Oh No! They're Salivating Over Me! novel 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 with laughter, but the situation on Lester's end was different.

"Colonel Lester, there are dangerous criminals committing 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 places 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 speculations 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 glanced 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 suddenly come?" 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 you come 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?