Love Unspoken

Chapter 1201

The next morning, Quinn woke up with a start when a drop of dew splashed on her face. She shot up, touched her face, and sighed in relief when she realized it was just dew. This forest had her on edge, always feeling like bugs were crawling all over her.

She looked around and noticed Alexander was nowhere to be seen. She was lying on a pile of grass.

After a moment of confusion, she started looking for him.

A few minutes later, she spotted him coming from a distance, and she felt relieved again.

Alexander was lugging some banana leaves, fruits, and a rabbit.

He walked into the clearing, dropped his haul, and said, "You up?"

Quinn nodded and glanced at the stuff on the ground. "Aren't we leaving today?"

Alexander replied, "I just scouted the way and found the direction of the cave. Let's eat first before we head out."

Hearing he found the cave, Quinn felt a bit more at ease. Being in the cave was better than being out in the wild; at least it was safer there.

Alexander roasted the rabbit. A rabbit washed with water tasted way better than a bloody one. They had cooked a lot of wild veggies yesterday, but they weren't filling at all. He handed Quinn a rabbit leg, which was enough to fill her up.

After a quick cleanup, they packed the leftover meat and headed back.

As they trekked through the forest, they ran into a bunch of unfamiliar creatures, and even with Alexander by her side, Quinn was jumpy.

They had walked quite a distance without realizing it. When the forest darkened, Quinn finally saw the familiar cave, which felt like home. She finally relaxed.

She plopped down on the ground, exhausted. After two days away, the cave was still the same as before.

It was getting dark outside again. Alexander lit a fire inside the cave. Quinn looked at the sky outside, unsure of how long they had been stuck in this forest. She also wondered how Abigail was doing.

Then she couldn't help but ask Alexander, "Can we really get out of here?"

Alexander paused in adding firewood, turned to look at Quinn, and said, "After we get out, will you still talk to me?"

Quinn said helplessly, "Why are you asking this again?"

"Then let me ask another question. After we get out, can I see you again?" he asked.

Quinn fell silent.

Although it made her seem ungrateful, she couldn't bring herself to agree.

"Then we won't get out," Alexander said.

Quinn was stunned. "What do you mean?"

Alexander threw down the firewood and lay down on the ground casually, resting his head on his arms as if giving up. "Since you don't plan to see me after we get out, why should I risk my life to scout the way out?" He added, "You've seen how dangerous it is out there. Why should I do something so thankless?"

Quinn fell silent again. She had indeed seen how dangerous it was; his injuries were still not healed.

She bit her lip, thought for a moment, but still didn't know what to say.

Because she was also very conflicted.

After a tiring day, she leaned against the wall, feeling drowsy.

After nightfall, she was suddenly awakened by a bout of coughing. Quinn opened her eyes and saw Alexander sitting by the fire, adding wood while coughing with his head down.

She suddenly became alert and sat up straight. "What's wrong with you?"

"Just a bit cold," he said casually, adding a lot of branches to the fire. The blazing fire lit up the cave, and even from a distance, Quinn could feel the heat. Yet he said he was cold, which was clearly not normal. She quickly got up, came to his side, and reached out to touch his forehead.

"Do you have a fever?" she asked, all worried.

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Shawn immediately stuck around like an insistent piece of gum, utterly shameless. "What kind of fortune did our village strike? Is there a demolition? A payout? Why wasn't I notified?"

Charles was furious, almost toppling over as he snapped back, "There were no renovations or payouts! The people in our village work hard and earn their living honestly, unlike your family, who just got lucky and picked up a stray daughter. You contributed nothing yet still managed to extort a huge sum!"

He was referring to how the family had picked up Felicia.

The villagers only learned about Felicia's background after she returned to her biological family. Before that, they had already discussed how she must have been adopted, given the treatment she received.

As a result, their feelings towards Shawn's family were hardly positive. They openly scolded them for their ingratitude.

Shawn scoffed, "We only received 50 million dollars. It's nothing close to a huge sum. That's not even enough to spend."

His implication was clear-he would extort even more if given the chance.

Charles didn't quite hear what he said. "What did you say?"

"N-Nothing."

Shawn wasn't foolish enough to reveal his plans. After all, he had already made a deal with Kayla. Once he got rid of Felicia, the wealth of the Fuller family would naturally fall to her. Being her brother meant he'd have access to all of it.

He chuckled to himself, envisioning a time when these villagers who looked down on him would beg for his favor.

Shawn was smug and pleased with himself. Meanwhile, the others in the village were unwilling to deal with such a scoundrel. They quickly left the scene.

As Charles headed home, he cast one last wary glance at Shawn. Feeling uneasy, he immediately called for his grandson and instructed, "Lucas, go find Felicia. Tell her Shawn is back in the village and making a scene. She should be careful. That brat probably has something up his sleeve!"

