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.

caressed her abdomen and put on a pitiful expression. “I don’t care if my dad hates

her 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

you could give us some food. That would be

woman did not mind providing shelter for them. While looking at Rayna’s abdomen, she said, “Besides, you just got pregnant. You shouldn’t move around too much.

not reject her anymore. “You’re so kind.

With a bright smile on her face, she tucked Rayna in and stood up

left, she gave Curtis a look of admiration and

toward Rayna. He smiled when he saw the

a low voice, she said, “I told that

voiced his confusion, “Why am

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

and opened the layers of wrappers, revealing a withered plant kept

the

acknowledgment in response before explaining, “A component extracted from this

a lot of medicines to delay

happen. It can regenerate cells in the

explanation, Rayna did

she knew what he was trying to convey. Basically, the thing in his hand was akin

this thing only worth one billion?” Rayna held the plant and exclaimed in a trembling voice, “Things

it possible that only a handful of people know about a treasure like this, Mr.

and uttered in a deep voice, “It can only be found in this place.

true.” Rayna smacked her forehead. How silly

Curtis Calls Her

who discovered the plant after obtaining a piece of paper

written in Uronian, which was close to extinction.

she merely felt like

expended much effort. After all, I’ve had

the sky outside the window gradually darkened, the woman with the

down, Rayna left the house with

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

of them. The men were sitting together and

was incredibly merry, and happiness was

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

more days,” the woman named

and Curtis over to a group of people. “Mr. Yildiz, this is Sumeyye

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

out, she had noticed that

in. We’re truly grateful,” Rayna gushed, having grown all the more proficient in the language. At the same time,

right. You can really speak our language. I thought

Rayna and Curtis to sit beside him before talking

questions from Murat while acting pitifully from time

their conversation, Murat suddenly asked, “So,

that, Rayna plunged into a

I forgot to ask Uncle Curtis

elbow without turning to him. “He’s

flatbread from the plate, Curtis fed it to her

brushed against her ear, making her shudder. Rayna

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

suitable for cultivation, but they could not communicate with outsiders because of the language barrier. As such, they were unable to trade for

vegetables the most. All their food came

Zahar. I couldn’t sell off the seeds I took from home, so I

richly. It so happens that we lack vegetables and cotton here.

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’ll send someone out to look for it

“Thank you, Mr. Yildiz.”