In the morning, Karina woke up and didn't find Dustin beside her. "Where did Dustin go?"Karina blinked her eyes a few times while yawning widely, then looked around. Her eyes widened instantly when she saw the sunlight that had infiltrated the room. For example, it surprised her that she had overslept. Karina immediately threw off the covers and put back on her nightgown beside the bed.Karina stomped on the floor with a look of annoyance because Dustin didn't wake her up first, which meant she didn't have breakfast with Ludwig. "Ludwig will definitely be disappointed that he didn't eat with me. Why didn't Dustin wake me up? That guy!"Not long after, Dustin walked into the room with a breakfast tray for Karina. He had a happy look on his face. "Good morning. I see you're awake."Karina stared at Dustin with a sharp gaze while folding her hands before her chest. "Why didn't you wake me up? I overslept because of you."Dustin smiled at Karina, who had returned to sit on the edge of th
"Ludwig!" Karina was shocked by Ludwig's shout. She cried as she saw her fearless son lying on the ground. Ludwig cried hysterically and tried his best to back away from the bear. However, the movement made by the lazy Ludwig made the bear more aggressive and ran faster towards Ludwig. Holding a gun, Dustin immediately ran and moved his weapon towards the bear. In just one shot, he managed to hit the head of the large wild bear. "Ah!" Ludwig screamed hysterically, crying in fear as blood spurted onto his face and body. The bear fell to the ground with its head covered in blood. Ludwig's eyes widened perfectly because this was the first time he had ever seen that much blood, and to add to his shock, the bear's blood was all over him. He had never seen a wild bear in person at such close range. Karina immediately ran over to Ludwig. Karina hugged Ludwig, who looked very shocked and did not stop crying. It also made Karina cry while rubbing the back of Ludwig's head. "I'm sorry for no
2 years later, Karina accompanied Ludwig to practice archery with Albert in the backyard. Ludwig's skills in archery became more pronounced and more mature. Ludwig could even shoot targets at more than two hundred meters. This really made Karina and Dustin feel more proud of Ludwig.Karina smiled, watching Ludwig from a distance. "You're amazing, Ludwig!"Ludwig briefly turned to Karina, smiling with a cold look, precisely like Dustin. Ludwig again aimed his arrow towards a target farther away than before, 350 meters from where he was standing.Karina clapped her hands as Ludwig hit the target again. However, Karina's head suddenly felt dizzy. Karina lowered her head while holding her head. "My head is so dizzy."Karina raised her head slowly and looked around. Her eyesight was blurry, and she could not see Ludwig clearly. Her head was getting dizzier and dizzier as Karina's consciousness dwindled until finally, Karina fell unconscious. Suddenly, everyone there panicked."Miss Karina!"
Dustin stood looking at the large building that had just officially opened in the last few months. A spacious building located right at the foot of a mountain with a view of nature that offered beauty.He was in a very distant place. The mountains were not far from the oil refinery area. Dustin had not been there long because he was busy taking care of several new businesses and realising Ludwig's genius design."Dustin." A woman approached Dustin in a friendly manner. "It's been a while since we've seen each other."Dustin nodded. "Yes. I just had time to come again because I was caring for something else.""I see." The woman nodded, then extended her hand to Dustin. "Congratulations on the birth of your second child, Dustin."Dustin smiled, welcoming the hand of the woman in front of him. "Thank you, Christina."Christina only smiled. This company that stood in the village at the foot of the mountain was his joint project with Karina. It had taken several years of research to run th
Karina glanced at the clock in her hand. I don't know how many times it has been. She looks uneasy while occasionally looking at her cell phone. Karina bit her lower lip, typing something on her phone. It was the tenth message she sent to Dustin.Karina pushed her hair behind her ears, exhaling a rough breath. "Why isn't he back yet? It's been three hours since he sent me a message about coming home."Karina redialed Dustin's phone number, but it never connected, always out of range. Karina felt uneasy.Karina's gaze drifted to Albert, who came to her respectfully. "Miss, I'm ...." Albert seemed hesitant to speak to Karina."What's wrong?" Karina examined Albert's face, which looked full of worry. She was curious about that. "Did you hear from Dustin?" His brow furrowed. "I've sent him messages and tried to call him several times, but his number is always out of range."Albert was silent with his head bowed. This made Karina feel even more curious. Especially when Albert opened his pa
A man lay on a wooden bed with a straw mat. He opened his eyes slowly, looking around. One hand was raised to hold his bandaged head.The man squinted, not recognizing the place he was in. A small wooden room with the windows slightly open, revealing a little light from the sun that was covered by dark clouds. There were some bandages and anti-septic medicine on his bedside table.The man's gaze was drawn to the door when another man approached the small hut with a friendly smile. "You're awake."The man in the bed frowned strongly, looking confused, not recognizing who the man was. He slowly got up, leaning against the wall and watching the white-haired man before him.The newly arrived white-haired man sat on a wooden chair facing the bed. "You must be confused as to why you're here. We found you on the beach in a mess. You fell unconscious with your clothes torn like that."The man looked at himself. He looked like a mess. His clothes were torn and dirty. There were many wounds on
