
That's such a broke interpretation lol so ivknow you muet be reading with your eyes closed. Riftan already confirmed to her that he doesn't need her to be useful and she expressed she doesn't care if that's what he wants from her or not. Because getting stronger and protecting people is what she wants for herself now.
She DOES want to seem capable in his eyes but long since hasn't been only about riftan. This is something that has been brewing since her father made her feel useless and once she realized she was capable of doing something great, she wanted to chase it. At firs it was about riftan, but now she wants to grow to prove it to herself that she can do it and to help everyone. She's gaining self confidence, strength and wants to protect her new home. What the hell is wrong with that and why are you allergic to character growth? Are you secretly riftan?

Then why are you still complaining on this comment section? You seem to have completely glazed over Riftan and Maxi's many conversations about her trying to grow stronger(/better in general) for herself, bc she wants to help the people (and the place) that are now important to her, and how this is what she wants regardless of Riftan and his opinion on the matter – so why do you even care to spread your misinterpretation here? At least say smth that makes sense and act like you've actually read this, man

As for OP– I would say this is totally worth it, depending on your patience lol
It's an overall great story, but a lot of it has to do with somewhat broken (traumatized, really) characters growing into a better version of themselves; so it's not an immediate satisfaction. The story as it stand rn (ch106) has come a great way, and so have the characters, but they still have a lot more to improve on. I'd recommend you read for a bit to see if the characters speak to you and if you'd be willing to wait for chapter releases and etc; if not, the novel is already complete. I don't know how much the manhwa's adapted ending will change in comparison, but in the novel, it's pretty satisfying – but doesn’t really go above that, imo. There are a few things that go unmentioned: some side characters aren't present or talked about and there is no definitive mention of Maxi being pregnant (it's alluded to, but not explicitly said), which seemes to peeve some readers, but I thought it was fine.
I think your enjoyment of the ending might differ if you preffer more dramatic endings or not, but in general, the story as a whole is super worth it. Riftan and Maxi frustrated me at times but it all definetely felt rewarding by the end, so I was satisfied. Definetely recommend it ;)
(The writing of the novel is also one of the better one's I've seen so far, if you plan on reading it. Even tho I'm not a huge fan of korean novels I enjoyed it quite a bit.)
Guys is this worth read? As for the story, is it heavy? Is the ending of the novel satisfying? give me spoilers please