Kate's brow furrowed as Sahid arrived carrying a food cart containing twenty skewers of chicken sempol, a small bowl of chili sauce, two small plates, two glasses of water, a small fork, and a napkin.
Kate is teaching Bella to count in her library.
"Sahid-" She reprimanded him as he placed the contents of the cart one by one on the long table in front of Madam and Bella, "Did you buy chicken sempol?" she recognized chicken sempol because she had bought it to taste.
The story goes when she was coming home from Wilson Group, she passed Bekasi City Square looking for his favorite nasi uduk. Then she saw a chicken sempol seller crowded with buyers. She was curious, got out of the car, and bought ten skewers. When she ate it, it turned out to taste good.
"Yes, ma'am," Sahid replied, even though Ricardo gave the sempol to Bella and Wyne. But the CEO asked to say that he bought it. "Please, you and the little miss, taste it." The madam and Bella were invited to eat.
Bella had been observing the sempol, took one skewer, dipped the tip of the sempol into the sauce, and then ate it.
"Yummy!" a happy shout was heard from her mouth, "The chicken sempol that Mami made!" she added, judging the taste of the sempol to be like Wyne's made.
"Honey-" Kate became curious, "Has Mami ever made chicken sempol like this?" She took a skewer of sempol and showed it to Bella.
Bella nodded her head, "Mami bought this at Jajanan Indonesia, Gemmi." She remembered where she knew about chicken sempol, "Then Mami looked for the recipe at Guggli, then Mami made it. It was really delicious, Gemmi!" She told the story of her mother trying to make chicken sempol.
"I see!" Kate understood with a smiling face, feeling that Wyne was a duplicate of her. If there was delicious food on the market, she would look for the recipe and make it herself.
"Madam-" Sahid reprimanded the Madam, "I'll take my leave first." said goodbye.
"Where are you going?" Kate was a little surprised, "You haven't reported whether you've found Wyne." Sahid was reminded of his task.
"Madam, I want to continue looking for Miss, that's why I'm saying goodbye to you."
Kate sighed, "Okay, continue because my granddaughter's trace is still missing." She became sad.
Sahid just held his breath for a moment, then left by pushing the dining cart. He went down to the first floor with the elevator, hurriedly, put the cart in the kitchen, then sped to the buggy car parking lot in the backyard. Immediately headed to the front gate, wanting to meet Ricardo.
Earlier, he and the CEO had agreed to talk after he delivered the chicken sempol to Kate and Bella. As soon as he arrived at the gate, the buggy car was parked on the right parking line next to the gate, then he got out of the house. His eyes widened looking for Ricardo among the street vendors who were still hanging around along the road to Kate's house.
He smiled seeing the CEO sitting on a plastic chair near the chicken sempol cart motorbike. Quickly, he approached the man who was reading something on his cellphone while occasionally enjoying the taste of a cigarette in the other hand of Gordon's grandson.
"Master." that is until the CEO politely reprimanded him.
Ricardo stopped reading, turned his gaze to Sahid, put his cell phone in the right pocket of his trousers, and then stood up.
"Okay, Mas Sahid-" Wyne's assistant said, "Where are we going to chat?"
"Excuse me, sir, it's better at Mrs. Kate's guard post," Sahid answered. "Come on, sir, let me push your motorbike there. It's not good to leave it here."
Ricardo nodded his head, letting Sahid push his motorbike cart that had the handlebars unlocked. He accompanied him next to this assistant.
Some of the sellers were surprised because Ricardo was a new seller but Sahid brought him to Kate's house. They knew Kate because the lady asked permission from the RT and RW for them to sell along the lady's house. Occasionally, Mrs. Wilson bought their merchandise.
The guard opened the gate, then his colleague quickly replaced Sahid's task of pushing the motorbike cart into Kate's yard. This assistant's position was higher than theirs and a friendly figure.
Sahid took Ricardo to the guard post, where the guard operator was asked to leave because the two men wanted to talk privately. The guard post consists of two rooms. The first room is where the CCTV computer is located, the second room is a mini kitchen and a place for the guards to eat.
Sahid placed a folding chair in front of Ricardo.
"Please, sir." He invited the CEO to sit down.
"Thank you." Ricardo smiled as he said thank you, then sat down while observing Sahid.
The assistant's figure is calm, alert, and reliable. The assistant's posture is 170cm tall with a six-pack chest. His face is a mix of Indonesian and English.
