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

they were chasing ghosts until an

I remember him. Poor yet fortunate kid from the next village over. His parents were no

born Aiden; we all used to call him 'the mute' because he never spoke. We all thought he was

Someone heard her talking to him, and that's when we

named him Aiden. But old habits die hard, and he remained 'the mute' to most of us. If you'd asked about 'the mute,' you'd have had your answers

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

the teacher's last name Gonzalez?"

kids to read, write, and draw, all for free. Told them stories of the world beyond these hills.

him. Imagine, such a gentle soul pushed to her limits by those people. Tells you all