Lackey's Seducing Survival Odyssey

Chapter 1794: Meeting his other friend’s family: Part-1

“…”

“Hello?”

“!!!”

A few seconds later.

“…”

“Hello again?”

“!!!”

The child, Noah, hid behind Allen, clutching the back of his father’s shirt while cautiously peeking around him. The instant Young Aether’s eyes met his, the little boy flinched in surprise and quickly disappeared behind his father again, only to peek out once more a few seconds later with the same innocent curiosity.

A gentle smile found its way onto Young Aether’s face as he watched the adorable thing.

“Such a cute child.”

He sat comfortably on the soft sofa in the living room while Allen and his two children occupied the couch opposite him.

Noah continued stealing tiny glances at him from behind Allen’s shoulder. Every time their eyes met, the boy would gasp softly, hide again, then slowly peek back out as though trying to convince himself that the handsome stranger hadn’t disappeared.

Watching the little boy’s innocent reactions made it surprisingly difficult for Young Aether to maintain his composure. He resisted the overwhelming urge to walk over, kneel down, and gently pinch those chubby little cheeks.

He was genuinely an unbelievably adorable child.

As for the girl…

Well, it was probably wiser not to make things awkward.

He had long ago learned that keeping his distance from his friends’ women was always the safest decision.

Two had already become unnecessarily complicated because of his appearance and naturally gentle voice, and he had absolutely no desire to repeat that mistake inside Allen’s own home.

Meanwhile, Allen remained completely frozen, his eyes refusing to leave Aether’s youthful face.

What truly made Allen speechless, however, was just how absurdly handsome Aether had become.

Seriously… Look at those curves!

His smooth features, flawless skin, and elegant appearance made him look less like a real person and more like someone who had casually stepped out of the pages of an expensive fantasy novel.

Everyone really talking about his handsome…How sinful he was~

Allen rubbed his forehead, trying to organise the countless questions racing through his mind before finally speaking.

“What exactly happened? And… how old are you now, Aether?”

Young Aether smiled faintly before explaining everything exactly as he had explained it to Jonathan earlier.

Unlike Jonathan, however, Allen’s expression changed after almost every sentence.

His face shifted from confusion to disbelief, then from disbelief to horror, before eventually settling into an expression that simply screamed…

What the fuck am I listening to?

“Wait… wait.” Allen raised both hands as if trying to physically stop the information from entering his brain.

“Let me process this properly. Are you telling me you actually died that day? Someone ripped your organs out… and murdered you?”

“Yes.”

“HOLY FUCK!!”

Allen instinctively stood halfway from the couch before dropping back into his seat, his face completely turned pale. Countless terrible possibilities had crossed his mind over the years, but never once had he imagined that Aether had suffered such a horrifying death.

Having your organs removed while you were still alive…

Who could possibly commit something so unimaginably cruel?

“Dad.”

His daughter’s calm voice interrupted the silence.

Without even lifting her eyes from the holographic feed projected by the ring on her finger, she lazily pointed toward Noah, who had quietly begun staring at Allen with worried eyes after hearing him shout.

Allen blinked before letting out a slow breath.

“…Right. My bad.”

He gently rubbed Noah’s head, reassuring the little boy with a soft smile before turning his attention back toward Young Aether.

The shock inside his eyes had slowly transformed into something much heavier.

Regret… Guilt… and Pain.

“I… I… I’m sorry.”

His voice trembled as the words left his mouth.

His eyes gradually became wet, and he struggled to keep himself from looking away.

After all…

He had been the last person Aether had spoken to before everything happened.

He had been the one listening on the other side of that phone call.

For years, countless thoughts had haunted him whenever he remembered that day.

If only he had noticed something was wrong.

If only he had reacted sooner.

If only he had somehow done anything at all.

Maybe…

Just maybe…

His friend would still be alive today.