His Precious Love

Chapter 82 Priceless

“That’s because I only feel alive when I’m working.”

Curtis’ voice was soft and flat. All Rayna could hear was the sound of the leaves rustling in the wind. “Mr. Faymon, what did you say?” she asked as she did not hear his response.

She wanted to lean in to hear him better but ended up tripping over some veins on the ground. Just as she was about to knock her head against his back, he turned around in the nick of time and held her firmly. It was as though he saw it coming.

“Ms. Garland, the ground is uneven,” Curtis said in resignation. Sometimes, I feel that she’s brilliant, and at times, I’d have the opposite opinion. Can’t she walk properly?

From then on, he held her wrist and moved forward while cutting down the shrubs with the other hand.

Rayna’s heart skipped a beat, and her ears flushed as she looked at her wrist that was within his grip.

Around ten minutes later, they finally reached the village and saw that the surrounding buildings were simple but solid. With various vegetables growing around them, the place looked full of vitality.

“Wait!” Rayna shouted at Curtis. Then, she grabbed two handfuls of soil and rubbed them on her face and arms before doing the same for him. Her actions caused him to knit his brows tightly.

“We can’t just go in like this. Let’s pretend we got lost,” she explained.

Curtis was at a loss for words.

“Someone’s coming, Mr. Faymon!” Seeing a man approaching with a hoe over his shoulders as if he was out to farm, Rayna whispered into Curtis’ ear, “Think on your feet.” With that, she proceeded to lie on the ground, acting as though she had fainted.

Curtis did not respond.

When he noticed that the man was heading in their direction, he quickly squatted down and carried Rayna into his arms. She looks like a fugitive with her face covered with soil. A look of amusement flashed across his eyes.

Once again, he was impressed by her.

Seconds later, the man, who was usually an alert person, put his guard down upon seeing how disheveled Curtis and Rayna looked. He then spoke to Curtis in a foreign language.

The latter did not understand what the man was saying but nodded when he noticed him pointing toward the village. With Rayna in his arms, Curtis followed the man into the village, and they soon entered a house.

After a short while, a woman with a headscarf walked in with a bowl of water that looked as clear as spring water.

Curtis took the bowl of water from the woman and drank a few mouthfuls first, pretending to be parched. Upon ensuring that it was safe to consume, he fed it to Rayna.

Rayna played along by taking a few sips of the water before gradually opening her eyes.

“Oh, my goodness! We didn’t die!” she exclaimed joyfully as she leaned into Curtis’ embrace. Tears of joy even flowed down her cheeks.

Curtis’ eyebrows twitched. Kristie isn’t the only one who can act well! This woman is also quite impressive in acting.

Rayna did not hug him for long. Soon, she let go of him and wiped off the tears on her face. Acting as if she had just seen the woman, she asked curiously in Uronian, “May I know where are we?”

“Y-You can speak our language?” The woman looked at Rayna in shock. Slightly excited, she continued, “I thought only the people in our village knew this language.”

Because Uronian was a language that was close to extinction and the villagers could not understand the language spoken by outsiders, they relied on hunting for survival.

In response, Rayna answered, “My grandpa taught me the language. He told me he had grown up in the northern region. No matter where he went, he made sure to remember his origin. Unfortunately… my grandpa passed away when I was young.”

“May God bless you.” The woman pushed Curtis aside and held Rayna’s hands. Gazing at the younger woman as if the latter were her daughter, she asked, “You must’ve gone through a lot of hardships, right?”

Rayna nodded with teary eyes. “My dad wouldn’t accept Zahar because he’s poor and mute. Instead, he wanted me to marry a sixty-year-old man. However, Zahar and I are truly in love. I’m willing to do anything for him.”

Hearing that, the woman swept a glance at Curtis and asked, “Is he Zahar? Are you two married?”

“Yes. You saw how much he loves me, right? I eloped with him. But I didn’t expect my dad would get so mad that he kept jeopardizing our business. We couldn’t stay in Mapleton anymore, so we brought our goods here. We planned on selling the goods so that we could provide for our child. Unfortunately, we lost our way and our truck at the same time,” Rayna uttered.

