Chapter 6

While Tanaga was reading the contract, his forehead wrinkled when he saw the only part in it that he disliked. It was the clause, which stated that in case she got pregnant after their first s.e.x.u.a.l intercourse, they would not be s.e.x.u.a.lly intimate again.

'Umm, whose idea it was to put this clause in the contract? I need to change it before she can signs it up.' He inwardly thought.

Tanaga stood up and called his secretary to change that clause in the contract. A few minutes later, he received the new agreement, with all the provisions that he wanted. He read it thoroughly to make sure that everything was okay. 'This one is much better. If ever Ashley read this, she would not hesitate to sign it.' He inwardly praised the new contract.

A while later, Tanaga heard a knock on the door. "Come in!" Tanaga said as he grinned, acting like a teenager who was excited to see his crush. He dusted off an imaginary speck of dirt from his sleeve, straightened his posture, before straightening a none existing wrinkles on his shirt.

In one stroke, he arranged the chair where Ashley was supposed to sit, combed his hair with his fingers and sat down, with the most charming smile in his arsenal that was making him look immaculately handsome.

Slowly the door opened, and Ashley stepped inside, looking beautiful as she walked towards him with her head down, not looking at him at all. And thus, all his efforts were wasted.

'Here she is, in front of me is standing the girls who gave me a sleepless night. She was the reason for my fit of anger the previous day, eh,' Tanaga thought as he stared straight at Ashley, without blinking an eye.

"If there's nothing else, I will go and prepare your lunch, Sir!" the butler said with a secret smile on his face.

Tanaga nodded and raised his hand, indicating to the butler to leave. He waited for the butler to close the door before he invited Ashley to sit down.

"Come in! I will not eat you!" Tanaga said to Ashley, who was only waiting for his instructions.

Ashley slowly approached where Tanaga sat and settled on the empty chair at the front of the table. She twisted her hands and looked down at her feet while her chest was full of apprehension.

Minutes passed, but the two were still silent.

While Tanaga didn't speak, Ashley was nervous, and her heart was pumping faster than usual.

'What's this... Lord...This is not what I dreamed of! I only wanted to help my family. Why did you leave me to be scammed and be in this tragic situation?' Ashley silently complained to God. She didn't notice that Tanaga was staring at her with a furrowed forehead.

"Ahem, ahem, if you are done praying, can we start?" Tanaga joked, but his face was emotionless, not even a hint of a smile was seen.

'Well, ready or not… I am already dragged into this mess. So, it's bound to happen,' Ashley thought before nodding. She looked straight at Tanaga, with a sorrowful face. But her eyes were full of determination, like of a person who was about to be hanged.

Looking at her expression, Tanaga couldn't help but burst into a fit of laughter. "Hahaha! Hahaha! Hahaha!"

His laughter was heard outside the office. The maid, who was cleaning just behind the office door, was surprised. She sprinted to the kitchen to inform the butler.

"What?! You heard the Young Master laughing? Are you sure? Are you not hearing things?" The butler couldn't believe what the maid was saying.

The last time he heard Tanaga laugh was when his parents were still alive. That was exactly ten years ago. While reminiscing, the butler didn't realize that tears of joy had started streaming down from his eyes.

"Thank you, Lord, that You let him meet this young lady. If she can bring happiness to my Young Master, I will do anything, anything in my power, just to make sure she will never, never disappear from his life." The butler wowed with a trembling voice while his tears flowed freely.

While the butler was in this state, he suddenly remembered that he was in the kitchen to prepare lunch. He quickly ordered the cooks and the assistants to prepare delicious meals in a jiffy. At the same time, he took the cold drinks the maid prepared for their master and took charge of bringing them by himself.

When the butler was in front of Tanaga's office, without knocking, he slowly and silently opened the door to eavesdrop on what the two were doing. He was astonished by what he saw...