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 black 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 be completing 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 to come 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 were completely 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 glanced 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." Britney comforted 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, lamenting 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 classified 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 placed 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 be completely 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 tonic later." 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 not come 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.