It had been three days since the man named Tony had gone anywhere. He had just stayed in the hut since he lost consciousness. He looked out the window. A strong wind brought raindrops, making the small wooden hut feel colder.She exhaled and looked miserable. The lights in the hut flickered frequently and often went out for long periods due to the windstorm.Tony looked at the lights that dimmed, then slowly died. An instant later, it was dimly lit again."This is how it is in a small village." Clark smiled sadly. "If a storm comes, our village will be without power for several days. This time, it was lucky that the storm winds weren't so strong in the village."Tony was quite stunned because, for him, strong winds like this were already so big. The noise from the roof of the spandex hut outside sounded like the wind was blowing everything away.Often, the wind blows away many small trees that fly with it and hit the body of the house. Tony even felt a bit of horror when the squeaking
Elsewhere, Karina was eating with Ludwig in the dining room. The news of Dustin being involved in the helicopter crash had already spread throughout the country. Ludwig and Agnes have been warned to become the next heir in Dustin's place.It was enough to worry Karina because if everyone knew there would be a new heir, Ludwig might be in danger. She didn't want anything horrible to happen again. All the bad things could be overcome when Dustin was around, but now he wasn't with her."Mother." Ludwig's voice broke Karina's reverie. The little boy had been watching his mother since before. "Are you okay? You didn't touch your food at all."Karina smiled with a slight stutter. She realized she had only been stirring her food. "I'm fine, Ludwig."A worried look appeared on Ludwig's face. The boy had an intelligence above the average child his age. He was a genius, so he could easily guess Karina's behavior.Ludwig got down from the chair, hugging Karina warmly. "Father will be found soon,
Karina covered her mouth in disbelief at what Dustin had just said. Her eyes filled with tears. She jumped into Dustin's arms."I'm so happy, Dustin." Karina wiped away her tears while releasing a hug from Dustin. She held the man's hand. "Come on, let's go to the hospital now to make sure that your memory has indeed fully recovered."Dustin smiled, then nodded in agreement. "Alright." He also couldn't wait to find out.They quickly got into the car and ordered the driver to go to the hospital where Dustin usually went for medical checkups. As for Ludwig and Agnes, they left it to the bodyguards and nannies to take the sleeping children back home.Along the way, Karina continued to hold Dustin's hand with an indescribable feeling on her face. Her heart kept beating fast, eager to discover if Dustin's memory had fully recovered.When they arrived at the hospital, Dustin was immediately examined by a doctor. All the examination results will be known within the next 2 hours.Karina bit h
They decided to spend time together there, making a campfire on the beach and enjoying the small waves that occasionally came closer.Ludwig was having fun today. He ate the grilled corn and sausages with gusto. "This is fun. This place is also very beautiful and makes me happy."Karina nodded her head. "That's right. Mom is always happy to be here, too." She rested her head on Dustin's shoulder. "Now everything feels complete. This happiness, the children, and our togetherness."Dustin frowned as a memory flashed through his mind. "Ah, yes. I can remember that."Karina smiled happily. They watched Ludwig, who was feeding his new pet dog and looked at Agnes, who was already sleeping peacefully on the trolley.Dustin kissed Karina's forehead warmly. The images and flashbacks in his mind continued to swirl, showing how many memories it would be a shame for him to forget.Ludwig approached them while stroking his stomach, which looked slightly distended from overeating. "Mom, Dad, I'm sl
When they arrived home, they saw Clark waiting at their door. Ludwig and Agnes rushed into the house first, along with their maidservant. Meanwhile, Karina and Dustin approached Clark.Clark immediately stood up and bowed respectfully when he saw them. "Good afternoon. I'm sorry if I'm intruding."Albert immediately lowered his head when he saw Dustin glancing at him. Dustin's gaze seemed to ask why Clark wasn't waiting inside the house. Although Albert knew that Clark was the one who had saved his master, he didn't want to be presumptuous in inviting the white-haired man into the house without Dustin's permission."Not at all. Come on, come in." Dustin touched Clark's back, led him into the house, and sat together in the living room."You should have told me in advance that you were coming here so I wouldn't have gone anywhere and kept you waiting for a long time." Dustin felt bad for making Clark wait for him. He had no idea how long he had been waiting.Clark seemed to exhale softl
