EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 181's

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“By the way, which house? I don't know.” Bayu tried to shift the subject and managed to resuscitate me.

“Really! I also don't know which one.”

“What number is the house?”

“Number 17/12F.” My answer.

Bayu drove his car slowly as he passed the houses, after calculating the order of the house according to the number listed, we found the house in question.

In this complex every house is not clinging, many tall trees that cover along the road and when the jeep car that Bayu brought up in front of the gate, suddenly the gate opened by itself like they already knew we were coming.

From the gate to the main door a bit far for the size of the yard. Once we entered the building in front of us was very large with architecture like a palace, I could not believe that there was a building like this in the city.

In the middle of the courtyard was a fountain with trees and a small garden in front of the door. A beautiful and beautiful home.

Just as the car arrived on the porch, two well-dressed men were waiting there and opened the car door for both of us.

I immediately went down and looked around, though this morning the sun was shining brightly, but the coolness here was cradling me.

“Welcome Miss Icha and Mr Bayu. Please come in, everyone is waiting.” Another quiet voice surprised me a little because the old man was already standing on the porch, out of nowhere.

Her stature is shorter than Bayu, her body is a bit fat, her hair and eyebrows have turned gray, although already know, saw her walking firmly in front of us do not believe that she is actually aged.

Both of my hands grabbed Bayu's hand, squeezing it slowly a sign that I was nervous. This man glanced at me and clasped my hand back while nodding slowly. “Take it easy, I'm here.”

All these luxuries I saw made me nervous and unsettled. The house we entered had a high ceiling, some people dressed neatly like security guards walked past me, the ladies dressed in waitresses with bun hair were also busy cleaning around the stairs.

The large stairs coiled in front of us turned my attention, and, although when entering through the main door there were many closed doors around us but the old face that I saw in the Bayu report at that time stood on the top step.

“Master, they've come.” Said the old man's servant who was driving us.

The old man on top of that is Alvaro Markus Danendra, the owner of the Eternity group is also my real grandfather. He stepped down the stairs with the same flat expression.

I glanced at Bayu at a glance, this man looked as tense as I was as the man approached us. Bayu's eyes that can not be separated staring at every movement of the host makes me have to shake our hands a little.

Bayu blinked and glanced at me. “Hmm?”

“Natasha??” Someone's call from behind made us both turn around. His heavy and calm voice was very foreign to my ears.

Just two meters away from where I was standing, a person sitting in a wheelchair looked at me with teary eyes. The other man pushing the wheelchair behind him looked familiar to me.

“Evano? Didn't you go to the company?” Grandpa Alvaro's question made me realize.

Now I remember, the man in the wheelchair was my real father, and the man behind him was Wildan, too, he wanted to see me at the restaurant, which Kenzo's uncle said yesterday that he was the third most important person in the company that people often look for.

Can't be denied my heart is beating fast seeing how my real father is looking at me longing, his eyes are glazed and his lips look stiff. For the next ten seconds, there was only silence between all of us. I don't know what to say at a time like this.

“Mr Evano?” Wildan resuscitated him father who had only been staring at me since.

“Ah sorry! I only see your pictures often, but seeing you in person like this, your beauty reminds me of Mona Keilani, but she's more feminine. Then the style and charisma you exuded reminded me of Rose. I'm glad you're okay.” My dad sounds so to the point to me.

I took a quick glance at the clothes I was wearing now, whereas I was only wearing black skinny pants with a black long-sleeved turtleneck shirt top combined with a brown oversized sweater. My hair is tied with makeup polish so that my face is a bit pale is not clearly visible.

This morning Bayu and I had an argument about the hand brace that Stefan gave me at the hospital, I didn't want to wear it while Bayu wanted me to wear it. But finally Bayu who relented did not force me anymore.

“A—aku here wants to talk to mr. Alvaro.” I said turning to face the old man, fortunately my voice did not sound hoarse because of this awkward atmosphere.

“Alright, let's get to sit.” He turned to lead us to a closed door on my right. The waiter who was driving me and Bayu walked quickly to open the door.

A room with a set of luxurious sofas and glass tables, cabinets with a collection of ceramics in it and a piano in the corner of the room. The large lights on the ceiling are also maroon red velvet carpets.

“Felix, prepare tea and snacks.” Mr. Alvaro's orders to the old servant.

He nodded and turned out of the room, now that I, Bayu, my real father, Mr. Alvaro and Wildan were already sitting on the sofa.

“Finally you're home too. Grandpa is waiting for you.” The old man spoke in a more excited tone than before.

I glanced at Bayu briefly. This man was not nervous like before, we exchanged a glance for a moment, whether Bayu thought the same thing as me or not.

“I don't understand what Mr. Alvaro meant about me finally coming home. Sorry for my sassness but here I just want to say three important things.”

“Wah wow, right! Evano, he looks a lot like you. Don't like stale bases.” My grandfather looked at my father. My eyes glanced at the father who was still looking at me from earlier, ignoring the words of grandfather.

“Say.” Grandpa continued.

“First, maybe you already know but I will still introduce it, this is Bayu. My boyfriend.” I said try to sound as calm as possible.

“I Bayu Christ Jeremy, girlfriend Icha.” Bayu answered calmly.

“Yaa, grandfather of course knows. You may know my son, too, but I'm Icha's grandfather, Alvaro. And he's his real father, Evano. While the man next to Evano is Wildan, my son's assistant.” Bayu glanced at the glance of father and Wildan, the three nodded and smiled briefly.

“Secondly, I want to confirm about a man who reportedly will be betrothed to me named Caesar Adinata.”

“Grandpa betrothed Natasha to the boy without my knowledge?!” Suddenly my dad's high tone surprised me. His face was stiff and sour looking at grandfather.

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