Chapter 350: Neither a Saint Nor a Fool

Raylee furrowed her brows. “I was undergoing surgery without anesthesia at the time, and the pain was so intense that I couldn’t pay any attention to what he was saying. Over time, I had nearly forgotten about that incident. You say he took advantage of me, but if he truly had ill intentions, why didn’t he cross the line back then?”

Raylee couldn’t comprehend Maximus’s actions, which seemed ambiguously romantic yet not.

The masked man stared at her and asked sarcastically, “So what? Does his upright behavior make you think he’s a good guy?”

Sensing his jealousy, Raylee immediately hugged the masked man. “What are you blabbering about? A good guy? He’s hardly worthy of such a label! That Epean professor was no saint, so naturally, his apprentice wasn’t any better. Even more so, he’s the one who murdered your mother. Someone as brutal as him should be punished severely!”

“Do you really think so?” the masked man asked.

“Do you want me to cut my heart out so you can have a look at it?” Raylee rested her head against his warm chest as she continued, “You are my light and my unparalleled hero. Without you, this version of me today wouldn’t have existed. Everyone else apart from you is a villain to me. I will always stand by your side, so never doubt my feelings for you!”

Caught off guard by her unexpected confession, the masked man’s tone instantly softened, and he was no longer as confrontational as before.

“But it’s undeniable that he saved your life. You understand why I asked you that question now, don’t you? When we were at the cemetery, you promised to avenge my mother. If the person who saved your life was the same one who killed my mother, what would you do? Do you now know how to answer this question?”

Shaking her head, Raylee said, “I won’t answer it. I’ll show you through my actions how a ruthless murderer, an extremist who harms innocent people, should be punished! He can’t be forgiven just because he once saved my life. Leonardo, I’m no saint, nor am I a fool. He has been a villain all his life. Do you really think that doing one good deed makes him a saint? Fat chance!”

The masked man gently ran his fingers through Raylee’s soft hair. “You have a solid moral compass, but I want to tell you this—if there ever comes a day when you truly meet him, do not take him on for my sake. To me, nothing is more important than your safety.”

Raylee hugged him even tighter. “Will I really meet him? I always thought that this guy had forgotten about me, especially after he suddenly disappeared from the prison and never returned. He said he’d take me home, but never specified when. This so-called ‘home’ must be the hideout of that terrorist organization, right? He never came to look for me since my release from prison. But after hearing what you said today, I feel as if he could reach out to me at any moment.”

The masked man nodded.

“Every member of their organization has a mark on them. Periodically, they would use a drug to prevent the poison from activating and causing death. The cycle is approximately every two years. You’ve been marked, and it’s been almost two years until today. If he still remembers you, he’ll surely come back for you. Most importantly, my sources have informed me that WC is expected to carry out an act of terror in the near future, and Maximus is the leader of this operation. I fear that he would use this as an opportunity to forcibly take you away.”

Raylee trembled nervously, but she wasn’t afraid of being taken away. If it were in the past, she would have resigned herself to her miserable fate and allowed herself to be taken away without resistance. She simply didn’t care if she lived or died. But now, she had the masked man. Even though her life was hanging by a thread, she still desired to stay by his side. She didn’t want to leave him.

The masked man gently patted her back and said, “Don’t be afraid. My security team is fully prepared. Right now, everyone… "

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