Moreover, for Damien Gray, only Morgan Shangguan could ever catch his eye.
Ethan Gray had no time for Damien Gray's deliberate mischief. Watching Yuna retch repeatedly, he couldn't help but feel concerned.
Morgan Shangguan observed Yuna for a while, then suddenly spoke up, "Ethan, could it be that she's pregnant?"
Pregnant? Using Ethan's hand, Yuna rinsed her mouth with tea and glanced at her belly. She was still a cat—could she really be expecting a kitten?
No wonder her appetite had been off lately. She thought it was because she missed the Big Bad, but it turned out she was having a baby. Still, shouldn't having another person—or cat—make her hungrier?
"Big Bad, am I really going to have a kitten?" She didn't want to give birth to a kitten, nor to something half-human, half-cat. Yuna's eyes were filled with worry, her furry little face all scrunched up.
Morgan Shangguan couldn't help but smile, reaching out to touch Yuna's paw. After a moment, she let go and nodded in response to Ethan's questioning gaze.
She's really pregnant? Ethan Gray recalled the recent kidnapping, a wave of fear washing over him. He hadn't expected his little cat to have a baby so soon. Thank goodness nothing had happened—if anything had gone wrong, he would have killed Emperor Augustus without hesitation!
Seeing how worried Yuna was, Ethan Gray comforted her, "Don't worry, it won't be a cat."
He leaned down and whispered something in Yuna's ear. Suddenly, Yuna's eyes lit up and she exclaimed happily, "That's right! Whenever we were rolling in the sheets, I was human—so the baby must be human too!"
Hearing this, Morgan Shangguan couldn't help but chuckle softly. This little kitten really was adorable!
Ethan Gray found himself both amused and helpless. He should have known—this little kitten would never understand what it meant to be shy.
Suddenly, a thought struck Ethan Gray, and his expression darkened. Yuna was pregnant now—didn't that mean he wouldn't be able to touch her for a long time?
The more he thought about it, the more annoyed Ethan Gray became. How could she get pregnant so quickly? Was it really possible on the very first try? Maybe it was because the spiritual energy in the Sacred Spring was so abundant? Ethan couldn't help but feel exasperated.
Damien Gray looked at Ethan Gray's sour face and laughed with undisguised glee. He shook his head and sighed, "Truly a beast in human clothing! How could you lay hands on a little kitten? Morgan, we really shouldn't spend time with someone like him."
Morgan Shangguan glanced at him with amusement. In the end, he just didn't want anyone disturbing their world of two.
Annoyed as he was, Ethan Gray knew that with Yuna pregnant—and now completely powerless—he had to stay by her side. Otherwise, he couldn't rest easy. So, dealing with Sterling Qi was something he needed to resolve quickly.
He handed Cynthia Qi directly over to Damien Gray, regardless of whether his father was willing or not. Right now, he just wanted to find something to keep his idle old man busy, so he wouldn't have time to meddle in his affairs.
The Ghost Guild also quickened its pace, beginning to devour Paradise Pavilion. After all, Paradise Pavilion only grew so powerful because Ethan Gray didn't care much for business, and Roxy Shangguan never took the Cloud Guild seriously. That gave Paradise Pavilion the chance to flourish.
Celestial Hall, meanwhile, was directly besieged by the Ghost Guild.
With Paradise Pavilion gone, the Starlane Kingdom was no longer a threat. It had never matched Silvermoon Kingdom’s strength, and any thought of invading Silvermoon was nothing but a fool’s dream.
To send a warning to Starlane, Ethan Gray captured Sterling Qi as an assassin and handed him over to Augustus Gray, who threw him into the Imperial Dungeon. He’d make a perfect hostage—after all, Starlane had only one prince. With Sterling Qi a guest in Silvermoon’s dungeon, Starlane would have no choice but to behave.
Ethan Gray brought Yuna back to the manor, and because of Morgan Shangguan, Damien Gray had no choice but to follow them to Ghost King's Manor. All the way, he kept finding ways to bother Ethan.
In the garden, Ethan Gray was holding Yuna in his arms, basking in the sunlight. Yuna sprawled comfortably in his embrace, glancing at her belly with a sigh. "Dark Lord, when do you think I’ll be able to turn human again?"
Ethan Gray frowned, uncertain. "It should be soon, I think."
Yuna shifted position, her brow furrowing with worry. "But I don’t feel any changes in my body yet! What if the baby grows and I still haven’t turned human?" She was so tiny now—how could her little belly hold a growing baby?
Ethan Gray’s frown deepened. This question truly stumped him—he honestly had no solution.
"Morgan, this is a serious problem!" As soon as he heard her voice, Ethan Gray’s brow twitched, but he chose to ignore her.
Clearly, it was Morgan Shangguan who said she wanted to stay for a while—so why was he the one being blamed for it?
Damien Gray didn’t care about any of that. If Ethan Gray hadn’t brought home a kitten—and then, like a beast, gotten her pregnant—Morgan wouldn’t have come to stay at Ghost King’s Manor. Living here for a while was no big deal, but now his freedom was completely gone.
For instance, whenever he couldn’t help but want to stir up trouble, Morgan Shangguan would glance up at the bright, unshielded sky and remind him, "Don’t act disgracefully for your age."
Damien Gray was thoroughly frustrated. He knew this would happen as soon as they returned. Disgraceful for his age? Was he old? Where was he old? If he’d known, he’d never have had a son—daughters were so much better! Sensible, following after Hua Qianyu, and never coming to bother them.
Morgan Shangguan smiled, glancing at Damien Gray, and played along, "So, do you have any ideas?"
Meeting Ethan Gray’s gaze, Damien Gray’s expression softened, but he decisively shook his head. "No." Even if he did, he wouldn’t say—at least not now. He wanted that brat to worry a little, let him learn to respect his elders and care for the young, instead of always wearing a cold face like the world owed him something.
Morgan Shangguan could only sigh, wrapping her arms around his waist to comfort the sulking man. But then she noticed the space behind Damien Gray begin to distort, and her brows furrowed as she squinted at the spot.
Damien Gray sensed the anomaly too. He held her close and turned to look behind them, raising his eyebrows in surprise.
Yuna, who had been basking on Ethan Gray, suddenly leapt toward the strange spot. Before anyone could see what was happening, she burst into tears. "Mother... I’ve missed you so much..."