The men of the criminal gang had all been arrested. News of Ludwig's birth had already spread throughout the country, along with the information that Karina managed to shoot one of the criminals disguised as a doctor through CCTV footage deliberately applied by the hospital. Suddenly, everyone was talking about it for a whole week. Moreover, journalists began to flock to the house because they were curious to see the face of the successor of the Kenderick family."Allow us to meet Miss Karina!" The reporters kept shouting to be allowed to meet Karina, who had just been discharged from the hospital.The car park was packed with reporters. Eri held Ludwig on her lap so he wouldn't be exposed to the media. They had to protect Ludwig. Meanwhile, the bodyguards completely guarded and surrounded Karina's car as it tried to escape the parking lot.Albert bent half his body and looked at the slightly open driver's window. "Take the back lane, then hurry to the south road. Hide for a while, wa
As morning approached, Karina woke up early as usual. She quickly cleaned herself up and prepared to go to the office. Karina looked in the mirror, straightening her clothes. Her body felt tired from the day before, but she had to keep working. Moreover, today there was an important meeting she had to attend with the country's top officials regarding the delay in delivery. Of course, Albert resolved it quickly, but Karina still had to meet them as the company leader responsible for it all.Karina came out of the room after getting dressed. The servants greeted her respectfully. "Good morning, Miss Karina. Your breakfast is ready on the dining table."Karina only responded with a nod of her head. She walked straight into the dining room where Albert and h parents were waiting. Karina walked over to them and joined them at the table."Good morning, Miss," Albert greeted her respectfully as he bowed half his body to welcome Karina."Good morning," Karina replied kindly. Karina sat on a c
Increasingly, the Earl looks closer and closer to Ludwig. Karina often saw Ludwig looking more comfortable around Earl than being close to other servants or even his parents. Karina also already knew that Earl really liked small children. Moreover, she confirmed that Earl was trustworthy, so Karina could be more relaxed in dealing with Earl without worrying.Karina sat on a park bench drinking tea and watching Earl holding Ludwig. She laughed when she heard Ludwig laughing. "Looks like Ludwig is delighted to be around Earl."Albert, who was standing next to Karina, nodded his head, agreeing with Karina's words. "That's right, Miss. Young Master Ludwig seems comfortable playing with the Earl."Karina read the document Albert had given her, examining the progress report of Kenderick's company. "It seems that everything went as smoothly as we expected."Albert nodded his head respectfully. "That's right, Miss. Some subsidiaries are thriving and providing great profits for the company." A
A quick shot without a pause surprised Karina when she saw that the Earl was already beside her. Karina was rooted to the spot for a few seconds, watching Earl who shot the assassins right on target. Not a single bullet was missed in the slightest."Miss, quickly protect Young Master Ludwig." The Earl shouted as his voice sounded faint in between the continuous gunfire.Karina nodded her head, running straight to Ludwig's bed. Karina hugged Ludwig in her lap and took cover behind the Earl's body approaching them. Earl was wholly focused on shooting at the intruders. There were so many of them that the room was stuffy and smelled of blood.Earl moved to the right and left sides following the movements of the intruders, who continued pointing their weapons at Karina, but Earl could block them. Karina's vision still couldn't see clearly. Karina could only see the silhouettes of the bad guys."Stay behind me, Miss," Earl whispered to Karina without looking back.Karina nodded her head. Sh
The man who had been in front of Albert was Dustin, disguised as the Earl. He did that because everyone knew that he had died in the explosion, as well as Karina and her family. For this reason, Dustin could not reveal to himself that he was alive and had survived the great tragedy.Dustin bowed his head with a sour look on his face. "I can't.""Why, sir? Doesn't Miss Karina have the right to know about you?" Albert looked at Dustin with a sad, questioning look in his eyes."I can't." Dustin clenched his fists tightly. While his mind drifted to a time a few months ago.At that time, the car Dustin was riding in did seem to explode. However, Dustin moved quickly, jumping from the car door. He rolled down the street. The thick, black smoke made his vision darken until everyone who saw the incident couldn't see that Dustin was still alive. Dustin left the scene and hid in a remote village at the end of town near the foot of the mountain to heal the wounds all over his body. Approximately
They were both still in shock. They were moving restlessly, trying to break free from their bonds. Moreover, their heads were still aching and dizzy from the anesthetic needle stuck in the back of their heads."Who brought us to a place like this?" They wondered as they continued to move."I don't know. Is there anyone else in the house who knows our plan?" The man with short hair frowned. "This could be dangerous if anyone finds out."They continued to try to break free. They stopped moving when they heard the sound of footsteps approaching them, along with the silhouette of a person from the darkness. "Who are you?" asked the man who had been carrying the box of poisoned meat. His name was Noir.The silhouette kept getting closer until they could finally see the man they recognized as Earl standing before them. Earl's eyes looked cold and sharp. Earl stood holding a whip that was used to whip donkeys or cows. The lash was thinner than the usual lash."Earl? You did all this to us?"
Albert immediately went to search for information as requested by Dustin. He also mobilized his legs and right hand to search for digital traces to track accurate data. "Make sure everything is tracked in detail.""Yes, sir." Albert's accomplices and right-hand men nodded firmly. They tracked using sophisticated tools.In just over an hour, Albert had obtained all the data and information needed by Dustin. Some of his men showed Albert the data on the laptop monitor screen."This is all the data we managed to get, sir. Some of us sneaked in there to ensure it was their place, but not for long because we almost got caught." One of Albert's henchmen handed the laptop to Albert.Albert nodded as he grabbed the laptop belonging to his subordinate, then watched and read all the information on the monitor screen. "Okay, put all this data into a flash drive and keep it safe."Albert's subordinate nodded his head as he grabbed his laptop again. "Yes, sir. We'll keep it."Albert nodded. "Look
Dustin remained calm, not showing his surprise to Karina. "I don't intend to do anything to Miss. I just wanted to remove your hair, Miss, to wipe the sweat off your forehead."Dustin smiled. Dustin's smile left Karina speechless. They stared at each other momentarily until Karina came to her senses and immediately removed her hand from Dustin's. Karina immediately turned her face in the other direction, suddenly feeling nervous and misbehaving because she had come face to face with the man Karina thought was Earl.Not long after, there was a knock on the door. Dustin immediately stood upright beside Karina's bed. Karina ordered the person at the entrance to come in. After the door opened, it turned out to be Leonard and Eliz. They came to bring medicine and food for Karina."Excuse me, Miss. I came to check on you." Leonard approached Karina."Please, Doctor." Karina nodded, then got up and sat half-lying on the bed.Eliz stepped behind Leonard and placed a tray with a plate of rice