"Got it!"

Lucas West, a little boy, quickly abandoned his toy car and sprinted toward Macey's house.

The Fuller family had an old, dilapidated house in Alverton that had long been abandoned. Since Felicia had cut ties with them due to her traumatic childhood memories,

she had been living with Macey.

When Lucas arrived, Felicia had just pulled a few sweet potatoes from the still-warm hearth. These were left over from breakfast, and Macey had tossed them in, knowing Felicia loved them.

The surface of the sweet potatoes was darkened from the heat, but once peeled, they released steam and smelled wonderfully sweet. "Felicia!" Lucas blinked, drooling.

Though he often got to eat sweet potatoes, he still felt hungry when he saw them in the hands of someone else.

Felicia couldn't help but laugh as she handed one to him. "Here, this is for you. Be careful, it's hot. I'll peel another one." "Thank you, Felicia!"

Lucas joyfully accepted it, blowing on it to cool it down. After taking a few bites, he remembered his grandfather's instructions and reported, "Felicia, my grandpa sent me to tell you that Shawn is back and making a fuss. He said to be careful!"

"What else did your grandpa say?"

Lucas nodded, his cheeks full, "Grandpa also said that brat hasn't figured out what to do!"

Felicia couldn't help but chuckle.

But thinking it through, he was being chased for debts and had already lost a couple of fingers. He was likely desperate, clinging to Kayla and trying everything to extort her.

She started to wonder why Shawn would return now.

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Fifteen minutes later, the road leading to Alverton echoed with the loud roar of a sports car. At first, the villagers were puzzled, thinking another outsider had arrived. However, when the car door swung open and a flamboyant figure stepped out, the onlookers exchanged glances and promptly turned to leave as if trying to avoid something filthy. The figure was Shawn.

When the Fuller family still lived in Alverton, Shawn had a notorious reputation for petty theft and mischief. He was caught harassing young ladies and married women by the river multiple times, often leading to confrontations. Yet Howell and Tabitha, his parents, were utterly shameless. They not only failed to get any justice but were also experts at turning the tables and blaming others.

Over time, his name became synonymous with disgrace. Naturally, the villagers preferred to keep their distance whenever he appeared.

Seeing him now, they were quick to steer clear.

Shawn returned to the village in a high-profile manner, flaunting a rented sports car to show off his former wealth. He believed that his status had risen above that of the villagers, whom he looked down upon as mere ants. But the villagers didn't buy his act. They turned and walked away, leaving him with no one to impress.

Fuming, Shawn grabbed the nearest villager, ready to boast. But before he could say a word, the villager scoffed. "Make sure to take good care of that rented car. Otherwise, you might not get your deposit back!" Laughter erupted around him.

flushed with

car

a sports car, but Lance seized it to cover his debts. So, he was left with no choice but to

en

"You group of frogs in a well, you dare to look down on me? Do you even

cold glance and retorted, "What status? What's the status of a

villagers observed with keen interest as Shawn's hand was wrapped

face twisted with rage. "Did Felicia tell

responded

the only possibility. His expression darkened further as he spat out, "That little brat

standing closest to him, overheard that. Though he was typically kind-hearted, he wasted no time before slapping Shawn across the

the slap, his eyes glinting with malice. Just as he was about

a mix of anger and disappointment.

to explode, but

I.ne

much had changed in the village. Behind the village lay fields abundant with. crops and further ahead were

every household had repaired their homes. There were even numerous construction projects underway, depicting a scene of vibrant prosperity. Shawn stood there, dumbfounded. Was this still the impoverished village he

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and she dug her nails deep into her palms as she suppressed the almost frenzied and twisted emotions threatening to erupt. She managed to hold back

long way to get here; it was impossible

it, yet Kayla insisted that she had injured it in the accident and couldn't walk.

all night, her face was pale and pitiful. It made it hard for

down, offering, "Get on my back.

best, Arnie!" Kayla beamed, her joy evident as she jumped onto his back. She wrapped her arms

numerous gazes, Arnold carried Kayla back to

students participating in the training program couldn't

However, with all the other families' houses already full and Kayla stubbornly refusing to be separated from him, he

only one

confirmed it wasn't serious. Feeling relieved, he placed her on the bed and turned

en

going to leave me here alone? I'm not familiar with this place, and I'm scared..." Arnold had been planning to find a separate place to stay. After all, it would

a pitiful facade as her shoulders trembled and her

"You get some rest. I'll be in the living room. If

to a burgeoning anger that threatened to explode! "Felicia!" she hissed through gritted teeth, her

eliminate Felicia, the

She called Shawn, her voice low as she snapped, "Why haven't

distant on the other end as if he were driving. "It's

felt

all, the money she had invested was considerable. As long as Shawn's actions bore

