Chapter 113: Conversation gone awry
"Daddy?"
Knoa’s voice pulled his father’s wandering mind back to the present.
Azrael dejectedly responded, "Then, what else do you want? Do you want toys? If I give you toys, will you let me kiss you too? I want to bite those chubby cheeks. I wonder if they are tasty."
Knoa gasped. He looked up at Knoa, horrified. His small mouth was half opened, displaying disbelief at what he heard. His cute expression was clear enough for Azrael and Knox to understand quickly.
The poor child was afraid that Azrael was a kid-eating monster just like one of the horror stories his Uncle Shun often tells him whenever he was misbehaving.
Witnessing the corner of Knoa’s eyes twitching and lips curving downward ready to break into tears, Knox immediately erased the idea and ruffled his head, "Daddy is just joking," he showed his face on the screen and glared at Azrael.
He turned to Knoa again and softly spoke to him, "He just meant that he missed you so much he wanted to kiss you many times as well. So...if you meet him again, will you give him lots of hugs and kisses too, just like how you do to me and Uncle Shun?"
Knoa looked back at the phone. Azrael’s face was like a puppy who got scolded by his owner, he fluttered his eyes at Knoa, shamelessly begging for his affection.
Seeing the older guy’s disheartened look, Knoa felt a bit guilty. He bobbed his head repeatedly and murmured, "Okay. I’ll kiss Daddy a lot. I’ll hug him too, Papa. I’ll also pinch his cheeks and pull his hair like I do with Uncle Athan!"
Azrael, "..."
Knox covered half of his face, but his shoulders shook from suppressing his laughter. He disappeared from the screen, which dismayed Azrael.