A few moments later, Ashley saw President Hanada exiting while frowning. He didn't even bid them farewell – he just walked in front of them as though he were lost.
"Grandma, what do you think happened?" Ashley asked, while following her gaze towards the leaving president.
"Hmmm, I'm sure your husband will inform you, so go! Go to your husband. I will rest early so I can wake up early. My decision is final – I will go with you. For the first time, I'm excited that we all will go to America…
We have plenty of places to go; actually, I already have been to these places! But I had no one accompanying me so I didn't enjoy it. But this time… I have! So, I am sure that I will enjoy this trip. Hahaha!" Grandma Hanada sang with joyous eyes.
Ashley smiled at the Grandma's comments, but her sudden thought about her husband made her face become painted with worry. The Grandma noticed it and said, "All right! I know you wanted to go to your husband for a while, so go and don't worry about me." The Grandma pushed her to stand up.
Ashley listened and quickly stood up. She first hugged and kissed the cheeks of the elder before hastily leaving to head to her husband. "Goodnight Grandma!" Ashley shouted as she left.
"Goodnight, granddaughter! Please say to your husband that I will be resting!" The Grandma called her assistant to accompany her to her room so she could rest.
Ashley found Tanaga having a conversation on the telephone. When she was seen by her husband, the two dimples on his cheeks surfaced as he motioned for her to come nearer.
*Tsup!* A sweet kiss was the greeting of Ashley to her husband. While positioning herself behind him, she gave him a shoulder massage.
"Ahhh! I really needed this… why are you so skilled?" Tanaga whispered. He forgot that he was talking with someone on the telephone, and the person on the other side laughed at Tanaga's comment.
"Hahaha! Man! You sure are the worst. Do you really need to broadcast how amazing your wife is to the whole world? Ahahaha!" CEO Jeff Go exclaimed – Tanaga's best friend.
When Tanaga heard what he said, he rethought what he had just said and what it could have meant. "Excuse me! She was just giving me a massage! Why don't you just go to America and bring your wife back to the Philippines?"
"Bro! Easier said than done. Didn't I say to you that I myself wasn't sure what I felt for her? Also, my fiancée – which was chosen by my grandfather – was there too. If I bring her home, I'm not sure if my grandfather would accept her. I am just waiting for the right time, and in the end, I will bring her to my home!" Jeff proclaimed to his friend.
"I understand. But bro, you should make her wait longer! What if someone manages to snatch her?" Tanaga joked, while feeling his wife's arm.
Finally, the conversation of the two friends ended. Right after ending the call, Tanaga stood up and turned around to face his wife. He kissed her sweetly. "Hmm, when was the last time I said to you that… hmm, I love you with all my heart!"
Ashley smiled, before kissing him back sweetly. A few moments later, Tanaga lifted her to bring her to their room…
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Meanwhile, right after President Hanada left the mansion, he called somebody while entering his car. He stopped for a short while to talk to the driver about his destination. "At the old place, make it quick!" the President yelled his order to his driver-bodyguard.
After half an hour, they reached the night club, where a group of mysterious people waited for him in a private room.
Right after the President had seated, he poured an alcoholic drink and drank it. "Make sure you won't fail this time. Your work is easier this time since he has a weakness. I want you to abduct the girl and when he comes to rescue her, kill him. Do you understand?!"
The leader of the group nodded and grinned. "Don't worry, I have planned for a long time how to kill him. Even his head bodyguard will not escape this time!" the yakuza leader boasted.
"That bastard! That damn bastard! He thinks he can remove me from my position, but I will never let that happen! Over my dead body!" President Hanada angrily roared while pouring his drink which he then downed in a single gulp.
"Make sure there's no witnesses! Even the woman – make sure she will not be alive. Even better if you also kill the old lady. Everything will belong to me! Hahaha!"
While still pouring and drinking quickly, President Hanada was not content with the drinks and called for girls.
"I want a pretty and young girl! Another thing… didn't you say you will give me a young and innocent one… what happened?" the drunk President Hanada asked.
"Ah! I apologize. You see. your bastard of a nephew got ahead of you. As far as I know, he was the one who took the girl that was for you," declared the yakuza leader.
The President's eyes widened at what he heard. He knew that Ashley was for him but knowing that Tanaga was ahead of him added fuel to his anger.
"New plan – after you have the woman, let me enjoy her first before using her as bait. After you kill Tanaga, you will kill the girl too. Remember – no witnesses."
"I said it, boss! It's you, so no problem! Kampai!" They bumped each other's glasses, filled with alcohol, before all drinking it in a single gulp.
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Meanwhile, while Ashley was deeply sleeping, Tanaga was in his home office, watching the events in the night club. President Hanada and the yakuza leader were so drunk that they almost couldn't stand.
They had no idea that the girl serving them was a subordinate of CEO Jeff Go – Tanaga's good friend. Everything that was happening inside the club could both be seen and heard by Tanaga and Jeff's intelligence group.