After Giving Birth, All My Beast Ex-Husbands Suddenly Want Me Back Chapter 141: Little princess

Nina turned her head and saw that one of the egg-cubs beside her had begun to crack.

A thin fracture had split the smooth shell.

She imdiately crouched down beside it, her attention completely drawn away from Lex. The rman’s unfinished confession slipped entirely from her mind as she focused on the egg.

Seeing that Nina was watching the egg hatch, Lex swallowed the words that had almost left his lips.

I’ll tell her another ti, he thought.

He, too, turned to watch the egg. After his previous misjudgnt, he didn’t dare assu anything this ti—but a quiet hope still stirred in his heart.

The other beastn also noticed the cracking egg. One by one, they gathered around it, standing beside Nina as they waited for the new cub to erge.

The crack slowly widened.

When Nina’s legs grew tired from crouching, she simply sat down on the soft floor. Odian had Phoenix Feather, and the others cleaned the place every day, so it was spotless.

Crack... crack... crack...

The shell continued to split.

Everyone’s nerves tightened.

Sal held his breath. Little leopard... let it be a little leopard...

The wolves whispered among themselves, too. Little wolf... little wolf...

Kith silently hoped. Little tiger... little tiger...

Finch stared without blinking. Little fox... little fox...

Aviel watched eagerly. Little dragon... little dragon...

The dragon clan males murmured excitedly. Little prince... little prince...

The rn crowded together, practically vibrating with anticipation. Little princess... little princess!

anwhile, Ming, Mino, and the spirit-cat males sighed inwardly.

Ah... not ours.

Odian and the phoenix clan thought the sa.

Also not ours.

At last, under everyone’s eager gaze, the eggshell split open completely.

Out crawled an unbelievably beautiful little creature.

She had long pink hair, soft and silky like petals. Her large, glassy eyes shimred like starlight scattered across the deep sea. A tiny, delicate nose and rosy little lips completed her face.

Her whole face looked as if it had been carved from the finest pearl—soft, adorable, and perfect, like a living doll.

Behind her, a small blue tail gently swayed.

The gathered beastn gasped in unison.

"So beautiful...!"

"So cute!"

The little rmaid cub spotted Nina imdiately. Clinging to the broken eggshell, she stretched out her tiny arms toward her.

"Mommy... hug."

Her voice was soft and babyish, sweet enough to lt hearts.

For a mont, Nina was completely dazzled by the tiny rmaid’s beauty. Then she realized—with astonishnt—that the little one could already speak the mont she hatched.

Finally recovering herself, she quickly gathered the tiny girl into her arms.

Holding the soft, warm bundle against her chest, Nina felt her heart lt.

Their family finally had a little princess.

The rn erupted in joyous cheers.

"It’s a princess! Our rmaid princess!"

Although the other males felt a trace of disappointnt, they were still delighted to welco such an adorable little princess into the family.

Every face around them was lit with bright, joyful smiles.

Lex froze completely.

It really was his little rmaid—and a little princess at that.

Joy exploded inside him. Overco with excitent, he rushed forward and swept both Nina and the tiny rmaid cub into his arms.

Nina blinked in surprise at the sudden embrace.

Lex lowered his gaze, looking tenderly at the rmaid cub nestled in Nina’s arms.

"Little one," he said softly, his voice warm with emotion, "I’m your father."

But the mont the little rmaid saw him, her tiny face imdiately stiffened. She raised her chubby hand—

Smack!

With a loud slap, she landed a solid hit across Lex’s face.

"Bad."

Lex was stunned.

The slap left him completely bewildered.

Why... why was his cub hitting him?

The little rmaid pouted and turned to Nina, pointing accusingly at Lex as she complained.

"Mo... he... steal... egg."

Her speech was still clumsy, only simple syllables slipping out one at a ti.

The mont Lex heard her words, his heart dropped.

Oh no.

Nina’s brows knit together. "You’re saying he stole the egg?"

The rmaid cub nodded vigorously.

Suddenly, Nina rembered sothing. "Was it the day Linny hatched?"

The little rmaid nodded again.

Nina slowly lifted her gaze to Lex, her eyes sharp.

"So... that day, you were actually trying to steal the cubs?"

Under Nina’s deadly glare, Lex panicked. "Lady Nina—please listen to my explanation! I... I..."

His words faltered. He was so anxious he felt like crying.

The truth was, he didn’t even know how to defend himself. That day, he really had gone there intending to steal the egg.

How was he supposed to explain that now?

You little troublemaker, he thought helplessly toward the rmaid cub. How could you expose your own father like this?

But seeing Lex’s flustered expression, Nina no longer needed an explanation.

What else was there to understand?

A flash of anger ignited in her beautiful eyes.

He had dared to try and steal her cubs.

"Ghost-Crying Vine," Nina called coldly, summoning the vine coiled around her wrist. "Whip him."

At once, the vine expanded into a massive, thick tendril and lashed toward Lex.

Lex’s eyes widened in alarm. He wanted to dodge—but didn’t quite dare. Yet when the vine ca crashing toward him, instinct made him flinch aside.

Nina shot a quick glance at Odian and Aviel.

They imdiately understood.

The two of them unleashed their abilities at once.

In the next instant, Lex found himself completely immobilized.

Smack! Smack! Smack!

The massive vine whipped down again and again.

Each strike left bright red welts across Lex’s pale skin.

Enduring the searing pain, Lex gasped through clenched teeth.

"Lady Nina... I know I was wrong... I’ll never dare do it again."

His voice turned pitiful.

"That day... I did go there intending to steal the egg... but later, after what happened between us... I never thought about stealing it again."

"I’m telling the truth," he insisted desperately. "I swear I’ll never do anything like that again."

But Nina ignored him.

Soon Lex’s skin split under the relentless blows, blood seeping through the lashes as the punishnt continued.