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Taking Max off the boat, Sara limped. The man had not opened his eyes since earlier and it made Sara a little worried.

The fishermen pulled up their boats on the beach near a hotel. Sara smiled as they were about to arrive.

"Miss, let me help you. You look hard."

Someone who followed behind shocked Sara.

"You following me?"

"I see you're having trouble carrying your husband's body, ma'am. I can help you."

"No, thank you. I can do it myself, you go. Sorry, it's been a hassle" said Sara sungkan.

The man stopped his steps. Sara smiled and waved her hand.

"Go, I'm almost there."

"Hopefully make it to the destination, ma'am."

Sara chuckled, she told the man to leave with a hand signal. "Thank you."

The man stared at the departure of the two with a smile. He connected his communication device and called someone.

"Target is approaching the hotel, Little Master. You can meet them."

Not taking his eyes off Sara and Max, the man continued to monitor from a distance, ensuring the safety of the two.

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Arriving at a hotel near the beach, Sara keeps Max and confronts the receptionist. Although the male receptionist looked at her with a strange look, Sara smiled and grabbed the blanket wrapped around her body.

"Please, one room with a single bed."

The receptionist looked at the condition of the two and chuckled softly. "You can go to this room, Madam," he said, giving a room card.

"Thank you."

Sara turned around until a voice stopped.

"Wait on! Give the best room in this hotel to my uncle."

Sara looks. A little boy in black clothes and a black hat did not forget to cover his head.

The receptionist was shocked for a moment, but the presence of one magic card on the table made her understand. Quickly, he gave the card to the presidential suite room.

"And also, please prepare clothes for them" said the little boy who did not look at his face.

Sara looked at lamat. He was curious about the face of the little boy. However, all that was visible was her pink lips.

Then, the little boy approached and gave her an envelope.

"Please give this to Senior when he wakes up. He'll definitely know me with some stuff in there. Good night, Aunty. Rest in peace."

The little boy immediately left. Sara had seen a small grin on her lips before turning around.

"What's your name, son?" Sara slightly shouted after the little boy moved away.

"Wolf Conqueror!" the little boy answered while waving his hands without looking. She just passed by making Sara even more curious.

He looked at the envelope in his hand and was curious about its contents. Sara returns Max to the room the little boy had booked, wanting to open the envelope when he gets there.

Entering the very luxurious room, Sara closed her mouth imagining how rich a little boy who called himself the Wolf Conqueror was.

Ordering a hotel and having a special card for a room like this, he wondered how old the child looked like he was five years old.

"I wonder who he is and where Max met him" Sara muttered as she entered the bathroom.

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Sara stared intensely at the face that was overgrown with the sideburns. No, the sideburn was already very long and perhaps the man had no intention of shaving it.

While tracing the face that seemed to shrivel in his sleep, Sara could see the moon had risen and she guessed that it was now midnight.

He can't sleep. Wanting to sleep, but his mind worried about the husband who still had not woken up from his stupor.

Cell phones and everything, Sara doesn't have. Even the necklace her mother gave her was taken by Stephen. And Max's phone has also been wet. She's confused what to do to wake Max up.

Not yet had Sara touched Max's wrinkled forehead, the knock from the door made him gasp.

He got up and peeked out of the small hole in the door. And he was shocked when the little boy came again with a doctor-looking man.

"Why don't you come in?"

"I can't be in a closed place, Aunty."

"But you're covering your whole body."

The little boy chuckled. "Yes, I did. This is my best disguise at night. Oh yeah, Aunty, it's a disposable phone, give it to Senior. He might need it later."

Sara accepts. "Thank you."

From her observation, Sara could see the agitated motions of the little boy. "What are you afraid of? You look alert to something."

"Grandfather would lock me up if he found me wandering these nights, Aunty. I can only help Senior get here."

True too, a child does not seem worthy to roam around at night. Especially without parents accompanying.

"How did you get out unnoticed?"

"Manipulating circumstances. Come on, Aunty, don't keep me talking, have that slow doctor speed up the checkup. I have to hurry, they've surrounded this hotel, " said the little boy worriedly.

He stomped his feet and pushed Sara in to urge the doctor.

"How is my husband, Doctor?" sara asked after passing the doctor in the middle of the room.

"Nothing serious. You'll wake up soon, he's just shocked and too tired. I've given him injections and some of these vitamins should be taken regularly-"

"Hey! Can you go faster, stupid doctor? Old Grandpa has already climbed up here!"

The cry of the little boy stopped the doctor and soon passed. Sara breathed a sigh of relief as Max's state was not as severe as she had imagined.

"Thank you, Lord, for helping at such a crucial time" Sara murmured as she pulled the blanket and covered Max's topless body.

She buried her face in the husband's warm chest and hugged the man tightly.

"I'm sorry, I almost doubted your belief, but you've also managed to reinstall that trust in such a short time. I trust you. Whatever happens in the future, I'll just believe you."

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The blue eyes are open. He squinted and adjusted the incoming light.

His body felt crumpled coupled with a burden that overcame his chest. His hand automatically and touched the head of the leaning woman.

The smile on his lips came out when he realized it was the wife.

"Darling ...," he called gently. He stroked the hair that covered part of that pretty face.

"Wake up, dear ...," he called again, pinching Sara's cheek. And it woke Sara.

"Hmm, are you awake?"

Sara, who was still half conscious, fell back on her face and sucked her head back in Max's chest.

"Hey, don't sleep anymore. What happened last night? I thought I was dead, but when I woke up I was already here."

"You almost drowned. Why are you so stupid, Max?"

Sara raised her head and gently hit Max's arm. "You scared me. You drowned yourself just to save me? How ironic, " Sara's murmur.

He wakes up and tidies his messy hair. Followed by Max who instantly pulled him into the lap.

"Wake up and don't get angry right away, it'll make you grow old, honey. Tell me what happened. I just remember the last time I saw a light approaching me and I thought it was a call from the Powerful."

"Stupid!" Sara slaps Max's chest. "You're such a fool! I can save myself without your help. You should have gone without caring about me and saved your own life. Why hurt yourself?"

Max tightened his arms around his wife's stomach and put his head in Sara's neck. "Nothing will separate us but death. You're my wife and I care about you, you're drowning I'm gonna drown and die with you. I just want to hold your hand and go with you anywhere."

Sara conicals her head. "You can live a decent life and see the sun, Max. If fate separates us, you'll have to let it go."

"No!" rebut Max loudly. "I'll change my destiny. You're not going anywhere without me because I'm a-because you're my wife."

"You're good at bragging. Tell me something true, you've been worrying me all night."

Max cleared his throat, he again tightened his embrace and kissed his wife's neck gently.

"Sorry, I scared you. You're having scary things with me again, but I promise, no more next time. I will hold your hand because we are one body. Sara, listen, I love you. So, so much to love you that I almost went crazy after you left. Please, stop running away from me and keep walking beside me. I can't lose you."

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Love, though,

Xie Lu