13 The Prophetic Dream

The dress Julia was wearing waved as she walked gracefully down the hall of the mansion. Every maid she passed immediately bowed their heads and paid her respects.

She was the host of this place, the wife of Temedius Blume, head of the Blume family. One of the four families that ruled this city and controlled the entire food industry in the city.

So it could be said that the position of Julia Blume was very high in this place. But that didn't bring a smile to her face. Every maid who greeted her was ignored by her, not because of her arrogant nature but because she knew that behind their smiles and bowed heads there were insults directed at her.

And sure enough, her suspicions were true, after Julia walked away from them, the maids started gossiping about her.

"It's a shame Mrs. Julia has to bear the embarrassment because of that"

"Why the pity? You don't know the latest news?"

"What news?"

"I heard that the child isn't Master Temedius' biological child..."

"Shhh...!! What are you saying? What if someone else hears what you're saying?"

"Everyone already knows about this"

"Wow"

Even though Julia didn't hear it directly, she knew that the rumor had spread throughout the mansion. It was only because Temedius used all of the Blume family's abilities that this rumor wasn't widely known.

As the lady of the Blume family, she had been targeted by gossip severally, but she could easily shrug it off because those cheap rumors couldn't hurt her brilliance. But this time the gossip could endanger her position in the Blume family.

All of this started one year ago.

Julia Blume formerly named Julia Anderson was a famous singer in this country. She had won several singer awards and her songs had been heard across the world.

Julia decides to form a music studio company in her own name. But to be a singer and a company owner are two different things. She needed backing so that her music studio could survive amidst the onslaught of other big studios.

In the end, Julia agreed to marry Temedius Blume and become Mrs. Blume. Their marriage was not based on love but on a mutually beneficial business agreement. Julia got backing for her music studio and Temedius got a wife he could be proud of.

Even though they didn't love each other, they respected each other. Temedius never interfered with Julia's studio music and Julia never interfered with Temedius's business. Until finally they were blessed with a daughter.

While Julia was pregnant her status in the Blume family was raised and the resources at her disposal increased as well. Temedius also paid more attention to her and at that time Julia really felt that she had a family.

But when her daughter was born everything changed.

Kylia Blume was the name given to Julia and Temedius' child before she was born. It was such a beautiful name and they hoped that the child would be able to live up to that name.

But unfortunately, Kylia was born with a very terrible form. Her skin was black and wrinkled like rotten fruit and only her golden eyes resembled that of her mother's but one of her eyes was covered by a horrible black bruise. Not only that Kylia gave off a bad smell like spoiled food.

The doctor who assisted in the delivery screamed in a trance when he removed her from her mother's womb. He almost threw Kylia on the floor but was stopped by the nurse next to him.

Julia still remembered the sound of Kylia crying at that time, her voice was so shrill that it was like a call from hell. Everyone who heard it was frightened as they realized that a devil's child had been born into the world.

Everyone shouted and ordered Julia to kill her child. But Kylia was her child, her flesh and blood, and she had carried this child for 9 months, so no matter how ugly she was.

How could she kill her?

Maybe this was a mother's love, Julia loved Kylia no matter what she looked like. But this could not be felt by the other members of the Blume family. They couldn't accept that any of Blume's children looked like monsters.

The urge to get rid of Kylia came from everywhere, they had to kill this monster baby before the news got out. Julia was scared and desperate, as she didn't have any strength to go against the Blume family.

But help came from a direction she never expected.

Temedius Blume, whom she had always thought of as a cold and loveless man, withstood the Blume family's pressure to get rid of Kylia. He firmly forced the Blume Family to give up their intention.

In the end, Julia and Kylia were exiled to this mansion.

But the pressure didn't stop there. They thought that attacking Kylia would be the same as attacking Temedius, thus they directed their attack at Julia.

Rumors that Kylia was not Temedius' biological child but the result of an affair with a male artist was heard among the maids. You couldn't imagine how hurt Julia felt when she was embarrassed by this accusation. Even though Temedius just kept silent, that attitude already showed that he had the same suspicions.

Luckily Julia acted quickly and did a DNA test in front of the entire Blume Family. Even though she had to bear the embarrassment and hold back her anger, Julia steeled her heart to do the test for Kylia's safety.

The results proved that Kylia was really the daughter of Temedius. There was no fraud in the DNA test because Temedius directly handled it.

