Chapter 24
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 happened last 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, “Olay.”
“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 since last 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 surveillance 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 he laid 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