“Where’s your child?” the woman asked.

pregnant not long ago.” Rayna caressed her abdomen and put on a pitiful expression. “I don’t care if my dad hates me, but this child belongs to

back as an act of comfort. “Poor child. I’m a mother, so I know how tough it is to be pregnant. If you don’t mind, you and your husband are welcome to stay the night

replied. “Perhaps you could give us some food. That would be more than enough. Thank

looking at Rayna’s abdomen, she said, “Besides, you just got pregnant. You shouldn’t move around too

did not reject her anymore. “You’re so

on her face, she tucked Rayna in

gave Curtis a look of admiration

when he saw the tears in her eyes. “Ms.

for him to keep quiet. In a low voice, she said, “I told that woman we’re a married couple. We have a

he voiced his confusion, “Why am

closer. Once he did, she added, “We’ll stay here tonight and

took out a plastic bag from his pocket and opened the layers of wrappers, revealing a withered plant kept within. A faint

he take me for a fool? Rayna pointed at the flower and stared

acknowledgment in response before explaining, “A component extracted from this plant can regenerate cells and delay the aging of

that?” she asked. “Now, medical researchers worldwide have already developed a lot of medicines to delay the aging

delay aging but can’t regenerate cells.” Curtis quirked his lips and added, “Cells have a short lifespan and cannot regenerate. This component, however, can make that happen. It can regenerate cells in the human body with a success rate of sixty

his explanation, Rayna did not respond

Basically, the thing in his hand was akin to the

the plant and exclaimed in a trembling voice,

is it possible that only a handful of people know

in a deep voice, “It can only be found in this place. Otherwise, why would I have brought you

true.” Rayna smacked her forehead. How

Curtis

Gabriel was the one who discovered the plant after obtaining a piece of paper with the location

written in Uronian, which was close to extinction. Therefore,

merely felt like snickering

much effort. After all, I’ve had a taste of

woman with the headscarf came in again and offered to bring them out for

down, Rayna left the house

was exceedingly bright. It turned out that the huge rocks placed around the place had been coated with a layer of vegetable

made of animal fur were laid out in the open space, with small tables on top of them. The men were sitting together and chatting, whereas the children sat at a table by

happiness was

could not help feeling envious of the scene before her that looked like a perfect picture, serene and heartwarming. Not only does one age slower here, but

that case, stay for a few more days,” the woman named Aisha

over to a group of people. “Mr. Yildiz, this is Sumeyye and her husband, Zahar. They

old with some wrinkles around his eyes, young and robust. If Rayna had not known about the plant, she would have mistaken him for

out, she had noticed that there were basically no elderly

taking us in. We’re truly grateful,” Rayna gushed, having grown

was right. You can really speak our language. I thought no one else could converse in it besides those in this

proceeded to arrange for Rayna and Curtis to sit beside him before talking up

concocted a flawless background for herself and Curtis. She answered all the questions from Murat while acting pitifully from time to time. Throughout it all, Curtis sat at the side

suddenly asked, “So, what kind of business are you both involved

that, Rayna plunged

to ask Uncle Curtis about this

with her elbow without turning to

Curtis fed it to her and replied in a low voice, “Vegetable and cotton

her ear, making her shudder. Rayna

the flatbread into her mouth, she answered with a calm demeanor,

piqued. The land in the village was suitable for cultivation, but they could not communicate with outsiders because of the language barrier. As such, they were unable to trade for

the most.

lamented sorrowfully, “My family is in such a business, but my father doesn’t like Zahar. I couldn’t sell off the seeds I took from home, so I could only bring

vegetables and cotton here. If you’re agreeable, I’ll trade for them with

you’re behaving too much of a stranger with us, Mr. Yildiz. I’ll just give those seeds to you. If Ms. Aisha hadn’t given me some food, I would’ve probably lost my child. I owe you all a debt of gratitude. Regretfully, we lost our way, so I don’t

a good rest with Zahar tonight. I’ll send someone out to look

“Thank you, Mr. Yildiz.”