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.

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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."

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

villagers who looked down

the others in the village were unwilling to deal with such a scoundrel. They quickly left the

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

"Got it!"

quickly abandoned his toy car and sprinted toward Macey's

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

had been living with

from the still-warm hearth. These were left over from breakfast,

was darkened from the heat, but once peeled, they released steam

got to eat sweet potatoes, he still felt

handed one to him. "Here, this is for

to cool it down. After taking a few bites, he remembered his grandfather's instructions and reported, "Felicia,

else did

his cheeks full, "Grandpa also said that brat hasn't figured out

help

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

started to wonder why Shawn

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puzzled, thinking another outsider had arrived. However, when the car door swung open and a flamboyant figure stepped out, the onlookers exchanged glances and

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

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

were quick

He believed that his status had risen above that of the villagers, whom he looked down upon

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,

face flushed

the car

huge sum of 50 million dollars from the Fuller family, he bought a sports car, but Lance seized it to cover his debts.

en

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

villager he had grabbed, who was actually Cody, shot him a cold glance and retorted, "What status? What's the status of a debtor with missing fingers?

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

with rage. "Did

one responded

that was the only possibility. His expression darkened further as he spat

time before slapping Shawn across the face. "You bastard! Just start

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

the village chief, looked furious. His expression was a mix of

to explode, but

I.ne

changed in the village. Behind the village lay fields abundant with. crops and

were even numerous construction projects underway, depicting a scene of vibrant prosperity.

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

the driver needed to stay behind to arrange repairs. Moreover, Kayla had traveled such a long way to get here; it was impossible for her to be sent away

felt a sense of helplessness but ultimately did not refuse. He examined her foot and found nothing wrong with it, yet Kayla insisted

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

on my back.

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

numerous gazes, Arnold carried

villagers since they didn't know them, but the students participating in the training program couldn't help but make

returning to the village, Arnold originally intended to have the village head find another family for Kayla to stay with. However, with 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

only one empty

well," Arnold said after the college doctor checked Kayla's foot and confirmed it wasn't serious. Feeling relieved, he placed her on the bed and turned

en

are you going? 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 to stay. After all, it would be scandalous for them to share a room. He had

presenting a pitiful facade as her

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

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

eliminate Felicia, the thorn in

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

driving. "It's all set! I'll be at Alverton in

this, Kayla felt a

As long as Shawn's actions

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chaos came to an end, and Felicia didn't bother to find out who

of the night before. Clinging tightly to Arnold's

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

was only after Felicia scolded him that he realized his concern was causing him to lose focus. The terrain looked frightening, but there

late

let go, he would disappear. Her pitiful appearance

over to see

remarked, "Kayla arrived pretty quickly, didn't she? She must have rushed over in the middle of the

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

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

Felicia's life miserable was welcome in her

getting into a car accident. Thankfully, you're okay. Otherwise, wouldn't Mr. Lawson feel guilty

and Arnold could clearly hear it. He shot her a glance, but

to pick up

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

taken aback to find that he

these past few days. You even hung up on me

seemed to tune

"Arnie, who

Arnold. He immediately denied it, his voice filled with

Kayla initially wanted to laugh,

claimed not to like her, often indicated that

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

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

drive her to Alverton. I wasn't familiar with the road and mistakenly followed the wrong

been upset, but she had also taken out her frustration on him by

challenging, and his attention had been distracted 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

more Ruben thought about it, the angrier he became. If it hadn't been for

wasn't fit to be a driver for the Fuller family and that she

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

reflected on this, he tightened his

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

Felicia didn't pry further.

saved, the villagers felt relieved and began to

earlier, tried to leave

She walked

to Arnold and saw

up to

was tightly embracing

was crying. He comforted

they had just

Unable to hold back, she spoke up, "Sorry to

turned his attention to Felicia. "What is

Her tone was cold as she stated, "You should apologize to Mr.

at

could she let

Felicia stood her ground.

studying in another city. Any daughter would be upset if she found out her father

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

his composure. Regardless of the

sorry, Mr. Gibbs. I was out of line earlier." Cody

satisfied, Felicia

climbed back onto

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car that was hanging dangerously over the edge of

trapped inside

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

was also in

Kayla had come to Alverton, and he felt

She seemed to follow him everywhere,

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

her cries, Arnold ended the

updates from Kayla, he asked around, but no one had seen her arrive

Arnold called her again, only to be shocked by the news that she had been in a car accident. Now, she was trapped in the vehicle, teetering

called the rescue team and urged

formed a small group to help. They proposed a simple yet effective solution. First, they'd move the rocks to stabilize the vehicle. Then, they'd open the doors and

villagers' methods, while well-meaning, could be foolish and might

overheard Arnold sharply reprimanding one of the villagers who had suggested the plan, saying, "Can you guarantee the safety of the people in the car? Can you assure me that this method has no risks? If not, we should wait for the rescue