EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 155's

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I never imagined this man would cheat, not once. But seeing him not answering me, my heart ached.

Is it really like that?

Is he really cheating?

Was I not good for her until she cheated?

My eyes were already heating up and teardrops started to come out from there.

“A—what am I not good for you? How long have you been cheating?” My voice trembled, I could not hide this sobbing anymore. It was stifling to feel the feeling of being betrayed like this.

It hurts more than when I knew the person I thought my sister was the one who poisoned me and wanted me dead.

Bayu looked up and he was surprised to see me who had cried so fast.

“No no!”

“Who is that woman?” I tried to calm my hunting breath and rubbed my rough cheeks to wipe away these tears, but free of charge, my eyes did not stop to cry.

“I tid—I mean indeed what I would say this has to do with a woman. Please don't cry, like this I feel more guilty.”

“What?! Why can't I cry?! It's a natural action after knowing my boyfriend who I have loved and admired turned out to be cheating—“

“I'm not cheating!” Cut quick. I frowned incomprehensibly and was annoyed.

“Listen! I'm not cheating! How could I cheat after getting a woman like you?” Bayu looked at me seriously, he was still kneeling beside me and it made my feelings slightly improve.

“There's no way I made a mistake that made you leave me!” He said it again as if he was convincing me. Now I don't cry anymore and just stare back at him.

“Say! I'll listen.” My answer.

For a moment, Bayu turned his gaze away from me like he was composing a word then he looked back at me this time with a look of confidence to tell something that disturbed his mind.

“This happened nine months ago, the phonex team got the task to look after the conglomerate family during their trip to Japan. There were 4 people in the family and each of us was looking after one person. During a one-month guarding assignment, their youngest child is named Ana, asking me to pretend to be her boyfriend.” I snorted in annoyance, just imagining it made me jealous and angry.

“But, the day before we finished our task of escorting them back here, the bad guys who targeted them carried out the attack until we got serious injuries and I was in a coma for almost a month.” Bayu took his breath slowly to take a pause.

I blinked not believing what he said. He ever been in a coma??

“That way?” My whisper unconsciously. But Bayu smiled slightly and continued.

“What?!”

“I don't remember anything. My last thought was in the year I read a short message from you deciding on me. At that time I was really confused and very eager to run to see you but the people around me said that the year had passed and I was like jumping into the future. The doctor said,

maybe a moment before I got hurt that made me lose my memory, without realizing that powerful memory I was thinking about.” I looked down, feeling very guilty.

“During the recovery period and the next few months, Ana accompanied me and told me that I was her boyfriend, I was hurt for protecting her even though at that time I did not remember her at all. Then six months before I met you, I had said that if I wanted to keep my distance from Ana, the people around me also said that we were not lovers but that we knew because of duty. Besides, I realize that my heart misses you.” My cheeks are heating up, but I can't be completely pleased with this feeling.

“After investigating about you a few years after that message, my memory slowly became clearer, I began to understand and decided to meet you even though I still lost my memory. This is what I mean afraid of you looking at me differently after hearing I lost my memory and meeting you again

because of that time, but because my memory is still stuck in the past.”

“But my memory has returned completely after that. Do you remember when we met at the hospital? When I took you to Doctor Stefan for the first time? By the time I met you again, I had remembered everything and I realized how much I missed you, how much I had been holding myself back from bothering you. I

aware, maybe if I don't lose my memory, I won't dare to see you again and will pay attention to you again from afar as usual. But I feel like everything I've been through is destiny. God gave me another way to be with you again.”

Until here I understood what the initial words meant. He did not want me to think that from the beginning his presence to me was insincere. He didn't want me to think that our new relationship was due to the effects of his memory loss.

“During this time you noticed me from afar?” Only that question pops into my brain right now.

Bayu grimaced and smiled slightly as if he had been caught off guard. “Since that short message, at least I'll find out where you are. Am I like a stalker?”

I laughed and shook my head. My heart is better.

“You really remember everything?” Bayu nodded strongly.

“Totally??”

“I swear!”

“So you remember what happened before you lost your memory?”

“Yaa, I remember someone hitting my head before I fainted back then.”

“Then? Why do you have to kneel like this? You don't have to kneel to tell me this. No one wants you to lose your memory. I wouldn't mind that if you were okay and still loved me. The most important thing is that you don't cheat ‘kan?”

“No! Really, no! I just—“ Bayu looked down again, this is the other part that he was trying to avoid.

I frowned, thinking for a moment then a conjecture appeared. “What do-not that woman, Ana is looking for you again and will come??”

Bayu nodded slowly and he looked like a child. He looks scared.

“Why are you scared like this? Are you afraid of that woman?!” I asked in disbelief.

Bayu looked up again and shook his head with his puppy eyes.

Geez! Why at a time like this does she look so adorable!!

“I'm just afraid you're expecting me to have an affair because that woman is likely to force a meeting with me.”

“Will I think like that?”

“You already thought I was having an affair before I even said a word earlier.”

“That's because when I asked, you didn't answer. That woman needs certainty!” Now Bayu chuckled softly at my reply which pitched annoyance at him.

“You know, I am a person who is known to be always quick to make plans in the task given as difficult as it is. But when it comes to you, my brain seems so slow to think and I feel stupid.” Although his face showed seriousness when he said it, but I could see there was a spot of ignorance there.

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