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 in last 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 and laborers 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. The labore 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 glance.
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 flattering 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 glanced at the into that had been sent to his terminal, “Lancien, the second says you left multiple times while you were planting tires. Where did you go?”
“I didn’t go anywhere. I just stepped out nearby for a suwola.”
“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 placing the two snake eggs inside it.
He found an empty comer, 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 successfully 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 particular. 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 black 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 can come 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 glare 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 to come 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’ll come 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 or later.
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 cold laugh. “You’re pretty smart. You know you can’t fight, so you’ve stopped struggling ”
Then, he placed the snakelet into a glass boa
Surprised, the stallet stared at the man working at his desk
He wasn’t going to be eaten?
He remembered Dapluse saying she’d come 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 nolay. If you make any more noise, I’ll eat you.”
The terrifled snakelet nodded frantically, then lay down in the glass 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.”