Even so, sometimes the truth was not what other people wanted to believe. For the,m the truth was what they believed and not the actual reality. So the rumors of Julia's affair with the male artist continued to circulate.

Julia opened the door of her room and walked towards the cot that was on the right side of the bed.

She picked Kylia up and looked at her poor child. Feeling the warmth of her mother, Kylia reached up and tried to touch Julia's face.

Her mouth opened to reveal sharp black teeth and a laugh that sounded more like a broken record came out of it.

Kylia just laughed but her appearance was so terrible that other people thought she was giving a curse.

Tears dripped from the sides of Julia's eyes, her face contorted due to the pain in her heart.

"My poor child... Forgive this useless mother who gave birth to you... What should I do, O God... This child is innocent, don't punish her for my sins..." Julia hugged Kylia tightly with tears that kept flowing.

Julia never believed in the existence of God, she lived in a harsh world without ever asking and worshiping anything. But now she was at the limit of her strength, her heart was so sore imagining the future of her daughter.

Kylia will live with the burden of being a cursed child, who knows how long Temedius will be able to keep Kylia's whereabouts a secret from the outside world. Even if he is able to do it, Kylia will be locked up in this mansion for the rest of her life.

Julia took Kylia to her bed and sat back against the pillows. She started nursing Kylia pensively. Julia always felt very tired after giving birth to Kylie not physically but mentally but today she felt even more tired than usual.

Her eyes felt heavy and her body started to relax while looking at Kylia who was suckling, Julia was asleep.

And the sleep brought a dream.

As if watching a black-and-white film, Julia saw a woman in front of her. Even though she couldn't see her face, Julia knew that this woman was the most beautiful woman she had ever met.

Her beauty could not only be seen by her eyes but it could also be felt by her soul. Like an angel descending to earth, a mortal had no right to look at her face but the aura that was carried with her showed an undeniable majesty.

Julia felt she was meeting God's messenger but somehow she felt she knew this angel.

Her golden hair fell to her hips but it did not cover her beautiful body that exceeded that of a goddess. Her golden eyes stared at Julia and her beautiful lips parted.

"Mother"

The shock Julia experienced when she heard those words was outstanding. She then realized that the angel in front of her was her child, Kylia.

But how was it possible that her daughter who was born with a terrible physique could become a perfect figure like the angel in front of her?

The answer immediately came when a black figure appeared behind Kylia, and hugged her hips tightly while inhaling the scent on her neck.

The figure was so dark, that its body was like a bottomless abyss that absorbed light into it.

Julia screamed at the top of her lungs to warn Kylie of the danger behind her but she was only a bystander and nothing she did could change the course of this story.

But her worries were unfounded.

Kylia leaned her head against the black figure's chest and her face looked so comfortable as if this was where she should be. Kylia and the black figure looked at each other and even though Julia couldn't see her face, she knew that her golden eyes radiated an unavoidable love.

Two words sounded to fill all of her senses.

"Fate Companion"

The black and white film stopped and some information entered Julia's mind.

She woke up gasping for breath, she took a moment to calm her thumping heart. Her forehead was covered in a cold sweat and her body shivered as if she had just walked into a blizzard.

Julia managed to calm herself down and looked around her.

She was still in her room inside the lonely mansion, Kylia was still in her arms, and her poor baby was awakened by the jolt of Julia's body. Seeing that Kylia was still a cursed baby, Julia remembered the golden angel she had seen in her dream.

But was it really just a dream?

Julia stroked Kylia's bald head and the baby smiled, feeling her mother's warmth. Tears formed in Julia's eyes again but this time she didn't wipe them away and let them drip down Kylia's face.

"My daughter, what really happened? Who are you? Can you really grow as beautiful as the dream version of you? Was I really dreaming or are my expectations too big?"

Julia tried to recall the information she got after the dream just now.

"Flower Garden Orphanage"

Julia mumbled and repeated the name like a mantra. She knew this was a place name but she had never heard of this orphanage before. Maybe if she was still Mrs. Blume she was before giving birth she would have been able to find the place easily.

But currently, the resources of the Blume Family that she could use were almost nonexistent. Even so, she had to keep looking for that place no matter what, as this might be the only hope of saving Kylia.

"It's time to meet your so-called father"

And with that three years passed.