Future Beast Clan The Enchanting Consort
Chapter 77: Soul Pearl

Chapter 77: Soul Pearl

Lisa’s question only made Carlotta feel even more puzzled.

She should have hated Abyss, but the thought of his deeply sad yet stubborn demeanor made her feel strange.

Carlotta lost interest in trying on clothes and didn’t want to entangle with Lisa anymore. She simply took the cubs to play in the nursery, leaving Lisa to stand guard at the door.

After playing for a while, Robert came to bid farewell, saying they had collected suitable samples and hoped to take a pair of horned rabbits back for research.

Carlotta agreed and claimed she wasn’t feeling well, so she didn’t show up to see Robert off.

It wasn’t until Henry and Richard, who had been busy in the palace, returned.

They had come to see the cubs, but after glancing at Carlotta, they noticed her bad mood and sat down on either side of her.

Henry: "What happened, Carlotta? Who upset you? Henry will get them back for you."

Richard glanced at his nephew and kissed Carlotta’s soft little hand: "Carlotta, don’t let it get to you. Shall I make Abyss run laps to cheer you up?"

"How do you know it’s about Abyss?" Carlotta asked with sparkling eyes.

Richard gave Henry a "you’re still green" look and smiled at Carlotta: "I’m guessing. Young people often can’t control their emotions."

Henry’s pupils narrowed in anger.

This uncle was fighting for attention, and why did he have to bring age into it? What was even more annoying was that this attack was double-edged!

Henry and Richard’s underlying tension went unnoticed by Carlotta.

She was rambling about Abyss’s strange behavior and emphasized, "I don’t know what’s gotten into him."

"You mean Abyss changed his skin color?" Henry’s tone was astonished, "He... changed his skin color?"

Carlotta looked at Henry and nodded, "Yeah, he said he suddenly wanted a change."

Henry lowered his gaze and whispered, "When we were in military school, once during a training exercise in the desert, he immediately ordered skin restoration cream after getting tanned, and then bought more after getting tanned again..."

Which meant, as long as he was rational, Abyss wouldn’t let his skin get dark.

Carlotta suddenly thought of a possibility she couldn’t believe.

Could Abyss be envious of Blaze, that’s why he changed his skin color and said those things? And if this conclusion holds, the premise needed is... Abyss likes her?!

"No way, absolutely not." Carlotta shook her head repeatedly, "How could he be interested in females?"

Every time he saw her before, didn’t he mock her?

If the females in this world couldn’t have multiple mates, words like "promiscuous" would have been thrown at her a long time ago.

Abyss hates females so much, how could he like her?

Upon hearing Carlotta’s murmurs, Richard and Henry exchanged glances, both wearing helpless expressions on their handsome faces.

It’s easy for an outsider to see clearly, and everyone else could see why Abyss was acting this way.

It was Abyss’s own fault for leaving a bad impression on Carlotta, which prevented her from seeing the truth.

After all, they were already a big family, and Abyss was the only 4S orc.

Nobody would feel at ease unless Abyss was firmly on their side.

So, they had to... give him a push.

"Carlotta," Henry said gently, "Abyss’s attitude before was indeed wrong, but it’s good if he admits his mistake. Shall we give him a chance?"

Knowing that Henry’s persuasion was from her perspective, Carlotta still felt uneasy.

She had just arrived in this world not long ago when Abyss captured her in a cave, and if she didn’t mark him, he would force her.

Later, Abyss pulled out an agreement and accused her of being afraid she was the kind of slut who took advantage of males easily...

Thinking of these things and Abyss’s current reaction, even if Abyss wanted to have a physical relationship with her, she couldn’t get over that hurdle in her heart.

"Carlotta is excellent, has a good personality, has the ability to survive, and is considerate towards males." Richard began to praise.

Carlotta, lost in her thoughts, felt embarrassed and secretly glanced at Richard upon hearing these words.

Richard seemed oblivious to the cute little gesture of the female beside him and continued talking to himself, "Abyss sees how excellent my Carlotta is and wants to pursue her again. How could it be impossible?"

Richard’s words made Carlotta’s resentment suddenly disappear.

A blush of shame appeared on her pale pink face, and she tilted her chin up slightly, clearly enjoying the compliment.

