EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 67's

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“I will soon bring the antidote. They'll get their payback for daring to disturb my woman!” There was a flash of anger in his eyes.

What I think is the danger he will get, when in the forest it may be the size of the danger for him only five percent. Imagining Bayu being in the middle of those people made me even more fervent.

I removed the oxygen mask after I felt I could breathe normally. “But why so fast? Didn't you say two days off?”

Bayu averted his gaze dodging, he sighed before returning to look at me more seriously. “Actually I don't want to leave you alone, but—“

“What happened? Katankan lah.” I touched his hand, there was a sliver in his words.

Bayu held my right hand, carried it to the front of his mouth and he exhaled there until I felt my hand warm from the swab as well.

“Your hands are cold once.”

“Wood..”.

“You just need to believe in my team, we will definitely bring the bidder as soon as—“

“I don't doubt you guys for that, nor do I want you to get involved with those criminals again. But I know, it's a risk to your job. I can't get in your way.” My answer.

Bayu smiled lightly this time bringing my hand to touch her cheek. “However, for the task this time if I can help you, just say.”

“Actually there is one thing you should know, I put a guard here. My friend from the police sent his team to look after you.” I frowned, not understanding why I was being watched by the police.

“What's up?”

“Mike managed to escape. We're tracking him down and he's most likely looking for you because he already knows you're my girlfriend. As long as I'm not around, the police will take care of you twenty-four hours. The sooner we capture and destroy their group, the sooner Mike will meet you any way, so promise me one thing.”

“What?!”

“Be careful of yourself. You believe me ‘kan?”

“What do you mean? Your sentence seems incomplete.” I frowned feeling that his words sounded ambiguous.

“I've made it into their group, at least I've memorized how they are. Mike will use various means to talk to you, even though the police are everywhere looking after you.”

“You're not hiding something ‘right?” I'm curious now. I feel Bayu did not say the core points of his conversation.

“What am I hiding?”

“If you answer my question with that question it means you are lying.” Bayu sighed, his eyes avoiding my gaze again.

“You're scaring me, what's up? What do you mean?” Now I feel emotion. Fear of losing him makes me angry.

Bayu fell silent not immediately replied, he rubbed my cheek gently. He looked at her as if he was thinking of the right answer. Then he sighed softly and suddenly this man peeked at my cheek.

My heart rate was getting worse when his face was very close to my face, his kiss managed to make my face red and hot. I blinked a few times when Bayu actually smiled widely.

“You're trying to avoid our conversation?!” I asked after I managed to control my anxiety. Instead of answering Bayu again kissed me on the cheek, this time he seemed to accidentally kiss her for a long time while this man inhaled her deeply.

“Seeing you upset like this looks so adorable.”

“What?!” I don't know what to react to this shitty Bayu.

“By the way it's adorable, you remember when we were kids I used to prank you by yelling at you. When you walked past my house and stopped in front of my window. You were holding Daniel, he was crying and you were trying to calm him down.”

My reflex smiled broadly remembering, at that time I was having trouble calming little Daniel was crying because he missed Mom while Bayu yelled at my name and hid whenever I glanced at the open window of his room. The circumstances were very troublesome and made me even more upset with her and Daniel but I finally managed to find out Bayu who was cheating on me after her female cousin appeared in front of her window while pointing in the room to tell me.

“Oh yes, you were very annoying back then.” We laughed together remembering that moment.

“Ahh happy to see you laughing. I was really worried a few minutes ago. I'll never be ready to lose you.” He said slowly like a whisper.

It felt like my chest cavity was warming up and there was something in my stomach tickling. I always felt this happy feeling when I was with him. “Be careful, hm? I don't want to lose you either. You already know, no, how my family. I have no one I trust in this world but you.”

This time Bayu smiled so gently and nodded slowly. “Try you speak well with Daniel, ask him about all this. If he does, I'll make a calculation.”

I was silent, not answering. Just thinking about it made me suddenly feel sad, considering how my heart was so broken when Rey said she was after me because Daniel paid her off from the money she used to say for investment. From the money I took to pay it off to the bank or on the reinventor.

“Funny right? The money he gave Rey was actually my money too.”

Bayu shook his head slowly, getting closer to me because he saw my dewy eyes. This feeling of disappointment came again. “I'm sorry for discussing this.”

“No! My heart is already disappointed to remember Daniel. I'll definitely ask you everything. Whether it's true or not, I don't know what I should do later.”

“I'm not forcing, if not the right time don't force. Seeing you cry back then, when Rey told you. I don't seem to know what to do to you. You're like a glass that if you touch it can break, you look very fragile but at the same time you're as solid as a mountain. Seeing you bravely face this reality amazes me so much. You can smile again quickly. If I was in your position, I definitely could not think clearly.”

“Do not overdo it. You know I'm sick?” I felt tightness and pain in my throat, like something was holding it there. I did laugh a little while saying it but I was actually hiding the pain.

Remembering that doctor Cilia being my therapist also makes me actually embarrassed to face Bayu. She's so great, there must be so many better women out there to be her boyfriend. As for me, I am just a troublesome girl to him.

Bayu looked down, rubbed my hand and laughed. Not the happy laughter I heard, I heard her laughing so softly that a drop of water soaked the back of my hand.

This guy is crying, what do I say hurt him?

“You're crying? A—what did I hurt you? Bayu, look at me. I want to see you!” I tried to get Bayu to return my gaze as usual instead of looking down like this!!

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