EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 244

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“And don't worry about me. Here there are Dika and Lucy who will accompany me, I am also not a weak woman who is easy to beat.”

“Of course!” Bayu nodded in agreement.

“For as long as I wait for you, I will work hard and make you proud.” Bayu smiled gently and exalted.

“So watch me continue, I will make you fall in love with me again.” My whisper this time got a big smile from him.

“I love you.”

“Themes I will never get tired of hearing.” I answered forward to tiptoe and kiss her cheek.

He grabbed the hair from the side of my face and gently tucked it behind my ears. “I've never imagined my life to be so complete. I never thought I'd have everything I wanted. You're everything to me.”

His words filled my heart to the brim. I love her in a way I can never express in words. He's part of me and I'm part of him.

I held my arms around his neck, while my tiptoes were lodged in the curves of his shoulders. Hugged it as hard as I could.

In fact Bayu did not mind, he hugged me back no less tightly, as if we were still made to miss despite being hugged like this.

“Yo! Our young couple. You feel the world belongs to only two.” The sound of Lifer's tearing made Bayu chuckle softly, we both pulled away to let go of the embrace and saw Lifer and Talia walking over.

“After we leave for the airport. Ronald and Benny are behind checking our gear. We better check too.” Take the Lifer who is influenced by Bayu.

The two left me and Talia for the next five minutes. Dozens of soldiers were marching on large green military trucks with their own gear.

After that Bayu and his three friends returned with their big bags to say goodbye to us once again before they joined the truck with others.

Again, Bayu, hugging, peeping at my forehead and whispering a word of love before running up. When all the soldiers have entered and got the command that the three trucks immediately leave the base. All the families who were delivering waved at those great people while shouting encouraging words.

I smiled and nodded while waving at Bayu who was also waving back from inside the truck. Until the three trucks disappeared out of the gate far ahead to join the other vehicles on the highway, I was still staring into the empty street.

There was a very real emptiness in my chest cavity, as if a part of me had left me limp.

Right now I don't know the meaning of this emptiness, I guess he's starting to make me wait for his return but in fact

But I promised him to always do’a and wait for him to come home, to work hard so that the man can be proud of me.

Yep! Now it's time to get back to work!

“Icha, about Cilia's doctor, we meet later tonight, how? I'll take Bora.” Talia managed to distract me. Talia's face also had a noticeable void there after escorting Lifer off.

“OK. Just give me the place, I'll be there.”

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“Oh? Already come. Good morning.” I looked up to hear the voice of Rima greeting while concentrating on reading the incoming emails.

“Good morning.” I smiled at him and looked back at the laptop screen.

After dropping off Bayu, I came to the office thirty minutes early. Like I thought, there's nobody in this room.

“By the way, guests in front, who will you meet?” Rima's question made me look up again looking out of the room. The transparent glass door from the inside showed Lucy who was already wearing casual clothes –without a black suit-sitting at the front waiting table.

“That's my friend, he'll be here with me.” I'm not sure what to reason. I can't tell them that 'hey! Meet him Lucy. From now on he's my bodyguard because my husband is out of town. He's very worried about my safety so there are 2 bodyguards who will replace the guard.' Obviously I can't say it all.

“Oh yes, how about work? There is an emergency problem or thing that must be worked on immediately?” I quickly shifted the topic of conversation which immediately made Rima immediately chatter how they were when I was present. Yudha helped organize all of them.

Then not for long, all the admins had come and they were squealing happily as soon as they saw me already in front of the laptop.

The sadness that once ruled me because Bayu had gone on duty was immediately replaced by a busy work. For a moment my mind was no longer contemplating about Bayu or about the ring he had just given me, all day I really devoted my attention to the work that had to be reorganized because my absence was interspersed with the latest rumors about employees in this company.

Camila's condition also seemed better, she laughed when someone threw a joke but I could see her sad look was still there.

Then in the afternoon, when everyone had given their daily reports and one by one my men returned home, Mr. Ginanjar as the head of the branch who headed the marketing team appeared on the doorstep.

“Icha, any time? Come chat.” Ask him who I directly nodded. I immediately stood up to follow her to the next room, her room, past Lucy who was about to stand following me but I raised my hand preventing her and she sat back in her place.

“Sit.” He said as he sat on his soft swivel chair.

“What's up sir?” I asked after I sat in his front seat.

His black laptop that was still on the table was between us. There was a pile of papers that were a little messy on my right side.

This room is cooler because Mr. Ginanjar is rarely in the room. Then this middle-aged man gave a small smile and started to put both his hands on the table, taking a stand to look at me. “I'm glad Icha has returned to work after the last month you always ask permission to leave. Is there a problem at home?”

I didn't realize that the past month has been a lot of applying for leave. Given the circumstances that are out of my control, again I can not tell the truth to Mr. Ginanjar “There are some problems at home, but everything is in order.”

“Is that? Are you sure there's no problem anymore?” Her question sounded skeptical and I didn't like it when she was like this. It means there will be a debate soon.

“Bapak can go directly to the point. Is there anything you want to discuss with me?

“Yahh, there are so many things you want to discuss with you.”

“OK. You can start from the beginning.” My answer.

Mr. Ginanjar's smile that was shown had receded in place of a real annoyed expression, the look in his eyes began to be serious and accusatory.

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