EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 282

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“You're home. How's the party?”

“Lumayan.” Grandpa replied to my father when we had just entered the house. Then my father's gaze met my view. For a moment he looked at my appearance and nodded with a smile.

“Beauty. Very pretty.” He stepped closer to me.

Suddenly I got nervous and my face warmed up to receive praise from my father. “Still Well. This dress is granny choice.”

Dad glanced at grandma, but since grandma didn't give a response, she stepped out of our conversation towards the stairs, dad glanced back at me and said, “tnight stay here, I'm here, dad told Kirana you're not coming home.”

That's not a question, but a statement I can't refuse.

“Change clothes and take a shower first, after that we talk. Something you want to talk about ‘kan?” Remind dad who instantly reminded me of my original intention to come here to ask him about the Red Apple case.

I nodded, feeling cape because of the party, then Uncle Felix led me to the room that had been prepared complete with pajamas on the bed.

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“Red Apple?”

“Icha remember, dad once mentioned about this case.”

After taking a short break in the room and changing the dress into pajamas, I came to the father who was in his study, in front of the laptop. Right now sitting face to face in front of my desk feels so foreign and unusual, it makes me nervous and a little awkward.

“Why do you want to know about the case?”

“In addition because the case had something to do with me first, I also knew that Red Apple had something to do with Cilia's doctor and her previous poisons.” I answered honestly, suspecting that you must know the doctor Cilia and have investigated about this before.

In fact my duggan was right when my father looked at me while daydreaming, not surprised at all when I mentioned about the doctor Cilia and poison.

“Father already know about doctor Cilia ‘kan?” I asked again, trying to push him.

“When you first knew him, I only knew he was a doctor. But, ever since you met Rey and you were in danger of being poisoned, I've been looking back for all the information about the people who analyzed you, pretty sure that Rey is not that easy to know about you if not from someone near you.”

“I mean dad, docer Cilia and Rey, they know each other?”

Dad took a deep breath, he leaned back into his chair and looked at me seriously, “his story is very complicated, nothing is certain yet. Dad and Rasha are still looking for all the information we can get, before it's all clear, I can't tell you.”

I fell silent, thinking about what he said, then something that had unknowingly disturbed me since the party, finally saying, “does Bayu know something that I do not know? Or is he investigating something?”

Evano's father did not answer me immediately, he thought for a while before answering, “Ya.”

“What one of them is investigating a man named madam Carol?”

“Where did you know?” Dad held up his sitting position rather frantically.

“Or about community fortune teller Prognoz?”

Dad was silent, looking at me in surprise but he didn't answer even though his expression looked curious from where I knew.

“Can't I help too?” My toot.

“But I can't just keep quiet when I find out that Bayu, dad, or Rasha's dad is approaching danger for finding out something that has something to do with me.”

“Allow this time father who protects you. You've been through a lot of hardships because you have to part with us and even now, when you're here, there are still people who want to harm you.”

“I don't mind that anymore, Dad! I can't just wait! Know not, Dad? The greatest enemy of man is the truth which he hides.” I said pissed.

“Icha, listen to dad for this.” Dad looked at me with a view he didn't want to be denied.

"Even if I agreed to listen to dad and wait, I would still secretly find out. Didn't you hear from others there will be a possibility of misunderstanding?”

Dad let out a long sigh, he nodded and replied, “what you said is indeed true, but I really don't want to put you in danger. At least, wait until Bayu comes home to discuss this further.”

“Didn't you believe me? Is it because I am weak? Maybe I'll hinder your search.”

“It's not like that, Cha! Your father and husband don't want to see you in danger. We want to keep you safe and always happy.” Look at my eyes look sad until it makes me unable to answer.

The implied affection I felt from my father was foreign, but I liked this feeling, the relief and the sense of security I never got from Davin's father.

“Please follow dad this time, hm?” Persuaded it.

I let out a long sigh, indeed it turns out that we are both stubborn, even me and Bayu were stubborn. Maybe this time I should give up. Anyway, they did that for me too.

“Good. But I have one condition.”

“Say.” Dad looks relieved.

“If any one of you, who is looking for information about all this is hurt, however small, then I have to tell you everything and allow me to come help. Promise?”

Dad wanted to argue but I immediately raised the little finger of my right hand in front of him.

“Appointment?” My Deuteronomy.

“Alright, promise.” Dad hooked his pinky finger at me even though he heaved a heavy sigh.

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My eyes were very focused on watching the movements of people on the laptop screen, blinked once more and more convinced that the one in the video was a woman figure, even though this woman was wearing all black clothes and wearing a hat, he said, almost hid her face, but I'm sure that this woman is the doctor Cilia.

Ten times I've played back the CCTV footage in my house that Lucy gave me, right after I walked out of Evano's dad's study.

Now, by borrowing Uncle Kenzo's laptop, - you've previously allowed me to use Uncle Kenzo's laptop - I can confirm that the smell of the rosmarin plant that was smelled in the dining room today was real. CCTV footage showed Cilia's doctor deliberately spraying the scent, an hour before her mother and Daniel came home.

For a while, I could only silently contemplate, never imagine, the person I had known all along, whom I had considered a good person even I had a chance to admire, turns out he was one of the masterminds behind my pain.

I know, whatever Cilia's doctor sprayed in the dining room was something dangerous. He came this far to make my suffering further.

Then now, in retrospect, long ago, I was emotionally facing my mother, even to the point of making my voice disappear, is it possible because of my mentality, or is it all planned by her?

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