Chapter 22 Maverick turned his face to the side, his eyes filled with shock and hurt. "Rae, what will it take for you to forgive me?" "I will never forgive you. From the day you decided to wait for Ophelia to grow up and marry her, this ending was in- evitable for us." "She's already lost her mind. If you come back, I'll make sure she dies, and then we can get our marriage certificate. I was wrong, I really can't live without you," Maverick explained desperately. A trace of emotion finally appeared on Raelynn's face. She frowned, looking at him with disgust. "Maverick, stop making me sick." Sick? Maverick staggered back two steps, feeling as if a giant hand was squeezing his heart so tightly he couldn't breathe. Raelynn said he was sickening. Tears fell uncontrollably. Through his blurred vision, he looked at Raelynn, opening his mouth but unable to make a sound. At that moment, Cathan walked in from outside the door, glanced indifferently at Maverick, and headed toward Rae- lynn. "Raelynn, Simone asked you to come back for dinner." Cathan naturally took Raelynn's hand. Raelynn didn't refuse and followed him out, never once looking back at Maverick. Maverick snapped out of it and chased after them. His leg hadn't fully healed, and every step he took on the bumpy gravel road sent stabbing pain through him. Soon, the pain had him drenched in sweat. "Rae, give me one more chance. I will love you well. Please," Maverick caught up and blocked Raelynn's way. Raelynn's brows knitted tightly as she spoke impatiently, "I don't need your cheap love. I stopped loving you a long time ago." "Is it because of him? Cathan, you're shameless, seducing my wife!" Maverick turned his anger on Cathan, shouting furiously. "You're the shameless one! The problems between us-why drag others into it? People like you never look for the reason in themselves. Don't make me regret ever loving you." 0.0 % : 10:35 With that, Raelynn pulled Cathan inside the house. Maverick tried to follow, but Simone chased him out with a broom. "You're not welcome here. Leave now." Maverick's harassment of Raelynn quickly spread through the village. The villagers organized a defense team and drove Maverick down the mountain. Maverick refused to leave, insisting on charging into the village. Several times he was pushed down, ending up cov- ered in injuries. While Maverick was entangled with the villagers, Raelynn and Cathan had already taken the small path down the mountain and left the village. Simone, reluctant to part, prepared many local specialties for her and told her to come back often. "Don't worry, Grandma, I'll come back. Take good care of yourself." "Raelynn, take good care of yourself," Simone wiped her tears and waved to Raelynn. Raelynn turned away with tears in her eyes. After a few steps, she couldn't help but cry. "Don't cry. You can come back anytime you want," Cathan handed her a tissue and casually took her bag to carry on his back. Raelynn responded softly and continued walking forward. There were many similar villages in these mountains. Raelynn couldn't search them one by one, so she discussed with Cathan about starting a company to cooperate with relevant departments and improve living conditions according to local needs. Meanwhile, Maverick, blocked from entering the village, finally lost his patience and had his assistant call body- guards to force his way in. He searched the entire village but didn't find Raelynn or Cathan. Furious, he left with the bodyguards to continue looking for Raelynn. He found Raelynn again in Santa Fe, on the day her company was founded. 52.9 % 10:35