Noticing how his words had aroused his little female’s emotions and made her show a pride she usually didn’t have, Richard’s eyes were full of doting.

He kissed Carlotta’s handback again and gently said, "So, let Abyss of himself, and you observe. If you really don’t like him, then remove the mark."

"Hmm..." Carlotta agreed verbally but still felt a bit strange in her heart.

"Let’s not talk about him anymore." Richard kissed Carlotta’s cheek this time, "I’ll take the cubs to bathe. Don’t stay up too late; rest early. There’s a banquet tomorrow noon."

The tiger orc, whose eyes still held reluctance, stood up and left with the cubs who were sucking their fingers obediently.

He walked quickly, as if afraid of hesitating.

Before Carlotta could react, Richard had already left.

When she realized what Richard’s words meant, Henry was already hugging her waist.

"You were with Uncle last night." The fox orc’s tone held some grievance, "Do you think Uncle is more mature and better than me?"

As the fox orc spoke, Carlotta felt something lightly brushing against her back.

She reached behind her and grabbed the fox tail just sticking out from the handsome fox beside her, giving special attention to the tip: "Henry is jealous."

Henry didn’t conceal his emotions at all and confessed, "Yeah, I’m afraid you’ll forget about me."

He thought Abyss wasn’t interested in females at all, so Carlotta should only have him by her side. But not only did the Insectoids interfere, but because of an accident caused by his father, Uncle also became Carlotta’s mate.

Who knows who else will come next?

Uncle would proactively seek alone time with Carlotta, but other males wouldn’t.

Thinking of these things, Henry felt a bitter sadness in his heart.

And amidst the bitterness, there was also a hint of fear.

He was afraid that with too many males, Carlotta would soon forget about him.

Seeing Henry’s dense feathered lashes trembling, and the noble and flawless face that had once amazed her now filled with loneliness, Carlotta kissed Henry’s eyes with affection.

"Henry is the best male in my heart." As Carlotta spoke, she felt Henry’s body tremble, and the hand holding Henry’s tail also became mischievous, gently squeezing it.

Henry trembled even more, and his porcelain-like face was soon stained with blush.

His golden eyes slowly opened, filled with deep affection.

He kissed Carlotta back, and their breaths became entangled. During this process, Carlotta let go of Henry’s tail.

When the kiss ended, Carlotta sat on Henry’s lean waist, panting.

Henry stared at Carlotta’s beautiful little face with fascination, his muscular chest heaving. His silver hair loose, his eyes gleaming and lips slightly parted, like a fallen angel enticing.

Carlotta, who had just recovered from the lack of oxygen during the kiss, saw such a Henry when she looked down and couldn’t resist the urge.

She whispered, "Henry, let’s bathe together."

Given that they had already had cubs, Henry knew what this sentence implied.

He held Carlotta’s waist and sat up directly, standing up like this and carrying Carlotta into the bathroom.

As the atmosphere in the bathroom heated up, Richard looked at Abyss, who was stone-faced guarding the door, and smiled, "Abyss, come with me for a moment."

As he spoke, Richard glanced at Lisa.

Lisa looked afraid and shrunk her neck slightly.

After Richard and Abyss left, Lisa wiggled her nose and lowered her eyes, completely hiding her desire for the sweet scent inside the room.

Carlotta, the holy female regarded as the beast god’s messenger by the commoners, was so fortunate. The males surrounding her were all the best in the Nore Empire.

Even though she had become her personal attendant, there were so few opportunities for them to be alone together.

At this rate, how long would it take to quietly break her neck and escape?

On the day of the banquet.

Carlotta was dressed by the servants.

Richard came over with the cubs, rarely looking troubled.

"Carlotta, my royal sister suggested it would be best if the cubs maintained their human forms during the banquet, but I’ve been trying all morning, shifting forms several times and even pretending to be fierce. They just don’t seem to get it," Henry and Blaze echoed, adding that their attempts had been futile as well.

Fully dressed in her finest attire, Carlotta removed a ring the size of a pigeon’s egg from her finger upon hearing this and tickled each of the little cubs under their chins one by one.

All six, born from the same litter, synchronized even in the frequency of their snores when they were content.

The only difference was that, even at such a tender age, the tiger cub’s snores resembled those of a tractor.