Chapter 9 After Maverick drove away, Ophelia walked out from somewhere around. "See, Raclynn? The one May loves is me! If I were you, I would've left Mav myself." Ophelia looked at Raelynn with a smug look and raised the phone in her hand. "I just lied to him, saying that you've found someone to bully me, and look how worried he was." "You don't have to say those things to me. If you like trash, take it." Raelynn looked at Ophelia calmly. After finish- ing her words, she turned and went to her parents' graves. Raelynn's calm reaction irritated Ophelia, and she yelled at Raelynn's back, "Stop pretending you don't care! Mav abandoned you long ago! In order to marry me, he has waited for five years, and you're just a joke! Without Mav, you're nothing!" Hearing these words, Raelynn paused. Although she didn't love Maverick anymore, she still couldn't help but feel pain in her heart. Suppressing her sad feelings, she turned her head and said to Ophelia, "Even without Maverick, I'm still Ms. Hatton from the Hatton family. And you? Even if you become Mrs. Joyner, you're still nobody in front of me. Ophelia, you have to know that it's not you who drove me away. I abandoned Maverick." "Raelynn Hatton!" Ophelia's eyes turned red with fury. She glared at Raelynn's back and shouted, "I will make you regret it!" Raelynn ignored Ophelia and went directly to her parents' grave. There, she told them what had happened during these five years. Surprisingly, she was very calm, and she didn't shed a single tear. "Dad, Mom, I no longer love Maverick. You don't need to worry about me. I will take care of myself." As it was getting dark, Raelynn reluctantly left the cemetery. During these hours, Maverick did not appear or call her. The cemetery was located in a remote area, and Raelynn had to walk a small path to get a taxi. After bidding farewell to her parents, she slowly walked towards the main road. But just after a few minutes of walking, she felt that she was being followed. She immediately quickened her pace and took out her phone, wanting to call the police. But before she could make the call, the stalker chased up and covered her mouth with a handkerchief. Raelynn struggled violently, but her vision went black soon. She was drugged and fainted. It was a bucket of ice water that roused her. After she woke up, she found herself tied back to a pillar, her eyes covered with black cloth, and she was trembling 0.0 % 10:34 Chapter y with cold. "Who are you? Why did you kidnap me?" Raelynn shouted with fear. "Answer me! Who are you? "You want money, right? I have money. A lot of money! Just give me your account, and I'll transfer it to you now." Raelynn couldn't see anything, and no matter how she shouted to ask, there was no response. Her clothes were soaked in ice water, and a gust of wind brought a piercing chill to her body. She became increasing- ly anxious and kept struggling. "Let me go! Who are you?" Suddenly, Raelynn let out a painful scream because someone hit her hard with a stick. "You don't need to know who I am. You just need to know this is the price for what you've done." After saying this, that man hit her again with the stick. Instantly, the intense pain made her tears come up. "I don't understand what you're saying," Raelynn breathed. That man didn't speak again, just hitting her hard in her belly again and again, as if trying to smash the organs inside her. She fainted from the pain, and later, it was also the pain that woke her up. In the end, she gradually became numb to the pain. The blood that came from under her had already soaked her pants, and the blood from the corners of her mouth had wetted her clothes. Suddenly, that man seemed to have gotten a bit tired from beating her. He threw away the stick and untied her. She fell to the ground, and her blood stained the place red. Then, she completely passed out. When she woke up again, there was no one around. She took off the black cloth from before her eyes and then saw the projector placed in front of her. She saw a video where Maverick held the crying Ophelia and kept kissing her forehead, comforting her, "It's okay, Ophy. It's fine now." "Mav, I still don't believe it. I don't believe Raelynn really wanted to hurt me. She's such a nice person. How could she have hurt me just because I accidentally pushed her?" Ophelia sobbed with tears. "People will change." A hint of pain flashed in Maverick's eyes. "The truth is right there. Rae found someone to teach you a lesson. If you didn't call the police in time, I don't know what would have happened to you." "But even so, you shouldn't have let someone hurt her for me." "She's hurt you so much. Why do you still care about her? Don't worry. I've just made the one who laid a hand on you pay the price. As for Rae, I'll find a time to warn her." Maverick's eyes were full of disappointment. It seemed that he had confirmed that Raelynn had hired someone to hurt Ophelia. Raelynn lay on the ground, convulsing due to the intense pain. She stared at the man on the screen, feeling so heart- 44.9 % 10:34 broken Raelyn used to be the one Maverick trusted the most. But now, because of Ophelia's casual lie, he had somerome t Raelynn so badly. Sure enough, when one's love faded, everything would change accordingly. Raclynn suddenly laughed, with tears falling down her face. She thought, "Maverick, one day, if you find out the truth, will you regret all of this?" 93.2% 10:34