NovelStartChapter 827 In the countryside where the Tylers lived, not having kids after marriage was a topic of ridicule.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBack in the day, three years into their marriage, Aiden's folks hadn't had a child. This becfodder for gossip among sspiteful neighbors who whispered that the couple must have committed sins in their past lives, hence their barrenness.
Aiden's father, known for his temper, blamed his wife for their childlessness, leading to domestic disputes that were far from rare in their household. Eventually, the couple vanished, rumored to have gone to the city in search of medical help.
Years later, they returned, their pride and joy Aiden in tow. They paraded him around like a trophy, not just because they'd finally had a child, but a boy at that—and a strikingly handsone, no less. In their poverty- stricken community where sons were prized over daughters, Aiden was a slap in the face to their detractors. But then, it becapparent that Aiden couldn't speak. The sfolks who'd been silenced by his birth now jeered, calling him defective despite his good looks.
Gossip swirled that Aiden's parents must have been cursed for spast wrongdoing, hence their child's muteness. In their frustration, they even resorted to violence in desperate attempts to make him speak, mistaking abuse for discipline.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe Tylers, living just next door, could hear everything through the thin walls. Mrs. Tyler recounted, tears in her eyes, how they once found Aiden bound and suspended from the ceiling, being whipped by his father who hurled insults at the boy, calling him a bastard and a waste. His mother joined in, beating him with a broken shoe.
Even as outsiders, the Tylers were heartbroken by the sight.
Lacking awareness of their legal rights and fearing retaliation, the Tylers could only offer clandestine support, sneaking food and medicine to the boy. Then, Ms. Gonzalez, a new teacher, arrived in town. Aiden, not yet of school age but eager to learn, would listen to her lessons from outside the classroom. Ms. Gonzalez invited him in, and it was she who named him Aiden, insisting it was improper to call him "the mute boy."
The Tylers, seeing her kindness, confided Aiden's plight to her, hoping her education could make a O difference. Ms. Gonzalez even clashed with Aiden's parents, offering to take him in herself.
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