It had all the facilities anyone cauld need.


    she was boted, so she poured herself a cup of coffee. Then, she idly checked the bnce in her bank o¨ªM


    She hadn''t expectedser smuch¡ªjust thettle bit of money she had managed to save up


    However, she had not expected Lester to transier 10 billion dors to hej ounttest night=


    elew that the gith were won alot, but all


    For a moment, she waspletelysimmed bu


    dors was chair. She had never had this dry in her ount before he quickly tralized that this was what she deserved.


    With this money, she no longer had to worry about finding a good-looking man.


    She could use his money to get jumpi he wanted. The bra sounded purity satisfying.


    Befour lung, the tying cat anticed that they had antved at their destination. They stepped out toward the Manage Commission building


    ppened next was entirely predictable,

 Oh No! They’re Salivating Over Me! 35

    The director of the Marriage Commission prisonally watted at the entrance supon receiving news of Lesterxarrival. The moment Lester''s flying canded, b hmied forward to prent him.


    *Colonel, mac Task what brings you here today? Whatever it is, we will do everything our power to assid.


    Lester looked at his briefly before striding inside. "Hensaver a temale''s markott of


    in


    "What?" The director was stummed. He had never heard of the colonel getting married or even showing Interest in a female. But, of course, this wasn''t something he had the authority to question.


    without hesitation, he personally led Lester to his office. Meanwhile, Daphne was taken to another, much smaller office-most likely a secretary''s workspace. Since she hade with Lester, making her wall mutside in the main hall would have been inappropriate.


    "Miss, please signthis agreement." The secretary ced an electronic screen in front of Daphne.


    She nced over it quickly. It was a standard agreement stating that the female voluntarily agreed to have the scent mark removed, Below, apensation list was clearlyid out, and the firul danse emphasized that she would not pursue any fumber contact.


    Daphne let out a coldugh. She swore that from now on, they would be nothing more than strangers.


    Without hesitation, she picked up the digital pen and signed her name. The secretary then handed her a physical copy that was identical to the digital one for record


    keeping purposes.


    Once both versions were signed, the secretary assured h


    I her that thepensation funds would be transferred to her ount within two hours. Daphne nodded with satisfaction. At least Lester wasn''t stingy. There was entpensation both privately and officially. However, she was curious h actually be deposited.


    how m


    much would


    As Daphne turned to leave, the secretary called out to her.


    "Miss, aren''t you leaving with the colonel?


    There''s no need."


    star walked away without looking back


    She lud never truly belonged here. If anyone was least suited to emotional attachments, it was her. Now that everything was over, she would let everything stay in


    Daphine tullowed the road signs toward the nearest public transit station. Her striking appearance drew the attention of many passersby, both men and women, whn ruurd for a second nce at her.


    In the past, she had always left with Lester. Their was ever a need to worry about directions or logistics, But now that she was alone, even know the way home


    Abant warth spread across her leti shoulder.


    she rei?embered noticing an eagle-shaped mark there once, after a bath. That was when she bad understood that it was Lester''s mark


    Two ounutester, the warmth faded just like that, Daphne and Lester had no more ties with each other. Wien Lester exiled the otike and Irated that Dapluie had already left, he tolt a dull belie in his cheat But these wasn''t any ordre. With that, be left without another word.


    Meanwhile, Daphne followed the dips back to the manor. The soldiers recognized her and allowed per inv


    in without question


    she realized that she didn''t


    the way, she had altraily feest op sental listings. Housing prices in Hildi went too


    expensive, dad she had found a ce that suites her


    ached tworge wil


    "Ma Miller, why are you packing your things!


    "I''m leaving Tale rate of yourself doom now un


    Heating Hus, Linsane apler was the kids tess she had ever seved


    Dad mumething happen between you and the calcit Maple you could talk to him


    and work things out? Please don''t leave. I can''t beat to see you go."

 Oh No! They’re Salivating Over Me! 36

    After spending the past few stars with Taphone, Tamma hade to understa


    observing balli ttaphne and testes, kinuwa yealized that they were


    would always be thun in her choice


    g?idly studdunia. It was obvious that theyhad a belt, and


    cance Daphne''s mind, she could only ballp move the fontage andside


    Papboe bell 1 llie''s hand fisher fell and gipped Lucie''s leash in her sight. Shendkanest nce at the ce she had called home for nearly two mentiis. Now that she was heaving, a part of het wooddie''t help but feel sentimental


    Lester had just mited at the Vatel Federation when he received a message from Temmmediately, be essed the matter''s sunveince fred and saw Pone leaving, willi


    Bajdon was stopped betere she would leave:


    Without hesitation, he called the soldiers at the pate


    Someone will tr you to inspect the new house.


    Ms. Miller, the colonel hos already atumped a residence for you. Please pet is ther Baphie scoffed intensally-ti telt as if Desten was reluctant to let let go, she wasn''t going to be another ything to him. Her pride wouldn''t allow it


    There was no way she would tentain entanglesh with saineone who already had anodicmate.


    Then repetion was Tum. "No need. I don''t want it."


    The solifiers hesitated. They had no choice but toy her response totester


    Lester realized that she was not just tejecting the wise, she was also orjecting him.


    Then there wasna reason ton has to hold onto her ane lompen


    Finally, the soldiers let Baplitar pass


    After saying ber timal goodbyes to Limits and the butler, she got into the taxi she had haled earlier.


    The Waltaris manor was located in a quiet, rensole atca, it was not in the bustling heart of the city.


    But Daphne wanted to understand this intersterpte better. And after leaving the Mariage Commission, she save that her ount had been credited with an


    without hesitation, he decided to settle in the busiest, most central district of the city.


    bernabe astived at the entrance of a busty besidentialplex, the real estate agent was altrady waiting


    Tary exchanges pleasantries before heading up to the orth floor. Daphine had sleliberately chosen this foot. It wasn''t for ale practical teason but


    Their were no natural disasters here, so conces like typhoons were inelevant. From leie, she could overlook the entine


    simply because


    cagent exined everything thoningly, including both advantages and disadvantages, assuring Daphne about renting the ce, The owner had only just finished renovations, and this was the first thar the myt was being touted out. Forsenseone with her level of cleanliness, this was ideal After finalizing the paperwork and signing the lease, Daplne stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing over tildi.


