The Ultimate Litter: A Beast World System Tale novel Chapter 197

Chapter 197 Unspoken Love

Then the cub she was holding in her arms could it be…?

“That cub is you, Ms. Claire, Ms. Wanda loved you very much!”

Seeing Claire staring blankly at the gemstone carving. Bertie quickly explained

Claire found it hard to believe.

“But I have no memory of her at all. I only had my father, and we relied on each other for survival. H rarely mentioned my mother to me.”

Bertie sighed.

“I know. Not long after you were born, enemies came looking for us. Wanda sent you and your father the fox clan to take refuge, fearing you would be implicated. She had originally planned to find you af dealing with those enemies, but I didn’t expect…

He hadn’t expected life to be so unpredictable or Wanda to be gone just like that.

He regretted it deeply. He should never have listened to Wanda and left to search for some sacred fruit the time he returned to the tribe, all that awaited him was the news of her death.

He hadn’t even gotten to see her one last time.

Because of that, he spent many years sinking into despair. Every day, he did nothing but hold the gemstone carving and drift through life in a daze.

Something stirred in Claire’s heart. Her nose stung/and her eyes instantly became wet.

She fought back the tears and asked Bertie, “Did you see my mother’s body?”

She didn’t believe it. The mother who had traveled into the Beast World sounded incredibly powerful N to mention that she had so many beast mates protecting her. How could she have died so easily?

Wasn’t she supposed to be the protagonist?

Wasn’t she supposed to survive until the end?

How could she possibly believe such an ending?

Bertie shook his head.

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“I didn’t see clearly. By the time I returned, they had already placed Wanda on the fire. That was Wandy final wish.”

Cremation:

Claire frowned. That only made things seem even more suspicious!

Bertie looked at the gemstone carving in her hands with deep affection.

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Claire placed the gemstone carving back into his hands so he could spend a little more time looki

She asked, “Did you love her?

“Love?” Bertie repeated the word. His face was full of confusion.

He didn’t understand what love was.

“I only know that Ms. Wanda said she loved you, Ms. Claire. Is that the kind of love you’re talking al

Claire shook her head.

“Not a mother’s love for her child. Let me ask another way. Did you want to become one of her beas mates? When you saw her being affectionate with her beast mates did it hurt you?”

Bertie stared blankly ahead. His gaze passed through everyone present, as if looking back into a dist

past.

After a long time, he slowly nodded. Painfully, he closed his eyes. A tear slid down the corner of his e Zane looked at Claire, and his heart ached. Claire was too pitiful!

So the rumors in the fox clan that she and her father had been abandoned by a female were only an illusion created by Wanda. It had all been done to completely cut ties with them and prevent her ener from finding her.

And that had become the source of all the bullying Claire suffered from Fiona and her group when sh was little.

Claire actually had such an incredible mother!

What a pity…

Rufus frowned. His mind kept replaying Bertie’s final words. Suddenly, realization dawned on him

So that’s what happened!

When he looked at Claire again, his eyes were filled with even more admiration and respe

Marcus looked at Finlay’s corpse and slowly said, “Finlay once said he knew where your mother was to the information he mentioned be what Bertie just told us?”

Or perhaps, there was another possibility.

Marcus had no reason to doubt Bertic’s words. There was no reason for tum to make a story and deceive them at a time like this.

This meant that Finlay was lying. He didn’t know Wanda’s whereabouts at all, he was sumpfwaring avoid resistance, she used that claim as bait to make lumatingly offer a taoval weite

Thinking back to the altar, he had repeatedly asked Finlay about Claire mother a where he

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had deliberately kept him hanging. He only said he would reveal the information before Marcus to last breath

After he drew his last breath; he would have sent someone to inform Claire.

With the mindset of better safe than sorry, Marcus hadn’t struggled at all when Finlay cut open his w

Now that he thought about it, Finlay had truly been full of tricks!

But then, how had he known that Wanda’s whereabouts were unknown?

Perhaps there was another possibility. Maybe Bertie had been deceived too!

Wanda was so clever. She could have easily faked her death and escaped.

A few miserable enemies couldn’t trap a bird that yearned for freedom.

Still, that would have been far too cruel to Bertie…

Each beastfolk was lost in their own thoughts. For a while, silence filled the air.

Until Bertie’s condition suddenly worsened. He began coughing violently. Marcus fought back tears. C wanted to take out another mandrake root strand, but Bertie stopped her.

He waved his hand repeatedly. Blood poured from his mouth, yet he carefully protected the gemstone carving in his hands, unwilling to let even a drop of blood stain it.

His gaze settled on Claire and Marcus as he struggled to breathe.

“Albert, don’t worry! I’ll take good care of Marcus!” Claire quickly promised.

Bertie wanted to laugh. He had never taken a mate in his life. The people he worried about most were Claire and Marcus. He had watched Marcus grow up. Now Marcus was all alone, which worried him greatly.

Originally, he had wanted Marcus to take good care of Claire. After all, he knew exactly how capable Marcus had been. Now that he had become Claire’s beast mate, even though he was still young, he was a male. And it was only natural for a male to take care of a female.

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I hope that when we return to the Beast God’s side, I can continue staying by your side!

Bertie slowly closed his eyes. His expression was peaceful and content.

The gemstone carving remained in his arms. From beginning to end, not a single drop of blood touched it. It was still pure white and smooth, the carving as lifelike as ever.

Marcus could no longer hear Bertie’s heartbeat. The tears he had been holding back finally spilled over Stubbornly, he wiped them away with the back of his hand, afraid others would see.

“It’s okay. Just cry.”

Standing there, Claire gently held his head.

Marcus knelt on the ground and wrapped his arms around her waist. He buried his face against her chest, letting his tears quietly soak into her clothes.

He didn’t make a sound. Yet the tears flowed fiercely. He had a sister now. He needed to grow up and face everything with maturity. He couldn’t give anyone a chance to laugh at him.

Claire understood him very well. Bertie meant more to him than anyone could imagine. He had been the only lifeline in the darkness. The only light.

Now, the light was gone. The faith that had supported him was gone too. How could he not be

heartbroken?

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When people were sad, they should cry it out. Only by letting it out could the wound begin to heal

She gently stroked the damp curls at the back of Marcus’s head again and again. His damp curls were covered in sweat. He must have run all the way back to find her.

Her heart swelled with relief. Even the news she had just learned about her mother seemed far less important now!

Whether her mother was dead or alive, she had no way of knowing, nor did she want to dwell on the question too much.

After all, she wasn’t the original Claire. She was merely a soul who had crossed ever fre the meters world.