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
After finishing lunch, Dustin accompanied Ludwig to play. His son was very active. All the toys in the house were scattered everywhere, making it difficult for the servants to walk and almost fall if they weren't careful. But they didn't mind because they were used to it. Dustin stayed with Ludwig into the night until the boy fell asleep.In the room, Dustin had just come out of the bathroom after cleaning himself. He sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Karina, who was putting on night cream. Dustin smiled as he watched Karina's back exposed because the nightgown worn by Karina had a shallow back slit."Dustin!" called Karina, looking at Dustin through the reflection of the dressing table mirror. "A few days ago, I received a party invitation from one of my old business partners. They asked me to come to a family gathering, which they said was meant to strengthen friendships. I was worried and thought I'd come alone or maybe not come at all, but fortunately you're home. Would you m
Dustin was the keynote speaker at a critical world meeting. He became a very influential person there. Even the heads of the many prominent families there couldn't speak carelessly about Dustin because Dustin had enormous wealth, almost equaling the wealth of some countries. What he said would significantly affect the economic situation in the world.Other heads of state also gathered and attended the meeting. They held great admiration for Dustin. Of course, it was the most valuable opportunity that only a few great people could get.Some of the officials who came welcomed Dustin with great respect. They bowed their heads before Dustin. "Welcome, sir."Dustin greeted their friendly greetings with a warm smile. "Thank you.""Come, Mr. Dustin." They raised their hands, inviting Dustin to sit in one of the finest and most luxurious chairs, which showed how high Dustin's status was.Dustin sat on the luxurious sofa close to the bigwigs. Everyone who came was in awe of Dustin. Until the e
Dustin left the important meeting hall and quickly got into the car parked neatly in the parking lot. He started the engine. However, his cell phone rang just as he was about to step on the gas pedal. There was a phone call from Karina.Dustin immediately picked up the call. "Are you there yet?"Karina, on the other side of the phone, nodded her head. "Yes, we got here a few minutes ago. Am I disturbing you?"Dustin shook his head. "No, no. The account just came out of the building and is in the parking lot."Karina nodded her head. Her voice sounded cheerful. "Is there anything else you want to do?""No, I don't. I had intended to go straight there to meet you guys. I just started the car, but you already called." Dustin smiled as he slowly stepped on the gas pedal, moving the vehicle forward."Alright then, be careful. We're waiting for you." Karina disconnected the phone first.Dustin put his cell phone in his coat pocket and drove to where Karina and Ludwig were. They had promised