    Leyes no longer held the incence at a young girl instead, they were filled will decisiveness


    condd no longer ce here in the hauls of a beastlin. After all, they weren''t the same species sooner orter, she would have to leave


    hild treat everything here as nothing more than a fleeting dream


    watcleed Elle ying with Lucien Allsough i ucien maint fat settled, she tuned her attention to unpacking her luggMDY


    asshe opened


    This usual aloof demeanor, he didn''t han


    illie, b veassured her


    Pangrattions, Daphine Vane carrying an Alpha said, tully giving binh will Dagilise was shocked to find herself pregnant blue didn''t want to y the dice "piegiami runaway" trupe


    than you bomu points. I She lien exactly who then tablet was, but she lead post divorced Crater


    The systemsstated beloje implying


    estei possesses anextremely high psionic strength. Tha child will likely it it. it you keep the stuld, you will receive an even greater number of bonus pointu. ?


    Attestervestate, Paphne had the hensekeepers and the maids to take care at


    everyt


    now that she had moved to the city, she had to handle everything on


    After taking a shoot rest, she startestingus king she neatly arrange he''s small clothes and tableware before setting up Lucien''s dog food and supplies.


    ngely enough, despite being a dog, Lucien hosed to eat regs dog food fostead, be preferred the meals Daphine cooked


    He was still in the early stages of her evolution, so she needed to be taught everything from scratch. Sometimes, while Daphne was busy, she would feel Fillie''s pape fived ein her, strulying bec every move


    Tomunately, Tihe was a Lost learner. Simple things only needed to be taught once, and for moreplicated matters, two lessons were enough. This saved Daphine


    Posting the first night the new home, Papae held lie in het as and fell asleep in the master bedroom.


    The apartmeist had excellent soundprootime, and the noise of the outside world waspletely blocked out. It didn''t take long before Ellie dritted into a deep


    Meanwhile, back at the matot, Lestery in bed, unable to sleep as he stared at the ceiling


    Trety time he closed his eyes, Daphne''s smile appeared in his ital. It was driving bin insane.


    bed she had once sle


    thable to beat it any longer, he got up and walked toward the team where she used to stay. He pushed open the door andy down on the b


    The room reinaitsed as spotless as it had been whenshe test arrived.


    Everything was either takeaway by her or discarded she hadn''t lett a single thing behind for him.


    That bei Lannt scent stillingered as the sheets, whichcalined Lester''s restless spitit.


    Tunath, he fell asleep


    The night was prime time for criminals.


    ? Linen, who had been quietly replenishing his psione strength, was still awal. As a nochmal creature, he didn''t have to sleep at night. suddenly, hii sharp senses detected something unusual outside.


    With gorat elton, he used his tau shot legs to climb onto the windowsill. Pecting down, he saw a dark figure scaling the pipes around the 20th floor by the time the tige reached the sath root, it was clear that this intruder was targeting them.


    Wirbout hesitation, Lucien slipped back into his dog bed, pretending to be asleep.


    nomtientster, a sousting sound came from the window.


    The dark figure carefully pried it open and slipped inside..


    Lucien''s eyes adjusted stantly to the darkness. He saw the intruder''s face clearly,


    It was the real estate agent to earlier that day.


    Apparently, this man had a side bustle. A real estate agent by day and a barr by night.


    This apartmentplex was full of wealthy residents. Loung a few valuables here and there wouldn''t be a big deal for most of them. Some might not even


    member they owned those


    The agent rummaged through the living room but found nothing of value. Feeling frustrated, hengered under lus breath, "Damit sat there a single valuable


    Then, lus nye locked ont


    Conto the master bedroom. He could hear the steady, even breathing inside.


    Lucien ununediately sensed his inten


    Hi? even snapped open, glowing faintly in the dark.


    Rank 3, inattis tively picked up ons presence. He nced over and spotted a


    sinali


    just an ordinary animal so, without a seven thought, he reached into his pocket


    and tossed a small piece of medi to Listen


    He couldn''t believe the agent was freaking him like a regr dug...


    He didn''t even pred to use this padomde st


    to know that the meat wasyed with something

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    & Thicker of excitement crossed the intruder''s face as he crept towards Daphne. He nned to remove the device from her wrist.


    Boenly, Daphn¨¦s¨¦ves snapped open, startling the agent.


    She licked bimanow, and with a swilt motion, she switched on the bedroom light. The bright re revealed the familiar face of the agent from earlier that day.


    The agent let out an axlovardugh. "Sorry, I remembered that I left something here earlier. I didn''t want to bother you, so I let myself in. I was just about to leave "Stop it right there,manded Daphne. "What exactly did you lose?


    The agent stammered, usable to coine up with an answer.


    "sil von keys? I was cleaning up today, and I noticed an extra set of keys."


    "Come with me," Daphne said as she led his toward the kitchen.


    As they passed though the dimly lit living room, she cast an extra nce at Lucien.


    It seemed like the dog wasn''t raised in vain. He was worried about her.


    The living room was dark, so the agent was unaware of Daphine''s actions,


    Upon maching the kitchen, Daphne opened a cab. "I''ve put the extrays in here somewhere. Hold on,"


    She bent down and maged inside. The agent saw that she couldn''t find it, so he pretended to help her out. Just as he leaned down, Daphne grabbed a handful of ground pepper and flung it straight into his face.


    You want to rob me? Not today.


    Daphine threw a series of punches and kicks, knocking the agent unconscious


    Then, she immediately called the police on her phone.


    A sati, sleepy voice came from behind.


    swiftly shielded lie''s eyes and picked her up.


    Daphne was worried that till might be frightened by the scene, so she swi


    "Don''t look, Ellie The bad guy in there is tou ugly."


    "y, Mommy I''m right, aren''t? I told you someone''s outside."


    Then, you''re right. You''re the smart


    Dupline remembered that she had been sleeping soundly when she was


    suddenly shaken awake by Ellie. She told Daphne that someone was outside. At that time, Daphine dismissed it. She assumed Ellie had a dream and mistook it for reality


    but the moment she heard the lock tuming, she low Ellie was right.


    fourther, Ellie''s eyesnded on Lucien, who was still tied up


    she burst outughing


    "Monomy, what''s Like doing


    It seemed like Daphne hadpletely forgotten about him.


    mediately.


    Lumen lead beenthed up by amere Hank Sman, she was furious. He stored in thechen and kicked the conscious intruder several times. Then, le alunk back to his bed, too embarrassed to show hostace.


    The


    police and swatily Atting these, they insediately


    attested the intruder.


    Hut Dane was equised to go to the station to file a repost


    font like that, fer turen tter moving was tuned.


    She didn''t want to leave Ellie alone atte, so she asked the others to permission betul bunging File dong


    As slir man about to leave, Luden lugged at hier parts


    Daghes was surprised at how Lucien worried about ber. She swore that in the true, she would buy binata meat with every teal such a protective dog was hard waloud bang, the doo


    door mmed shut. Lucien grew increasingly many


    Bversiterlelud card consciousness, he had lived within the Wenegade Coalition


    We might not kauw much about how the police four operated in Hubli, but he was


    well awar of how the Renegade Coalition''s poltre dame


    Hure were nothing more than a pack of orimirule


    They did not stand for justice.

