Love Unspoken

Chapter 1202

By the flickering firelight, Quinn finally noticed how pale Alexander looked-way paler than he had been earlier.

Alexander grabbed her hand and pulled it away from his forehead. "I'm good. Just gotta sweat it out."

His voice was weak, and even his coughs sounded feeble.

Quinn squatted down to check his wound.

In this weather, it probably wasn't a cold; more likely, his wound was infected and causing a fever. If that was the case, they were in deep trouble.

She untied the cloth strips on his body. The wound on his arm looked the same, but there was a swollen area on his back, the deepest part of the wound, showing signs of pus. "Your wound's infected," Quinn said, worried, glancing at him. "What do we do? Got any disinfectant in your pocket?"

Alexander shook his head, a bit amused. "Nope, you really think I carry everything in my pockets, huh?"

"So, what now?" Quinn asked.

"I won't die," he said, looking at her again. "Are you worried about me, or worried you won't get out?"

Quinn opened her mouth, ready to say the latter, but when she saw the serious look in his deep eyes, she held back.

Unlike his usual teasing, this time he was dead serious.

So she swallowed her words.

Alexander stared at her for a long time, and when he didn't get an answer, he looked away and tossed some firewood into the fire.

"Don't worry. I won't die that easily. Even if I do, I'll make sure you get out first," he said calmly.

Quinn's eyes flickered. She lowered her head and was silent for a moment before suddenly getting up and heading out.

Before she could leave, Alexander grabbed her wrist. "Where you going?"

"I'm going to get some water to boil. You got salt, right? We can use saltwater to clean your wound." She added, "I'll be right outside, not going far." It was late, and she didn't dare go far.

Alexander let go of her.

Quinn went outside, dug some soil near the spring, and made a makeshift pot. There were a few banana leaves in the cave, almost dry but still usable. After cleaning them, she lined the pot with the leaves, filled it with spring water, and brought it back to boil over the fire.

She tore a piece of the bedsheet, washed it in the water, and then poured the remaining half bottle of salt into the boiling water.

"You used it all up. What are we gonna eat?" Alexander asked.

"Who cares about eating when your life's on the line?" Quinn soaked the cloth in the water for two minutes, then took it out to clean his wound. He seemed really weak now, sitting quietly without his usual teasing.

Quinn cleaned his wound over and over until the water was completely cool, then she put down the cloth.

She asked Alexander, "Feeling any better?"

Alexander smirked. "It's not that quick."

Quinn pressed her lips together and draped the remaining piece of the bedsheet over him. "Then rest for a while. I'll tend the fire."

Alexander leaned against the cave wall, watching her with lowered eyes.

"And you say you don't care about me," he said.

Quinn threw more wood into the fire, not wanting to talk to him, silently tending the fire.

Soon, the firewood was almost gone. She glanced back at Alexander, who had closed his eyes, his forehead covered in sweat.

Was it because of the fever or the heat from the fire?

But sweating should make him feel better, right?

Quinn gritted her teeth, got up, and went outside. It was pitch dark, and she couldn't see anything. She started to get nervous as soon as she stepped out. But the fire was almost out. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, grabbed a match, and ran out of the cave.

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."

deal with Kayla. Once he got rid of Felicia, the wealth

these villagers who looked down on

the others in the village were unwilling to

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

"Got it!"

his toy

that had long been abandoned. Since Felicia had cut ties with them

had been

pulled a few sweet potatoes from the still-warm hearth. These were left over from breakfast,

the heat, but once peeled, they released steam and smelled wonderfully

often got to eat sweet potatoes, he still felt hungry when he saw them in the hands

is for you. Be careful, it's hot. I'll peel another one." "Thank you,

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

did your

said that brat hasn't figured out

couldn't help

couple of fingers. He was likely desperate, clinging to Kayla and trying

wonder why Shawn would return

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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

river multiple times, often leading to confrontations. Yet Howell and Tabitha, his parents, were utterly

his name became synonymous with disgrace. Naturally, the villagers preferred to keep

they were quick

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.

