“Things are different now,” he said, his voice menacing.
I stared right back at him, each of us sizing the other up.
Nick stepped in between us, breaking the tense moment.
“Let’s go home. The baby’s waiting for us,” Nick said, holding out his hand for me.
As I passed by Norman, I whispered, “Can’t even produce a golden egg on your own. Are you sure the baby’s yours?”
My words made Sally gasp in shock, and Norman’s face turned red with anger.
Back at the Butt Manor, I saw Carol playing with the dull–looking black egg with great enthusiasm.
“Be careful with that!” I frowned and shouted.
“Got it, got it. Stop frowning all the time,” Carol replied, rolling her eyes.
“I just can’t figure it out. I’m a high–class Yellow Dragon, and the father’s a high–class Golden Dragon. How could I lay a black
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egg?” I murmured, scratching my head.
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“Maybe it wasn’t the Golden Dragon you were with back then,” Carol said.
I recalled the scene and shook my head firmly.
“Nope. He was all golden. There’s no way I could’ve been wrong.”
In my past life, my egg was shattered before it could hatch. Now, I finally had another one. It was my own flesh and blood, and I was eagerly looking forward to its hatching. Plus, no one would suspect it wasn’t Nick’s.
Speaking of Nick, I really felt sorry for him.
“Mrs. Butt! Bad news!” A servant rushed in, his face pale with panic.
“What’s got you so worked up?” I asked, my heart skipping a beat.
It had been a lovely day, and I’d been looking forward to spending some time with Nick, shopping for new clothes. We’d just started trying them on when this servant showed up.
“The dragon egg’s been stolen!”
“What?” I gasped.
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The egg was on
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was on the verge of hatching. I’d taken such good care of it, and I’d even told Carol to watch it closely before we left.
How could it have been stolen in such a short time?
What could anyone possibly want with this black egg? I felt like
the world was crashing down around me.
Nick pulled me into his arms, his embrace warm and comforting.
He roared, “Send men out! Search every single house!”
For the first time, I felt the rage boiling within Nick.
As we were on our way back to the manor, we noticed a large number of clan members heading in one direction.
I stopped a Blue Dragon and asked, “What’s going on? Why is everyone going that way?”
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