Future Beast Clan The Enchanting Consort
Chapter 74 Do You Want to See the Child

Chapter 74: Chapter 74 Do You Want to See the Child

If it really comes down to it...

A fierce gleam flashed in Carlotta’s eyes.

She could always force her psychic energy into Lisa’s mental sea, the same way she had experimented on the Insect race before.

Lost in these thoughts, strange images suddenly appeared in Carlotta’s mind.

She saw herself lounging in a bathtub, with Lisa massaging her shoulders beside her. Perhaps Lisa’s technique was indeed skilled, as she comfortably squinted her eyes. The scene shifted again, revealing Lisa massaging her feet.

What’s going on here?

Confusion spread across Carlotta’s face.

Noticing this, Richard asked with concern, "What’s wrong?"

Carlotta recounted the visions she had seen.

Richard listened and recalled past events.

When Blaze was in Sector F6, if Carlotta hadn’t insisted that Abyss go pick him up, Blaze would likely have been captured by the Insect race.

Now, as they discussed Lisa, and Carlotta was seeing these peculiar visions, could it be that Carlotta had developed psychic abilities? But females weren’t supposed to possess such abilities.

"We’ll see what’s going on later," Richard paused, "Just in time to transfer Lisa over."

The order for Lisa to serve as Carlotta’s personal attendant was successfully issued just as Carlotta was trying on a gown.

As she tried it on, the soreness in her waist reminded Carlotta of what had happened the previous night.

She couldn’t help but blush.

She had thought Richard’s ambiguous words meant he wanted intimate relations, so after her bath, she wrapped herself in a robe and waited in bed.

But when Richard finally entered the bedroom after finishing the Empress’s tasks, his eyes were filled with surprise.

He smiled and said, "I just wanted to hug Carlotta and sleep. Did Carlotta forget about my habitual insomnia?"

The tiger-man’s eyes twinkled with teasing, and his grip on her waist didn’t loosen at all.

In the end, after she was so exhausted her voice was nearly hoarse, Richard whispered in her ear, panting, "Thank you for your hospitality, Carlotta. Uncle the Emperor is very pleased."

"Duchess, I’m here," Lisa’s voice interrupted the absurd visions of the previous night in Carlotta’s mind.

She turned her head to look at Lisa and nodded with a smile, "Perfect, I’m attending a banquet tomorrow and need a sister to help me pick out some clothes and jewelry."

After all, it was a banquet with diplomatic elements, and proper attire was a basic courtesy.

Lisa listened and appraised Carlotta, admiration shining on her round face, "Duchess, you’re really beautiful. This blue dress makes you look delicate and charming."

After a round of praise, Lisa’s gaze fell on Carlotta’s jewelry cabinet.

The jewelry pieces were all top-notch, gifts from the Empress, Richard, and Henry to Carlotta.

Jewelry isn’t particularly eye-catching when displayed alone.

But when many pieces are placed together, they display a dazzling brilliance that captivates the eye with their richness.

Carlotta had seen many fine gems in her previous life and couldn’t help but be captivated by what she now possessed.

Yet Lisa remained composed, as if unaware that the jewelry included luxuries capable of purchasing an entire planet, without a hint of greed towards money.

"This set of white jewelry suits you well," Lisa pointed to a set of pearl jewelry in the display case, "Your dress is only blue, so pairing it with white jewelry will make a striking impression."

Lisa paused and continued, "And I saw in the news that the royal family of the Deep Blue Empire is coming tomorrow. This jewelry set should be the deep-sea pearls they sent. Wearing this set will show your respect for them."

That’s true.

Carlotta felt Lisa was right and asked her to help take out the pearl jewelry to see how it looked on her.

Upon hearing the command, Lisa respectfully took out the jewelry.

Carlotta sat in front of the mirror, waiting for Lisa to serve her.

Lisa handled the jewelry with great care, placing it on the dresser before carefully picking up the pearl earrings and holding them close to Carlotta’s earlobes.

"Sister... no, Duchess," Lisa’s voice trembled with nervousness, "I’ve never touched such valuable jewelry before."

As she said this, Lisa carefully hooked Carlotta’s earlobes.

Feeling Lisa’s warm fingers, Carlotta instinctively flinched. Earlobes were sensitive areas, especially when Lisa’s breath brushed against the ear canal while speaking.

"Are you too close?" Carlotta asked Lisa.