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    Lucien''s mission was to bring back both snake eggs to the engade Coalition


    One was still missing is. He couldn''t let the child be harmed, so he had to go after them.


    And to make things clear, it wasn''t because of Daphine that he wanted to go ont. It was all for the sake of the child.


    But no matter how hand he scratched at the door, she couldn''t bear him anymate


    Lucien had no choice but to think of another way.


    Hestnggled as he pushed open the window. He was just in time to see the police car driving awan.


    To catch up with them, Lucien jumped from the 66th floor without hesitation.


    His small body plummeted rapidhe. Just a few.feet before hitting the ground, his body fully recovered.


    Originally, his Rank 55 psionic strength was already on the verge of advancing. After experiencing this life-threatening moment, he finally broke through to Rank


    In an instant, a dark blur shot upward, slicing through the sky.


    Lucien looked down at the Beastkin below. They now looked as small as ants. He clenched his fists,


    So this is the speed of Rank 555?"


    His heart surged with excitement.


    in a sh, be appeared above the police car, effortlessly matching its speed.


    The vehicle sped through the streets, sirens walling.


    Lucien followed silently, his silhouette blending into the night.


    He railed along until they arrived at the police station. Despite evolving into a Rank 555 Beastkin, the police station still had methods to detect his presence With his special status, he couldn''t just barge in. However, he could still hear what was going on inside.


    At that moment, Daphne was sitting in a female police officer''s office. The officer poured two cups of hot tea, and upon seeing Ellie in Daphine''s arms, she smiled


    warmly.


    "I have a daughter too. She''s just as cute as yours."


    This was Daphne''s first time being in a feastkin police station, so she had been on edge since she arrived.

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    But hearing these words made her rx a little.


    the must be beautiful, just like you."


    The officer chuckled and then sat down to continue the conversation


    They chatted briefly, and Daphne leamed that she only needed to give a statement about the night''s events. Once that was done, she''d be free to go.


    If sur didn''t have a dde, the police could even mange for a patrol car to take her hours,


    This reassurance eased her nevesturther. The officers here seemed fair and just.


    but before their conversation went on for long, a male officer who had just resumed from duty approached her


    "Ms. Miller, pleasee with me to the interrogation room."


    Dapline was taken aback. She didn''t understand why she was being Interngated. She Turned to the officer beside her.


    "Don''t worry. They just want to ask for more details about the incident. The room is cold, so you can leave your daughter here with me. I''lltale good care of her."


    Considering that this was a police station and the leinale officer seemed so kind, Daphne felt it would be sale to leave Ellie there.


    She gave Ellie a few instructions betur following the male officer into the interrogation room.


    To be surprise, the agent was already ther


    "Ms. Miller, don''t be nervous. We just need to rify some details *


    Duplne nodded,


    "ording to this gentleman, you are a tenant who recently agreed to rent an apartment from him. Eadier today, you showed the unit and decided to inave in


    "Later that siglu, he found that his keys had been left bnd. But it turned out that you''d unexpectedly moved in right away. He believes this is all just a


    minderstanding. Do you agree with his statement?"


    Fo?a mmoinent, Daphne thouglu that she had mishrand


    "No, that''s not what happened at all. He banke into my house to steal something, and I caught himed-handed."


    The agend fmmmediately rted, "That''s not true. My belongings are in your home, so I suspect that you stole the key from my bag during the day and that you''re nning to mowe inwilliout paying"


    jet someone so shameless.


    Daphine was harious she had never met someone so


    "I''ve already palid for the ce this moming Can you at least be reasonable


    "Who knows what you''re thinking? Anyway, I refuse to admit to any wrongdoing. I want there to steal anything. Besider, who moves in on the same day they


    have a viewing?"


    The agent continued, "The officers said you were flustered and had all your belongings with you when you came here. I suspect you''re a fugitive or even a criminal from another country. I''m requesting a full investigation.¡±

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    With the rising tensions between nations, the mere mention of "foreign criminals" was enough to raise rms,


    Ms. Miller, please show your II. The male police officer then pulled out his phone. "just tap yours against mine, and your information will upload automatically.


    "Uh Daphne hesitated. She didn''t exist in Hildi-not on paper, anyway.


    §±


    Lenko had helped her register the device, itially, he used a housemaid''s identity, butter, for convenience, he changed it to Britney''s the nanny who had looked after her. But Britney had already passed away.


    Since Daphne was using a deceased person''s identity, she''d immediately be gged as awbreaker.


    Noticing her hesitation, the real estate agent, Hector Cross, assumed his suspicion was tight.


    He said, "Officer, hurry up and arrest her. She didn''t even dare show her ID. You''ve checked have an offspring. That child is probably from a trafficking ring. You need to investigate her." He was desperate to use Daphne and divert attention from his own theft, but his eagerness only made him seem more suspicious.


    mine-


    "That''s enough!" one of the officers snapped. "We''ll be the ones to decide if she''s a criminal."


    "Understood, officer "


    Once Hector stopped talking, the officer tumed his attention backto Daphne.


    I''m a Hildi cit


    citizen Just look at her she''s way too young to


    "Ms. Miller, is there a reason you''re notplying? Are you or your parents military personnel? It it''s inconvenient to show your ID in front of others, we can clear the area if you need privacy."


    Hector froze at the mention of military personnel. He silently prayed that wasn''t the case.


    Daphne wondered-did her military ex-boyfriend count?


    Before she could respond, the officer snapped silver handcuffs onto Hector''s wrists and escorted him away.


    "Ms. Miller, there''s no one else here now. You can show us your ID, right?" He paused before adding, "Or are you a fugitive?-


    Both officer had their right hands resting under the table, ready to draw their weapons if necessary.


    Daphne had no choice but to extend her right hand, where the phone was strapped to her wrist,


    Once she tapped it with the officer''s phone, his expression darkened as he read the Information on the screen.


    "Ms. Miller, where exactly are you from? Why are you using a deceased person''s identity to register as a Hildian citizen?"


    So, the truth was out. Daphne sighed and wasn''t sure how to exin her situation.


    Under the officer''s persistent questioning, she had no choice but to admit that she had no identity. She had never had one, not since the day she was bor


    She wasn''t lying. If they could dig up any record of her existence in Hildi before she turned 18, they were better than she thought.


    The officers had no choice but to escte the


    she spent the rest of the night in the police station''s interrogation room. Several people came in to question her, but her answers remained the same.


