Flora looked at me with astonishment. It was not hard to see doubt and undisguised hostility there. I answered with a smile, "Why can't I be here? Am I not welcome?"
Flora pursed her lips and leaned back on the chair before she snorted back cutely, "Yeah. You're not welcome. Hurry and leave."
Julian frowned at Flora's words, disapproval imminent on his brows. "Is that how you speak with visitors, Flora? I don't remember raising you to be so rude!"
Although Flora pouted her lips unhappily in response, she did not talk back to him. Julian looked at her with steel eyes and reproached, "I don't care how you act at home, Flora, but you better behave in front of visitors. Come on. Apologize to Uncle Gael now!"
"U-Uncle Gael?!" Flora's eyes flew wide. She pointed at herself and then at me as
