Chapter 226 - All Kind's Of Sweets

The couple was happy to walk around, not concerned about the people they ran across. They both had beautiful smiles plastered on their face while Tanaga had his arms around Ashley's shoulder.

Meanwhile, Tiny and Sato were following right behind the couple. They were busy bargaining with each other.

"All right, I will give you everything that I had recorded so far, but you will need to do some shopping for me. You know how busy I am and can't leave our bosses unguarded, so you will need to work with me on this one," explained Tiny sternly.

"It's a deal! Later, when we get home, I'll tell them I have some business to attend. Give me the list so I can search for where I need to go to buy the things," Sato agreed, without realizing that their bosses were already a far distance ahead of them.

Upon noticing that, they both quickly dashed forward to catch up to them. The couple was standing right in front of Starbucks cafe, wanting to buy something to drink.

Sato rushed to get near. "Sir, ma'am, what do you want to buy? I can be the one to queue for you both. Just search for a place to sit, and I'll bring them to you," Sato politely offered to the couple.

Ashley looked at her husband, asking if it was all right. It seemed that it was no problem with Tanaga, even though he didn't like public places. But as long as he was with his wife, he would agree to anything.

"I want a Caffé Americano and for my wife…" Tanaga gazed at his wife, waiting for her to finish off his sentence.

"Ah! Mine will be a Mango Dragon Fruit Lemonade and cheesecake with whipped cream and a strawberry on top!" Ashley continued what her husband had said. After they gave their order, they tried to find a vacant place to sit.

Luckily, the couple found a vacant table with four seats. Ashley quickly dropped Tanaga's hand and rushed to the empty spot, just when another person had arrived at the table.

"Excuse me! I was here first," stated Ashley, while holding a chair.

"I'm sorry, but we arrived at the same time. So, if you don't mind, we could share the table since there's no other one available," an American man replied with a wide smile.

Out of courtesy, she smiled back. "Oh, I do apologize. You are right… we arrived at the same time. However, we are not going to be able to share the table since there are four of us altogether. You understand, right?

When the American man heard that there were four of them and that Ashley was not alone, his smile lost radiance. He decided to give up the seat. "Sure! No sweat! I'll go look for another one." Then he turned around and searched for other vacant spots.

Unbeknown to Ashley, Tanaga heard the conversation between the two but chose not to go near as he was curious about how his wife would respond. Tanaga hadn't lost the doubt that Ashley might do what Ohani Yamaguchi did in the past. Thankfully, this just proved that his wife was different, leading him to heave a sigh of relief.

Tanaga pretended not to hear the exchange between the two. "Who was that? What did he want?" asked Tanaga as he pulled a chair out for his wife to sit.

"Ahh, the handsome American guy who just left. Nothing, he asked if he could get my number. I think he thought I'm cute, and he likes me," bantered Ashley while checking Tanaga's feature to search for any hint of jealousy. However, she was shocked when she heard Tanaga respond nonchalantly.

"I see. So, which number did you give him? I hope it wasn't the one in the office. I'd hate for you to be interrupted when you are working," replied Tanaga, leaning on the chair with one foot atop his knee.

Ashley's eyebrows raised as she heard her husband's response to her joke. 'Is this man for real? He doesn't have a jealous bone in his body!' she thought, as she sat beside her husband and stared at him blankly.

After a moment, she couldn't hold it in any longer and whispered to his ear. "I can't believe you. It's okay with you when someone asks for your wife's phone number? You're unbelievable."

Tanaga only smiled at her without saying a word, but this made Ashley decide to ignore him. Instead, she searched for Tiny. She found him standing by the wall not far away. She raised her hand and waved at him to get his attention.

Tiny saw her waving at him and quickly went to see what she wanted. "Do you need something, ma'am?" questioned Tiny curiously.

"Sit down and join us. I think you would do a better job guarding us if you're sitting right in front of us rather than being so far away."

Tiny scratched his head while unsure of what to do. He didn't know if CEO Jones would be all right with him to join them at the table. As he contemplated what to do, Tanaga intervened, "What are you waiting for? Do you want me to pull a chair for you so you can sit down?" he called out sarcastically, with a smirk growing on his lips.

There was nothing Tiny could do but sit down and wait for Sato to bring the drinks. The place was buzzing with people, and the atmosphere was lively. Ashley was having fun watching the passersby while Tanaga caressed his wife's arms.

But Tiny was so uncomfortable sitting with his bosses that he kept fidgeting every chance he got. He then even played on his cellphone.

Luckily, his eyes suddenly lit up when he received a text from Sato.

Sato: [Bro! Come and help me here. There are too many drinks, and I can't bring all of them. I only got two hands, y' know]

When Tiny saw Sato's text message, he promptly stood up; he really couldn't wait to leave. "Excuse me. I'm just going to help Sato with the drinks." Speedily, he got away from the couple.

Tiny was not yet comfortable being cozy with Tanaga. He was still getting used to his new character. He was afraid of making any mistake that would get him fired. Plus, it was hard to find a boss like Ashley and the hefty salary that comes with the job.

A few moments later, Tiny and Sato came back, each carrying a tray full of drinks and different kinds of sweet cakes. When the trays were placed on the table, Ashley was drooling. Her saliva was about to fall as she stared at all the sweets in front of her. 

"Hmm, everything looks so delicious. I'm having a hard time choosing which one to eat..." Ashley mumbled to no one in particular.

Tanaga started to put all the sweets in front of his wife. "All of these are yours, sweetheart. You don't have to choose which one you want to eat. Sato can get more for us if you want more. Go ahead – try all of it," Tanaga encourage while smiling. With that, Ashley pouted.