The Devil

Flamia and her father reached the Cloud Villa sharply at 1:30 p.m.

After parking the car in the garage they both walked on the stoned paved road towards the Villa. Flora gazed at the different colours of tulips grown sideways to the road. The smell was exotic, which she can't describe.

She wore a pink top with puff shoulders having petal designs on them and a sky-blue skirt resting just below her knees. The dress illuminated her carefree personality. And her brunette hair was tied in a messy bun with a white bow on top.

Grazing at the flowers, she also saw some additional cars moving toward the parking lot. The question she wanted to ask earlier suddenly popped into her: "Why is the Miller family invited?"

"Your grandfather might have lost in gambling, or might be a friend meet, I don't know anything more than that." Her father tossed the answer into every possible event.

"But that doesn't explain why he invited me!"

"Might have grown some soft spots for you.", her father chuckled at his statement because there was no way it could be true.

Flora rubbed her hand in the anxiety about what that old man was up to," It was better when I was ignored by him. At least, it is better to be at home rather than challenging a monster."

"Flora.", her father stopped his steps, while he called her in a fatherly tone which he rarely used. Flora too stopped and turned to look at him.

"It's not like he will kill you or torture you till death. And if you go with that white ashen face of yours then surely he will bully you.", her father tried to calm her, knowing it to be an impossible task.

"You know what Dad, it's better to be buried 6 feet inside the ground than face this 6 feet old minacious monster."

Her father again chuckled.

They again started their pace and soon reached the front door. Two tall bodyguards with finely toned muscles were guarding the entrance and the butler was waiting at the front door to greet everyone.

"Second Master Adam and Ms. Adam, good afternoon.", the butler gave them a polite smile and gestured them inside.

Even with his professional skill he couldn't hide his suspicious gaze over Flora. The time when Sebastian insulted her, every maid and servant and the butler was ordered to never let her step foot in his Villa. He thought she would beg for his forgiveness but to his dismay, she was rather to be how the event turned on.

And for some unknown reason, he invited her to his Villa with his regard. And it seemed like everyone was informed that the least favourite or unfavoured grandchild of Sebastian was called upon to his Villa by the devil himself.

And everyone was more horrified than shocked. It did not need to be said as their expression spoke everything. Clean and clear.

When Flora took her first step inside the Villa, she became the spotlight. Not for a good reason but not bad either. The people inside were her uncles and cousins but they all acted like Flora was a foreign creature between them.

They were looking at her, as if errands of bad rumours were firing around the business circle related to her. But fortunately, that never happened in her life, as she was almost unknown to the business world. Being the least favorite grandchild, and being in a fight with her grandfather at the age of eleven, she was never invited to any of the events and was never recognized to be eligible for one.

Ignoring them all she walked further being greeted by the 'most' favourite grandchild of Sebastian, Dominic Adam.

"Good afternoon, Uncle Ian.", he greeted her father before turning to her," Hi, Flora"

"Hello, Dominic.", she greeted him while bowing her head.

"It's been a long time since I saw you.", Dominic raised both of his arms to hug her.

"Yeah, it seems so.", Flora withdrew from the hug and replied.

He was the only cousin who dared to call on his birthday every year. But that doesn't mean Flora attended all of them. It was only two years before when Sebastian went out for an important business, she attended his party.

"When are you getting married?", her father interrupted the brother-sister moment.

"You know, your grandfather will be over the moon when he will get the news of you liking someone."

"I am not quite ready yet.", Dominic replied with a firm tone as if he was out of his brotherly character.

"You know, I heard some rumours related from here and there."

Flora was astonished at her father's statement. Who hell dared to spread rumours about Sebastian's favourite grandchild?

"Yes? About what?"

"I heard from someone that you are...", her father dragged the last part.

"I am?"

"That you are GAY!!!!", her father intentionally raised his voice on the last part. Flora glared at him with her pensive emerald eyes.

She saw the way Dominic's jaw tightened before he replied, "Is it bad to become one?"

"No, it's not but knowing your grandfather, if you do that, you will surely find yourself in the same position as Flora."

'Dad's joke', both of them thought at the same time.

"Well, that was not funny.", Flora stated.

"Well, that was.", Dominic gave Flora a boring eye expression before bidding them goodbye to greet the other guest.

"What if he takes revenge?", Flora enquired.

"I insulted you, not him.", her father replied.

"What if he complains to the devil about your made-up rumour?"

"What to expect, we are screwed for sure, and speaking of the devil. Here comes your 6-foot-tall nightmare, AKA the devil."

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