Axel bowed his body before Dustin, looking very sorry for this incident. "I apologize for this unpleasant incident."Dustin nodded slowly. "It doesn't matter. It's also my fault as a parent for not paying proper attention to my child."Axel did not expect that something like this would happen at his mall. The problem was it happened to Dustin. Axel felt bad.Dustin looked back, seeing how Ludwig was doing. "Are you okay?" Ludwig nodded his head. Dustin patted Ludwig lightly on the shoulder. "You're a very extraordinary boy. You don't have to fear anything if you're in the right situation."Dustin held his son's shoulders as he leaned over slightly, looking earnestly into his son's face. "If someone else wants to push you down, you have to push them back."Ludwig exhaled softly with a severe face. "Father, don't treat me like a child. Of course, I know that." He folded his arms across his chest. "You saw that yourself, right? I can deal with both of them."Dustin smiled, then hugged Lu
Karina immediately embraced Ludwig's body. The look on her face was one of deep concern. She had been trying to avoid approaching Ludwig, holding back the resentment and anger in her heart towards the man with glasses and his son."Are you okay? No injuries?" Karina watched Ludwig's face and body, who had been pushed several times until he almost fell.Ludwig only answered with a shake of his head.Dustin slammed Nueve's hand down so hard that the man took a few steps back and dropped his glasses. His nearsighted eyes squinted, trying to see who was before him."You're the father of this fucking kid?" Nueve tapped Dustin on the shoulder with the tip of her index finger. "Look at this!" He pointed at his glasses that had fallen to the floor. "You made my glasses fall off. Compensate now!" He clucked in annoyance while holding his head. "Ah, how unlucky I am to have met two damn people like this."Dustin remained silent, looking at Nueve with a sharp gaze. He was holding back his anger
"You've hurt my son." The man's voice was so loud that it scared Ludwig because he had never been yelled at like that by anyone, not even his parents.Ludwig was scolded by the man with glasses. The man's eyes were not good, so he thought that Ludwig was a damn person who abused his son."He's the one who's not careful." Ludwig tried to defend himself. He looked at the boy sharply."Don't be evasive." The boy pushed Ludwig's shoulder, causing Ludwig to take a few steps back. "You're the one who knocked me down." The boy held up his index finger, pointing at Ludwig, seemingly not wanting to take the blame for his actions earlier.Ludwig was waiting in line for his turn to play the basketball game, but since it was filled with kids who were quite a bit older than him, Ludwig decided not to play the game and left. But when he turned around, he accidentally bumped into the boy, knocking him to the floor.It wasn't all Ludwig's fault because the boy he hit was playing with his cell phone,
After breakfast, Karina took Dustin to the office where they used to spend time together doing their work. Dustin looked around and was surprised to see so many reports on the desk.Karina stroked the edge of the brown desk and looked at Dustin. "Actually, this is all your work, but I'm helping you finish it little by little even though it seems like the reports are never finished because they keep adding up every day."Karina picked up one of the files there and opened it, then handed it to Dustin. "Maybe you'll remember it better if you see this."Dustin took the file and looked at Karina. "So, this is all my work?" He did not expect his duties as the head of the Kenderick family to be this extraordinary. He opened the file and skimmed through it. "It's overwhelming and confusing."Karina nodded her head and sat on the table while gently stroking Dustin's shoulder. "At first, I also had a hard time working through all of this, but I forced myself and managed to do it." Karina smiled
Dustin nodded his head. "Yes, I'm fine." He raised both hands while smiling kindly. "As you can see."Clark nodded. He sat on the chair next to Dustin's bed. "I had no idea that you... ah, I mean, you were such a wonderful person." He smiled with a cautious-looking face. "You are the leader of the Kenderick family."Clark looked very awkward in Dustin's presence. Even now, he dared not look directly into Dustin's eyes. He only dared to glance occasionally.Dustin smiled at Clark's behavior, which was different from usual. "Just act normal. Don't be awkward or feel reluctant towards me. I already think of you as my friend."Clark smiled happily as he raised his hand. "This is truly a tremendous honor for me."Dustin shook his head with a soft sigh. "Don't overdo it. Just behave as you normally do. I am deeply indebted to you for taking such good care of me."Clark smiled as he bowed his head for a moment. "It's my duty as a doctor."Clark looked at Dustin. Although Dustin's memories we
Karina released her embrace from Dustin. She wiped away her tears, and then Dustin's hand gently wiped away the remaining tears on Karina's cheeks. The woman's face reddened slightly."So, are you my wife?" Dustin asked again to make sure. He was still not entirely sure because this felt strange to him. Even with all the images in his memory, it felt like something new.Karina nodded her head. "Yes, I am your wife." Karina stroked Dustin's face affectionately. "You are my most handsome husband."Karina's pupils lit up. The longing in her heart for Dustin was so great. She couldn't imagine if Dustin had died in the helicopter crash. She wasn't ready and never would be, especially with Ludwig and Agnes still young. They desperately needed Dustin's love.Karina smiled, lowering her hand carefully. "You are a great person. You protected me under any circumstances. You were even willing to risk your life for me several times." Karina tried to unlock Dustin's memories. "You were very good a