Chapter 29 Maverick and Katherine exchanged a smile, seeing the happiness in each other's eyes, so full it was about to overflow. As for all the terrifying scars on Maverick's body, and what happened to him after he fell off the cliff... Katherine neither asked nor cried. Instead, she went to Dr. Len to get Maverick's medical records from all these years. Then, drawing on her experience as a certified nutritionist in America, she prepared tailored meals for him. When Maverick learned that Katherine had studied these things for another man, he couldn't help but show it on his face. Recently, he had recovered quite a few memories, most of them from high school and earlier, so he was uncharacter- istically a bit childish. Katherine hung onto his neck and teased, "Are you jealous?" Maverick muttered, "I'm not jealous. I just think that man didn't know how to cherish you, and I really dislike him." Katherine understood, "That means you are jealous." As she spoke, she added a spoonful of vinegar to the freshly made soup, making Maverick's face scrunch up. Maverick hated sour flavors the most, and he suspected Katherine was deliberately getting back at him. But when Katherine asked him to taste the soup, it turned out to be incredibly delicious, completely beyond his ex- pectations. Seeing his changing expression, Katherine couldn't help but laugh. "Maverick, shall we go home for a while? We left in such a hurry back then, so many things were left unresolved." Maverick knew that Katherine was homesick. No matter how bad that place was, it still held all their memories from so many years. They set off immediately. When they returned to their hometown, everything had changed dramatically. The Acrea family was gone, Winifred was forced to leave with nothing, the Danford family was gone, and the Brad- shaw family took Isabelle's child, and later took away Isabelle's body after her suicide. The once proud and radiant young lady Cecelia, after the fall of the Acrea family, fled abroad with what little savings she had left, living a life of poverty she was completely unaccustomed to, and things were very hard for her. And Theodore. 0.0 % 09:46 At the mention of his name, Katherine's eyelashes trembled slightly. It wasn't that she still loved him, but those five years of memories were indeed unforgettable. She learned about it from Derek, who had already inherited the family business and matured a lot. Katherine and Maverick went to church for service, and Derek invited them to a private room, where he told them what had happened to Theodore. After learning he was just a stand-in, Theodore's condition worsened, and he began to show symptoms of left-sided heart failure. The opportunistic Vicente immediately wanted his new illegitimate son to take Theodore's place. Behind them came the sound of rosary beads shattering and falling to the ground. In the private room, Theodore, his hair completely white, lowered his head, a look of relief on his lips. In front of him, a thousand eternal lamps were lit, every word and phrase expressing his longing for Katherine. Behind him, along the forest path, Katherine held Maverick's hand and walked toward the blooming spring flowers. At the foot of the mountain, Katherine glanced back at the private room where they had just been and waved her hand. Theodore, farewell. 55.0 % 09:46