Idris Point of View

"Owen," I heard a childish voice trying to whisper but was loud nonetheless.

"What happened to my brother? He looks haunted." I heard, as I continued to massage my scalp.

These days, I feel tingling pricking on my scalp which, according to the doctor, is caused by a certain kind of stress that cannot be kept in and let out as well.

Anyone with senses would know what that certain kind of stress is.

Demonic spirit Zephyra Amulet Virelle!

"Liana, how come you have time today to comment on my looks?" I glanced at my four-year-old sister who is sitting between my parents and getting pampered like a heavenly royalty.

Liana Ivy Valen, is the youngest of Valen family and my younger sister who was born just four years ago which was unexpected to everyone else nonetheless, was a shock to my parents as well.

Valen family has a simple structure. My father, Alaric Nero Valen, was the ex-chairman of Valen group before handing over the chair to me. He was the only son to my grandparents so there was no issue of fights in the family for inheritance or quarrels due to supposed injustice.

He had a very peaceful life with his parents, with my mother, with his children; at home, at office and everywhere.

My mother, Celeste Isla Navarro, was from a very simple family as well. Navarro Incorporation, known to be the best in the Biotechnology and Genetic engineering, belongs to my maternal grandparents.

Mom has only one younger brother and my maternal grandparents divided all the property very cleanly, clearly and equally between mom and uncle. Uncle has always loved working with mom and is very excited about competing with her so they both literally have no bad water between them.

Coming to me, I have an elder sister, Kaiya Sage Valen, who is two years older to me is already married and have a son of her own. My brother-in-law, Cyrus Blaze Storm, is a civilian head of department of defence. He is one of the top authorities of the country's military forces, so were his parents, his grandparents and everyone else in his family before him.

Latest addition to the family, my little sister, Liana Ivy Valen and my nephew, Luca Fox Storm; both are four years old, my nephew being one month and fourteen days older to Liana.

Kaiya didn't like working for family business and started her own gaming company which is blooming and booming like no other. So, as the next heir, took over the family business responsibilities while both my sisters own shares and other corporate properties.

For no, Liana's dream is to marry young with a successful life and later wants to become someone who matches people and make couples.

I don't understand her future plans though!

Her dream is a little... outdated. But when I told her the same, she frowned at me, glared and said that in the world where love is too easy to earn and lose, marriage is too easy to enter and exit; she wants to make love and marriage a very stable and capable concept for people.

Words that came out of her dentally challenged mouth beyond her age which shocked everyone in the family.

What can anyone do? They just let her be.

Anyways, in short, my family life and my professional life is as smooth as butter.

Seems like the concept of evil-eye is real. I don't know who casted an evil-eye on my peaceful life that a demonic amulet girl bashed into my life without knocking.

And look I am now! Even my little sister thinks I look haunted.

"You look like you did not shower for month. Your hair looks greasy, your eyes look sullen, your facial hair is unkempt, your attire is ruffled and creased; the whole air around you – stinks." Liana, you little monkey!

Who gave you the courage to talk to me like that?

"Are you sure you are still my own brother? Where do you look like a brother of a pretty matchmaker princess? I refuse to acknowledge you as my brother for a temporary period of time. Indefinitely." I glared at her like a wild wolf ready to attack its prey.

But who is Liana? She is someone who is least afraid of me.

"Say one more word and I will spank you. Don't you have any homework? Tell me times table nine without taking a breath. Tell me now." My parents, who did not get involved until now, took Liana into their arms and cursed me with their eyes.

"Can you stop bickering with her for one day? Both of you are really -! Brother and sisters with your age gap between them are usually very close and loving. How come both of you bicker like children always?" Even though mom took both of our names, the scolding was only for me.

"Mom, can't you see that she started it?" Hey, why can't my own family see my innocence?

"Is this what I taught you, you brat? You have some problem outside and you show it on family? What man are you?" Dad followed, with his usual dialogues and common expressions.

"If you can, you tell me times table nine in reverse order without taking a breath. Tsk, who are you intimidating? Mom, dad, I'm very sure brother is involved with a woman whom he cannot control. With my knowledge of matchmaking, I'm certain that he met his match." My eyes suddenly widened as if the eyeballs are about to pop out of their sockets when I looked at Liana.

She is so adamant with her future career?

She can even see this?

Wait – what does she mean by 'met his match'. There is absolutely no match between us.

"Really? Is this something to do with a beautiful single woman?" Mom's grimace took a quick transformation into a wide surprised smile. "Son, my baby, you finally opened your family crest?"

F-f-family crest? My family crest?

I immediately looked at Liana and found her expressions very natural and normal which means she did not understand what 'my family crest' means or she mistook it in a decent way; which is great.

Mom sometimes... Can she see that she has a child in her arms?

What the hell is she talking about?

"Single woman – yes; beautiful – debatable; open my family... ahem... crest – no. Not to her, not in this lifetime." Just the taught of her is chilly!

"That's great. So, she is someone you started to like, huh?" My dear mom, where did you get this conclusion from?

Did you no hear my 'No' or did you choose to ignore it or did you choose to assume whatever you like about it?

"Is it the girl who makes nice and beautiful jewelry? The jewelry you brought the other day are so nice that Kaiya, Liana and I loved them. Is it her? No, forget it! Owen, you tell me." Seriously mom?

Owen stood awkwardly silent when everyone's eyes landed on him. He looked at me, asking me silently what he should do now. I shook my head lightly and he understood.

Before he could tell he don't know anything, my dad took the baton. "You better tell us everything or you say goodbye to your –"

"Mr. Senior Valen, I will say. I will tell everything." Owen groveled hurriedly.

"Her name is Zephyra Quinn Virelle and she the jewelry girl's best friend. Mr. Junior Valen is like this not because of the jewelry girl but her friend who gave him a charm."

"A charm?" Everyone looked shocked and extremely perplexed.

And so, Owen added a little oil and spices to the original story and told the family everything about demonic amulet girl and what my rival had to suffer because of her.

He also told them about the investigation where we really found out that my rival indeed did something to my car to delay my important meeting.

After listening to everything with great interest and complete fascination, dad, mom and Liana mumbled at the same time incoherently.

"That sounds so magical."

"She could do that? That is amazing."

"She really saved Idris."

"Wow, such a Disney sister she is."

"The rival guy got what he sowed."

They are so eagerly discussing about it that they did not even consider my state of mind. I mean, hey guys, I'm kind of in depression because of the girl you are praising and you are still praising her?

Can you bring your focus to me and understand the situation from my standpoint?

Can you stone-hearted people whom I call family, worry about me?

Can you, as my family, support me?

"What is so damn fascinating about her? She regressed my stability of mind, of course, in a bad way and you are being happy about it? Tell me truthfully, am I really your biological son or did you pick me up at buy one get one free offer?"

They are unbelievable!

I thought, after my long depressing words, my wailing statements, they would sympathize with me but who knew...

Who knew that Valen family would prove their heartlessness again!

"I like her. She is perfect for my brother."

"She is indeed best match for Idris that cannot be found even with a divine lantern."

"Valens need such interesting and amazing people for family. I like her too."

Really now?

It was then that I realized a very important truth of my life. A truth that can overturn my whole existence.

I may really not be a biological Valen. I might really be brought to Valen house on a coupon or sales offer!

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