    Meanwhile, Lester had just arrived in the United Federation when he received a report person''s details. There was no record of her, leading to suspicions that she might be a foreign spy of a criminal.


    -an anidentified woman had registered a Hildian identity using a deceased The United Federation, an international body formed by officials from multiple nations, handled cross-border aftales. Naturally, the case was handed to Lester. He dicked on Victor''s suspicious person" message on theputer screCIL When Lester saw the name "Dapline Miller," his predator-like eyes narrowed sharply. How did she tumout to be the unidentified woman?

 Oh No! They’re Salivating Over Me! 41

    Daphne couldn''t help but worry about Ellie. She wasn''t sure it her daughter was alone or if the female officer was still with her.


    For some reason, a male officer had brought her breakfast-milk and sandwiches. She seized the opportunity to ask about Ellie and was relieved to hear that the female officer fromst night was still with her daughter..


    After a quick breakfast, the male officer came to inform Daphne that she could leave.


    She was shocked.


    That was it? They weren''t going to check her identity again?


    Daphne immediately went to find Ellie and was relieved to see her sleeping soundly in the female officer''s arms.


    As the officer handed Ellie over, she praised her repeatedly-how well-behaved and sweet she was,


    ording to the male officer, Hector had already been convicted of theft, and several witnesses were testifying against him.


    Theft was one thing, but weren''t they supposed to be more thorough when verifying her identity? They had even suspected she might be a foreign spy, yet now they were letting her go?


    Then, she saw the signature on the paperwork-Lester Waltzan.


    Herposure slipped. It dawned on her that he had settled this for her.


    Daphne looked around but saw no sign of him.


    How embarrassing. She had walked away so decisively, yet when trouble came locking, it was her ex-boyfriend who had to step in. It nothing else, at least he wasn''t there to see her like that.


    "Ms. Miller, your identity has been verified," the officer said: "Due to a management oversight, your identification code wasn''t issued on time. You''ll receive it via text within two hours. Please ensure your name is properly validated from now on."


    Got it. Thank you."


    With Ellie in her arms, Daphne finally left the police station. Her day had been an emotional rollercoaster.


    s, the was still indebted to Lester.


    Lucien returned home before traphne and transformed back into as "puppy" tom to avoid raising suspicion.


    Right before she reached home, Daphne received the identification code. Following the instructions, she sessfully reced the deceased Britney''s identity with her DWTL


    The screen disyed her new information.


    Name: Daphne Miller


    Race. Apelin


    Age: 500


    It must have been a hassle for Lester to arrange this. Apekin looked almost indistinguishable from humans. As for their age, she had heard that Beastkin weren''t considered adults until they reached 500.


    The moment she opened the door, she found Lucien curled up in his bed, fast asleep. Tig ungrateful mutt-how could he still be sleeping?


    Ellie had been fed soms nutritional supplements at the station. After a


    restlessnight, she quickly darted off once they got home.


    As for Lucien... Dapline caught him staring at her with those iful eyes, She immediately added a few more scoops of dog food to his bowl. "Thanks for guarding the houpest night. Eat up and recharge."


    Luden thought to himself, "I don''t even like dog food... but the treats you make are pretty good. Give me some of those."


    To Daphne, he was just barking, she had no idea what he wanted until he started pawing at the kitchen door.


    That was when she remembered while making Ellie''s baby food, Dapline had tumed some leftover scraps into deg treats.

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    "You little glutton. Fine. I''ll give you some, but you have to stop being picky about only eating the good stuff," Daphne said.


    After taking care of everything at home, she finally had time to think about her own situation.


    She stood in front of a full-length mirror, ced a hand on her belly, and gently stroked it. There was a life growing inside her, and she had meant to get rid of it. Daphne had left him decisively, so why did Lester stille back to help her? Why couldn''t he just pretend they had never met?


    If he had, she could have steeled herself to go through with the abortion. But instead, it had to stir that soft spot deep in her heart.


    Alone in a foreignnd with no friends, Lester was the only person Daphne knew. When the police suspected her, she had thought she was done for. But Lester had stepped in and resolved it for her. Now, she was tom


    Lucieny in his dog bed and noticed her hesitant expression. He couldn''t figure out what she was thinking until his gaze fell on her hand.


    Herbelly? Could it be....


    If he could help the Renegade Coalition eliminate Lester''s child, that would be a major contribution. With that thought, he bolted from his bed and wreaked havoc


    on the room


    By the time Daphne supped out from her daze, Lucien had already tumed the living room into a mess. Dog food was scattered everywhere, the water bowl was knocked over, his bed was ripped apart, and the couch wasn''t spared either.


    All she could think was that he was currently attacking her pillow.


    "Luc, stop it! This is a rented apartment. You can''t chew the pillows," she shouted.


    sly as he weaved


    With a sharp rip, the pillow split in two. As Lucien turned his sights on the couch, Daphne grabbed a broom and swung at him. He dodged effortlessly around her while she struggled to keep up.


    Seeing the defiant look on his face, she pretended to stand up. But as soon as she was halfway up, her vision went ck, and she nearly passed out.


    Daphne rested on the couch for a while, and Lucien seemed to sense her exhaustion and finally stopped causing trouble.


    She already had her hands full with just a dog and a toddler. If she had more kids, she''d never catch a break. Besides, her body didn''t seem suited for pregnancy- even the slightest exertion and she''d falur.


    Now that Daphine had legal status, she could finally go to a hospital for a check- up. As long as she avoided a full-body exam, there was no risk of anyone discovering she was a human. After all, her vitals closely matched those of the Apekins.


    After cesting all morning, she left Ellie at home and went to the hospital alone in the afternoon.


    She was afraid to go to the Hildi Beastkin Hospital. It was owned by the Waltzan family, and any record of her visit would inevitably reach Lester, Then, he''d find out she was pregnant with his child.


    So, she went to the Silvervale Hospital Instead.


    Hildi had four hospitals,


    Beastin Hospital for the nobles, Salvervale Hospital for middle-ss families, and Harborline Hospital for the general public.


    Although all thine hospitals provided the same level of care, the cost of treatment aceastin Hospital was far beyond what ordinary families could afford,


    The fourth was the Royal Hospital, which was exclusive to the royal family. Unless granted permission by the emperor, even officials were not allowed to seek treatment there freely. The royal family''s health status was strictly confidential and could ever be disclosed


    Daphine took a flying car to salvervale Hospital and registered at the obstetrics department. She had an ultrasound to check on the baby, but it was still too early to tell how many bables she was carrying


    The doctor, Sylvie Marlowe, suspected Dane''s dizziness came from overexertion during the move, and her pregnancy wasn''t very stable.


