EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 279's

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Unmercifully, I hit him in the face once more with a small handbag until a satisfying hump sounded.

“This is for your boyfriend that you have beaten.”

Duukks

“This is for me who is upset to see your face.”

“Arrrgghhh!!” Ceasar let out an angry scream, he jumped up and my reflexes took a few steps back.

Suddenly there were footsteps coming towards us, from behind Ceasar's back, I could see Dika and Lucy and two men in hotel security uniforms and a man in hotel staff uniform were approaching.

I raised my hand as soon as Lucy was about to call me, stopping them from getting closer to us.

Ceasar noticed the arrival of all of them, but he did not care because he was already too angry, just focusing his eyes on me.

“INI HUMILIATION! I'LL SUE YOU! I WILL MAKE YOUR LIFE MORE MISERABLE!” He screamed like crazy.

“H—stop Ceasar.” The woman behind me said weakly and hoarsely as if she was crying.

“Icha, stop! Let Dika and Lucy face it.” Bayu must have heard Dika preach it.

“I'll stop after this.” Reply slowly. My adrenaline is so high because there's still one thing I haven't finished with Ceasar.

This man came close quickly to grab me, I was still motionless, before his hand touched me, I already made him fall down and he screamed in pain after I kicked his leg shins.

Is he stupid? He didn't learn from experience that I had attacked him with a foot kick.

“Natasha! Stop it now!”

“Arrghhh! Fucking woman! I'll make you squeak—Awww! Stop!!” I beat his head with the bag again until he protected his head with both hands.

“This is not enough to make up for my anger because you dared to disturb Bayu!” My breath hunted after stopping the act of beating him.

“What did you say?” Ceasar looked at me furiously and did not understand.

“This blow is also not enough to repay you for having hired people to injure Bayu!”

“Wood? Bayu who? I don't know him!”

Now I'm sick of it, staring at Dika and Lucy. The two of them understood without having to say, they immediately approached to stand between me and Ceasar. Two hotel security men approached to help Ceasar stand up and a staff member approached Ceasar's girlfriend, who was still leaning against the wall.

“Lease! I don't accept this! You are! Tell me who are you?!” Ceasar threw out two hands that supported her while standing, walking towards me but Dika blocked her, pushing her away.

I tidied my clothes and hair, rubbing the sweat dripping on the side of my face with the back of my hand. Not intending to answer him, I decided to check on the condition of the woman behind me.

“I asked you! Answer shit—“

“What is this?” The voice I knew belonged to Jona's grandfather stopped Cayasar's curse.

As soon as I looked behind the back of this man, there were already many guests who began to swarm and the couple who owned the front of the event.

Ceasar seemed not to know what to do, but I quickly approached the couple and said, “sorry for interrupting your event, but I accidentally heard their quarrel while I was on the toilet.”

Ceasar, who was recognized by Lelei's grandmother, immediately tidied up her clothes and hair before coming to them both.

“Ya right. Today my grandfather asked me to represent him at your event. Grandpa is still on business trip and can't come.”

Grandpa Juna and Grandma Lelei glanced at each other as if they were communicating through their gazes.

“Then I excuse you.” I decided to say goodbye so as not to engage with their chatter any further, especially now that the guests watching were whispering. The older ones looked at me with accusing eyes and their grandchildren only looked at me with prejudice.

I can guess what they're thinking. They must have thought me, Ceasar and that woman were in a love triangle.

“Natasha!” This time the voice of grandma calling my name firmly got everyone's attention.

Out of nowhere, but grandma and grandpa came out of the crowd to come up to me before I got up from where I was standing.

“What's a—loh, aren't they both your personal bodyguards? What was his name?” Grandma looked at Dika and Lucy in wonder.

“Dika and Lucy.” I said short, actually because I was afraid that grandma would scold me for making a fuss.

“How can they enter without invitation? You should have waited in the car.” Grandma turned to glance at me and the two people who were standing to my right and left.

“We got a call from mr. Bayu.” Answer Dika.

“Night grandpa Al, long time no see.” Suddenly Ceasar greeted grandfather with a familiar tone.

“I've never seen this grandfather's nephew before. Dia—“ I glared at him when Cayasar gave me a quick glance, “what did he just come from abroad?”

Overseas your head!

“Stop a stale base!” I gushed it out in anger then glanced at the woman who was a victim of Ceasar and said, “you should report it to the police. If needed, I'm ready to be a witness.”

“Courteous talk! It's still someone else's show!” Grandma's whispers were warning me but Jona's grandfather and Lelei's grandmother heard it because they immediately glanced at me.

“Before logging in, we already reported it to the police. Maybe they'll be here soon.” Lucy chimed.

“It looks like there is a misunderstanding here, this problem can be solved by discussion, there is no need to call the police.” Said Ceasar nervously.

Grandpa Alvaro whispered to Jona's grandfather who immediately responded to Jona's grandfather with a nod, then he turned around and spoke to the guests watching, “all, we better go back to the hall. The events here will be handled by young people. Older people should have fun. Come come!”

For a moment, Jona's grandfather's friends were about to protest but three men from the hotel security section came and immediately asked them to turn around, returning to the hall.

“Icha? Huh hello? You are okay ‘kan?”

I blinked, realizing that Bayu was still connected at this time, then I immediately stepped a bit away from the crowd, reached into the phone that still displayed the picture of the man and started talking when my phone was in front of my face.

“I'm fine.”

“Actually what were you doing? That's dangerous! Here I am very worried!” Say Bayu with a mixed expression of annoyance and relief.

“Just a little blow to Ceasar.”

“Other times please follow my words! Lucky Ceasar turned out to be quite stupid because it was bullied by you. What if what you're dealing with has quick reflexes and quick thinking? After all, he is a man and you are a woman! Just physical strength is different, you still dare to approach it? Geez..”

“I can't let him keep beating his girlfriend! We were both women, so maybe I stayed silent and hid. After all he was the one who hired mercenaries in the villa to harm you!” My voice shrank at the end of the sentence.

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