EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episodes 109

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“So she really doesn't accept negotiations?” I muttered to myself.

“What? So you have some hidden intentions? You know who I am? If I find out what your intentions are, I will chase you to the end of the world even once! So while you have the chance say it now!” Benny looked at me sharply. I don't know why it doesn't scare me.

“How about I answer that with me after the secret data that the phonex team is working on, are you going to let me go?”

“You! So true! I'll pay you double, so you'll have to go and disappear from Bayu's life and never contact him again!!" I finally laughed, no longer able to hold back the pangs that had been tickling my ears since.

“You should have heard your own words earlier! Haha. Sorry—aku is too much.” I said trying to hold back the laughter of seeing her looking at me so sharp.

“You dare lie and fight me?! Aren't you afraid I'll dismantle your intentions right now?”

Now I can no longer laugh.

“Fear? Why should I be afraid? I'm not wrong anything. Everything you say makes no sense at all.”

“Do you know Rey, you conspired and you pretended to be exposed to the poison. I have proof that you injected the poison yourself until Bayu came to you.” Recalling back then, I could not argue.

“Yaa, I did it myself.”

Benny looked at me speechless. It was as if she was abusing me in her mind. “So now you're being honest to make me careless?”

Well, this is the guy why the hell?

“Whatever you think of me, I don't want to argue. In this life there are always people who don't like it so I—“ Something painful suddenly hit my head.

This dizziness and pain was very familiar when I relapsed again because of the poison. Is it possible that the antidote didn't work for me?

“I won't force them to like me.” I continued to realize Benny was watching me.

What if I never get well? I don't think I want to trouble Bayu any more than this.

“You deliberately injected the poison and your plan worked because Bayu finally brought you here.”

“A—what made you think of me so far?” The throbbing in my head was becoming more and more so, a feeling of fear suddenly ambushed me.

“I've investigated your background. Your parents are divorced, you have a sister but she's always been in trouble, always asking you for money with investment goals that never materialized until now. You are now an employee at a manufacturing company, you are also continuing to study S2. But you live alone, you have the full legacy of your deceased aunt but instead of using all that you intend to give it all to your mother. Your mother hasn't cared about you since she divorced your father

make you sick. You're sick, you're on psychological treatment with Doctor Cilia. Of all the series your real identity is still hidden because it turns out your mother who is now not a biological mother.”

He was right, my identity is still unclear. Again, I cannot dispute his words. I could only look down with an ungodly feeling. Bayu is so great, he has a solid background with his abilities while I—.

“True ‘kan what I said?!”

“Hmm.. I'm not going to argue with him, my family's fighting, I don't have a great background. I am also sick and this poison continues to weaken my body.” I sighed, trying to normalize the painful pulse in my head. I also felt something churning up from my stomach into my throat.

or sad.

“But the better and better it will always be there, keep until when to look for the better?” I smiled a little at Benny.

“Thank you for watching me, I know you mean well, you don't want to make Bayu disappointed.” I closed my mouth tightly as soon as I felt the liquid was already in my throat. Then I turned around to leave in front of this man but Benny held me back.

“Wait!”

I couldn't wait anymore, I touched my lips as something wet came down the corner of my lips.

Blood dripped out of my mouth which made me instantly nervous and feel sad.

“I'll watch you! So don't fuck around.” His tone sounded lower and not as tense as before, but I couldn't answer it. I ran to the bathroom near the kitchen. At first I heard Benny think I was crying.

With a quick move I closed the door and immediately turned on the water tap in the sink, I spewed blood from my mouth that could not be hidden making me afraid and sad.

My heart was beating fast seeing how the water from the tap was slowly sweeping away the blood in the sink.

My head was throbbing pain and I unconsciously cried in silence. Just the reflection of my pale face in front of the mirror looked pitiful. All this time if in mind I met all of Bayu's friends when I was at my weakest point.

Even today that I should have been able to face Benny more confidently with the antidote to the poison ended up the same as before.

I'm ashamed, I'm just a woman who's known Bayu since childhood. Women who have complicated origins are also women who work normal jobs. Now the sick woman.

My chest cavity hurts a lot thinking about it, do I deserve that guy? Do I deserve to be with him?

I held my stuff as hard as I could. I don't want to mess up Bayu's get-together with his friends tonight. Bayu worked hard today, he must be tired and I don't want him to worry about me.

I quickly washed my face and came out of the bathroom after making sure the blood did not come out of my mouth again. When it was outside the bathroom it was still like that.

Profs. Bora was still busy in the kitchen while the men were on the front porch. Benny also did not appear in the living room, maybe he joined the others.

“Prof. Is there anything I need to help you with?”

“Ohh is done.” He answered me with a glance at the doorway of the kitchen. The woman was pouring hot water on one glass in front of her on the counter table..

“I want to continue my college work on top.”

“Yes, just do it first. I'll tell them later.” Profs. Bora understands what I mean. I'm glad the beautiful woman doesn't mind me coming back upstairs.

I walked quickly to the stairs and immediately went up to my room earlier. I did not completely lie, was the task that I was working on using a laptop prof. Bora stopped. Now I want to continue to divert my thoughts.

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