    Daphne was prescribed medication to talu regrly. Before leaving, she asked Sylvie II she could have an abortion


    "Yes," Sylvie replied.


    Dapline felt relieved that her pregnancy was still in its early stages, so she had time to reconsider.


    Among Beastki, an unstable pregnancy often led to termination. They believed that weak offspring would struggle to survive, Lace ridicule, and be looked down upon by others. Only strong and healthy ones were respected and considered desirable mutes, regardless of gender


    Upon seeing the frail and underweight Dupline, Sylvie couldn''t help but feel sympathy. It seemed that her poor family conditions had likely caused malnutrition, and at such a young age to be pregnant-how unfortunate.

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    Daphne had just left the hospital with herb results.


    Sylvie came running after her but failed to catch up. Without wasting a second, she headed straight for the hospital director''s office.


    "Dr Adler! Dr. Adler!"


    The door suddenly swung open and startled the director, Renwick Adler, who had been drinking tex


    "Do you always have to be in such a hurry?" he grumbled. "You nearly gave me a heart attack"


    Sylvie pped theb results onto his desk. "There''s something unusual about this patient''sb result."


    He slowly set his teacup down. "What''s so unusual? You''ve said that a hundred times before."


    "Just read it, and you''ll understand what I mean."


    Renwick hadn''t thought much of it at first since Sylvie had a habit of overreacting. But when he reviewed theb results, hisposure slipped. He put on his sses and studied the report for a long time, yet he still couldn''t make sense of


    it


    No matter how he looked at it, something wasn''t right. But to prevent unrest within the hospital, he had no choice but to pretend that nothing was wrong. Taking off his sses, he said casually, "There''s nothing unusual here."


    Sylvie looked baffled. "But this clearly


    were just as strange. The interster empire is vast, so there are bound to


    He interrupted, "Didn''t the ER treat an injured Apekinst time? Some of their readings were just a be a few anomalies."


    "But Dr. Adler-


    Renwick interjected again, "That''s enough. I''ll take another look. If I find anything truly concerning, I''ll call you."


    He nced at the clock on the wall before continuing, "You''re still on duty, and plenty of patients are waiting. Get back to work"


    Sylvie had no choice but to leave.


    Once alone, Renwickimmediately put his sses back on and reviewed theb results again. The blood type seemed odd or even incorrect, although it appeared to be urate at first nce.


    He picked up the phone and made a call the line rang for a long time before it was finally answered.


    Berwick didn''t hold back when he spoke. "Well, has being the director of Beastlin Hospital for so long made you look down on us?"


    A deep chudde came from the other end, "Sorry, old buddy. I just returned from a meeting. What''s so urgent that you''re calling at this hour? Do you need help with somethingplicated?


    The man on the other end was Bryan, the director of Beastkin Hospital, who had personally conducted Daphne''s


    ne''s medical examination.


    "You know me best," Renwick said. ¡°I''m sending over a fewb results. Take a look" He tapped the screen to forward the tiles.


    He continued, "This report doesn''t inalur pense. I can''t tell what''s wrong, but the blood type in particr-something''s off. The Blood Sampling Robo couldn''t determine it, and those machines have the entire interster empire''s blond database."


    Bryan immediately looked at the blood type section. When he saw the two dashes-inconclusive-his brow furrowed.


    But then be spotted the patient''s name, and everything fell into ce. She was Lester''s young ward. That exined it-there were no pure human blood types in the interster empire.


    Bryan''s eyes moved down to the following line. When he saw the word "pregnant," his hand trembled


    This. This couldn''t be Lester''s child, right? Should he tell him about it?


    He immediately picked up the phone. "I need to ask you something. Did shee alone for the test?"


    Renwick wasn''t sure either, so he quickly called Sylvie to contin..


    Bryan leamed that Daphane hade alone, with no one apanying her.


    That meant Lester might not know about her pregnancy.

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    about her pregnancy.


    Bryandelt that something wasn''t


    adding op


    Daphne was staying at Lester''s manor. It she left, she would have reported to him first. Did he already know about her pregnancy and simply let her choose any hospital for the checkup?


    But seriously, what was he thinking? Her identity was far too sensitive. If anyone found out she was human, she''d be in danger. The people who studied ancient divilizations would be all over this.


    Bryan said, "This matter is ssified and can''t be discussed publicly. Just cover it up with the people below you.


    Renwick scoffed. "You still don''t trust me, huls?"


    bo malfunctions?"


    "This isn''t something I can decide. I can''t say anything, and what it your Robo


    "That''s impossible." Berwickshot back


    "Fine. You''re right. My next meeting''s about to start, so I''ll have to go now."


    Bryan ended the call. He had made up the second meeting on the spot.


    Deep down, he was still debating whether he should call Lester to confirm it. After all, this was an important matter.


    Bryan thought maybe he''d find a chance after work to bring it up indirectly,


    when Daphne returned home, she copsed on the couch and stand nkly at the ceiling. She felt lost and unsure if the decision she was about to make was the right one. Given her situation, keeping the baby didn''t seem like an option.


    Just then, the system popped up again.


    Daphne, due to your tank 555+ fertility and unique physique, the offspring''s psionic strength will certainly be strong. You should keep it-it''ll help you eam points falecto rive your parents.]


    are you going to raise it?" she snapped.


    The system fell silent.


    Bapline stopped hesitating. If she didn''t act soon, the baby would be bom before


    she knew it. So, through Silvervale Hospital''s official website.


    Better to make the decision and move on rather than linger in indecision.


    she went ahead and scheduled the abortion for the next day


    Lucien, curled up in his bed, shed a victoriousmile. If he didn''t push her a little, she''d never understand how tough life could be Although he could now tum to his Beastin form, he''d been ordered to stay undercover after delivering the message to the coalition that moming He''den warning to leave for a while. Every day, he was treated like a pet-forced to obey, fed whatever they gave him, and stripped of all dignity


    As the same time, Herken also received the news. When he leaned the second sinske egg had hatched ahead of schedule, he began making ns to take the child


    Richard nad the same idea. His grandson already possessed extraordinary psionic strength. In recent training, his abilities had stood out, and Richard had been closely watching his progress.


    The Reorgade Coalition''s tule had never looked better. If his p thear enemies, expand their remitory, and dominate the Rose Star Gxy,


    granddaughter possessed the same tonic strength, theit rise would be unstoppable. They''d crush


    Getting his granddaughter out of Lester''s manor would have been nearly


    impossible. But now that she was in the city with many coalition members lurking around, all in would take in a singlemand, and the mission would be aplished.


    Meanwhile, Daphnell had no idea that had already set his sights on Elite


    After spending the night in Dupline''s old room, Lester felt as if any of her presence had beenpletely overshadowed by his own scent.


