EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 164

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I don't talk much and just keep hiding my face. Ronald and Benny are behind us and Lifer is walking in front of us.

It didn't feel like we were on the fourth floor, where my room was. The hospital staff who knew me and Bayu had teased us. They keep saying that Bayu is so romantic and I am submissive.

“See! Now your image here is getting better. Thank you to me.” Benny seemed satisfied.

Bayu snorted bitterly but did not answer him.

As soon as we got to the door, I let go of her hug, got up to stand aided by Ronald, who was holding my hand, right after Lifer opened the door and Bayu was already standing from the wheelchair. We were all shocked by someone who suddenly came out of the room.

I staggered almost to a fall but my back was on Ronald and Lifer's hold, a woman running from the room and bumping into Bayu to hug him.

“Finally we meet again. I miss you so much, Bayu.” I've never heard a woman's voice this soft.

She wore a black and white sleeveless dress, her straight and well-groomed brownish hair falling gently on her back. His skin is white and he is taller than me.

This must be Ana.

“No—na A—ana?” Bayu asked nervously, both of his hands not returning Ana's embrace. The man looked at Benny as if asking for an explanation, but it seemed that the explanation was too late because Benny could only shrug his shoulders silently.

“What are you doing here??” Bayu pushed Ana's shoulder to release the woman's embrace that missed—sucks!

“I promised to finish my family business first and then I'll see you. Now that my work is done, my parents are very proud of me and they promise to grant all my requests. Therefore I will take you and introduce you as my girlfriend.”

Huh?! He's to the point once! Didn't he assume Bayu's friends were still here? At least he should have greeted them first.

Benny had a glance at me but I ignored him and just stared at this woman's back.

Bayu stepped back and glanced at Benny again. “I've said many times that now all my memories have returned. We are not dating, everything is just pretending because of the duty—“

“No! We are indeed dating! Your memory has not returned! His voice was shaking as if he was going to cry.

“Everyone knows that we're just pretending.”

“You stated it when they didn't exist.”

Ana finally takes her eyes off Bayu and glances at Benny. “He declared it when we were just the two of us. You don't need to know that. It's our secret both.”

This woman is truly a queen drama! In my ears his voice is intentionally soft!

Huh, it seems like it was from the beginning that I had to show her who I was. I straightened my standing position even though barefoot, at least this morning I had dressed up a little and I was still wearing my knee-length dress as well

In accordance with my guess to Bayu yesterday, if this woman named Ana will ignore the people around her.

I saw the data last night sent by Bayu, this woman is two years older than me and Bayu. But just a brief look at his attitude, he was too childish.

“Do you two know him?” This is the first sentence that these four men could hear after the incident I cried earlier.

I glanced at Lifer and Ronald in turn, waiting for their answer.

“Yes. He's the second son of a family that used to be our duty to protect them.” Lifer's reply managed to turn Ana, Bayu and Benny's gazes at us.

Now I can see his face clearly. She is indeed beautiful, neat make up and fits her clothes, her facial skin is shiny and earrings are sparkling as well. He dares to wear a maroon red lipstick. Her eyes are also beautiful due to eyeliner, eyeshadow, false eyelashes and pink gliter in the corner of her eyes.

If only Bayu had not bothered me by taking my makeup tools, I would have dressed more fully and beautifully.

“If he knows you too, why doesn't he at least say hello to you?” I asked for a small smile without taking my gaze away from her face.

“Hahaha. Who are we? We're just his former employees so I don't mind if he doesn't say hello because our job is done.— Lifer laughed softly.

“So yeah? Is that not the basis of social interaction? At least saying hello is the first thing to do when meeting, ignoring means can be concluded he is an arrogant person.”

“What?!” Ana looks upset at me which makes me smile with satisfaction.

“So you are the owner of makeup scattered on the room table??” Her question looked at me from the bottom up, judging my appearance.

“I will ask my assistant to buy you complete and expensive makeup. You have to indulge your body to be more beautiful. After later you are more beautiful, then try again to talk to me.” He said arrogantly about to pull out his phone but stopped because I was laughing.

Indeed I was offended by his words, but it makes me more excited because this woman's game is only about insulting.

“Nona Ana, looks like you're pretending to be stupid huh? You must have found out who I was ‘kan before coming here? Pretend not to know and do not know me, think me wind then is an old trick.”

“T—of course I know, you are childhood friend Bayu.” He sounded stammer at the beginning of the sentence.

I increasingly displayed a satisfied smile because my guess was also correct. He pretended to be stupid.

“Alright I'm sure you know me more than that, I won't ask you again. Then please log in, just chat inside.” I had a glance at these four men who had been silent since.

But my gaze returned to Bayu, I frowned in surprise because this man was looking at me with happy-looking eyes, there was a twinkle of admiration there.

“Why?” Ask her.

Everyone turned to glance at Bayu as the man blinked and a wide smile appeared on his face. “I can finally see your smile again. Since last night you were angry with me.”

Bayu's words are like a weapon for me to fight Ana, without even asking this man to show his love and admiration for me.

I smiled back at Bayu. “Stop teasing me, there are guests here.”

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