EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 306's

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Now I find it hard to just swallow my own saliva. I hesitated for a moment, but Bayu still maintained his sturdy hand by still thrusting the map in the air.

“Let me read first. I promise I won't make my own decision.” I can finally make up my mind.

Bayu no longer held his hand, he let me pull the map out of his hand, I lowered my head, fingered the map. Then I felt Bayu approaching me, he kissed the top of my head and said, “I want to shower first. Use your time.”

Before hearing my reply, this man had already turned towards the bathroom door. I could only look at his back. I'm happy because he never forgot to give me his own space even though we were married.

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I let out a deep breath, feeling my heartbeat increase. The cold sweat had soaked my palms and neck. The tightness in my chest went up until my throat hurt. My eyes also felt hot and teary but I couldn't cry.

In my life filled with maternal dissatisfaction, I never thought I would find such a complicated case. Moreover, this all has to do with me as well.

I was also confused as to what to react to. In the living room of this apartment, I alone read the results of the investigation, momentarily lost concentration. Think this is really real??

“Icha??” The sound of Bayu's call made my daydream scatter. I glanced at her who had just come out of the room, she was already looking fresh with her pajamas and wet hair.

Then Bayu stepped closer to me, he sat on the sofa, beside me, glancing at the papers on the table that I deliberately left everything open. I glanced at him and he looked at me with a frown, he asked, “what is it?”

“I still conclude all these reports. Since when did you guys investigate everything?” I asked, it turns out my voice did not sound choked.

“Actually, after I accompanied you to meet the Danendra family for the first time, the next day Evano's father invited me to meet and tell me everything, asking me to help him investigate all of this.”

“You should ask Evano's father, but I can guess, if Evano's father didn't think you'd come to them, he probably thought, you'd be safe to stay away from your family, what they are experiencing is very dangerous. Even for us, this investigation must be secret and careful, it takes decades of time and patience to be able to penetrate to its roots.” Bayu answered my question patiently and gently.

“D—and, everyone in this report, really involved?” I try to strengthen myself.

Bayu nodded, “already confirmed, the names in this report are involved and have their respective roles. You've read it ‘kan? Still concluding? Do you want to hear the summary?”

I nodded, this time my throat was completely blocked, unable to speak anymore.

“All starts with the love story of Evano's father, Aunt Rose and your biological mother, Mona Keilani. These two women are friends of a small. Ever since Evano's father and Aunt Rose got married, they were planning to have children soon, and Mona gave Rose herbal medicine to keep her body healthy during the planning period of pregnancy. She did not know that the herbal medicine actually made Rose unable to get pregnant. In the end, Rose asks Mona to marry Evano's father, giving offspring to the Danendra family. Shortly after your birth, Mona found out that the herbal medicine she gave Rose had not been clinically tested. Herbs are made from her sister, Wendy Zifaileni. A scientist.” Bayu took a breath.

He investigated my facial expression, after making sure I was okay, this man continued. “It only took a minute to investigate what her sister, Wendy, Mona was doing to find out that the Red Apple case had something to do with Wendy. The case that almost killed Evano's father. At that time, the Red Apple case was quite famous for killing people who were nicknamed business monsters. Then, the 3 survivors, one of whom was Evano's father, were because Mona stopped them. Red Apple is a nickname that is likened to the real case is about drug cartels, wanting to rule in our country. Mona burned drug-making materials, stopped production. All that he could do because as Wendy's older brother, he could have access to a manufacturing factory.”

“Wendy the blind here!!” I said in response, “because of her blind love for the men from the drug cartel members, she promised to help them after Mona destroyed the manufacturing plant. Wendy smuggles the drugs with apples and distributes them out and into the country. That's why this case is nicknamed Red Apple because the one used is always a red apple.”

Bayu nodded, his hands raised touching the top of my head, “then after that, before long, Mona died of illness, this was proven by Evano's father, he said, all we know is Mona died giving birth to you, but she didn't. The autopsy results in Evano's father's hide all this time, he gave it to us as evidence, actually Mona died from eating the same herbal medicine, which makes Rose can not get pregnant.”

“Overdose.” My whisper summed up the death of my own biological mother.

Bayu sighed, continuing, “then, Wendy who loved her brother so much, blamed Evano's father. She wants revenge on Danendra's family for making her brother suffer. He wants to use you for revenge, but you've been kept untouched by Wendy. However, you cannot hide forever, Wendy finds you, begins to approach you with a very neatly arranged plan, slowly but surely, will not be realized by your father who has been watching your development. This is where we come in to talk about the giant company, the shell company belonging to the MeFa group. You know what, Cha? Abbreviation of name MeFa group?”

“Me for Mona Keilani and Fa for Wendy Zifaileni.” Guess definitely.

“Betul. This is a company that is quietly growing. Perhaps the name is not as well-known as the Eternity group, but the MeFa group's most substantial revenue is from their shell company, Giant, which is the largest, which has produced a variety of poisons and drugs that are still in the clinical trial stage. MeFa group led by a man named George, a descendant of German-american. But we are focusing on MeFa lab, the Asura lab, the leader of the lab is of course Wendy Zifaileni, three of her confidants are doctors Cilia Putri Herawati who are tasked to secretly influence the medical market, by being a doctor in a hospital, then Rey Orihara, he's a broker

black market and Nindy or madam Carol, she approached the small community, common people and companies.” Bayu stopped his explanation. His gaze did not stare at me, making sure I was okay

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