    With no one he was eager to see at the inator, he didn''t rush to return home intact he even telt a strange reluctance to do so. Instead, he slipped back into his old Juutine and spent most of his time in the United Federation


    Just then, his pliang. To his surprise, it was from the beastlin Hospital.


    Lester thought of Daphne again before he even ialized it, he''d atrady answered the phone


    Deyan asked tactfully, "Colonel Lester, how is Ms. Miller doingtely? Does she need toe in for a checkup?¡±

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    The mention of Daphne''s name made Lester frown. He had tried so hard to forget her and even resisted the urge to see her when he had to sign papers at the police


    "She has nothing to do with me. You can contact her directly," he said before hanging up


    Bryan was sure the rwn had gotten into an argument. But with Lester around, she was likely not in danger.


    After hanging up, Lester felt like all his energy had been sucked out of him. He finally realized that falling in love was easy, but trying to forget them was much "Daphine, what am I supposed to do? I can''t forget you?" he muttered.


    Lester happened to nce at the badge lying on the desk


    If anyone from the Waltzan family saw Lester leave that badge lying there, they''d be shocked. It was a prized family possession that everyone else would d amthing to get their hands on


    Yet, Daphne had left it in the room when she departed and didn''t take it with


    her.


    The one thing he couldn''t give her was love. He could offer her power and wealth, but she had no interest in either.


    Lester didn''t know what to do. He had handled countless situations without hesitation. But when it came to matters of the heart, he was utterly lost.


    do


    Just then, his phone buzzed with a message. His family had arranged for him and Emily to take wedding photos tomorrow, and they''d already discussed it with the Harper family.


    Lester didn''t want to go, but there was nothing he could do about it.


    As soon as the sun rose, Lucien couldn''t wait to wake Daphne up. He swished his fluity wolf tail across her face with a smug look on his face. Now it was his tum to get back at her.


    With a sneeze, she finally woke up but then promptly fell back asleep.


    Lucien was speechless. What azy female.


    Transforming imo his Beastien form, he used her fingerprint to unlock her phone. Then, he set an rm for five minutester, with a reminder disyed on the


    As expected, the n went of


    went off five minutester, and it woke Ellie as well.


    Worried thatck of sleep might affect her daughter''s growth, Daphne quickly tumed off the phone. She noticed a bold reminder on the screen that read, "Hospital abortion appointment"


    Slu was taken aback. Did she set this rm?


    1? Why couldn''t she remember doing it?


    Regardless, the procedure was scheduled for today. She must have set the rm before falling asleep and then forgotten about it.


    After freshening up and having some breakfast to regain her strength, Dane reminded Ellie to stay inside and avoid running around. If Elise got hungry, she could eat some snack while waiting for her to retur


    Since Daphine didn''t have a flying car and wanted to save time, she decided to talu a catiso worried about leaving her daughter alone.


    she could finish the procedure quickly and retum ho


    home sooner. She was


    It wasn''t just bad luck-it fell like the universe was punishing her for what she was about to do


    The flying car broke down llway. The driver had been epting orders non-stop, and the vehicle was on autopilot when the maltunction urred. Fortunately, the safety systems kicked in, and the car was able tond safely before it broke down

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    Daphne lett home at 9:00 am, but by 10:30am, she was still waiting with the driver for help by the roadside.


    "Sir, whwilon''t you stay here and wait while 1 grabs another ride? I''m in a rush, and I won''t ask for a refund on the fare," she sand.


    The drives, pleased with the deal, grinned and offered to drop her off. Before she left, he advised her to take the subway, as it would be quicker, especially since it was hand to hail arab in the area.


    It turned out he was right. Daphine couldn''t hail a single cab, so she had no choice but to follow the navigation system to the nearest subway.


    She''d ridden the subway before, and the Beastkin system was pretty simr to the human one. After a quick look at the route, she figured it out and got off at the station near Silvervale Hospital.


    Lester casually got dressed early in the moming and came to meet Emily. Since she was epted into o the Westvale Military Academy, she had been staying in


    the


    dormitory,


    His arrival immediately caught the attention of the students,


    Lester was a well-known figure, not just because of his powerful family but also because he was one of the academy''s top students.


    He was the youngest in the academy''s history to be recruited by the United Federation, which earned him widespread admiration


    Despite holding the rank of colonel for many years without promotion, many believed he wasn''t driven by fame or wealth. Instead, he was seen as a dedicated officialmined to serving the Beastkins.


    When he heard suchpliments, Lester would walk past the students with a neutral expression, which only made them believe the rumors were true. He''d nned to wait outside the academy. But word of his visit spread fast enough to catch the attention of the academy''s superintendent, Quentin Everhart Quentin should''ve retired long ago, but the military academy had produced too many exceptional talents under his leadership. The Emperor had personally requested his return as the superintendent.


    Lester was inside the superintendent''s office, and he said, "Mr. Everhart, It''s been so long. You still look as strong and handsome as you did back in the day. Quentin chocded "y, Enough of your ttery. I''m getting older now and not quite as handsome as I used to be.


    "By the way, I heard about your situation. Your father mentioned it to me just yesterday. Ms. Harper would be a perfect match for you. She''s the top student in her ss and acing all her subjects. And with both your families bring high- ranking military officials, it''s a good match."


    Lester simply smiled. "As long as my family is happy, that''s all that matters."


    Quentin sighed. "It sounds like you''re not too fond of her. But as the chosen sessor to the Waltzan family, you really should follow the family''s wishes. Otherwise, how do you expect to gain the support of your family when you take over?"


    **Thank you for the advice, Mr. Evend. I understand, "Lester replied.


    Just tharti, there was a knock on the door.


    At Quentin''s invitation, Emily stepped in She was wearing a luice-length beige skirt.


    "Everhart, Fleard Colonel Lester was here, so I rushed over to see him. I hope I''m not interrupting,"


    "Not at all. You''re both outstanding talents of Hildi. I won''t get in your way. Go ahead qul do what you need to do," Quentin said as he ushered them out. After leaving the Westvale Military Academy, Lester and Emily boarded a flying car bound for the bridal shop Emily had chosen turing the ride, neither of them spole much. Tugh shenied to spark a conversation, the always responded with a briet "Min," "obs,""


    decide.!!


    "okay," "Sure," or "You


    Even though Emily felt Istrated by hisck of spouse, she couldn''t help but feel pleased. It only made her more determined to win him over. After all, she was always exceptional and used to every guy falling for her. She insed to believe she could win Lester aver. He was inure attractive than any of the men in the W


    ar Waltz an family, with a prominent family background and superior panic strength. Only someone like him was


    That their was one issue-Lester''s infertility, but with technology advancing so fast, she was sure there''d be a solution eventually. If not, she could always take on a few moje parltiris and liavy one of their offspring adopted into the Waltzon family

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    ording to thews, females could have multiple male partners. But males couldn''t unless they ended their existing partnership before seeking another mate.


