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."

he got rid of Felicia, the wealth of the Fuller family would naturally fall to her. Being

envisioning a time when these villagers

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

headed home, he cast one last wary glance at Shawn. Feeling uneasy, he immediately called for his grandson and instructed, "Lucas, go find Felicia.

"Got it!"

a little boy, quickly abandoned his toy car

Fuller family had an old, dilapidated house in Alverton that had long been abandoned. Since Felicia had cut ties with them due

had been

These were left over from breakfast, and Macey had tossed them

of the sweet potatoes was darkened from the heat, but once peeled,

still felt hungry when he saw them in the hands of someone

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

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

did

"Grandpa also said

couldn't help

for debts and had already lost a couple of fingers. He

to wonder why Shawn would return

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had arrived. However, when the car door swung open and a flamboyant figure

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

the villagers preferred to

were quick to

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.

word, the villager scoffed. "Make sure to take good care of that rented car. Otherwise, you might not

face flushed with

car

a sports car, but Lance seized it to cover his debts. So, he

en

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

retorted, "What status? What's the status of

Shawn's hand was wrapped in thick bandages. Two of his fingers were

face twisted with rage. "Did Felicia tell you

responded

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

Though he was typically kind-hearted, he wasted no time before slapping Shawn across the face. "You bastard! Just start behaving like a

he was about to retaliate, other villagers rushed in to pull him

chief, looked furious. His expression was a mix of

was ready to

I.ne

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

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to erupt. She managed to hold back her anger, though just barely. "Arnie,

to get here; it was impossible for her to be sent away now. For this reason, Kayla would have to stay in Alverton by Arnold's side

but ultimately did not refuse. He examined her foot and found nothing wrong with it, yet Kayla insisted that she had injured it in the accident and couldn't

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

on my

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

gazes, Arnold carried Kayla

them, but the students participating in the training program couldn't help but make a few teasing remarks about their

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

only one empty room in that

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

en

"Arnie, where 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

as

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, just call me." With that, he stepped out of

fell from Kayla's eyes, giving way to a burgeoning anger that threatened to explode! "Felicia!" she hissed through gritted teeth, her sense of crisis and jealousy

Felicia, the thorn in her side, at

as she snapped, "Why haven't you arrived yet? It's been two days! Have you gotten everything prepared? Don't you want the rest of the

as if he were driving. "It's all set!

felt a sense

As long as Shawn's actions

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

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 over to see you and almost

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 swallowed them. Instead, he said, "It's alright now. Don't

scolded him that he realized his concern was causing him to lose focus. The terrain looked frightening, but there was no

was too late to

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

the incident rushed over to see the

didn't she? She must have rushed over in the middle of the

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 to assert her claim and ensure that the man she was infatuated with, Arnold, wouldn't be taken away

Although she felt some resentment toward

make Felicia's life miserable

getting into

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

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

did, and it was clear that something had happened over the past

of unease, she followed Arnold's gaze and was taken

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 if I'd

she spoke, Arnold seemed

pained smile and asked, "Arnie, who

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

Kayla initially wanted to laugh, the smile

claimed not to like her, often indicated that he had

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

standby and had years

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

out her frustration on him by kicking his seat while he was

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

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

many hurtful things. She declared that he wasn't fit to be a driver for the Fuller family and that she would make sure he was fired as soon as they got

his reason, he would

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

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

Felicia didn't pry further.

villagers felt relieved and began to

tried to leave but was stopped by Felicia. "Mr. Gibbs, wait a

She walked

to Arnold and saw

up to

he was tightly embracing

crying.

had just endured

hold back, she spoke up,

and turned his attention

became even more impatient. Her tone was cold as she stated, "You should apologize

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

could she

Felicia stood her ground.

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

for a piece of Arnold's flesh. An

had regained his composure. 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

Felicia turned

back onto the

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

the person trapped inside was none other

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

in

that Kayla had come to Alverton, and he felt

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

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

by her cries, Arnold ended the

broke and he still hadn't received any updates from Kayla, he asked around, but no

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

he called the rescue team

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

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. The

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