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.

got pregnant not long ago.” Rayna caressed her abdomen and put on a pitiful expression. “I don’t care

child. I’m a mother, so

you could give us some food. That would

me!” The woman did not mind providing shelter for them. While looking at Rayna’s

anymore. “You’re

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

she left, she gave Curtis a look

toward Rayna. He smiled when he saw the tears in

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

twitched, and he voiced his confusion, “Why

she added, “We’ll stay here tonight and go out to see what the situation is like when tomorrow comes. By the way,

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

for a fool? Rayna pointed at the

explaining, “A component extracted from this plant can regenerate cells and

worldwide have already developed a lot of medicines

lifespan and cannot regenerate. This component, however, can make that happen. It can regenerate

his explanation, Rayna did

in his hand was akin

worth one billion?” Rayna held the plant and exclaimed in a trembling voice, “Things that can

possible that only a handful of people

you see?” Curtis jerked his chin up and uttered in a deep voice, “It can only be found in this place. Otherwise, why would I have brought you

Rayna smacked her

83 Uncle Curtis Calls Her

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

indicated on the paper was written in Uronian, which was close to extinction. Therefore, they expended tremendous effort to

merely felt like snickering at

of course, they’ve expended much effort. After all,

the headscarf came in again and offered to bring them

Rayna

arriving at the courtyard, she found that it was exceedingly bright. It turned out that the huge rocks placed around the place had been coated with

The

was

the scene before her that looked like a perfect picture, serene and heartwarming. Not only does one age slower here, but there’s also

more days,” the woman named

people. “Mr. Yildiz, this is Sumeyye and her

his eyes, young and robust.

she came out, she had noticed that there were basically no elderly people in the

Mr. Yildiz. Thank you for taking us in. We’re truly grateful,” Rayna gushed, having grown all the more proficient in the

was right. You can really speak our language. I thought no one else could

for Rayna and Curtis to sit beside him before talking up a

from Murat while acting pitifully from time to time. Throughout it all, Curtis sat at

asked, “So, what kind of business are

Rayna plunged

I forgot to ask Uncle Curtis about this in

promptly nudged Curtis with her elbow without turning to him. “He’s asking about our business, Mr.

a piece of flatbread from the plate, Curtis fed it to her and replied in a low voice, “Vegetable

making her shudder.

she answered with a

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

they lacked vegetables the most. All

family is in such a business, but my father doesn’t like Zahar. I couldn’t

God bless you richly. It so happens that we lack vegetables and cotton here. If

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 know where

Just have a good rest with Zahar tonight. I’ll send someone out

“Thank you, Mr. Yildiz.”