    Emily thought that although the child would be adopted, Lester would still be her first partner and legal husband. Since the child would be biologically rted to her, they would still recognize him as a father figure and treat him as such.


    Besides, this scenario had happened before. Thousands of years ago, a powerful family faced the same problem. Their sessor''s psionic strength was so overwhelming that it caused the tamily bloodline to die out. But they managed to keep their bloodline alive by adopting a child from a distant family branch.


    Emily quickly softened her expression and tried to look as gentle as possible. "Lester, we''re going for our wedding photoster. What style do you like? Let''s discuss it beforehand."


    As always, he replied indifferently. "If you like it, that''s all that matters."


    Emily forced a smile and fell silent.


    After exciting the station, Daphne followed the directions from the navigation system and was overwhelmed by the many different shops she saw along the way. The destination was still half a mile away, but walking wasn''t a problem. She stopped at a supermarket to grab a sweet drink and recharge.


    After stepping out of the flying car, Lester''s gaze lingered on the nearby towering building ahead, which had "Silvervale Hospital" written on it.


    Noticing his interest, Emily quickly exined, "There''s a boutique brand here. I saw their wedding dresses in a video, and they looked amazing. You''ll have to help me pick one."


    "Okay.


    Daphne was too focused on the navigation system to notice the person in front of her, so she bumped into them.


    "I''m so sorry, I didn''t see you there," she apologized.


    The woman Daphne had bumped into was friendly, and she waved it off with a quick "No worries,"


    rries," before they both went on their way.


    When Daphne stepped into the hospital, she felt her nerves kickin Hospitals had never been aforting ce for her.


    She headed straight to the obstetrics department and checked in, where she was greeted by the same doctor, Sylvie, from herst visit. After speaking with Renwick, Sylvie still hadn''t received a clear response. For safety''s sake, she asked Daphne to undergo another blood test.


    As the blood slowly drained from her body, Daphne''s vision went ck, and she fainted,


    When she regained consciousness, she found herself in the recovery mom


    Aure handed her a bottle of glucose and said, "You pass "Thank you." Daphne took the bottle and drank from it


    passed out from low blood sugar. Drink this, and you st


    should feel better."


    The nurse noticed Dupline''s vulnerability and couldn''t help butin, "Your part pregnant-you could pass out if you''re not careful."


    t partner trally should''vee with you. It''s not safe for you to be alone while


    Thanks for your concem I thought I''d be fine alone, so I didn''t ask him to apany me." Daphine offered a reassuring smile.


    As the left the hospital, she recalled the doctor''s words. Her body was too weak, so she needed to test for two days before proceeding with the abortion


    s, another day wasted. Sly regretted not asking the doctor about the abortion on her first visit, but at least she had managed to reschedule it for three dayster.


    Still recovering from her low blood sugar, Daphne noticed people staring at her as she walked down the street. A young woman even stopped and asked if she needed telp


    That ball-male felt like a hundred miles. She wasn''t sure she''d even make it to the subway entrance. Daphine''s head was splizing again just as she was about to lose het bnce, she bunged into someone "Durly! Can''t you watch where you''ir going?")


    Dapline''s vision blurred, and she instinctively apologized, "I''m sony. I wasn''t looking where I was going "Are you blind? This is my new


    Daphne passed out. Thest thing she remembered was falling into a fumti, protective embrace

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    a wave of dizziness forced her back onto the


    When Daphne regained consciousness, she found herself in an unfamiliar hospital room. When she tried to sit up, a wave


    Maybe it was the sound of movement that roused her, but the door suddenly opened.


    she thought to herself that she really needed to thank the person who had saved her. But when she tumed her head, she was shocked to see a familiar face.


    Lester? The person who saved her was him?


    "Are you pregnant?" he asked.


    Daphne didn''t respond to his question


    "Is it mine?" Lester pressed.


    Daphne snorted inwardly. Had she been with anyone else during their time together?


    She turned her head away. "Thank you for saving me. I just can''t get out of bed to properly thank you. But in a couple of days, I''ll definitely send you a proper thank


    -you note"


    **Daphne,


    "Colonel Lester, I''m not feeling well and need to rest. Please leave now, I''ll transfer the hospital tees to you."


    Daphne closed breves and pretended to sleep


    Lester could tell she didn''t want to talk. Not wanting to make her ufortable, he decided to leave the room and sat down on a bench in the hallway instead. He took the test result from his uniform pocket, and his hands were trembling as he unfolded it. The word "pregnant" was clearly written on the report.


    When he calcted the dates, there was no doubt the child was his. He couldn''t believe he was about to be a father.


    Lester knew Daphine''s health situation well. After all, he was the one who had taken her to Beastkin Hospital for her physical exam


    She had a high fertility ranking and was pregnant with Herkoen''s Rank SSS psionic child.


    At the time, Lester had thought it was just an ident. But now, it was clear that Daphine wasn''t bound by the usual limitations, where the strongest p strengths made pregnancy impossible.


    psionic


    When they first got together, he hadn''t considered her fertility at all-he had simply followed his heart. But now that they were having a child, he thought that maybe telling his family would be the key. They''d be so thrilled they might cancel the marriage alliance with the Harper family.


    Excited by the possibility, Lester couldn''t wait to share the news with his family.


    But when he did, they didn''t believe him. After much persuasion, his father reluctantly sent someone to verify the situation, but even then, doubts remained. With a spark of hope, Lester began to think maybe he could fix things with Daphne. But she seemed to want nothing to do with him,


    Suddenly, a lood crash came from the room. He immediately rushed inside.


    Lester found that a cup had fallen off the table and shattered. He immediately walled over, cleaned it up, refilled it with hot water, and used his pstone strength to cool it downL


    "it''s want now. You can drink it," he said.


    Daphine shot him a te. Her most was dry, and she took the cup from him with a luft. At having a few sips, shey back down and didn''t bother to look his way. Lester hesitated for a moment before finally voicing lies thoughts. ¡°Daphne, do I have a chance to ey with you again?"


    A bitterugh escaped her. "Colonel Lester, you were the one who agreed to all this in the first ce. You were the one who wanted a divorce. And now you want to reconcile? Do you think I''m just an olipect you can staminon arul dismiss at will?-


    "No. That''s not what I upeant, Lestresaid, lowering his head.


