EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 286's

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“OK. See you tomorrow.” I disconnected the phone, skimming the name stuck on the screen.

Camila.

The woman told me something very important.

“This morning, I opened Dimas's wardrobe for the first time after he died, intending to keep his clothes in the warehouse, but there was an item I had never seen before, the wrapper inscribed with Osa. I tried to find out on the internet, but found nothing. You said, if there's anything suspicious, I should let you know. And another one, I feel from yesterday there were people following me, a bit scary.”

I looked out the car window. The streets were still jammed when the clock showed almost to the number seven.

The sky was already dark and our journey home was longer than expected. To get to Evano's father's house takes a journey of twenty minutes while returning to Kirana's mother's house is only ten minutes. But I still have to go home to Evano's father, back to Kirana's mother's house without saying goodbye to the Danendra family is a disrespectful act.

I feel tired today, a lot of things are bothering me. Moreover, when I was having no plans to find out about Red Apple or the Giant company and the Asura lab, suddenly the topic came without being prevented from two people at once.

I let out a long sigh, looked back at my phone and looked for a messaging app to send a message to Talia.

Thinking of Camila's voice trembling with fear earlier, I had to immediately ask Talia for help to keep Camila from the person following her.

“Mistress, this is to eat bread first. You ate a little and this morning did not have breakfast, only coffee. Our return trip was also longer than expected.” Lucy's voice from the side seat of the steering wheel turned my gaze forward.

This woman is thrusting a pack of sandwiches but I immediately shook my head, “thank you Lucy, but I'm not looking to eat anything at the moment, nor am I used to eating in a car.”

“The expression of the madam is very grim. Is there anything we can help you with?” This time I smiled broadly at Dika who offered to help. At first glance he glanced at me from the rearview mirror.

Before I answered, the call to my phone took my eyes off me. It was Talia who called.

“Halo.”

“Icha! In seriously? Did he find anything? Do I have to take the goods now to investigate?”

“Do not first. Mila seems scared, let her talk to me first tomorrow. But please take care of him tonight.”

“Good. I've sent two men to look after him up close. He won't realize it.”

However, I rethink, it seems like I should come to his house tonight. Afraid he's in danger.

“No! I'm going to his house now. You'll be ready to meet us near his house. Maybe I'll be there in an hour, hopefully not jammed.”

“One hour? You're out now?”

“Yes. Just exited the toll gate, but stuck once.”

“Good. We meet there. Before you come, I'll be watching him right away.”

“OK. Thanks Talia.” Then the phone connection was cut off with the end of our short chat.

As I expected, Lucy and Dika looked at me from the rearview mirror, “there is something urgent. Take me to this address.” I show Camila's home address from my phone map app on Dika.

Camila's house is a little far from the toll gate. It takes an hour to drive, even if the car is speeding and not stuck in a red light.

“Good mistress.”

I threw my back at the seat back and let out a long sigh, staring out the window, I suddenly remembered my college friends as the traffic jams were moving and the car was slowly driving past the university building.

“I remember, my first male friend in Kampu once said this. Truth will always find a way to reveal itself. Then according to Celeb CC, the best friend of the truth is time, his greatest enemy is prejudice and his most loyal companion is humility.”

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“Crue. It's heroin.”

Camila and I looked at each other worriedly when Talia confirmed that the little plastic wrap with the white capsule inside was heroin.

Talia, along with two men who were her coworkers, opened one of the capsules, touched the white powder from inside, smelled the fragrance for a while and knew it was a forbidden item.

“T—but, Dimas will never wear this stuff! Smoking not even! He's a good guy.” Camila was getting nervous.

“We can not confirm anything yet, it is best now to look for other clues regarding this.” Talia pointed to the writing wearing a red marker, Osa.

I patted Camila on the back as this woman began to sob softly. Don't know what to say.

But looking at Talia's gaze, she seemed to want to talk to me alone. So, I immediately paid a moment to Camila when she was being asked by two of Talia's colleagues.

“It looks like we should check on her as well considering her husband has died. What say?” Talia's whispers glanced at Camila once in a while.

We were both on the porch of Camila's house, the wide open front door showing the woman sitting on the living room couch, with two men in front of her.

“I've known Camila for quite a while. I think he's the one who can't possibly wear or circulate this stuff, he's a friend and co-worker who's too innocent. Once he was tricked into drinking mineral water that actually contained alcohol. But it all depends on your decision, even if she has to be checked, Mila will work together.”

Talia nodded, “but my gut feeling was ugly about Osa's.”

“Oh right! Last morning I met the guy who told me about a woman named Nindy, she was accused of violating the narcotics law.”

“You mean Nindy who was caught in the fortune teller community building Prognoz?”

“That's it!”

“Unfortunately it wasn't me who caught it, but another team.”

“Nindy, she has something to do with Osa.” It was my whisper that made Talia's eyes widen.

“Fiona, the woman I met was the granddaughter of Tiara's mother, the famous fortune teller in Prognoz. Nindy and Rey know each other. I think they both have something to do with Osa, something to do with the poison Rey gave me, and I'm suspicious about aunt Marisa, can you help me find out about Aunt Marisa's past? I think the pain of Aunt Marisa's daughter named Hanna, has something to do with Osa.” My word.

Talia seemed to think for a while, digesting all my words but in the end she nodded firmly.

“But, I suggest you should tell this to both families.” Talia. I know the point is Jeremy's family and Danendra's.

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