Chapter 392 - Oh' My Gay!

When Koji realized that his phone was broken, causing him to hang up on Tanaga, he went crazy, running as fast as he could to find Tanaka and ask to borrow his phone to call Tanaga back. This matter was extremely important. He needed to call Tanaga back, or else it would be the end of him.

He ran, faster than ever before, panting as he finally reached Tanaka who was by the bar, trying to shoo away a girl. 

Koji overheard Tanaka politely replying to a girl who had approached him.

"I'm sorry but I don't think my boyfriend would be pleased seeing me talking to you. I do wish you a good night though," he said as he then turned around, heading back to their table with two glasses of beers in hand. 

The girl stood there, glued to the spot, completely dumbfounded by what Tanaka told her. 

As her gaze followed Tanaga, she saw him hug Koji, who had arrived just in time. 

"Thank god! Tanaka, just the person I was looking for. Could you let me borrow your phone? I need to make a call, it's an emergency," he said as he tried to catch his breath. 

Tanaka was stunned for a moment and saw the urgency of the situation in Koji's eyes. He brought his hand to his right pocket. He motioned for Koji to take his phone, trying to keep up the act that they were lovers. 

Koji stared at him, confused, "What are you doing? Just hand me the phone, people will think we're lovers if I do that," he spat. 

Tanaka sighed, quickly handing him one of the beers he was currently holding. He took his phone out of his pocket and shoved into Koji's free hand. 

"Here!" 

As soon as Koji got Tanaka's phone, he ran outside, desperate to call Tanaga back. 

However, Tanaga didn't answer his phone, as he thought it was his mother calling. After a while, it dawned on him that it could possibly be Tanaka, calling about the company, so he decided to pick up the call. Koji let out a sigh of relief when Tanaga picked up. He was clearly not sober after what had happened earlier. 

"Sir Jones, it is I, President Hanada. I sincerely apologize for the abrupt end of the call. It was because I had dropped my phone on the ground, causing it to shatter to pieces," he said, apologizing profusely. 

"I don't care what happened to your phone, I couldn't care less if it's broken. What I care about is why you made a decision on your own when I had specifically told you to only look over the company's financial status? What gave you the idea that I wanted to merge with that company? You better have a good reason or might as well pack your stuff, since you'll be fired," Tanaga replied coldly, no hint of emotion or pity anywhere. 

Sweat dripped down as Koji suddenly felt the chills. Tanaga was so cold to him. Did he even consider the fact of calming down and asking more politely? Koji had trouble coming up with a suitable answer, and while he was still in deep thought, thinking of how he'd explain, Tanaga raised his voice. 

"Speak! What happened? What made you choose to do that? Cat caught your tongue?" He angrily asked him.

"CEO Jones, please accept my sincerest apology. For my mistakes, don't need to worry, the contract hasn't been signed yet, and the final decision on whether or not to sign it is still up to you. Now that I know signing the contract wasn't one of your intentions, I'll contact the other party right away and inform them that we will need more time to further evaluate the situation before making a final decision." 

When Tanaga heard what Koji said, he calmed down. This was good news. Although he was upset at first, now that he knew it wasn't guaranteed yet, there was still a chance that he could acquire the company instead of merging it with the THJ Group.

"You do that, and once you finish analyzing the company, send me a report about it, complete with all details, and I'll make my final decision within a week or so," Tanaga said, suddenly remembering something and only seconds away from hanging up until...

"President Hanada, by any chance, you are in Houston right now?" Tanaga asked curiously.

"Umm..." Koji began to stutter and said something Tanaga couldn't hear. 

From how he spoke, Tanaga simply assumed that Koji was indeed in Houston, and had already met his twin brother, Tanaka. This was the reason he probably knew the company, Troship Navigation belonged to his mother, someone who was supposed to be dead a long time ago.

"No need to answer the previous question. By stuttering, the answer is obvious. Just make sure that you do your job. Don't get persuaded by my mother or anyone else for that matter, and you better be back in Japan when I return or else," threatened Tanaga before hanging up without saying any goodbyes.

Koji slumped down to the nearest bench and collapsed. Tanaga already knew where he was, and it was best he paid a visit to the twins before heading back to Japan as soon as possible.