    For the first time in his life, he fell nervous. "As the sessor to the Waltzat family You chose the arranged manage, Daple said coldly. "That alune proves


    how insignificant I was to you-less than some woman you''d never e family, I had to obey the family''s wishes. But I regret it. I want to t


    take care of


    You


    even met."

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    "Daphne, I have me responsibilities," Lester said,


    "oh" Then, po take care of them. I''ritired, and I need to rest,"


    Daphne shut her eyes and refused to reply, no matter what he said.


    Lester could only wait outside.


    As soon as he stepped out, Hemsick''s assistant was already waiting for him. "Colonel Lester, Dr. Ailler would like to see you," he said.


    Lester followed the assistant to Remick''s office, only to find Bryan, the director of Beastlin Hospital, waiting inside alone.


    Lester wasn''t one for small talk. He got straight to the point and asked what Bryan wanted


    Bryan seemed hesitant, as if impure how to bring it up. Finally, he gritted his teeth and asked, "Colonel Lester, are you and Ms. Miller in that kind of rtionship?


    "What do you think?" Lester responded.


    "I think you are." Bryan wiped the sweat from his brow


    He hestated before pressing on, "Do you even know why she''s here?


    Lester actually didn''t know. The moment he saw Daphne about to faint, he instinctively used his psionic strength to rush to her side and get her to the hospital as Last as possible


    After that, all he could do was wait for her to wake up. It wasn''t until the doctor handed him her test results that he found out-she was pregnant with his child.


    ryan could tell there was no way Lester had known. The way the two of them were acting, it was clear even they didn''t fully understand how things had gotten this bad.


    Headded, "Colonel Lester, she came here for an abuction."


    The word "abortionnded like a punch to Lester''s gut.


    She...really didn''t want his child?


    Bryan continued, "Ms. Miller''s test abortion appointment was canceled because she was too weak-probably from exhaustion. The second one is already screduled for three days from cow."


    He wouldn''t have gone into so much detail if he weren''t tied to the Waltzan family, is loyalty was still with them.


    Lester staggered back as if the ground had copsed beneath him.


    Bryan quicidy caught his am. "Colonel Leer, are you alright?"


    "Should I call & durto-


    Before firyan could finish, a surge of pionir strength sent him flying. Hended unharmed but let out a weary sigh. Before shutting the office door behind him, he


    Lestes sank into the couch,mand by egret. He had no right to julge Daphne''s decision. After all, he was the one who had pursued her, only to walk away like a Lastard Given that, it was only natural that she would want to end the pregnancy, but knowing that didn''t make it hurt any less.


    Just then, his phone rang. Seeing the family patriarch''s name, "Matthias Waltzan," on the screen Lester quickly pushed aside his emotions and answered the call "Hello, Mr. Waltzan


    The female you''ve been keeping is she rally pregnant?" Matthias aded.


    "Are you sure it''s your child?" Matthias possed


    These was a bird silence on the other end of the briose Mattias responded with a


    lighter to "Good You''re proving yourself worthy to be the chosen


    an the ananged mange between


    Walteam and the tapes can be called out?"


    Lester''s heart rated with amix of hope and fear. He desperately wanted the manage to be called on, but he was tented that Matthias would insist on it, which would han Dapluie all over again.


    The manage will be postpond." Matthias mold.


    This was thest thing Lester had expected

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    Chapter so


    Marinas said, "The Harper family might not be as powerful as ours, but they hold a significant position in Hildi. Marrying Ms. Harper will ensure their loyalty to


    He sighed before continuing. "Lester, you''re carrying the family''s legacy, and you know the Emperor is already suspicious of us. Our priority is strengthening the


    nily-you can''t let emotions get in the way, Do you understand?


    Seeing Lester''sck of response, Matthias said impatiently, "Did you hear me


    Theed you. 1ll do as you say, Lester replied.


    Matthias seemed satisfied with his response, so he nned to give Lester some leeway.


    "As for that female, you can keep her by your side. Once she has given birth, you''ll marry M. Harper right away. As long as you keep her out of sight and ensure Harper never finds out, we will tuma blind eye."


    Lester couldn''t bring himself to do such a thing.


    It wasn''t just about how females were treated-if the roles were severed, no male would tolerate it either. It was nothing short of a humiliation


    ording to theirw, temales could have multiple partners, but males were only allowed one. Females were bom proud, and even an ordinary one wouldn''t settle for being someone''s mistress-let alone someone like Daphne with her rare fertility.


    "Thank you, Mr. Waltzan."


    No matter how angry Lester was, he could only hide it and respond calmly.


    Matthias was pleased. "I''lle up with an excuse for the Harper family about the marriage. In the meantime, make sure Ms. Harper doesn''t get suspicious." "Got it, Mr. Waltzan."


    After the call ended, Lester ran his hands over his face. He despised himself for being ipetent


    Why did he have to meet Daphne, the woman he loved, the one he wanted to protect more than anything, at the worst possible time? Why?


    Almock interrupted his thoughts. No matter how drained he felt, he had to pull himself together. He adjusted his military uniform, and the sharp click of his ck boots echoed as he walked to the door


    When he opened the door, a nurse stood outside.


    "Colonel Lester, your friend refuses to listen and insists on leaving the hospital. We''re afraid stopping her might put the baby at risk should we


    "Let her go," Leater interrupted.


    "A" The nurse thought she had mistward


    "Let her do what she wants. Don''t stop her."


    "Understood."


    Lester entered the High-RiskMatemily Ward where Daphne had been moments ago. The bed was still warm, the sheets cumpled, and the nket twisted, showing dear signs that she had struggled before leaving


    "How can I get you back by my side?" be munnured.


    As Lester stood time, lost in his thoughts, Victor stepped inside.


    He said, "Colonel Lester, you suddenly disappeared using your psionic strength and left with a female. Ms. Harper was furious and stormed back to the military academy.


    "She told her fatherwhat happened, and now


    Waltzan is making you spend the whole day with Emily tomorrow to smooth things over."


    The room fell quiet again. He his angers over the nket that still carried Daphne''s warmth. He felt utteredraued.


    the hospital as soon as Lester lett. Several uses tried to stop her. But after a few threatening words, they


    Daphne was worried about Ellie, so she gave the band down and let lienga


    When she renamed home and opened the door, she was relieved to ser Ellie was quietly watching the TV. Locken was sprawled on the other side of the couch to apany her


    Without amour and to interfer, she coil take of Lilie just fir


    The moment Dapline stepped into the neighborhood, Lontantly recognized her footsteps. But he caught an unusual scent as soon as she opened the door and


    Hegnant females released a specific hormone- he could detect with ease


    That stupid temale She trally kept that eagle''s chill?


    At that thought, Lucien''s suspicious gaze locked onto hiri


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