Filed to story: Healing My Disabled Husband Novel
This made the two of them wonder for a moment, not knowing where this sight came from.
Patrick held Aimee’s hand tightly, keeping her a little behind him.
If they attacked them, he can quickly protect her behind him. In this way, even if he was targeted, as long as Aimee was not in danger, it was enough.
Aimee thought the same way, always looking for an opportunity to move from behind Patrick to the front.
However, her strength was not enough to compete with Patrick.
Aimee felt a little helpless. She knew she wouldn’t be able to cure him. Now she was no longer his opponent.
Aware of Aimee’s emotions, Patrick was really helpless.
In such a time, this girl actually still had the mood to compete with him.
He didn’t even know if he was going to praise her for being careless.
The two finally reached the main entrance and saw an old man.
That man probably was the head of Veggia Village. With white hair and white beard, he was holding a dragon-headed crutch, looking calm and prestigious.
Aimee and Patrick stood in front of him. Although they still couldn’t figure out what he wanted to do, they could feel that the old man had no hostility towards them.
This alone was enough for Aimee and Patrick to breathe a sigh of relief.
At least, judging from the current situation, they were not in any danger for the time being.
Although the man was very old, his eyes were still shrewd and bright. A pair of hawk-like eyes were watching Aimee and Patrick. Seeing that the two of them didn’t have any frightened expressions, the old man finally said, “Why do you come from afar to the remote village?”
Aimee was about to speak, but her hand was held by Patrick’s. Patrick said, “I don’t want to offend, but we do come here with something and want to ask for advice.”
The old man looked at Patrick , and naturally saw his movement clearly.
His face was expressionless, but his eyes were shining, telling Aimee and Patrick that he was not convinced by Patrick’s words.
Patrick was not in a hurry either, and knew how to negotiate with people.
Although the current situation seemed to be unfavorable to them, it did not affect anything.
In this case, it was even more important to calm themselves down, so as not to turn themselves into the weaker party, which was not convenient for negotiation.
The old man was waiting for a chance when he could see the two of them flustering and without confidence.
But, no.
Aimee and Patrick were both composed and he could not find any signs of panic at all.
The old man finally opened his mouth again and said, “In that case, you two can come in with me.”
As soon as he said this, the other people present immediately became nervous.
“Mr. Benton, how can outsiders be allowed in?” An old man who was about the same age as the head of village opened his mouth, and was extremely dissatisfied with this decision.
The head of the village, Lorenzo Nicholso, said, “Let them in.”
Everyone had no choice but to let Aimee and Patrick in.
It was just that the way they looked at Aimee and Patrick was even more hostile.
Aimee and Patrick’s hands were still tightly held together.
They didn’t whisper to each other, and they didn’t look around randomly. Instead, they used their peripheral vision to look at the road and environment they passed by.
What made them disappointed was that this seemed to be a one-way route, and it was easy to get in from here, but it was obvious that this was not the way to get out.
As they guessed, this place was quite defensive against the outside world.
As far as Aimee can see from the corners of her eyes, there were already several traps.
She could even feel that if they really broke in from here, they might be killed by these traps. This discovery made Aimee cautious a little bit more.
Now, they had really entered a situation where there was no return.
Finally, they were brought to a place similar to a chamber.
The old man sat down on the main seat, and the others sat or stood around him.
They all watched Aimee and Patrick with hostile eyes, telling Aimee and Patrick with their clenched fists that as long as the two of them dared to do anything, they would immediately attack them and let the two of them directly be buried here.
At this moment, Aimee and Patrick naturally wouldn’t be aggressive, and they wouldn’t make any dangerous moves at all.
After all, their current situation was like they were at their mercy, and they may be easily killed at any time.
Finally, after a long silence, Lorenzo spoke.
“How did you two get here?” asked Lorenzo.
Aimee and Patrick didn’t look at each other, nor did they hide anything. They explained the situation directly.
They knew very well that the more honest they were at this moment, the better it was for them.
Sure enough, when Lorenzo heard that the two of them climbed up here, surprise flashed across his eyes, but he was not angry.
He said, “I have to admit you two are really outstanding.”
Of course, this can’t be regarded as a compliment, but at least he didn’t get angry because of it, which made Patrick and Aimee feel a little more confident.
Aimee and Patrick had always maintained a posture of being neither humble nor overbearing, neither frightened nor panicked, as if no matter what happened, the two of them can stay calm.
This attitude was naturally worthy of appreciation for Lorenzo.
However, in the eyes of others, it was a kind of provocation and contempt for them.
Fortunately, Lorenzo was here, so that even if they dared to be angry, they dared not speak out. And they dared not do anything to Aimee and Patrick at all. They can only stare at them with their eyes, trying to use this method to let their deterrence reach a peak.
Patrick said to Lorenzo, “Mr. Benton, we are here this time because we have important matters. I want to know more from you. I don’t know if you can talk to us alone.”
As soon as he said this, everyone was filled with righteous indignation and extreme anger.
There was already a young and energetic one, who rushed out, pointed at Patrick and cursed, “What are you going to do to Mr. Benton?”
Lorenzo called the young man’s name, stopped his behavior, and asked him to retreat.
Lorenzo looked at Patrick, and didn’t immediately agree to Patrick request, but turned to look at Aimee and said, “You’re looking for me.”
What he said was very firm, which made Aimee more sure that she might have some special connection with Veggia.
For a moment, she was even a little uncertain whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.
Aimee didn’t have much time to think, and she didn’t hide it, just nodded and said, “Yes, sir.”
Lorenzo looked at their clasped hands, stood up from the chair, and said, “You two come with me.”
After speaking, he took the lead in walking towards the back.
Aimee and Patrick followed his pace, and walked into the back room under the eyes of everyone wanting to kill them both.
Lorenzo asked the two of them to sit down, asked someone to prepare tea and bring it in, and then sent his man out.
In the room, only the three of them were left, and Lorenzo spoke first, “What do you want to say? Why are you looking for me?”
This time, it was Aimee who spoke first.
She said, “Mr. Benton, I want to ask you, do you recognize Joel Thomas?”
Joel was the name of Aimee’s teacher.
This was his real name.
When they lived together in the mountains, Joel was called by another name.
Joel was only told to Aimee after they separated, and it was to tell her that if she encountered any danger in the future, or if there was something that cannot be solved, she can give it a try and propose this name.
However, Joel also reminded Aimee that if it was not necessary, it was better not to mention this name.
Aimee was actually not sure whether he will be recognized when she mentions the name Joel here.
However, since her teacher once said it, she was ready to take a gamble.
Obviously, she bet it right.
Benton heard the name. Although his face was still expressionless, it was not difficult to see that there was huge fluctuation in his eyes.
This also made Aimee sure that her teacher might have expected this day when she would come to
Veggia.
She was even more certain that she might have some subtle connection with this place.
Aimee didn’t pursue the question immediately, but waited for his answer.
However, after a long silence, he sighed.
He said, “I didn’t expect that I could still hear his name.”
From the tone of his voice, it seemed he wasn’t too happy about the name.
What was more, it may be a kind of complexity.
Benton finally spoke after a long silence.
“I didn’t expect that after such a long time, I could still hear his name.”
As Benton said it, he stood up and walked to a cabinet.