Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 825

Tarquin furrowed his brows, a hint of urgency in his voice. "What's the scoop?"

The person on the other end of the line was nearly bursting with excitement, "We've tracked down Aiden's neighbor's details. He's currently in Jindale City. If anyone knows what happened to Aiden, it's him!"

After days of dead ends, they finally had a lead. The past few days had been a grueling marathon of frustration.

Upon arriving at Sky City, they learned that the school where Elizabeth had once taught was long gone.

The village Soren had mentioned had vanished off the map. Locals recounted a devastating fire from over two decades ago that had consumed the elementary school and nearly half the village. The survivors had gradually abandoned the place, leaving it to ruin.

Years of heavy rains, landslides, and other natural calamities had erased any remnant of the village. Now, not even a brick remained.

inquiries around the area initially turned up nothing. Mention of

felt like they were chasing ghosts until an

fortunate kid from the next village over. His parents were no good, always beating him black and blue. Such a tiny thing, always covered in

mute' because

her talking to him, and that's when we realized 'the mute' could speak after

who named him Aiden. But old habits die hard, and he remained 'the mute' to most of us.

explained why their queries about Aiden had led nowhere. Before, he was known

teacher's last name Gonzalez?" they

but she was as pretty as a picture and just as kind-hearted. She taught the kids to read, write, and draw, all for free. Told them stories of the world beyond these

on him. Heard she even had a falling-out with his folks over him. Imagine, such a gentle soul pushed to her limits by those