Part 25

25

Meanwhile, when Cecilia opened her eyes, Vano could see how many problems she had to endure at such a young age. Vano also feels guilty about using Cecilia to tempt his father, just to get approval for his and Celine's relationship. Vano wants to step down and let Cecilia go so she can live freely, but their plans are the same even though they have different goals.

Vano started fighting with himself, whether he would stop or continue to support whatever Cecilia did.

After all, if Vano stops Cecilia, the girl will not necessarily agree because of the deep-rooted grudge.

Not knowing how many hours Vano had spent looking after Cecilia, what he clearly remembered was that last night he started looking after Cecilia at around 23.00.

Now the sun was peeking from behind the curtains and the sound of knocking on the bedroom door was heard. Of course, their household assistants lost their masters who usually gathered in the dining room.

"What's wrong, Aunt?" Vano asked rubbing his waking face.

“Sorry, Mr. Vano. Auntie thinks…”

“I deliberately slept in Cecilia's room, Bi. But don't worry, we didn't do anything. Cecilia is sick and Daddy….” Vano looked around. "Is Daddy home yet?"

"Mr. Carlos?" asked the household assistant, again repeating Vano's question.

"Yes, last night Daddy left. Are you home yet?”

"It seems not sir, because in the garage there is only your car and motorbike. Auntie didn't see Mr. Carlos's car.”

"Where do you think Daddy is going?" muttered Vano, just getting more and more curious as to where Carlos had gone.

Because until this moment the man did not answer his calls.

"Okay, if that is the case. Aunt made chicken soup for Cecilia. Who knows, maybe he'll wake up soon."

"Yes sir." The household assistant said goodbye, although she also wondered what Cecilia was sick with. To the point where Vano was the one looking after him in his room. "Where is Margaret?" he asked himself.

“Daddy…,” Cecilia muttered trying hard to open her eyes so she could see who was currently holding her hand.

"You're finally awake." Vano exclaimed happily when he saw Cecilia who began to open her eyes gradually. That meant there was nothing to worry about from this girl's situation.

"Vano, where is Daddy?" Cecilia asked, ignoring Vano's whereabouts. He was more worried about Carlos' condition because as he remembered it was Carlos who came to the rescue and of course he was afraid that Indri's hired men would harm the man.

"I don't know where Daddy is, what is clear is that last night Daddy told me to look after you and make sure you are in good condition." Guiding Cecilia to sit down, Vano grabbed the water in the nightstand and helped Cecilia to drink it.

"I-I want to meet Daddy. Can you contact Daddy? Say I'm looking for her,” Cecilia asked in a very weak voice. His head was still dizzy but he really couldn't bear to sit still here, without knowing how Carlos was.

"I have contacted Daddy but until now none of my calls have been answered. Maybe he left his cell phone in the car or in the room.”

"There's no way Daddy's cell phone left in the room. Daddy brought it, I remember very well last night through Daddy's cell phone playing romantic music for the both of us." Cecilia tugged at the corners of her lips remembering how her trip to Indri's house last night was.”

"I'm sure Daddy will be fine, he said he would solve a problem, so we'll just have to wait a little while and Daddy will be home." Vano calmed Cecilia down again. "Now try to tell me slowly what happened to get you home in this state." Tidying up Cecilia's messy looking hair.

Vano also piled up pillows so Cecilia could lean on them. Cecilia seemed to take a deep breath, who knows what happened, Vano didn't know because Kadia's cheeks immediately became wet from the tears that were flowing there. Vano's hand stretched out to wipe away the tears flowing down Cecilia's cheek.

"What is it? Did Daddy hurt you?”

Cecilia shook her head. "It was Daddy who saved me from the snake woman."

"Snake woman, your mother?" Vano chased after him, he couldn't wait to hear stories from Cecilia. However, because the girl's condition had not yet fully recovered, it seemed that she had to be a little patient to hear the real story.

“Not Mother, but Indri. He's my close friend. To him all this time I conveyed the problems and problems that I was facing as well as him, the two of us were like twins, even though Indri was one year older than me, but he never thought that he was more mature and last night I saw another side of Indri.

He contacted me last night and asked me to come. He said his mother was having health problems and I knew that. I also had time to help his mother with outpatient treatment and sometimes helped buy medicine.

Even though I have to work hard because I also have my father to support me.

But in fact, what did Indri do to me? I was asked to come to serve a man, who said he wanted a married woman to be his sugar baby. Of course I refused that. But I never knew that the drink I drank as soon as it came, contained a liquid that made me unconscious."

"S-so Indri did all this to you?"

"It's true, Indri is a friend and someone I consider to be my only sibling and my reason is still strong for living this life, but in fact it is she who has hurt me and has the heart to make me a paid woman just to get money for her mother's treatment.

And I also just found out that all this time Indri has been selling her body to many men. If she were still a girl, of course she wouldn't need me as a victim to get money and last night I also saw how messy Indri's bed was, her work marks and that man's. "The pain that I feel hurts even more is being lied to by the person I trust most in this world." Cecilia sobbed, unable to contain her sadness.

