Could Azren bring himself to hate an innocent boy like the nice Michy?
Michy had confessed to him that he did sell himself to be able to debut soon. Yes. Michy had confirmed that the rumors were not merely rumors, but they were fact.
When the employees in Seventius said that Michy was a whore, they probably were not wrong because Michy had confirmed it. When a boy named Nino Fiser said that Michy had sold his body, that was also not a lie because Michy had said 'yes' to the accusations.
But, could Azren bring himself to hate Michy even after the idol had confessed to him? The answer was 'no.' No. He couldn't do that even if Michy indeed did something bad to achieve his goal.
Instead of bringing himself to hate the young idol, he brought his body to embrace the idol instead. He didn't even care if people would say that he was taking advantage of the young idol. He only knew that he wanted to comfort the young idol right now.
"I know you have your reason behind your action, Michy. If you want to tell me the reason, then I gladly will listen to your story. But if you don't want to tell me the reason, then it's okay."
Azren once again repeated his statement earlier. It was Michy's life, and the idol had the right to decide what he should do and what he shouldn't do. And even if he was curious about the truth, he wouldn't force the idol to tell him everything.
There was another reason why Azren didn't hate Michy for what he had done in the past. It was because Azren was not an angel. He was a demon, and knowing that Michy indeed committed that kind of sin in the past should be happy news for him. That was why there was no hatred in his heart upon hearing the confirmation.
He was a demon, and he was supposed to feel happy when he heard the confirmation. However, his heart was dominated by sadness instead of happiness right now.
'Why do I feel so sad right now? It should be happy news because other people have tainted Michy's innocence, but instead of feeling happy, I feel bad for it. And I feel a sense of familiarity when I hug Michy like this. But why?' Azren was puzzled inside, and he unconsciously tightened his embrace around the idol's fragile body.
["Your body is so cold. Let me hug you to give you some warmth."]
["You are a stranger! Even if you saved me from drowning, I can't let a stranger hug me!"]
Another strange memory flashed in his mind, and Azren's body froze. 'Drowning? Who was drowning? Is it the continuation of the memory that appeared in my head when I saved Michy in the sea?'
Azren once again experienced the strange sensation when a strange memory appeared in his mind, and he was beyond perplexed.
Meanwhile, Michy was hiding his face on Azren's broad chest as he sought warmth in the embrace. He kept quiet for a moment, but then he started to open his mouth.
"I only trained for three months before the agency decided to debut me, Ren. Most trainees in our agency trained for more than 3 years before they could make their debuts, but my uncle wanted to fulfill my adoptive parents' wish soon, so he decided to shorten my training period and debuted me right away."
Azren tried to hide his troubled heart as he responded to the idol, "Your adoptive parents wanted you to be an idol?"
"Yes. That's my dream as well, and my adoptive parents have been supporting me from the beginning. Wanted to see me debut as an idol was their last wish before they passed away."
Azren could feel Michy's body getting tenser when he once again spoke about his adoptive parents. The blonde didn't even know about Michy's life with his parents, but it seemed the idol loved his parents dearly.
"That's why my uncle wanted me to debut soon. He assumed my parents in Heaven would be happy to see me debuting soon."
Hearing the word 'Heaven,' Azren got goosebumps. He knew that the annoying angels lived in Heaven, and the mention of the scary place made his body shiver.
"But the board directors didn't agree with my uncle's plan. They thought that I was not ready to debut because of my short training period, so they were against my uncle's idea."
Azren started feeling the trouble from Michy's story, and he could guess something bad would happen in the next story.
"My uncle was so stubborn, and the board directors finally relented. The board directors finally let me debut, but they gave my uncle one condition."
Azren could feel Michy's body turn stiffer in his embrace, and he could only tighten his embrace once again.
"The board directors wanted me, Ren. They... they wanted to touch my body."
This time, it was Azren's body that froze upon hearing the idol's next statement. Those powerful people were beyond nasty! They were all old and already had their own families, but they still dared to take advantage of an orphan who was still green in the world.
Michy was just a young boy with a big dream. It was the adoptive parents' last wish too, and Michy just tried to realize the wish for the sake of his adoptive parents. However, some people decided to take advantage of the hopeless boy, and Azren couldn't help but feel anger in his heart.
"And your uncle let them touch you? Your uncle asked you to go to their embraces just because of his selfish wish?"
Azren sounded angry, and the idol suddenly pulled himself away from the blonde's embrace. "My uncle is not selfish!" The silver-haired youth hurriedly rebuked. "He just wanted to fulfill my adoptive parents' wish, and he's not selfish at all!"
The pair of blue eyes glared at him, and Azren was stunned. Even the nice Michy could act that way toward him. He realized that he had offended the idol with his careless words about Willem Shelton.
"I'm sorry, Michy. I didn't mean to hurt your feeling, but your uncle is too much. You are still a minor, so how come he has the heart to sell you to those people?"
Michy was staring at him with his pair of sad blue eyes, and it hurt Azren in some ways.
"He... he didn't sell me for real, Ren. Please don't misunderstand it."
The blonde furrowed his brows upon hearing the boy's words.
"What do you mean, Mich? You said that those old people wanted to touch you, right?"
Now Azren was confused. He saw with his own eyes how Michy was so close with the woman named Lea Lennon, and it felt like proof that Michy was indeed sold to the people including that woman.
"I indeed sold myself to those people, but I never let them touch my body for real, Ren. At most, they would only hug me or touch my hands, but I have never let them do anything more than that to me. I'm still a minor, and my uncle didn't let them do that to me."
Subconsciously, Azren released his breath that he didn't realize he was holding before he heard the words from Michy. He felt relieved without knowing the reason, but he still felt glad upon hearing the boy's statement.
He smiled a little as he placed his hands on the idol's shoulders. "Are you sure that they didn't do anything bad to you? They didn't force you to do anything you didn't want, right?" He finally could lower his tone and asked the idol softly.
"Do you think I'm not a virgin anymore, Ren? Do you think I'm no longer pure and innocent?"
The nice Michy started teasing him, and he snorted as a response. His strong had moved up a little before it landed on top of the silver head. He stroked it lovingly as his gaze remained on the blue-eyed boy.
"I believe in you, Michy. If you said that you didn't do it, then I will always believe in you."
Michy's eyes turned brighter as he smiled sweetly at the blonde. "I've never done anything bad with them, Ren. They are all old and not as attractive as you."
Azren couldn't help but laugh at Michy's innocent statement. "So, you think I'm attractive, hm? Am I the most attractive man in the world?"
Michy nodded his head bashfully as a response. The hint of rose on his cheeks came back again, and Azren couldn't hold back this time. He hurriedly pressed his lips on the rosy cheek even before the idol could say anything.
The pair of azure eyes widened in surprise, but the owner of beautiful eyes didn't move an inch. He just enjoyed the warm sensation on his cheek with a loud thump in his heart.
The cheek kiss didn't last long as Azren pulled his head away from Michy's cheek. But, the lips were still hovering over the cheek as the owner of the lips whispered, "Can I kiss your lips, Michy?"