EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 287's

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“I asked Evano's father about the Red Apple case, he didn't want to tell me, asked me to wait until they had complete proof. Rasha and Bayu's father also kept it a secret from me.”

“Do you suspect the case also has something to do with Osa?” I nodded answering his question.

Talia breathed a long breath, then we were silent, busy with each other's thoughts, just accompanied by the sound of the night breeze blowing dry leaves.

“Oh yes one more!” I suddenly remembered something. Talia glanced at me when I handed her a small USB.

“This is CCTV footage of my house, doctor Cilia entered the house, maybe we can track her by following the route when she escaped.”

“He's coming? What's he doing?”

“I'm not sure. He just squirts something, I'll ask Stefan's doctor to check it out tomorrow.” I replied, forgetting about what Doctor Cilia did, I should have checked my house immediately but due to the party and the chat with Fiona, my mind was distracted.

Then the vibration of my phone got our attention distracted. Talia said she wanted to get inside Camila's house, not bothering me.

As soon as I read Bayu's name on the phone screen, I closed my eyes for a moment and let out a long sigh to neutralize my voice. Anyway, now my mood is troubled and uninspired.

Tonight Bayu didn't contact me with a video call, just a regular call. “Halo.”

“Icha? What are you doing?”

“I'm at home Camila.” Reply slowly.

“This morning I did not receive a message from you. Usually you send me a message about what you're doing. Is it possible you're still angry?”

I was silent for a while, actually if I remembered about the incident last night, I was still annoyed with him. But in fact, my miss is even bigger, I want him to be right next to me right now.

“No.”

“Your voice sounds weird. What's up?”

“Many things happened today. I'm just a little tired.”

“What's up? You don't want to tell me?”

Suddenly the memory of Bayu calling Evano's father appeared this morning. “Aren't you the one who's hiding something from me?”

“What do you mean?”

“I know you, Rasha's father and Evano's father are conducting a secret investigation that has something to do with me. Yes ‘kan?”

There was a long pause before I heard Bayu reply, “about that. Ii'm sorry. This search is dangerous, it involves something big. The three of us already know the outline, to be able to expose them and reveal the truth to you, it still takes time.”

I heard a guilty tone from his voice, “of course. I'm just waiting for the result and I have to be patient waiting for you to reveal it. Truly awesome cooperation.” I replied exasperatedly.

“Icha.”

“Have you ever thought, when you were busy trying to protect me by keeping me away from those facts, there was actually someone quietly standing behind me to catch me at the right time?”

“What do you mean?!” Now Bayu sounds agitated.

“Today, someone told me about madam Carol or Nindy. Isn't that the guy who had something to do with Rey's ship? I remember that time you were injured and left the CT results in the hospital. That day was the day you caught him ‘kan?” Suggest me with an overflow of emotions slowly rising.

“icha~~”

“Sammy Antonio's. Your friend who came while we were jogging, the day Rasha's father hired Dika and Lucy, that person actually came to draw up a siege plan at the fortune-teller building of Prognoz. You didn't just give them the information ‘ did you? But you were also in that plan—oh! Or when you met her at the hospital, the day I entered the ER, were you planning on catching Madame Carol? That was even before we got married.” Confusion, my frustration throughout the day feels overflowing on Bayu.

“You're smart. I can't argue with your statement.”

“Hah! Nice work! You secretly planned all that and didn't involve me!”

“Sorry. You have to trust me. I did all this for your own good too. Did you think you'd end up in danger all this time? No ‘kan.”

“Looks like what Fiona said is true, we are an alpha-type couple, equally confident in our strengths, abilities and natural instincts.”

“The point is we are both stubborn.” Bayu.

“I confessed wrongly. I'm sorry, hm?”

“What else can I do? People get divorced because they forget each other, but people stick together because they forgive each other.”

“Happy to hear it.” There was a small twitch at the end of the sentence.

“So, what do you already know? I don't want any information to go wrong and cause us to misunderstand.”

“I don't want to say it on the phone.”

“Why?”

“Suddenly I have an idea to follow you there.”

“Hah?”

“Given that I am currently unemployed, why not think faster to come with you? Waiting six months is too long.”

“New two days I work here, why not sooner I think to invite you to come with me huh?” This time tucked a mischievous tone in his tone of voice.

“Why is your reaction like that? You're not happy I came?”

“Happy! Of course happy!”

I squinted, “suspicious.”

“So when did you come here? Tomorrow?”

“Maybe tomorrow or the day after, or next week, even I can leave right now. But I won't say it!”

“If you don't say it. I'll wish you came sooner.”

“You don't like surprises?”

“Of course like! But what is called a surprise, does not leak it. As for this, you've already said it, so it's no surprise ‘kan?”

“Sucks! You should pretend to be surprised later.”

“Good good. I'll follow your plan and be surprised later.” I laughed at his answer.

“I love you.” My laughter stopped hearing his words.

I couldn't help but blush, my heart was beating fast, there was a tickling sensation in my stomach and chest cavity that made me involuntarily touch my left chest. In an instant, it felt like tonight had turned out to be beautiful.

“I love you too.”

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I yawned wide when the next morning came out of the room after taking a shower and dressed neatly. Even though I had soaked for a while, I could feel my body was still tired.

Coming home from Camila's house at 10pm and Evano's father was still expecting me to stay at Danendra's house, so now I was stepping down the stairs towards the dining room.

Given that I didn't see much of Kenzo's father and uncle this past two nights, so today's plan is to say hello to them, at least at breakfast.

However, when I reached the doorway, I saw the back of a woman, she was already sitting on one of the chairs. Even though he was on my back but I already knew who this woman was.

“Morning, aunty Kenzi.”

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Note: There is one reader who said that the visual Bayu he imagined resembled actor Keanu Reeves in the movie Speed.

If you think, who??