Lisa seemed frightened and explained to Carlotta with her head bowed, "Duchess, I’m afraid of hurting your ears, so I had to get close."

Bowing her head like this made her breath even closer to Carlotta’s ear canal.

Carlotta felt a tingling sensation.

Lisa’s gaze fell on Carlotta’s round, delicate earlobes, noticing they had turned slightly red. A sparkle flashed in her eyes.

She carefully placed the first pearl earring on Carlotta and was much quicker with the second.

Next came the matching pearl necklace.

Carlotta’s gown featured a deep V-neck design, but only a hint of cleavage was shown to maintain formality.

When Lisa placed the jewelry around Carlotta’s neck, the bottom pearls crooked.

Lisa quickly adjusted the jewelry to its proper place but blushed when she caught a whiff of Carlotta’s sweet, creamy scent.

She quickly averted her gaze and put the pearl bracelet on Carlotta.

With the complete set of jewelry on, Carlotta stood up and adjusted her angles in front of the mirror.

Finding the set suitable, Carlotta nodded, "Okay, I’ll try on some other clothes."

Trying on multiple outfits inevitably involved physical contact.

After getting used to Lisa’s almost imperceptible touches, Carlotta’s skin didn’t turn red as easily.

At one point, the zipper accidentally got stuck in the dress.

Carlotta asked Lisa for help.

The two were struggling with the zipper when the voices of two male servants were heard outside, "Duchess, Abyss has brought the little ones."

Why are they suddenly here with the pups?

Carlotta opened the door and let Abyss in.

Upon entering, Abyss frowned upon seeing a strange female beside Carlotta.

The pups in his pouch started whining and crying.

Carlotta felt a pang of sympathy and reached out to take the pups.

As she comforted them, she noticed Abyss seemed off in the corner of her eye and looked up to see that his skin color had suddenly darkened.

Carlotta looked astonished, "General, what happened?"

Abyss glanced at Carlotta, who only seemed surprised, and felt uneasy, "I just suddenly wanted to change my skin color."

Carlotta now understood the importance of skin color.

Although Abyss, with his deep-set features and Western European ancestry, remained handsome even with a darker complexion, he felt like a different person compared to his lighter-skinned self.

But whether it was one person or two didn’t matter to her.

She lowered her head to comfort the pups, who tried to crawl out of the pouch, seemingly wanting to stick close to her.

Carlotta had to put them back, "Be good. Mommy has to try on clothes and doesn’t have time to play with you right now."

The little ones tilted their heads as Carlotta spoke, babbling and making baby noises, expressing their thoughts in baby language.

Carlotta couldn’t understand them, but seeing that they weren’t excitedly trying to crawl out, she smiled warmly, kissed each one on the cheek, and asked the servants to bring a portable baby pad.

The pad had transparent walls so the pups could see outside but wouldn’t crawl out, making it very safe.

After settling the pups, Carlotta noticed Abyss’s gaze kept falling on her back and remembered that the zipper hadn’t been pulled up yet.

She said directly, "You should leave now."

Abyss wanted to frown like he usually did but didn’t want to scare the six pups. He had to suppress his unhappiness.

His body had been tense, wanting to prove that his physique was not inferior to Blaze’s, but Carlotta remained indifferent.

What was he lacking?

Abyss couldn’t figure it out.

"I have to protect the pups," Abyss said directly, "It’s an order from Prince Richard."

Due to the banquet, both Henry and Richard were busy.

Blaze had been summoned by the Empress to train chefs because of his culinary skills. On the day of the banquet, Blaze would be cooking in the kitchen.

With no male partners around, the only protection left for the dukedom was the soldiers and Abyss.

So when Abyss said Richard had ordered him to protect the pups, it was indeed true.

Carlotta had initially intended to send Abyss packing; she really didn’t want to hear any more heart-wrenching words suddenly spill from his lips.

But then, considering that her cubs would also be with Lisa, whose intentions were unclear, Carlotta relented on her decision to eject Abyss.

"Alright, then you play with the cubs," Carlotta said. "I’m going to keep trying on dresses, but don’t be too rough with them."

The final remark from Carlotta stabbed Abyss like a knife through his heart.

He had indeed made a mistake that time, failing to control his temper in front of the cubs and frightening them. Yet, he wasn’t the kind of male who lost his temper for no reason. How had he ended up with such an impression in Carlotta’s eyes?