EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episodes 108

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“Jane Alexander! The only daughter of the Alexander family, the family that owns the property company in the country!! I just got back from America and you're getting brazen about seizing my fiancee!”

“Don't you be my mother's son? Your drama is boring.”

“HAH!! A third person like you is always looking for excuses!”

“You meet to solve this problem?” I offered him well.

“Let's meet now! Where are you?”

“Not now, I'm with my girlfriend.” My answer was intentionally made to sound as sweet as possible.

Jane was screaming in annoyance on the phone. There was a satisfaction in hearing him scream like that. Haha

“Do not lie! I know you're staying at your friend's house.”

“Did you tell my mother? You guys together?”

“Yes! I'm with your mother! She was disappointed in the behavior of her son who was like a wild woman.” Hearing him insult me like this made me angry for a moment.

But before I answered her words, a pair of hands wrapped around my shoulders from behind. The scent of his body mixed with the fragrance of the familiar perfume was smelled by me.

“Hai dear, how are you doing today?” He whispered in my other ear.

I smiled widely, my angry emotions for a moment had overflowed somewhere. “I've been better.”

“Did you miss me?”

“Of course!”

Bayu chuckled softly and he got up to move position beside me. I heard Jane screaming in anger on the phone.

I almost forgot about it.

“You know this number?” I asked while showing my phone screen. Bayu frowned to think then shook his head.

“Who?”

“Jane Alexander.” Hearing my answer, Bayu's hand was about to grab my phone but quickly my hand avoided it.

“No! Let me take care of myself.” I said with conviction. The man laughed and rubbed the top of my head.

I put my phone back in front of my ears and Jane's screaming sounds are getting crazy over the phone. “I will tell you the time and place. Now that I'm busy, I'll close!”

“Yakkk!! Don't run away—“

I did not care and immediately disconnected the phone then looked up at Bayu who was also looking at me with raised eyebrows.

“You what is he?”

“He still doesn't understand.” My answer.

“You want me to drive him out?” I shook my head quickly.

“Alright, let's get down. They want to meet you.” Bayu stretched out his hand, I nodded and smilingly grabbed his hand to stand up and followed him.

From the end of the stairs I heard laughter from the front living room, the atmosphere was so noisy in the house when it was late at night.

“Ohh this is our star today!” The man with narrow eyes, Lifer shouted for a moment as we both walked into the front room.

Everyone was standing watching me. Doctor Stefan and prof. Bora embraced each other while the Lifer and Ronald I knew also clapped their hands.

Another man who had an expressionless face also noticed me. I don't know that guy.

“You already know Lifer and Ronald. Then this is Benny, the Black.” Hearing Bayu's words, I actually frowned in wonder.

The foreign man who had now extended his hand did not have any black skin. He had the whitest skin among the three men. The man also has a striking brown eye color when his hair is black.

“Benny.”

“Icha.” I returned his handshake, smiling awkwardly as this man did not smile.

“I'm fine.” Answer smiled.

“So you've planned it, eh?” Lifer nudges Bayu.

“What?” Bayu asked not understanding.

“Holiday in a remote place like this.” Looks like Lifer is teasing Bayu.

“No! And it's not a vacation its name! But punishment!” I could see an annoyed expression at Bayu's show. Looks like something happened.

“You have never stayed in this house for long, but suddenly you will stay here. Of course we are suspicious. Turns out you brought a woman here.” Lifer embraces Bayu, ruffling Bayu's hair in anxiety.

Looking at their familiarity made me laugh. “You think too much!!”

“Ehh let's sit!” Doctor Stefan seemed to realize we were all not in a sitting position.

“I and Icha will prepare snacks and drinks.” Profs. Bora looked at me who immediately got a nod from me. There were three big crackles of snacks on the table that they seemed to buy on the way home.

Me and this woman carried her crackle, leaving the five men who were seizing each other. But before I completely disappeared from the living room, I felt that man named Benny had been staring at my movements ever since. From his perspective he looked like he was judging me.

When I was in the kitchen, I could breathe a sigh of relief.

“What's up?” Profs. Bora realized to my group.

But I just shook my head. Maybe that was just my feeling. “No. Hehehe.”

Then the two of us started to take out the glasses, dishes and warm water. Profs. Bora decided to make them all coffee because this woman had known them long before I knew then I just nodded in agreement to her direction.

While we were preparing everything, over time I no longer heard any noise from the living room.

The atmosphere was quiet.

“Cha, deliver this first to the front ya.”

“Oke.” I stopped when prof. Bora asked me to bring two neatly arranged snack dishes while this woman was still busy staring at other dishes while waiting for the hot water to educate in a teapot.

I walked with the two plates in my hand to the living room where no one but the man, Benny, was still sitting.

As I thought, he had already watched me from the doorway to nearby. Although it was a bit awkward but I tried to look back at him and smiled a little but again he did not display any other expression other than that flat expression.

Not wanting to interrupt, I turned around and walked towards the door.

“Natasha Icha Davindra.”

I stopped my steps hearing him mention my full name when I did not mention my full name.

“Ya?” I turned around with a frown, looked at him who was now standing and walked slowly closer to me.

“I won't get stale and will say it directly.” Benny looked at me with both hands he put in his pants pocket. This man was already standing two meters in front of me.

“So what are you doing here? What are your intentions so far?”

“I don't understand you mean.”

“You approached Bayu because you were planning something.” I want to laugh hearing it.

“Do I look like that?” I asked back while trying to hold back my laughter from exploding.

“Why did Bayu take you to this place? I haven't heard anything about you in years but suddenly over three months ago Bayu started talking about you. At first I thought maybe Bayu was just reminiscing about his past but didn't expect you guys to be back together even until he did his act today. No matter how strong the offer that Bayu received from the connections of the officials and businessmen so that Bayu revoked his lawsuit today but Bayu only said that he would not forgive them all for being brave eyeing you. What tricks are you playing?”

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