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chaos came to an end, and Felicia didn't bother to find out who would tow the Fuller family's car

after she had left that Kayla finally snapped back to reality from the shock of the night before. Clinging tightly to Arnold's waist, she looked up at him with teary eyes and said, "Arnie, I rushed

think." However, the words were caught in his

scene panic-stricken. It was only after Felicia scolded him that he realized his concern was causing him to lose

it was too late to say

tightly to Arnold, fearing that if she let go, he would disappear. Her pitiful appearance made it difficult for

incident rushed over to see the commotion and caught sight of Arnold and Kayla

She must have rushed over in the middle of the night.

practically absent from college for a long time and wasn't on the list for this training program. She had only gotten wind of the situation because her good friend, Olivia, had informed her to come quickly

resentment toward Kayla after yesterday's events,

life miserable was welcome in

into a car accident. Thankfully, you're okay. Otherwise,

hear it. He shot her a glance, but Olivia merely

her senses after initially feeling scared. She began to pick

the past few days. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so distant and lost

gaze and was taken aback to find that he was

haven't been paying attention to me these past few days. You even hung up on me yesterday. Do you know I almost died? I was wondering

seemed to tune her out

smile and asked, "Arnie, who are you thinking about? Is

unexpected reaction from Arnold. He immediately denied it, his voice filled with resistance as

disdain was unmasked. While Kayla initially wanted to laugh,

excessive attention toward a woman, even if he verbally claimed not to

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asked, "Ruben, what caused the accident? What

family's dedicated drivers. He was always on standby and had years of driving experience, so

I wasn't familiar with the road and mistakenly followed the wrong route

Kayla been upset, but she had also taken out her frustration on him by kicking his seat while he was

moment, causing the car to veer off the road and get stuck on the edge of the slope. From their perspective inside the vehicle, it felt like they were hanging over a precipice, so they didn't dare to move. Even when their phone fell at their feet, they hesitated to pick it up, fearing that bending down would make the car sway dangerously. It wasn't until Arnold called this morning that the car

If it hadn't been for Kayla distracting him, the accident wouldn't have

hurtful things. She declared that he wasn't fit to be a driver for the Fuller family and that

it hadn't been for his reason, he would

he reflected on this, he tightened his grip on the memory card in

If Kayla pushed him too far, he had evidence to hold

Felicia didn't pry further.

the villagers felt relieved

who had been scolded by Arnold earlier, tried to leave but was stopped by Felicia. "Mr. Gibbs,

She walked

to Arnold and saw

up to

was tightly

was crying.

they had just

to hold back, she spoke up,

Kayla and turned his attention to

Her tone was cold as she stated, "You should

gently tugged at Felicia's sleeve. "Licia, let's

she

Felicia stood her ground.

around Felicia's age who was studying in another city. Any daughter would be upset if she found out her father

an apology; it wasn't like she was asking for a piece of Arnold's flesh. An apology was absolutely reasonable,

composure. Regardless of the circumstances, these villagers had

good upbringing compelled him to apologize to Cody, "I'm sorry,

satisfied, Felicia

onto

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of the black luxury car that was hanging dangerously over the edge of the cliff.

the person trapped inside was none other

that thought crossed her mind, she heard Kayla's terrified voice from inside the car.

in a state of

he received news that Kayla had come to

from Matthew and had been growing increasingly frustrated with Kayla's nearly suffocating presence. She seemed to follow him everywhere, like a piece of

a hint of indifference and impatience during their phone call. Kayla, emotional as she was,

irritated by her cries, Arnold ended the call

still hadn't received any updates from Kayla, he asked around, but no one had seen

again, only to be shocked by the news that she had been in a car accident. Now, she was trapped in the vehicle, teetering on the edge of

wasting a moment, he called the rescue team and urged them to come as quickly as

to help. They proposed a simple yet effective solution. First, they'd move

brows in concern. He feared that the villagers' methods, while well-meaning, could be foolish and might endanger Kayla's life instead of save her. The rescue efforts hit

safety of the people in

an older man known

help others, felt embarrassed and flustered under Arnold's harsh words. His face

with a cold laugh. "Arnold, where did your

usually softened his tone in the face of her provocation, but he

decisively. "Mr. Todd, grab a couple of small rocks and brace them under the front of the car. Put a few in

Romeo immediately complied.

a member of the Fuller family! Are

"Don't come over! Don't move! You

quickly steadied again as Romeo and the others

and sarcastically said, "Do you see that, Mr. Lawson? It's solid ground beneath. The car

the dense trees below