Chapter 720 Tacit Agreement

Little Percy used to resent himself for not understanding what Owen was saying. Other kids received impeccable grades, but he couldn't even comprehend what the teachers were saying in class.

The words Percy heard most often during childhood were, "Why do I have a son as stupid as you? You embarrass me."

He knew that Owen was scolding him because of the high pitch of his father's voice; he'd even found fault in himself for everything.

Percy didn't know if every child with developmental delays had the same thoughts as him. He'd think about how Owen wouldn't have been so mad at him if he were more typical.

With that, he gradually grew up to become a people-pleaser.

No one would believe that Percy Carver, the smiling fox who never lost in court, used to be a people-pleaser in his childhood.

Percy only became a new person when he turned 11, and it was because he was the first person little Aria had wanted to hug.

Leon had been walking circles around Aria all day, but she'd paid