Sahid went to the mini kitchen for a moment, quickly made a cup of hot tea, then brought it on a tray to Ricardo. The cup was placed on a small table near the computer.
"Please sir, there is tea to warm your body." He told Ricardo about the drink.
"Okay, thank you." Ricardo took the cup, blew on the surface of the tea for a moment, and then inhaled it slowly.
Sahid opened the sling bag that had been on his body and took out an envelope containing Wyne's money for Ricardo. After that, he waited for the CEO to finish drinking.
After Ricardo put the cup on the table, he started talking.
"Sir, I'm sorry, I got a message from Miss Wina David." Sahid held out the envelope in his hand to Ricardo, "Please accept the envelope from Miss."
Ricardo took the envelope, looked at its contents, then sighed, his eyes looking at Sahid.
"Mas Sahid, I helped Wina and Bella sincerely."
"Thank you very much for your help," Sahid smiled, "But Miss doesn't want to be indebted to you, whom she just met."
"I don't consider it a debt of gratitude that must be repaid later."
"Sir, Miss has been taught since she was little not to accept kindness from someone she just met, even from someone she already knows." Sahid explained Wyne's figure, "Then, Miss knows you are a chicken sempol seller, if your money is not returned, how will you shop for your sales tomorrow."
Ricardo smiled, he knew Wyne cared about his fate as a chicken sempol seller.
"Okay-" he nodded his head, "I accept this money." He accepted the money and put it in his waist bag, "Mas Sahid."
"I am, sir."
"Did Wina receive the chicken sempol I sent?"
"I'm sorry, sir," Sahid sighed, "Miss is no longer working for Mrs. Kate."
Ricardo was shocked to hear this, "What do you mean, Mas Sahid?"
"Sir, Miss Wina works at Mrs. Kate's house as a personal assistant." Sahid made up a story like Wyne's scenario before leaving for England, "Mrs. Kate considers her granddaughter, Sir, so she asked us workers to call her Miss."
Ricardo listened to all the stories while thinking about them using his smart brain. If the story was true, it was fitting that Wyne was seen at the Wilson Group. So it was true that the one at Gordon's house was Wyne, Kate's granddaughter. But why was Bella, Wina's daughter, there at that time? Something was odd, according to him. Then who was Mrs. Kate that Sahid mentioned? Kate Wilson or the other Kate? Everything was still a mystery according to him.
Should he explain what he had experienced earlier regarding seeing Bella and Wina to Sahid?
"What is the reason Wina quit being Mrs. Kate's assistant?" he said, postponing telling Sahid what she had experienced all day.
"Sir, according to Miss Wina, you know that her husband dumped her, right?" Sahid looked at Ricardo because Wyne had told him how Kate's granddaughter met Ricardo, "Because of that problem, she resigned, sir."
Dhuar, Ricardo was surprised, "Did Mrs. Kate scold her?"
"Sir, Mrs. Kate never scolded Miss, but Miss was the one who felt ashamed and regretful. Before Miss decided to marry her husband, Mrs. Kate did not agree, seeing that the man's character was not good, but Miss still married the man, leaving Mrs. Kate's house."
Ricardo listened to all the stories while thinking about them with his intelligent brain.
"Now what Mrs. Kate said is true," Sahid continued his story like Kate's scenario to cover up the reason Wyne ran away from Mrs. Kate's house, "Miss felt ashamed and stopped working with Mrs. Kate."
"Then Bella?" Ricardo asked how about Bella.
"Miss left Bella with Mrs. Kate."
"I see," Ricardo understood, "Now do you know where she is?"
Sahid shook his head, "I don't know, sir."
Ricardo was shocked, where was Wina? Why did she leave Kate's house without knowing where she was? Then leaving Bella too? What happened to Wina?
"Sir-" Sahid rebuked Ricardo, "Sorry, let me ask you a question."
"Please."
"Are you Mr. Ricardo Elmer, grandson of Mr. Gordon Elmer?"
Dhuar, Ricardo was shocked, what answer should he give? He didn't know Sahid well, because so far he only knew Tristan, Kate's assistant. If he answered Sahid's question, it turned out that the man was Wyne's assistant, Kate's grandson, what? Could Sahid report to Kate, then the Madame told Gordon and she was caught by his grandfather, how did he feel about going to Wine? Gordon must have forced him to marry Wyne.