EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 316's

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“Oh yes I forgot to say it. We'll discuss yesterday's problems with dad and grandpa later in the afternoon.” Sayu told me.

“With grandpa Jeremy too?” I glanced at him in disbelief. Discussing the matter of Mr. Baron's wife asking for my help yesterday and Jeremy's grandfather getting involved, it felt like so I was too much trouble for them with this small matter.

“Kakek Alvaro and father Evano will join also in video call.”

“Until they also discuss it? Why?”

“Do not know. But dad said on the phone, he'll invite them to join as well.”

“It seems, it's not as simple as we thought, yes ‘kan?” My toot.

Bayu nodded, “from the response you gave, it seems like there is something else to discuss related to the problem.”

“So, I can't get out until this afternoon?” I asked, intending to ask her permission as well.

Bayu looked down at me with a frown, “where are you going today?”

“Of course I want to find a suitable rope for—“

“Uhuk uhuk uhuk!!!” I wanted to laugh out loud seeing Bayu deliberately choked by his own saliva to stop my speech.

My lips were tightly closed, holding back the laughter that was already at the tip of the tongue. Patting slowly on his back, hoping to relieve his cough.

Justin and the man beside us were just staring at Bayu with a confused and curious look, but the elevator door in front of us suddenly opened, featuring the front lobby of a crowded apartment building as usual.

We let Justin and the man out first, then embrace Bayu's arm, pull him out.

“You really....” this guy's jaw clenched, looking at me anxiously, “naughty!!!”

“Hehehehe... thank you.”.

His fingers suddenly clenched my forehead, “do you think tonight can tie me up?”

“Of course you can!!”

“Before you tie me, I will tie you. Just wait for my revenge later.” He whispered in a direction, full of threats and teased me.

My smile expanded wider, no matter if we were in the middle of the crowd, I immediately kissed her cheeks deeply, pressing her head down so I could reach out.

“Be careful on the road. I'll wait for you at home.”

Bayu smiled widely, not a teasing ignorant smile, but a happy and happy smile this morning.

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“Tali? Madam why buy rope?” Lucy looked at me curiously.

“Mistress, is there a broken item at home?” Dika asked me.

I chuckled softly, we just came out of the tool shop after buying a small blue plastic rope one roll, “no broken items. Just want to make sure something.”

Turning to face them, my eyes caught the movement of a man in a black hat and all-black clothes, hiding behind a car that had been driven.

Is correct.

The man followed us.

At first today I had no intention of going out, but after escorting Bayu off to work, among the crowd of the parking lot, the man quietly noticed me, then I made sure again when I was in the apartment. Looking from the balcony of the room down, the stranger waited in his place earlier, leaning on the hood of the car.

I turned my back to the man, walking parallel to Dika and Lucy, saying, “do you realize someone is following us?”

The two people on my right and left were a little surprised, they glanced at each other for a while before Lucy replied, “nyonya knows someone is following us from the apartment?”

“Initially we wanted to keep it a secret and clean it up as usual—“

“Stupid!” Lucy hit this guy's back through my back.

I chuckled, shaking my head because I was used to their fights. Between these two people, the one who could not lie the most, sometimes he did not consciously say things that should be a secret, like that.

“So?” Urged him. We walked along the sidewalk to the bus stop because I forbade them to take cars.

“S—actually, since one month ago, there is always someone stalking the mistress. Mr. Bayu said, we have to keep it a secret.”

“Hidden?? You leaked it!” Lucy was still staring at Dika fiercely.

“How good! Bayu oh Bayu's. He has always been like that, keeping secret any dangers associated with me.” I muttered, sighing small.

“Because pak Bayu loves madam very much.” Lucy exclaimed in spirit, trying to raise my spirits.

I'm so contemplating, “love? Hmm..”

“Then, what happened to the people who stalked it?” I suddenly wondered.

“After we hand it to Pak Bayu, we are not given any more information.” Answer Dika.

Once again I let out a long sigh, Bayu is like that. Keep it secret and fight alone, making me know nothing.

Is he really stupid or too good?!

I became irritated myself, boldly glancing at the man stalking earlier blatantly. Turned to look at him directly.

The man stopped stepping five meters behind us, it seemed like he didn't expect me to catch him.

“You!! Here!!!” I screamed in anger, pointing at the man.

Not caring about the people passing by around us, paying attention to me for a moment.

The man in all black clothes started to step back, was about to run away and before I asked Dika to catch him, this man immediately ran up to the stalker, leaving me and Lucy in place.

“Oy Dika!! We are waiting at the stop!!” Lucy screamed loudly as Dika and the man ran further and further away.

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In the end we didn't wait for Dika at the bus stop, but at a small cafe before the stop because I was so thirsty.

Shortly after we ordered a drink, Dika came with the man, pushing the stalker by clutching his shoulders and hands from behind.

“Oh! You've worked hard!” I greeted Dika while standing up, seeing her face full of sweat, I had three hearts and told her to sit down immediately.

“Put him here.” I said, asking Dika to encourage the stalker to sit in my front seat.

“Lucy, Dika, you guys order a drink first, I want to talk to him four points.” These two people nodded, they did not ask much or worry about leaving me alone, however, Dika and Lucy had already memorized my temper, they knew that I was not a weak woman who easily frightened.

The cafe we were sitting in was not crowded, I deliberately chose a place in the corner so that no one would be suspicious of us.

“So..” I let out a small sigh, looking at him full of threats, “who are you?”

This man in front of me just kept quiet, unwilling to look back at me and just looked down, further hiding his face behind a hat.

“You'd rather I leave it to my husband, or you talk now!!” I threatened to be impatient again.

He wanted to look at me timidly, I moved a little body to make him more intimidated, “if you stalk me, you must already know who my husband is, yes ‘kan?”

He's still quiet.

“ANSWER!!”

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