In the evening after dinner, there were only Sam and Riyu at the dining table. Casandra ate in her room to obey Sam's orders. Obviously the atmosphere is very different. Usually dinner while talking about everything with his daughter cheerfully and laughing.
"Hey, you." said Sam to the young maid who was working to take care of all of Casandra's needs.
"I . . . Yes sir," said the maid, taking a hesitant step toward Sam.
"What's your name? And how old are you?"
"My name is Tiara, sir. I'm 23 years old," she answered with a pounding feeling. "What's wrong? Did I do something wrong?" asked Tiara in her heart.
"What did you do when you were 16?" asked Sam, staring intently. Meanwhile, Riyu just listens to Sam while looking for what is on her husband's mind.
"At the age of 16, I still live with my grandmother in the village master" replied Tiara, bowing her head.
"What are you doing? Where have you been? Are you having fun with your friends too?"
Riyu held back her laughter at her husband's stupid question. How did she remember where she went! Base!
"At that time I was just helping my grandmother with work, and I was also having fun with my friends. Sometimes we go to the forest to look for vegetables and firewood, work in the fields and…"
"Into the forest? Aren't there bodyguards guarding you?! What kind of grandmother would let her granddaughter wander into the forest!" Sam suddenly annoyed Tiara cut off the sentence.
I'm just an ordinary country girl, how can I use a bodyguard, sir. Tira whispered in her heart.
"Sammm" Riyu is excited
"What, honey?! I'm just asking. she's only 16 and already wandering the woods!"
"Tira, you can go." Ryu said. The maid nodded and returned to her work.
"Hey, I'm not done honey" Sam protested at Riyu.
"Yes, but your silly question makes Tira scared and depressed you know!" Riyu knows that her husband is looking for a way for him to understand him child. Being able to act less processive, though it was very difficult for Sam to let Casandra go from him.
"Honey. I know you are very worried about Casandra, but try to give her a chance. Let her enjoy her youth" said Riyu softly.
"I..." Sam fell silent.
His memory goes back to that time. At that time the blood came out of Casandra's right chest quite profusely. Her face was blue, her eyes closed, the heart-shock machine pounded against her small chest. The most terrible thing in Sam's life.
"I'll give her a chance but that doesn't mean I'm reducing my vigilance for Casandra." Sam rose from his seat. "Before that, I will apologize to my daughter. Okay?" Sam kissed Riyu's forehead before climbing the stairs to Casandra's room.
*****
Sam slowly turned the knob on his daughter's bedroom door, he peeked through the slightly door but Casandra was nowhere to be seen on the bed. Sam goes in to look at the couch, study table, but doesn't find Casandra there.
"Honey" Sam said as he knocked on the bathroom door, the door unlocked. Sam came in and scanned the bathroom with his eyes, but there was nothing there. Proceed to the balcony, still not finding Casandra.
"Casandra? Cassandra!" called Sam, still no answer. He started to panic, worried, because he couldn't find him daughter anywhere. Sam immediately rushed to the main room in his residence.
"Gather all the guards! Bring them before me!" Sam shouted at Doni.
"What's the matter Sam?" asked Riyu surprised to approach Sam.
"Casandra is missing. She's not in room, Rkiyu. She's not anywhere," said Sam starting to sweat.
"What???" Ryu was shocked.
It didn't take long, everyone had gathered in the main hall.
"What did you do that you didn't know that my daughter ran from her room?! What's the point of you guys here?! My daughter disappeared but you all just stood there!" said Sam in a high pitched voice.
"Sam calm down" said Riyu trying to control the atmosphere.
"How can I calm down! My daughter was kidnapped, Riyu!" Sam panicked. "You're all looking for Casandra everywhere! Don't come back if you haven't found her!" said Sam, staring intently. Soon, they all dispersed to carry out their duties.
"It's all my fault Riyu, I'm sorry" Sam rubbed his face with his palm. Sorry for being too hard on he daughter.
There was nothing Riyu could say. This house is heavily guarded, how did Casandra get kidnapped? Did she run away from home? There were many questions in her mind.
*****
Doni immediately contacted people outside to split up and look for his miss. Meanwhile, the servants at Sam's house searched every place in the residence.
"Eh... What's wrong, why are there so many people?" Casandra muttered as she watched the maids pacing back and forth in the side garden. She observed what they were doing, there was even one of the male servants who entered the ornamental tree to look for something.
"What are they looking for? There might be a thief!" Casandra was taken aback by her own thoughts. She turned to the main gate, many cars were coming out of her residence while ringing sirens.
"Hey. What's wrong? Is anyone looking for an intruder?!" Casandra screamed from a tile not far from her balcony. The tile was indeed Casandra's favorite place when she was bored.
A waiter looked up and saw Casandra sitting casually upstairs with some snacks and a juice drink by her side.
"That's it, young lady has found it!" shouted one of the maids, pointing at Casandra. All the maids immediately looked up at the roof where Casandra was looking at them with a confused face.
"Me???" Casandra pointed at her own face.
"Master.... Madam.... The young lady has met" said Tiara running towards the main room.
"Thanks." Ryu smiled in relief.
"Where is he now? Is he injured? Call doctor Lukman now!" said Sam anxiously.
"Miss is fine sir. Miss... is relaxing on the roof near the balcony enjoying her snacks." Tiara lowered her head to hold back her laughter.
"Pfft..." Riyu held back her laughter. "Sam. You shook the whole house and the person you were looking for was chilling on the roof snacking." Riyu's laughter exploded.
Sam saw his wife laughing at him.
"Father, Mother, why is everyone looking for me?" Casandra asked with a cheese-flavored potato chip in her hand.
"Why didn't you tell me you were on the roof?" Sam asked annoyed.
"Casandra, your father thought you were kidnapped. He even mobilized all the bodyguards to look for you" said Riyu and laughed, so did Casandra.
Sam had his back to them. Letting these two laugh at it to their satisfaction. Casandra stopped laughing while looking at her father's back, she realized how much Sam worried and loved her.
"Father... forgive your naughty daughter. I always make you anxious, worried, even angry. I know, you did all that because you love me right?" Casandra said as she hugged Sam from behind tightly.
Riyu smiled at the sweet sight. They are both stubborn, but underneath it all they really love each other.
Sam turned and took Casandra in his arms. "I love you so much" Sam said shaking her head. "Sorry dad too for being too hard on you"
"I love you daddy" Casandra lifted her head and kissed Sam's cheek. Riyu smiled, she came closer and hugged them.
Since reflecting on the roof earlier, there was one question on Casandra's mind. Sam's every action must have a basis, there is no way her father is too processive and harsh if he doesn't have a reason.
Casandra was curious as to what exactly had made Sam so strict with her. Sara, Nanda are also children of a conglomerate, the daughter of the mayor and also the minister of the city of Y, but they can be free without tight guard and security. As for still naturally, unlike Sam, every movement is very limited.