Albert nodded his head respectfully. "Very well then, Miss. I'm just worried about you walking alone. Next time, please tell me where you are going so I can protect you next time."Karina nodded her head. She walked further into the house, followed by Albert from behind. Karina immediately held Ludwig, who was playing in Eliz's arms. However, something disturbed Karina's sight. Karina felt something different and said from her eyes.Karina looked back and forth, looking for Earl's whereabouts. Albert, who realized it, immediately approached. "Are you looking for something?""Ah, no." Karina shook her head, hiding it from Albert.Albert knew that Karina was looking for Dustin's whereabouts. He also felt worried for his master, how were they there, he had not gotten any news from Dustin or the other bodyguards.***Two days passed, and Karina was still waiting for information from Alea about the drugs she had taken from Earl's room. Karina was nervous and actually curious about what the
"I'm sorry, Miss. I have to go change my clothes." Earl tried to release Karina's hand grip.However, Karina didn't want to let go of the Earl just like that. "Shut up!"Earl tried to remove Karina's hand from his wrist because he didn't want his identity as Dustin to be known by Karina. "Sorry, Miss. I must change my clothes quickly before Young Master Ludwig wakes up.""Shut up!" Karina snapped at the Earl. Karina was even more curious when she saw the strangeness on the Earl's face.Karina's vision was correct. There was a line on the Earl's face that looked different. Karina swiftly pulled the string, instantly making Earl's face peel off. Karina's eyes widened perfectly when she saw Earl's other face. It wasn't blood she saw, but another layer of skin. Karina's heart skipped a beat.Karina's lips trembled. Her hand covered her gaping mouth. Now, she was terrified to see Earl's skin peeling off bigger when exposed to the water spray from the faucet near them. Suddenly, it made Ka
Dustin widened his eyes, surprised by what Karina did. Karina immediately held Dustin's face and instead looked at him affectionately. Not a look of disgust like Dustin thought. Dustin really couldn't believe it."Listen to me." Karina stared intently at Dustin's two eyeballs. Her tears were no longer flowing. Her voice was still trembling but soft in Dustin's ears. "No matter what state you're in now, I still like you, Dustin. You're still my husband."Dustin closed his eyes while holding Karina's hand. "My face is already ugly, Karina."Karina stroked Dustin's face, right where it was damaged with tenderness. "Regarding your face, everything is advanced. The doctor's equipment will make your face back again, and it's an easy thing to do. You don't need to worry. My love for you has not diminished one bit."Dustin opened his eyes again, seeing Karina's smile that he had seen again after so long. Karina hugged Dustin tightly. Dustin transfixed for a moment, then returned Karina's hug
As morning approached, Karina quickly cleaned herself up and prepared to get dressed for work as usual. After getting dressed, she held Ludwig, who had also woken up. The baby's small laughter filled the room, making Karina happier.Karina landed a warm peck on Ludwig's forehead. "Good morning, Ludwig."Karina's gentle greeting was warmly welcomed by the tiny baby. Karina looked at Ludwig's face, which resembled Dustin's. However, her happy face turned sad when she remembered Dustin, who was reluctant to see him because he thought he would be disgusted. That made Karina feel sad. Even so, she promised that Dustin's face would improve like before.Karina's smile grew again. Karina tickled Ludwig's belly on her lap until the baby laughed happily. Karina remembered that Dustin had also done the same thing to Ludwig. "Ah, so apparently, you can recognize your father, huh? No wonder you're always calm when playing with Earl, who turns out to be your real father. You are indeed a great son,
The criminals opened their eyes and were shocked to find themselves sitting with their bodies bound by ropes in a large, dark, stuffy building. They threw their heads back, looking around. They coughed as they breathed in the dusty air around them."Where is this?" They wondered. The four people were tied together with their backs to each other.They still felt confused about what happened while remembering the last time they entered Kendrick's house before they fainted. "Wait a minute, are you guys thinking the same as me? The one who made us faint and end up in this place."The other two criminals' brows furrowed, remembering the same thing, then nodded in unison. "Yes, we were thinking the same thing."One other villain looked thoughtful. "If I remember correctly, before we fainted earlier, I saw something strange. I saw ....""Saw me you mean?" said a woman who entered the room, cutting off one of the villains.The four villains immediately turned their heads to the origin of the
"N-no. That's impossible. How could you have survived that huge explosion? We've confirmed it ourselves that the explosion was huge and there's no way you could have escaped it!" The criminals didn't think that Dustin was still alive.Dustin smiled at the words of one of the criminals. He had predicted this. The people he and Albert had faced while eliminating all of Edward Katedra's family were a handful of people hired to kill him. Some of those people were also hired guns of the Hover family he had argued with over the mine, resulting in him being in the explosion at the time. Dustin deliberately asked Karina to follow the plan made by them so that Dustin could launch his plan. That's why when the criminals entered the house, Dustin knocked them out by electrocuting them with a shotgun.Dustin again took the gun from his pants pocket, pointing the gun at the faces of the two criminals first. "You don't need to know how I survived death. Now, I will be the grim reaper for all of you
Dustin exhaled again, looking at his father-in-law, who looked shocked like that. Of course, he understood what Jake was feeling. Perhaps the middle-aged man had no idea that Dustin was still alive and had been around them all this time."You're Dustin? You're alive?" Jake's tone trembled. Dustin answered quickly with a nod of his head and a look in his eyes that confirmed that the man before Jake was, indeed, Dustin, his only son-in-law."Wh-what?" A woman's voice in the doorway made Jake and Dustin turn their heads quickly to the voice's origin.Now, it was not only Jake who was there, but Eri also heard the question Jake asked Dustin and saw the answer Dustin gave, especially Dustin's face that Eri could still clearly recognize. Both of Eri's knees felt weak. The middle-aged woman almost fell if she didn't immediately hold on to the doorframe. Eri was utterly shocked and surprised, just like Jake."H-how come?" Eri's tone was just as shaky as Jake's. She strolled toward Dustin. She
Five years later, Ludwig was running around the park laughing happily. The servants were busy trying to chase and catch the little boy. Karina's screams and voice could be heard booming out Ludwig's name."Ludwig! Oh my, that child! Go get him!" Karina motioned to the servants not to stop chasing Ludwig until he was caught.Meanwhile, Albert, who had just come out of the house after finishing his lunch break, was surprised to almost collide with Ludwig. "Ah, I'm sorry, Young Master."Albert let Ludwig escape. Suddenly, he became an easy target for Karina. "Hurry up and catch him, Albert! Why did you just let him go? Come on, hurry up and catch him. He won't eat!" Karina yelled at Albert while pointing at Ludwig, who had just passed before Albert."G-good!" Albert immediately ran, chasing after Ludwig like the other waiters. They were all riled up by Ludwig not wanting to eat lunch."Young Master Ludwig, you must eat. If you don't eat, you won't have any energy." Albert tried to persua