villager scoffed. "Make sure to take good care of that rented car. Otherwise, you might not get your deposit back!" Laughter

flushed

the car

from the Fuller family, he bought a sports car, but Lance seized it to cover his debts. So, he

en

"You group of frogs in a well, you dare to look down on me? Do you even know what my status is

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

as Shawn's hand was wrapped

twisted with rage. "Did Felicia tell

responded to

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

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

staggered from the slap, his eyes glinting with malice. Just as he was about to retaliate, other villagers rushed in to pull him

looked furious. His expression was a mix of anger

was ready to

I.ne

lay fields abundant with. crops and further ahead

had repaired their homes. There were even numerous construction projects

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She managed to

long way to get here; it

refuse. He examined her foot and found nothing wrong with it, yet Kayla insisted that she had injured it in the accident

night, her face was pale and pitiful. It made it hard for Arnold to turn

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

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

numerous gazes, Arnold carried Kayla back

no big deal for the villagers since they didn't know them, but the students participating in the training program couldn't

with. However, with all the other families' houses already full and Kayla stubbornly refusing to be separated from him, he had no

one empty

foot and confirmed it

en

Are you really 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

wouldn't let it go, presenting a pitiful facade as her shoulders trembled

get some rest. I'll be in the living

to a burgeoning anger that threatened to explode! "Felicia!" she hissed through gritted teeth, her sense of crisis and jealousy

the thorn

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

other end as if he were driving. "It's all set! I'll be at Alverton in

this, Kayla felt a

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

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

night before. Clinging tightly to Arnold's waist, she looked up at him with teary eyes and said, "Arnie, I rushed over to see you and almost

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 swallowed them. Instead, he

arrived at the scene panic-stricken. It was only after Felicia scolded him that he

too late to say such

Arnold, fearing that if she let go, he would disappear.

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

have rushed over in

her good friend, Olivia, had

but smirk. Although she felt some resentment

could make Felicia's life miserable was welcome in

hesitation and said, "Kayla, what terrible duck you had, getting into a car accident. Thankfully, you're okay.

Arnold could clearly hear it. He shot her

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

that something had happened over the past few days. Otherwise, he wouldn't

Arnold's gaze and was taken aback to find that he was consistently looking in Felicia's

past few days. You even hung up on me yesterday. Do

spoke, Arnold seemed

a pained smile and asked, "Arnie, who are you thinking

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

unmasked. While Kayla initially wanted to laugh, the smile slowly

he verbally claimed not to like her,

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approached Ruben, she asked, "Ruben, what caused the

family's dedicated drivers. He was always on standby and had years of driving experience, so it was unusual for such an accident

morning. Yesterday, Ms. Kayla urged me to drive her to Alverton. I wasn't familiar with the road and mistakenly followed the wrong route according to the navigation. Ms. Kayla got angry, and then..." His voice trailed

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

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 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 audio system automatically answered and allowed them

hadn't been for Kayla distracting him, the accident wouldn't have happened in the

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

it hadn't been for his reason, he would have wanted to take

his grip on the memory card in his

contained recordings from the dashcam. If Kayla pushed him too far, he

Felicia didn't pry further.

saved, the villagers felt relieved and began to

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

She walked

to Arnold and saw

up to

was

crying.

they had just

hold back, she spoke up, "Sorry

Kayla and turned his

Her tone was cold as she stated, "You

at Felicia's sleeve. "Licia, let's just let it

she let

Felicia stood her ground.

another city. Any daughter would be upset if she found out her father had been

was just an apology; it wasn't like she was asking for a

his composure. Regardless of the circumstances, these

to Cody, "I'm sorry, Mr. Gibbs. I

satisfied, Felicia

onto

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the familiar license plate of the black luxury car that was hanging dangerously over the edge of the cliff. It was a vehicle from the Fuller

person trapped inside was none

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

also in

Kayla had come to Alverton, and

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

and impatience during their phone call. Kayla, emotional as she was, started

cries, Arnold ended

received any updates from Kayla, he asked around, but no

shocked by the news that she had been in a car accident.

moment, he called the rescue team and urged them to come

villagers noticed the stranded car and formed a small group to help. They proposed a simple yet effective solution. First, they'd move the rocks

instinctively felt this approach wouldn't work and furrowed his 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.

guarantee the safety of the people