EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 253's

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“Thank God, Icha, you're here.” Evano's father's voice averted our eyes.

Now that we were outside, twenty meters further away from the villa I had just realized the other villas and houses around us were not electrically dead, only the Danendra family villa looked dark and sinister from the outside.

Evano's father, grandfather, grandmother, uncle Kenzo, aunt Kenzie and her husband were in front of me in their pajamas. Two women and two middle-aged men were in the back row, they must be servants at the villa.

“We've called the police, please wait here until the inspection is complete.” Sayu to the group.

Dad walked up to Bayu and patted this man on the shoulder while nodding in relief. “Luckily you are here with us in between your duties, I was not wrong to expect you to come when you inquire about the address of the villa.”

“No need to worry, dad. I really want to see Icha before I return to the border.” Hearing Bayu calling father, I felt my whole body warmed up to feel a torrent of love and gratitude.

Right after that, the sound of sirens from a distance was heard, everyone was staring at the direction the car was coming from but Bayu directly held onto both of my shoulders for him to get attention.

“I will explain everything, after we managed to catch him.” I'm nodding.

“Please be careful, here there are still people who want to harm the Danendra family.” The whisper means the man has not been caught.

I nodded again. The cold wind this morning hit our bodies. The strands of my hair move in the direction of the wind, some of the hairs are attached to my cheeks which are immediately removed by Bayu's hands before he kisses my forehead.

“I love you.”

A small smile managed to expand on my face, her voice soft when saying the word love. “I love you too. Please be careful.”

Along with Bayu's nod, two police cars and a black car stopped beside us.

The two warm hands of Bayu who originally held my shoulder apart left a cold feeling. He approached one of the police officers to explain the situation and walked quickly to the black car that came, then opened the front passenger door, before he went inside, Bayu had a chance to glance at me again.

I have a small nod that returns a small smile.

My heart felt like it was squeezed along with the car invitation for Bayu getting away from me.

“He knocked on all the rooms, asking all of us to get out of the villa as soon as possible.” Uncle Kenzo's voice behind me made me instantly turn to face him.

Bright blue pajamas wrapped in brown jackets, uncle Kenzo smiled a little at me. “He briefly explained to us if there are reports about people who want to harm the Danendra family, it is not new for us.”

“Not new?”

“We've had some terror since long ago. For example, someone sends a dead rat to the office, or someone who intentionally damages a car, or who sabotages the distribution of a warehouse, or someone who seduces our talented employees into joining them. Oh or the ambush in the basement when we first met. Things like that.” I frowned, Uncle Kenzo's expression as he said it all looked ordinary.

“I don't know. But what I feel about this family, they're all good people. Although the people out there nicknamed us business monsters it was all because we worked together, bringing out our best abilities. I was lucky to be destined as part of the Danendra.” family Uncle Kenzo looked at his family members with an affectionate look that made my worries slowly evaporate.

Then he glanced at me and smiled widely, his hands raised to rub the top of my head. “Of course for your case it's special, don't misunderstand us, whatever you do, just know that you're part of the Danendra family, you're Kak Evano's true daughter who is also my niece.”

I nodded, this time Uncle Kenzo patted me on the shoulder while looking down to whisper softly. “Sister Evano has been watching you from afar, he is very proud of you, especially with your job career, he does not stop saying how proud you are for him.”

“What do you whisper to him, Kenzo.” We both gasped in shock at the heavy voice of my father behind us, like he was caught doing something illegal.

“He didn't say strange things to you, ‘kan?” Dad looked at. I shook my head quickly, trying to hold back my smile.

The voices of the police officers who were making plans to enter the villa turned our eyes away. Kenzo's father and uncle join Giliant and Alvaro's grandfather to talk to the police.

Then my gaze was fixed on Grandma and Aunt Kenzie who were discussing with the two villa employee ladies.

I decided to step closer to the four women, but as I moved closer, one of the villa employees looked at me, his eyes slightly surprised but he changed the next second.

Although the lighting on the roadside is vague but I'm sure he was surprised to see me, because the work that had needed me to be able to read the look on someone's face, because, I was not confused to be sure that the woman was somehow not expecting my presence.

The middle-aged woman, who was standing next to Grandma looked somewhat possessive, as if to say that she and Nella Shana's grandmother were good friends.

As soon as I got in front of them, Aunt Kenzie immediately pulled my hand to stand next to her.

“This is what you asked. Name's Natasha. Just call me Icha.” I was a little surprised by the sudden introduction by Aunt Kenzie.

“Hello miss Icha, welcome to the east coast clam villa.” the villa clerk who was younger than the middle-aged woman who looked at me in shock, smiled broadly, welcomed me.

I glanced at Nella's grandmother, waiting for her reaction, but she didn't say anything, even her eyes seemed a bit indifferent to me considering that from the start, she blatantly disliked me.

Surprisingly, I was relieved that Nella's grandmother was so distant, as was Evano's father, Alvaro's grandfather. If they try to apologize, or say that they love me or make a terrible excuse to explain his absence, it must feel fake. After all, I also don't know for sure what I feel about them.

“Vila beautiful.” I replied to the woman who was still displaying her wide smile, although my answer was half lying because I had not noticed the atmosphere of the villa.

“Those who take care of our villas are here.” I nodded at Aunt Kenzie's brief explanation. Villas. It's not just one villa.

“New Icha girl first came here with Danendra family, I don't know what we can present as welcome. Maybe some seafood? A shrimp? The crab? Lobster?” Asked the middle-aged woman who sounded to have another meaning from her statement.

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