Chapter 304: Conversation Between Father and Son 2
"Have we met before? Why do I feel so familiar with you?"
Once that question left his mouth, Aldrey looked at Aldrian’s reaction. He focused on those unreadable blue eyes. Aldrian didn’t show much expression aside from a smile, leaving Aldrey uncertain of what he was thinking. A person like this was dangerous to face as an opponent because nothing could be discerned from that face.
Aldrian also looked into his father’s eyes, thinking of a thousand ways to answer the question. He could lie to his father, or he could be honest and simply admit that he was Aldrian. After considering for a moment, he decided there was no harm in revealing himself now. Sooner or later, his father would find out anyway.
He felt it was the right time for his father to know that his son had already left the secret realm and made his mark on the continent. The son he had trained for so long had grown into someone capable of bearing the burden of their family’s challenges.
His recent meeting with his mother had shown him that he could trust his parents’ judgment and not overthinking. With a sigh, he looked at his father and said,
"We met a few years ago."
Aldrey frowned. They had met a few years ago? Where? He tried to recall the young man’s face, but nothing about him seemed familiar. Aldrey hadn’t encountered many new people since leaving the secret realm, and he was certain he had never seen this face before.
Even if he stretched the timeline back to when he was still trapped in the secret realm, there was no one like this young man there either. And before being trapped? He was confident he had never encountered this young man then, either.
"Sorry, I don’t think I’ve ever seen you before. Is it possible that you saw me, but I never noticed you?" Aldrey asked.
"No, we met face to face. You always talked to me," Aldrian replied.
Aldrey frowned more deeply. Always talked to him? Suddenly, something clicked in his mind. The feeling he got when he saw this young man was unusual and inexplicable. It was the first time he had ever experienced such a sensation, and it had been bothering him since yesterday.