The hurt that Cecilia felt certainly knocked on the door of Vano's heart to hug him. Laying Cecilia on his chest and rubbing her back, gave the girl peace.

"If only last night Daddy didn't come, I don't know what would have happened to me. Luckily Daddy brought me so I'm fine and here. But I still felt disgusted with myself, being touched by that bastard man."

"It's okay, you're safe here with us. I'm sure Daddy went to take care of and teach the two of them a lesson."

"Sorry, Mr Vano... this is the sub you asked for earlier." The household assistant was a little hesitant to enter because he saw Vano and Cecilia hugging each other on the bed.

"It's okay, Miss. Come in!" Vano ordered, so the household assistant came in and put the tray in his hand on the nightstand.

"Aunt excuse me, sir."

“Okay, Auntie. "Later, when Dad comes home, immediately tell Dad that Cecilia is looking for him."

"Yes sir."

"Eh, but if Aunt Margaret asks where Cecilia is, say she's going with me."

"Yes sir." The housekeeper said goodbye and closed the bedroom door.

"You eat first, after that I will contact the doctor to check your condition again."

Cecilia shook her head. "I want to be with Daddy."

"Well, just this once. I'm sure daddy will be home soon."

“Van, I'm afraid Daddy…”

"Daddy won't mind anything, because Carlos is a strong man and has many relationships. So that no one will be able to touch it.”

"You are sure?" Cecilia raised her head.

"I am very confident. "Now you eat first, I will try to contact Daddy, as well as contact the doctor." Unraveling his embrace from Cecilia and placing the tray on the girl's lap. It's up to Cecilia whether she will spend it or not, what is clear is that Cecilia's stomach is filled.

Vano tried once again to contact Carlos, although still the same, none of his calls were picked up. I don't know where the man is now, Vano doesn't even know this and is starting to worry now.

"How? Did Daddy answer your call?" asked Cecilia, after just a few mouthfuls of sub into her mouth, Cecilia returned to worrying about Carlos's condition.

Very forced Vano shook his head. "But I'm sure Daddy will be fine."

"Hopefully." Cecilia stared blankly at her bedroom door. If only Carlos had not saved him, of course now the man would have gone to work and carried out his activities as usual.

Not disappearing like this that made her afraid of losing him forever. Cecilia could only pray that God would protect Carlos wherever he was.

"Didn't Daddy promise me we'd get married today?" he whispered in his heart. Handing over the tray on his lap to Vano.

“I've had my fill. Can I rest now?” he asked.

“Yes, then you rest. I'll take care of this first."

Cecilia nodded her head, slowly laying her body on the bed. Lying with his back to Vano so the man wouldn't see that he was crying now, worried that Carlos was now in a bad state.

The image of Carlos, who he always bullied and teased, danced in his eyes. For some reason, right now Cecilia really felt claustrophobic when Carlos was not beside her.

“How is Cecilia? Daddy saw that you called earlier, but the cellphone was left in the car.” Just a few minutes after Cecilia closed her eyes, Carlos suddenly opened the door.

The man's breath seemed to be short, and beads of sweat were also flowing down his temples.

"Cecilia is getting better, she just ate. But he went back to rest. "Daddy from everywhere just makes people worry." Vano grumbled after tidying up Cecilia's food marks. "Now it's Daddy's turn to look after Cecilia. I want to put this in the kitchen first. But don't bother him. He was just resting.”

Carlos nodded his head. "Thank You." Patted Vano's shoulder before the man left the room.

Unlike what Vano said earlier, Carlos really couldn't wait to check how Cecilia was doing so he sat on the edge of the bed and immediately led her to turn around.

"Are you ok?" Rubbed Cecilia's cheek. Cecilia's face still looked pale and tired.

"Daddy...," called Cecilia, immediately hugging Carlos. The girl was sobbing there. "I thought there was something wrong with Daddy, Vano said he had been calling Daddy but he hadn't picked up at all. I'm scared, Dad," Cecilia burst into tears, making anyone who saw her touched.

Likewise with Vano, who was still stunned in front of the door. When the man wanted to close the door, he didn't because from the gap in the door he could see how close Cecilia was to her father. But it looks like a compulsion.

"Dad it's okay. You don't need to worry, it's just that it's quite difficult to deal with this problem because when the police came, everything in Indri's house was back to its usual neatness. There were no witnesses and the hoodie you were wearing had disappeared from there. Daddy didn't understand what kind of people the two of them were, to the point of destroying all the evidence and turning the crime scene into an ordinary room."

Carlos clenched his fists tightly, really annoyed when he saw the crime scene earlier. However, he still made sure he would make calculations with the middle-aged man.

"It's okay, Daddy. What's clear is that Daddy is fine."

“It can't be like that. Daddy won't let the person who hurt you roam free. Daddy will make sure they rot in prison, no matter what.”

“Daddy, I don't want to discuss the two of them right now. I want to discuss us, I also don't want to give any punishment to Indri but later. I will ask him to talk, ask what his purpose and purpose is in selling me like last night. "Because as far as I know, Indri really loves me."