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 was indeed

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

en

disgrace. Instead, he sneered, "You group of frogs in a well, you dare to

Cody, shot him a cold glance and retorted, "What status? What's the

was wrapped in thick bandages.

by this remark, Shawn's face twisted with rage. "Did Felicia tell you about

responded

darkened further as he spat out, "That little brat thinks she's untouchable, but I'll deal with

overheard that. Though he was typically kind-hearted, he wasted no time before slapping Shawn across the face. "You bastard!

malice. Just as he was about to retaliate, other villagers rushed in to pull

expression was a mix of anger and disappointment. "Get lost! You're not

to explode, but

I.ne

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

had repaired their homes. There were even numerous construction projects underway, depicting a scene of vibrant prosperity. Shawn stood

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emotions threatening to erupt. She managed to hold back her anger, though just barely. "Arnie, my foot hurts. Can

the driver needed to stay behind to arrange repairs. Moreover, Kayla had traveled such a long way to get here; it

examined her foot and found nothing wrong with it, yet Kayla insisted that she

already cried once and after being terrified all night, her face was pale and pitiful. It made it

down, offering, "Get on my back. I'll carry

she jumped onto his back. She wrapped her arms tightly around

Arnold carried Kayla back

villagers since they didn't know them, but the students participating in the training program couldn't help but make a few teasing remarks about their apparent intimacy. Kayla giggled, occasionally

all the other families' houses already full and Kayla stubbornly refusing to be separated from him, he had no choice but to take her back to the

only one empty room in that

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

en

not familiar with this place, and I'm scared..." Arnold had been planning to find a separate

pitiful facade as her shoulders trembled and her eyes glistened with

her like this made Arnold's heart soften, but he still insisted, "You get some rest. I'll be in the living room. If you need anything,

way to a burgeoning anger that threatened to

eliminate Felicia, the thorn in her side, at all

called Shawn, her voice low as she snapped, "Why haven't you arrived yet? It's been two days! Have you gotten everything prepared?

he were driving. "It's all set!

felt

After all, the money she had invested was considerable. As long

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end, and Felicia didn't bother to find out

wasn't until after she had left that Kayla finally snapped back to reality from the shock of the night before. Clinging tightly to Arnold's

intending to say, "This slope isn't high; it's not as dangerous as you think." However, the words were caught in his throat, and he ultimately

night's events must have scared Kayla terribly-just like when he first arrived at the scene panic-stricken. It was only after Felicia scolded him that he realized his concern was causing him to lose focus. The

was too late

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

of students who had heard about the incident rushed over to see the commotion and caught sight of Arnold and

have rushed

gotten wind of the situation because her good friend, Olivia, had informed her

Olivia couldn't help but smirk. Although she felt some resentment toward Kayla after yesterday's events, her hatred for

who could make Felicia's life miserable was welcome in

terrible duck you had, getting into a car accident. Thankfully, you're okay. Otherwise, wouldn't

laced with sarcasm, and Arnold could clearly hear it. He shot her a glance, but Olivia merely scoffed and

after initially feeling scared. She began to pick up on the indifference on Arnold's face, and

something had happened over the past few days. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so distant and lost in thought

wave of unease, she followed Arnold's gaze and was taken aback to find that he

up on me yesterday. Do you know I almost died? I was

seemed to tune her out

asked, "Arnie, who are you thinking about? Is it

Arnold. He immediately denied it, his voice filled with resistance as he replied, "Don't talk nonsense. How could be

wanted to laugh, the smile slowly

a woman, even if he verbally claimed not to

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Ruben, she asked, "Ruben, what caused the accident?

on standby and had years of driving experience, so it was unusual for such an accident to

urged me to drive her to Alverton. I wasn't familiar with the road and mistakenly followed the wrong route according to the navigation.

taken out her frustration on him by kicking

by her kicking him. Fatigued from driving all day, he lost focus for just a 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

thought about it, the angrier he became. If it hadn't been for Kayla distracting him, the accident wouldn't have happened in the first

he wasn't fit to be a driver for the Fuller family and that she would make sure he

his reason, he would have wanted to take

he tightened his grip on the memory card

contained recordings from the dashcam. If Kayla pushed

Felicia didn't pry further.

the villagers felt relieved

who had been scolded by Arnold earlier, tried to leave but was stopped

She walked

to Arnold and saw

up to

was

crying. He comforted

had just

hold back, she spoke up,

Kayla and turned his attention to Felicia. "What

more impatient. Her tone was cold as she stated,

bit awkward and gently tugged at Felicia's

she let

Felicia stood her ground.

studying in another city. Any daughter would be upset if

was asking for a piece of

Regardless of

and his good upbringing compelled him to apologize to Cody, "I'm sorry, Mr. Gibbs. I was out of line earlier." Cody flashed a warm and

Felicia

the others. She climbed back onto

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she quickly recognized the familiar license plate of the black luxury car that was hanging dangerously over the edge of the cliff. It was a vehicle

that the person trapped inside was

her mind, she heard Kayla's terrified voice from inside the car. "Arnie, help me! Save

also in a state of

Kayla had come to Alverton, and he felt an overwhelming sense of

and had been growing increasingly frustrated with Kayla's nearly suffocating presence. She seemed to follow

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

irritated by her cries, Arnold

received any updates from Kayla, he asked

called her again, only to be shocked by the news that she had been in

he called the rescue team and urged them to come

a simple yet effective solution. First, they'd move the rocks to stabilize the

in concern. He feared that the villagers' methods,

one of the villagers who had suggested the plan, saying, "Can you guarantee the safety of the people

an older man

embarrassed and flustered under Arnold's harsh words. His face reddened as

a cold

a glance. He usually softened his tone in the face of her provocation, but he was too agitated this

of small rocks and brace them under the front of the car. Put a

Romeo immediately complied.

is a member of the Fuller family!

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

the car swayed a little but quickly steadied again as Romeo and the others placed stones

at Arnold with an expression of disbelief and annoyance. She tilted her head and sarcastically said, "Do you see that, Mr. Lawson? It's solid ground beneath. The car might slide a bit, but

the dense trees below would act as a