EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 344

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My smile expands when I hear her scream like that. All this time I knew her as a calm, smart and wise woman. I didn't imagine her side being like this, her obsession with research.

"What can you give me?" I asked back. Cilia's eyes shook, thinking fast.

But from the beginning I had no intention of telling him. From the beginning after knowing that he was one of Wendy's confidants, it felt like I wanted to hit him in the back of the head.

Huh!

But my smile grew even more thinking that I could hit him another way.

"What?" ask me again, urging him.

"U-money?"

I let out a small sigh, as her eyes looked at me, I purposely teased her by saying, "i'll tell you." While my hand patted Bayu's arm.

Bayu looked shocked but he said nothing and chose to slightly bend his body so that my mouth could reach in front of his ears.

"Our love." My whisper.

"Hm??" Bayu frowned not understanding. My eyebrows shot up waiting for him to think for a while, but since this man showed no signs of understanding, I gave him another leak deliberately hardened his voice until Cilia could hear him.

"Wine."

"Hm...?"

Judging from the corner of my eyes, Cilia's eyelids widened, anticipating the answer she had been looking for, including the two men near us also looking at me curiously.

"Oh? Uhh..." Bayu's facial expression brightened, while nodding he chuckled.

I laughed back because I saw her funny expression. My eyes glanced back at Cilia and replied in satisfaction, "you're not offering me anything. So, good-bye."

"icha!! You can't be like this!! TELL ME!"

My steps did not stop even though he screamed and wanted to chase after me because the two men beside him were holding the woman. The wood that led me out of this house looked satisfied and relieved.

Some people who were standing guard outside had a glance at me, but I ignored them, realizing that this was finally over. This is what I'm waiting for, spending time alone with Bayu.

Cilia's angry screams and insanity seemed to be background music, but I was satisfied. At least he'll be curious his whole life.

"You've worked hard, baby." Said Bayu glancing at me.

I looked up to see his face, handsome as always and smiling brightly to answer, "you've also worked hard with all this. I'm proud."

"We'll buy wine on the way home." I nodded because my ears liked the word home more than wine.

Duk!

I did not realize that my shoulder was pushed by someone when my body was about to fall but Bayu swiftly held my back.

"sorry. I'm sorry, we're in a hurry." A woman's voice shifted my gaze.

In front of me was now a woman and an old man accompanied by a man wearing the same uniform as Bayu. Some of their hair was bleached and their firm facial lines reminded me of someone.

"It's okay." My answer.

I could see from the corner of my eyes, Bayu's eyes turned tense and serious, for a moment the eyes of the man who accompanied them had a glance at me then glanced at Bayu while saying, "please pass by here."

The man led the two men towards the house behind me with a quick glance. Once again the woman who had hit me on the shoulder looked at me for a while before continuing to follow the man in front of her.

"Come on." Bayu pulled me when I was about to see them leave. I did not argue and followed Bayu while looking at his face. There was full of urgency on her facial expression that wanted me to move away immediately.

I understand why he is like this.

Their facial lines remind me of Wendy, they also look rushed which means there is only one answer, they are Wendy's parents, who are also the parents of my real mother, Mona.

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"We'll be home soon."

"okay."

"I'll be back after reporting."

"okay."

"Can't wait to get home?"

I chuckled softly at the faint frown between his eyebrows, "of course, I can't wait to be alone with you."

Bayu laughed in satisfaction before wiping the top of my head, peeping my forehead and turning to get away from me.

I who was in the car, with the glass wide open, looked at Bayu's back which was getting away.

"I've never seen Mr. Bayu smile that often." The voice of a foreign man from the back of the car sounded like he was daydreaming. I turned to look at the man who had been guarding me before, stepping past me to stand still by the hood of the car.

"What is it like usually?" I was curious and relieved because he wanted to say hello to me.

"Pak Bayu often displays serious facial expressions and rarely smiles."

"Then, isn't that also one of his charms?" my tone of voice changed smaller at the end of the sentence.

The man took a quick glance at me and there was a small laugh before he nodded and replied, "yes."

"Actually, long ago, the first thing that made me fall in love with him was his serious expression next to his handsome face. Ha ha ha ha's. Please don't tell him."

He laughed even harder and came back.

When we were laughing at something abstract, suddenly my ears heard footsteps from behind. But before I could see, the figure of the man wearing the same uniform with Bayu was already quickly near us.

"Oh! You were here? Wh why? You should be in-"

Szztt!

I was shocked to see the body of this man who was guarding me tremble violently because he was electrocuted. Before I could react, his body had already fallen to the ground, unconscious.

What the fuck?!

My heart was beating fast as the big-bodied man who did that turned to me. He must be one of the team members because this man who looked after me seemed to know him.

Her face was covered in mascert, leaving only her eyes, looking at me cold and evil. My hands were goosebumps, a feeling of fear greater than when there was the terror of the bomb made it difficult for me to move.

She did not say anything, but her firm steps that moved quickly approached me in an instant were already in front of her face.

The scream that should have come out of my mouth was stuck in the throat as I quickly retreated to the seat on the other side of the car. My breath was breathless, I wanted to cry and was about to grab the door but his cold hand caught my right ankle.

I flinched in shock and looked at her hand quickly to escape, but she who was half her body entering through the window glass looked very creepy.

There's no one around us. There were only cars and people gathered far ahead, at the scene.

"L-go!!" I sniffed slowly.

His eyes bulged, there was cruelty and my hurtful intent clearly visible inside. My eyes quickly searched for something to release the hand that was holding my leg.

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