EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 333

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“What's up?” bayu's facial expression was shocked and worried to see me.

“...I want to vomit—huft.” This was the first time nausea had occurred after the doctor told me about my pregnancy.

I immediately stood up, one hand pulled Bayu's hand with the intention to accompany me to the airport toilet.

A moment when Bayu was confused and dumbfounded at me, it looked funny, but he did not refuse when I asked him to run for the toilet.

“Icha? A bayu? What's up?” I heard the sound of Mother's worried screams as she ran away from them.

“Toilet!...You guys, come!” Bayu half yelled and answered and ruled on the 4 people who were guarding us. 3 of them followed us.

I shook my head, trying to hold something that was already at the end of the windpipe, while looking for a board that read toilet, Bayu helped me find a direction. He pulled me towards the toilet.

Once in front of the ladies' room, Bayu let me in by myself, and then he asked Lucy to follow me inside.

Something that had been stuck at the end of the throat, came out as soon as I was in the toilet room.

“Mistress, are you okay?” I heard a slow knock from Lucy. I did not answer him at once, just hoping that this nausea would quickly pass.

As soon as I felt that I no longer had to get out of the sink, I opened the door of the toilet and stepped out.

Lucy who had been waiting since then was still looking at me with a worried expression. He no longer asked along with me who was in front of the sink to wash his mouth and hands.

When I came out, Bayu who was waiting with 2 bodyguards came straight to me. His expression was worried but he said nothing but grabbing my hand while looking at my face.

“Come back.” I said tightening his grip, with the density at the airport, Bayu nodded before pulling me to walk beside him.

The current density of the people at the airport made the guard of the 3 people escorting us closer. The steps of people who are in a hurry to hit another shoulder are increasingly wary of Bayu. I could feel his grip on my hand getting stronger.

The scene when there is a fake bomb terror in the apartment building spins clearly in my memory, maybe Bayu also remembers the same thing as me.

When that thought just flashed, the sound of screams not far in front of us seemed to hit my consciousness hard.

Damnit damnit!

Not again!

“Continue the plan.” That was Bayu's voice, he suddenly gave the order to the 3 people who were escorting us.

They all nodded, even Lucy's aura turned into her army's mode. I looked at those who were running away from us while the screams were still heard not far in front of the crowd, the people who started running around made me nervous.

“What? Are you planning something?” I was curious, looking up at him but Bayu pulled me to turn around and come running with the flow of people who also started running.

But just as we ran for five meters, Bayu stopped our steps and glanced at me quickly. “What?”

Suddenly Bayu lifted up, carrying me princess style that makes me even more surprised, “what are you doing?”

“You can't run! I'll carry you.”

“Hah! What is—” but I have not been able to finish my sentence because Bayu is now walking fast while carrying me.

“Ap—who are they? Don't tell them—”

‘People involved with Wendy?’ I didn't continue the sentence, just expected it in my heart.

Bayu did not answer, as if he was focused on taking me to safety until we turned to the small mini market area at the airport. He just walked in to the door of the employees, ignoring the gazes of those who had seen us and welcomed by the man who was wearing all black clothes and a helmet and black mask, he said, the man opened the door that said staff only so that Bayu who carried me could go inside without being hampered.

I'm still trying to process all of this, unaware that we've reached our destination. Bayu dropped me off in the corner of the room, the man who had opened the door there, complete with a firearm in his hand.

“You should wait here, wait until mother comes then you will go to the terminal together. Dika was waiting there. Understand?” Bayu looked at me seriously, although his words were quick and half whispered, but I could hear them clearly

“Where are you going?” My heart skipped a beat as this atmosphere spurred my arsenal. My hand was tight-lipped, wanting to hold her back but Bayu let go of our grasp to cupped my face.

“This last mission is to capture Wendy up to her roots. It'll be over soon, just be patient in a minute. After this we will live quietly.” It felt like my heart was rising into the windpipe, I wasn't ready to hear how Bayu answered about the last word.

“I have always loved you, long ago, now and to come, I will always love you.”

“A—what are you saying!” His sudden love made me angry.

Sweat drenched my palms, I stared at her until I felt like crying. No one knows the future. My hunch is that this mission is on a different scale, much larger than the case in the village.

“Pak... we must be fast.” The voice of the foreign man guarding the door interrupted my thoughts.

Everything happened so fast, I don't remember what Bayu said after that, he just looked at me gently, kissed my forehead affectionately before releasing it, then his body turned towards his team members, he said, he didn't turn around again until he disappeared behind the door.

The yelling sound of people outside this room seemed to be a creepy background music. My eyes were still staring at that closed door, the rapidly beating heart making my chest hurt.

I wanted to chase her out, but didn't want to dispute her request that I didn't want to get out of this room. My hands shook slowly, I closed my eyes, controlling my breath that felt tight.

I need to calm down.

I have to be stronger.

I have to trust him, waiting is my role. I can't mess up a mission that might have been planned a long time ago.

Breathe in. and then exhale…

I kept doing that to be calmer and think clearly. My body now is not just mine alone, there is another life in my stomach. I have to take care of him as well as how Bayu takes care of me.

All right, if this is what I have to do now is follow Bayu's plan. I had to wait for my mother to come so we could get to the terminal.

Everything's gonna be fine.

Right, this is the last one.

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See you on Monday, :)

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