EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 272's

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“YOU!!!” Daniel glared angrily, stood pointing at me but my mother's hand was already raised, quickly, about to slap my cheek but I managed to catch my mother's hand.

“From mother slapping me, better mother slap Daniel, let him realize that this indifference does not help him pay off his debt to me, your investment failure so far, so far, you always said that you borrowed money and would return it to me.” Daniel looked panicked for a moment but quickly calmed down and he sat back down.

“I borrow money? Which proof?”

Now I'm the one who's silent, obviously nothing! When he borrowed his money, he was still in good sister mode.

Mom and Daniel laughed satisfied at my reaction.

“Our daughter's master all this time has been unconsciously fooled.” Mom's thump instantly made my respect for her drop drastically. All of her words during this time did not reflect the figure of mother to me at all. If you think about it again, it's clear that you really don't think of me as her child, but as a burden to her.

I let out a long sigh, trying to suppress my explosive emotions. Their attitude never changed and continued like this, so I had no other choice.

“The attitude of mother and Daniel never changed, all this time you just used me, blamed me for the divorce with Davin's father, let Aunt Rose take care of and finance my school all this time and now, he said, mom and Daniel are shameless by replacing all the furniture in my house. Your demands for inheritance rights from Aunt Rose are also inappropriate.”

“What?!” The mother's smile disappeared, Daniel immediately stood up, walked quickly up to me and stood beside the mother with a fierce gaze.

In fact, my little brother who had not respected me long ago now joined me in brandishing his weapon.

“It is better for us not to be in touch again, mother and Daniel, please get out of my house.” I said calmly, get out of their way, move them to the doorway. I felt more at ease seeing Lucy on the porch, watching into the house.

“You!! Disgusted son! Dare to expel your mom—“

“Of course I dare to expel you, this is the inheritance house of Aunt Rose for me. So this is my home.” I cut my mother's words quickly, too often hearing her speak insults.

“It's not long for this to be my home! You promised to give this house—“

“When do I promise? Which proof?” My reply imitated Daniel's tone of voice earlier.

As his mother's face flushed in anger, Daniel also gritted his jaws in annoyance. Then unexpectedly mother stepped closer to me until her face was very close in front of my face.

“You-say-will-give-all-heritage-Rose-to me.” Every word you say is stressed, trying to scare me, but in fact, I'm still very calm.

“You have the courage to fight me, huh? You've been feeling great getting a rich husband. You should remember that legally you're still on my family card.” Mother whispered softly, very sharply and without compassion. The look in his eyes did not show affection for his son, he looked at me like an enemy.

“Holy husband? I never thought about how much Bayu has money. It's true, legally I'm one family with mom, but mom has forgotten huh? I'm already married. Legally, Bayu is more entitled to me. After all, you forgot about the Danendra family? Now that they know me, I'm sure, Evano's father will help me if mom wants to sue me for ‘durhaka’ child. After all, Evano's father should be entitled to me.”

“See? You've been very arrogant, your dream height that Evano will treat you as his son, he must use you, otherwise, why admit a grown child is married.”

“So don't forget that mom has been taking care of you—“

“Kakak? From now on, don't call me brother. We don't have blood ties until I should be honored to hear you call me brother.” This time I turned my eyes to the young man.

“Daniel, since you have decided to hate me with that arrogant attitude of yours, I have no other choice to set boundaries between us. At least in this way, I will not hesitate if you dare to mess around.”

“Child does not know himself! You—“

“Mommy wants to insult me again? You should be aware that in this world there is a law of cause and effect, or a law of karma. You still dare to insult me without thinking about the karma you will get?”

“You—you'll get the karma! When that happens, I'm sure, no one will help you, not even Bayu!” After saying that, I asked Daniel to get out of the house. They immediately cleaned up their luggage and stepped out without saying anything more.

My heart was beating fast, I was silent on the spot, ringing again the last words of my mother. No one will help you, not even Bayu!

Suddenly I felt a bad feeling.

“Mistress, are you okay?” Lucy was already near me, she was holding my shoulder slowly, wanting to wake me up from my own thoughts.

This premonition, I'm sure it's not a feeling of regret that I've been acting like this to my mother, but this sudden hunch made me a little upset, especially with all the information Talia had given me before, there was something waiting for me in the darkness that was slowly approaching.

“I'm good.” I replied as I stepped quickly to check the other room. In addition to the living room, which also changed the dining table and guest room. The three rooms were wearing new materials. The rest did not change, it seems like mother and Daniel had only had time to decorate these three rooms.

“Lucy, can you please check the CCTV footage? I want to see the last week.” I said pointing to the CCTV in the living room.

CCTV installed by Bayu team members there are four. At the gate, on the terrace, in the living room and in the dining room. Lucy nodded but still followed me as I frowned, there was another scent in the dining room that had been changed.

“You smell this scent?” I asked Lucy.

This lady took a deep breath then nodded, “this is like the scent of immediately wet soil after rain, but there is another scent that—“

“This aroma of leaves rosmarin.” I frowned, astonished because these two scents were so stinging when this was the dining room.

Instantly my memory returned to the kidnapping incident in Kerita which led me to a village, where Bayu disguised himself as Rio.

“We have to find the origin of this scent.” I said immediately checking the cupboard and the table, Lucy did not comment and went to the examination.

But after a while, we did not find anything suspicious, even though the furniture was changed by the mother, but everything seemed normal.

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