Future Beast World: Becoming A Pampered Beauty-Chapter 56 - 35: He’s Going to Be a Beast Father
With his constitution, he had long since given up hope of having a pure-blooded heir. To have any child at all was a blessing from the heavens.
Duotu was silent for a long moment before looking at him seriously. "This is going to make things difficult for my father, the King."
If Caesar had remained without an heir, the Old Beast King wouldn’t have cared in the slightest who his mate was. But now, things were different.
A Male Beast with an heir would become relentlessly obsessed with the pursuit of power, becoming the greatest threat to the one on the throne.
"My father, the King, will not agree to you marrying her. If you want this child to be born safely, your only option is to form a union with Sophie Asate. Make Sang Luo your secret lover and let the King see how little you value this child. Only then might you be able to protect her and the baby..."
"Sangsang is already pregnant. She is my rightful mate, and I will never allow my child to be some illegitimate secret."
Caesar’s eyes turned ice-cold as he delivered a warning. "Please, Prince Duotu Yalan, relay a message to the Beast King. I have no interest in fighting for power. If he wants my military authority, he can have it all. I will leave the Western Continent and never set foot here again. But if he dares to lay a single finger on my mate or my child, I will make him suffer the flames that consume a kingdom."
"You..." Duotu had known Caesar for so long, but this was the first time he had ever seen such a dangerous, cold look in his eyes. He was momentarily stunned into silence.
Caesar paid him no mind and turned back toward the bedroom.
Duotu snapped out of his daze and hurried after him. "Wait for me! I brought a ton of nourishing supplements for Little Luoluo this time. They’re all rare treasures tributed by the smaller kingdoms!"
Sang Luo had just finished a bag of meat jerky when she saw the two of them return.
Duotu pulled out a plethora of good things from his storage space. Seeing that she liked meat jerky, he picked out a large bag of fresh, flavored jerky. "This is made from the roasted, tender belly meat of a High Rank Star Beast, the Thorny White Deer! It’s even got a special honey seasoning. It’s as packed with energy as a Beast Crystal. It’s not just delicious, it’s also very nourishing!"
Sang Luo took the bag and chewed on a piece. Her eyes lit up—it really was delicious. She immediately stopped holding back and kept gnawing on it until the whole bag was gone.
Lions are carnivores, too, and Duotu had seen pregnant Lion Clan females before, so he wasn’t surprised by Sang Luo’s appetite. He laughed heartily, "What else do you want to eat? I have more in my palace. If that’s not enough, I’ll go rummage through my father’s royal treasury for you. And if that’s still not enough, Caesar and I can go catch a few High Rank Star Beasts for you right now."
Watching Duotu’s eager-to-please display, Sang Luo couldn’t help but feel the corner of her mouth twitch. ’Anyone who didn’t know better would think he was the father of this baby.’
’I originally thought their friendship was just for show, but I guess he’s really taking the whole "my brother’s kid is my kid" thing to heart.’
Duotu’s gaze kept drifting to Sang Luo’s stomach. To be honest, he was extremely interested in the little mouse female’s belly, curious about what on earth she would end up giving birth to.
The gestation period for the Mouse Clan was very short, only about twenty days. Half a month had already passed, yet her baby bump was still not very obvious. It seemed his previous guess might have been wrong. This baby was most likely a Mixed Blood Beast...
"I’ll take you on a cruise in a few days to relax." Caesar tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. A pregnant female’s only job was to eat, drink, and sleep, but he felt it wasn’t healthy for her to be cooped up in her room all day.
"Aren’t you very busy?"
"These past few days, he’s finished all his official duties for the next few months and turned down all sorts of other matters. It was all so he could spend time with you," Duotu teased.
Sang Luo looked at Caesar. He had been going out less and less lately. She remembered when she first arrived in the Western Continent, she would go days without even seeing a glimpse of him. Now, he was with her five days out of seven.
"If the Beast King finds out you’re slacking off this much, he might just fire you. Don’t lose your job, the baby and I are counting on you to support us," Sang Luo chided playfully, rubbing her belly.
"Don’t worry, I can afford it."
Before long, Sang Luo felt sleepy again. After Caesar tucked her in, the two males stepped out.
Duotu had brought a bottle of aged aromatic wine. He poured Caesar a glass. "It’s been a while since we’ve gotten together. Care for a drink?"
"I don’t like to drink." Caesar glanced at the glass but didn’t touch it.
"A smoke, then?" He lit a cigarette, and white smoke swirled into the air.
"Sangsang’s pregnant. Stay away from me."
"Alright, alright. You’re about to be a Beast Father; you call the shots."
Duotu sullenly put out his cigarette. He sniffed himself, then took off his jacket, revealing a white shirt underneath with the top two buttons unfastened. He poured himself a glass of wine and sank into the sofa.
No longer hiding his curiosity, he asked, "I heard the gestation period for the Mouse Clan is only about twenty days, and that a Mixed Blood Beast’s is longer. This pregnancy of hers is starting to look more like it’s a Mixed Blood Beast. What did the hospital say?"
"They can’t confirm the gestation period yet, but I imagine it won’t be too long."
"That’s true. Unless it’s a Pure-blooded King Beast, the gestation period for an ordinary member of the Beast Clan is a few months at most. No matter how long a Mixed Blood Beast’s pregnancy is, it can’t be that much longer..."
