Chapter 35 — Kidnap

William invited her fianceé to attend recital for his eldest daughter Lotus this morning. Lotus eagerly pleased him to attend her recital, he can't say NO to his daughter's request. He canceled his appointments just to grant Lotus an occasional wish. And thanks to Victoria, she agreed and said yes to support Lotus.

While they're in the car leading the way to Lotus's place, he feels excitement but at the same time concern. He can't explain why he feels this kind of impression. He feels tense up and looks ill for what things will happen later. He also couldn't sleep well for a few nights thinking about Santi's reaction to his marriage to Victoria.

There's a night he dreamt sad incidents he couldn't understand. He didn't know what had happened but he cried in his dream that he had never experienced in his life. It's a very sad scene but he doesn't know what kind of scene.

" Are you okay? Why do you seem to look ill? Didn't you sleep well?" Victoria noticed in concern.

" I had a nightmare. Not just once, maybe about three nights ago when I dreamed that I was crying but I don't know what kind of incident I was weeping about," he mumbled.

“ Maybe our marriage will recoil?” Victoria answered. He stared at her for a second.

“ Do you think I'll cry when you embarrass me, getting runaway on our wedding day?” he asked.

“ Of course not. You'll be happy when I fly and back out of our wedding. I'm pretty sure—you will love the result, ” Victoria answered back without hesitation.

" You're crazy. Things will get more complicated if you run away, " he asserted.

" Your life goes complicated if we get married, " she clarified.

" Maybe, your dream was about your daughter's safety. I'm not sure but it seems like your children will disappear and make you die in agony," she concluded. William paused, and his heart tremble in distress.

What if his dream was about his daughter's protection?

Because of his discomfort, he immediately ordered the driver to speed up towards an exclusive and most private school of well-off personalities.

William could not sit still because of the traffic. Victoria noticed his discomposure and decided to calm him down.

" Can you calm down, William? We can reach school." Victoria irritably request.

" I don't want to be late for Lotus' recital. What if I'll be late then someone abducts my daughter?" He hysterically said.

“ Oh c'mon William, it was just a dream. Didn't most people say that the result of the nightmare was the opposite?" Victoria tried to calm him down. But still, she can't calm down until she sees her child safe.

" I hope so that it was a dream, what if it will come true?" Victoria rolled her eyes in annoyance.

" Well, if you act like that, it can't help you to watch her recital," she warned.

" I'm going down. I'm just going to commute, so I can catch up," he was about to go down but she stopped him.

" They're moving," Victoria referred to the traffic. He went back. They moved for a while but they were still stranded in the distance.

" This sucks!" He murmured.

He immediately looked at Victoria, when she opened the door. She peeked outside and decided to go out of the car.

" You're right, we're going to be stuck here. Let's commute," she said.

" I told you," he irritably mumbled.

William decided to call his assistant and they were going to ride a motorcycle together just to get where Lotus' recital will be performed. They arrived at school safely. Victoria hurriedly followed him.

Fortunately, when they arrived, the show starts. He heaved a sigh of relief after he saw his daughter's presence. He chose to sit in the middle row so that Lotus could see him easily. When their performance finished, the performer silently celebrates and greet each other. People applauded and he was also very proud to applaud her beautiful angel.

He gladly waved to his cutie daughter. Lotus immediately noticed him and show off her sweet smile.

" Your daughter is beautiful," Victoria adores her little girl.

" Of course, her father is good looking man," he proudly replied.

" Her beauty came from her gorgeous mother," she gladly added. He looked at her and raised his brow.

" I'm just telling the truth, William, so don't look at me like that" she restraint.

There's another performance, and his daughter will show off her musical and acting skills.

He showed his faint smile and just focused his eyes on his daughter. He suddenly remembered Lilian's movements and her lovely voice. Lilian taught Lotus to dance, sing, and act even when she was only two years old. He closed his eyes and tried to get off her image inside his head.

Loud applause was given by the audience after the performance has done. He can't keep his gladness inside his heart and can't stop praising his talented daughter. He went backstage to greet his daughter with a good job, but he noticed that Lotus was not there anymore.

" Miss Gamboa, where's my daughter?" He asked his daughter's adviser.

The teacher also noticed that Lotus was not there.

" Wait, she's just been here before," she said and looked for the child in the comfort room or the corner of the backstage.

William felt nervous. He's too worried.

" Why didn't you notice that she's not here!" he madly reprimand the teacher.

" Mr. Gritson maybe she's just outside. I also didn't notice since I also take care of a lot of students here. I'm very sorry," she apologetically said.

He wanted to answer but Victoria came in and intervened.

" Don't scold her. Let's just look for her, maybe Lotus will just get around," she said and dragged him out.

" Victoria, she won't just come out because I'm here. She should greet me with a hug and kisses", he explained to Victoria.

They walked around the hall but they could not see Lotus. He also ordered his bodyguard to search for her daughter but they only said bad news.

" Sir, we haven't seen her. We've toured the whole school," said the bodyguard. He sat down on the cold cement bench and stared blankly.

" Let's go to CCTV monitoring, maybe someone kidnapped your daughter."

He immediately followed Victoria. They asked the school if they could see the CCTV footage where Lotus was last seen. The male guard immediately called the police when he saw in the footage; two men abducted his daughter.

His body turned weak. His daughter was abducted and only one person was on his mind.

Lilian