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Just as Tanaga was about to sit back down to calm himself and relax for a bit, everyone came into the office, seeming in a good mood, especially Sato, who seemed over to the moon and filled with happiness. 

"It's unbelievable I got to see your newest collections. This is a dream come true for me, and I'm pretty sure I can now die in peace," Sato said, joking for the last part. Too bad he said that last part loud enough for Tanaga to hear as they walked inside the office.

"Don't you dare die on my account? Wait until you are back home in Japan with your family and then you're free to do whatever you want," Tanaga interjected sternly. 

Ashley and Mrs. Garcia laughed. They both knew that Tanaga was only playing with Sato.

"Sweetheart! Don't say that to poor Sato. Don't worry, I doubt he'd want to do that while we're still here anyway, there's still much to see and do. Maybe he might once we return to Houston, but probably not now," Ashley reasoned as she sat next to her husband and gave him a sweet peck on the lips. 

Since Mrs. Garcia was finished with work, and it was already getting late, she gathered all of her things, and in a matter of a few minutes, they were on their way back home. 

Dr. Garcia and Dr. Green were playing chess when they arrived. As soon as they entered, and Dr. Garcia saw a good glimpse of Sato, his face turned sour. 

Sato was good looking and young. Add that with jealousy issues, and you've got a jealous husband. When they entered, he was busy chatting with Mrs. Garcia too, only making it worse, even though it was unknown to Dr. Garcia that Sato was gay.

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Mrs. Garcia took Sato to his room, while Ashley and Tanaga went to their room to freshen up before returning to the parlor where Dr. Garcia and Dr. Green were playing chess.

Once Mrs. Garcia had settled Sato in his room, she went to her and her husband's room changed into much more suitable clothes, and went to check what the chef had prepared for dinner. She also needed to inform them to prepare another set of utensils for Sato as well.

When Ashley and Tanaga passed by the kitchen, they could smell the wafting aroma of delicious food coming from the inside. 

They both wondered what was that fragrant smell, also wondering who was cooking. They assumed it wasn't Mrs. Garcia, since she had gone to her room, but the couple decided to sneak in the kitchen to see what was cooking out of pure curiosity.

There, they found Mrs. Garcia, a chef, and a kitchen helper preparing their dinner.

Ashley asked, "What do we have here? It smells delicious. What kind of dish are you cooking?" 

The 3-star Michelin chef that worked for Mrs. Garcia looked up to see who was speaking to. He smiled at Ashley before speaking, "Hello, I'm Chef Sander, and for today, I've made my signature dish that Im sure you will love," he explained proudly while his eyes checked Ashley out.

Tanaga noticed this from the corner of his eyes, and he swiftly wrapped his arm on Ashley's shoulder. He dragged her out of the kitchen but stopped halfway due to Ashley's protests about wanting to try the dish.

"Tan, I'm hungry. Come on, it's just a little taste. It smells good and my stomach's grumbling," she protested. 

Tanaga whispered in her ears, "You'll get to taste it later at the dinner table. I need to get you out of here before he makes a meal out of you." 

Ashley was confused, "What are you talking about?" she asked. 

Poor Ashley was just so innocent and had no idea what Tanaga was talking about.

"No need for you to understand this, my dear wife," he said as he ushered her out of the kitchen. 

Mrs. Garcia understood why Tanaga took Ashley out of the kitchen. She too saw how the Chef was checking Ashley out. She figured she needed to make sure that he knew Ashley was already married.

"Don't you envy seeing newlywed couples? They have been married for over a year already, and they have twins, but they're still sweet with each other, even acting like they're on their honeymoon," she said to no one in particular, but loud enough for Chef Sander to hear every single word. 

Chef Sander knew what Mrs. Garcia was doing, and he decided to put these assumptions to rest.

"Madam, I can assure you I'm not interested in her. No need to tell me they're a couple. Of course, I've told you from the beginning that I'm…" 

He didn't get to finish what he was about to say, since the door burst open and Sato came rushing in, showing to the whole world that he was...

"Oh my!" The Chef said a little too loud.