The wind howled, thunder roared, and the atmosphere was gripping that night. The daughter of the Stich family had been born into the world, the sky looked so dark as if something had summoned them...
"A-akhhaghhhh... it hurts so much..."
"Ma'am, hold on... the baby is coming out soon..."
"Hiksss... a-sakit..."
"Ma'am, count to 3, breathe slowly..."
"Hiksss... a-sakit..."
"Ma'am, count to 3, breathe slowly, follow my instructions!"
"Eghhhhh..."
"1-2-"
"Oekkkkk..."
"Oekkkkk"
"Oekkkk..."
"The baby is born, ma'am, it's a girl!" exclaimed Sekar, full of enthusiasm.
"Where's my husband?"
"I'm here, darling!" James approached with tears in his eyes.
"Look, she's so beautiful, just like you." When he was about to touch his daughter's skin, he suddenly felt a rejecting aura from the 0-day-old baby.
"Sir, don't you want to hold the little miss?"
"I-I don't dare," James scratched the back of his neck, which wasn't itchy. He was rarely around kids, and now he was asked to hold his own child, who was as small as his forearm. He was afraid of breaking her.
"That foolish child doesn't know anything, bring my grandchild to me!" An old woman approached with a longing gaze, her eyes shining when she saw her grandchild born with a chubby body and reddish skin.
"Oh, have you chosen a good name for your child?"
"Ummm... how about Chyla?"
"Oekkk... oekkk..."
"Oekkk..." The baby seemed to cry loudly when James mentioned that name.
"She doesn't seem to like it. You're so bad at choosing names!"
"VALERIAN!!" Tapppp... Tappp... Tappp...
The little baby's crying stopped when she heard the name.
"Why are you so late, old man?" Selena asked, garing at her husband. Their grandchild was born, but he was still busy with work.
"Let's just name her Valerian."
"Ekhh eumm ekhhhh..." The little baby, who was crying earlier, now smiled with her lips curled up.
"Look, our little one seems to like it, doesn't she, Valerian?" Derick took the baby from his wife's arms, agilely. Unlike James, who didn't dare touch his child.
"This baby will be a great child in the future, James. You must take good care of her!!"
James glanced at his father's eyes, which seemed different from usual. Was it just his imagination, or did his father's eyes turn pitch black?
"Of course, I'll take care of her. She's my Vale."
"I've warned you, you'll get what's coming to you if she gets hurt even a little!" After saying that, Kendrick handed the baby to his wife and left the room.
Not long after, the door opened again, and several guards carried in toys and baby supplies, followed by the old man.
"Look what I've brought for my grandchild!!!" Derick brought various pink paper bags with enthusiasm. He initially thought his grandchild would be a boy, but since his son and daughter-in-law didn't tell him the ultrasound results, he was surprised to hear it was a girl. He quickly changed his plans.
"You're crazy, old man. You just arrived, and you're already bringing all this stuff!"
"Hahhh???" Derick was confused.
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Two years passed, and VALERIAN grew into a cute and lively toddler, loved by everyone in the family.
Grakkkkk...
Grakkkkk...
Grakkkkk...
Little Valerian was playing with mud in the backyard garden when she looked up at the sound of a black crow, which was also staring at her.
"Da... daaa... daaaa... emhhh... arkhhhh dada..." Valerian tried to approach the tree, intending to climb it.
Grakkkkk...
Grakkkkk...
(Heyyyyy... baby, stay there. Don't come here, or that old man will punish me if you get hurt!)
"Emhhhh... daddada... daaaa..." Valerian's saliva dripped, and her rosy cheeks were flushed as she tried to climb the tree.
"Nona kecilll..."
"Nona kecil, where are you!!" shouted Valerian's nanny, who was frantic.
Grakkkkk...
Grakkkkk...
(She's here!!!... here!!)
"Arkhhhh rrrrr... da... daaaa..." Valerian's little hand waved in the air, pointing at the crow, which kept making noise.
Brukhhhhh...
"Astaga!!!!! Nona kecil..." The nanny rushed to the fallen tree branch next to the little miss, thankfully it didn't hit her.
"Daaa... daaaa... raaa ahkhhh hehehe"
"Nona kecil, let go of the bird, it's dirty... okayyy..." The nanny tried to pry the bird from Valerian's grasp, but when it was released, Valerian cried loudly, and the sky thundered, as if the rain was coming.
"What's going on, why is my Vale crying!!"
"Astaga anakuuuuu!!!!" Briela rushed, seeing the large branch next to her baby. How terrifying if it had hit her.
"N-nyonya, I'm sorry, I was careless with Nona kecil."
"Enough, go make some milk. If this happens again, I won't hesitate to fire you!"
"Okay, thank you, nyonya... I'll be more careful next time."
"Vale, mommy's darling... why are you so cute?"
Selena kissed her child's cheeks and lips repeatedly, overwhelmed with affection.
Krukkkkk...
"Daaa... daaa..." Valerian's eyes welled up with tears, her lips pouting.
"Astaga, my little girl is hungry, isn't she? Ck... Rara, it's taking so long to make milk. Vale, sweetie, sit nicely here, mommy will get the milk!"
"Daaaa... daaaa... daaa" The little baby clapped her hands happily.
Three minutes passed, and Selena returned with milk, but she panicked when she saw her child was no longer on the sofa. She tried to stay calm, searching everywhere, from the garden to the pool area, all the rooms, and the entire mansion, but couldn't find her.
"Valeee!!! Vale, darling, where are you? Don't scare mommy like this!!!" Briela shouted, her eyes welling up with tears.