Edna was rendered speechless. She was rooted in her spot, unable to form the words out of her mouth. Ragel gently squeezed his grandmother's arm, urging her to answer. He wanted to know the reason. There were plenty of questions forming in his head as he waited for his guardian's explanation.
When he was younger, his father, Ashler Ford, became a well-known individual in that town. A dominant omega who was born in that remote place; went to the big city to find success, yet went back home pregnant and unrecognizable.
His bright composure and sweet smiles kept in the memories of his townsfolk, became as dull as a gray film, and his young and carefree appearance turned like a withered plant, decaying and effete.
On top of that, he returned with a bulging belly, without a man on his side, or not even a ring on his finger. He became a hot topic in the town, and people gossiped about his failure to find success but obtained a headache instead.