Chapter 400 - Dr. Garcia Is Very Suspicious...

The day before the fashion show, Mrs. Garcia's top model finally arrived. Mrs. Garcia invited her and her manager to stay at her and her husband's home so she could meet with Ashley and give her a few pointers before the fashion show. Ashley recognized her from her last fashion show in Paris, knowing that she was the perfect model for the show's finale. 

When Mrs. Garcia was first shown the girl's video clip, she found the girl familiar, something that reminded her of someone. Another person who resembled her, but she hadn't the slightest idea who. This was why she wanted to meet her, thinking it might jog her memory when she met her in person, causing her to finally remember something from her past. Well, she only hoped so anyway.

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Tanaga was finally awake and felt much better. He couldn't wait to find out the results, and if the serum had worked. He asked the nurse to fetch Dr. Garcia so they could discuss the development and how the treatment was currently going.

"Good news. Based on the CT scan that we did, the blood clot is getting smaller and smaller each day. With my calculations of the time frame, it'd take another month of the treatment for all the blood clots to disappear, and afterward, you don't have to worry about needing another surgery," explained Dr. Garcia while he flipped through the results. 

After hearing what Dr. Garcia explained about the results, Tanaga was teary and excited by the good news. 

"Thank you, God! I promise you that I will cherish this new life that you have given me. I will do everything in my power to make sure that my family is happy and content," he muttered under his breath gratefully.

After the discussion was over, Tanaga was finally freed from all the contraptions that were once hooked all over his body. After being freed, he quickly changed out of the hospital gown and back to his clothes, immediately looking for his wife and informing her of the good news. 

He found Ashley resting in their bedroom. He decided to take a shower first before he'd wake her up, and tell her the good news. He slowly stalked to the bathroom, opening the door as quietly as possible, not wanting to disturb Ashley.

Unbeknownst to him, the reason Ashley was lying down was that she had felt under the weather and had been throwing up ever since morning came. She didn't think anything of it, only thinking it was something she ate that didn't agree with her digestive system. 

While Tanaga was taking a shower, Ashley felt nauseated and rushed to the bathroom to throw up again. She didn't even hear or notice the water running when she entered the bathroom. She quickly knelt down by the commode before proceeding to throw up. 

Tanaga heard a commotion outside the shower, he quickly exited the shower wanting to check on his wife. When he saw her kneeled down by the commode and puking her heart out, he did his best to help her or make her feel better in any way possible. 

He didn't even bother covering himself with anything. He bent over and began to caress Ashley's back. 

"Sweetheart, are you alright? What's wrong? Do you need anything? He asked hints of concern and worry in his voice.

Ashley couldn't respond, her stomach churned, and everything inside wanted to be puked out. She only waved her hands to Tanaga to leave her alone. She couldn't speak at all, and she kept on puking.

When she stopped, she spoke. 

"Water! I need water. Please!" She exclaimed, panting. 

Tanaga quickly stood up to go and get a glass of water, and was about to open the door, before realizing...he was butt n.a.k.e.d. 

"Holy shit!" He exclaimed before returning to the dressing room and throwing some clothes on. 

Once he was fully clothed, he ran outside to the kitchen to get his wife a glass of water.

Sato was in the kitchen playing around with Chef Sander, and both were stunned when Tanaga came bursting into the kitchen and suddenly opened the refrigerator to find a bottle of water. 

Once he found one, he left as quick as lightning. He hadn't even realized that Sato and Chef Sander were kissing.

Sato and Chef Sander exchanged a look. 

"Whoa! What was that? Thankfully, he didn't see us, or I would've been dead meat," he exclaimed, grateful Tanaga hadn't noticed. Nevertheless, he was curious, wondering what Tanaga was up to, so he exited the kitchen, following Tanaga. 

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Mrs. Garcia arrived shortly, the other and her manager in tow. Once they saw Tanaga running out of the kitchen with Sato on his heels, they stopped, gazing at them with curiosity. 

Lea, the girl's manager, recognized Tanaga and her eyes widened. She nudged her talent, a model named Ann on her shoulder to get her attention. 

When Ann ignored her, she decided to ask Mrs. Garcia about the man she had just seen.

"Excuse me, Mrs. Garcia, by any chance, the first man that we saw running. Does his name happen to be Tanaga Jones?" She asked curiously, believing it to be Tanaga.

Mrs. Garcia turned her attention to Lea Kwan. 

"Why? Do you know him?" She asked for personal reasons. 

She was afraid Tanaga had some relationship with Ann, didn't mention that he was already married and already had two kids. 

"Oh, if it's Mr. Jones, is his wife here too? What about their twins? That'd be so cool. Their babies are so cute. I'm pretty sure they're big now," she mumbled on and on, not making any sense to Mrs. Garcia.

Ann decided to intervene, wanting to make it clear and explain what this was about to Mrs. Garcia, who had a look that could kill.

"Mrs. Garcia, I'm extremely sorry about my manager. We met the couple in Houston when we were there for a shoot. The man that just came out of the kitchen seemed familiar, so my manager assumed he was Mr. Jones. Is he?" She asked, also explaining the current situation with the best of her ability so that Mrs. Garcia would properly understand and not mistake it for something else. 

After hearing Ann explain, Mrs. Garcia's face brightened. She was in the clear.

"Yes, that's, in fact, Mr. Jones and his wife with him. Sadly, their children aren't here. They stayed with their grandmother in Houston. Why don't I show you to your rooms first? That way, you could freshen up, and I'll ask Chef Sander to prepare a light meal for you."

Ann and Lea nodded before following Mrs. Garcia over to the west wing of the gigantic mansion. They couldn't wait to meet Ashley, since it had been a couple of months since they last met, where they bonded pretty well. All kinds of future plans hatched in Lea's mind as she and her manager walked to their rooms. 

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When Ann and Lea finished freshening up, they made their way to the parlor where Ashley, Tanaga, Mrs. Garcia, and Mr. Garcia were having tea. Ashley had felt much better than before and decided to have some tea while waiting for the model and her manager to arrive.

Her eyes widened when she saw who was coming. Mrs. Garcia didn't mention that she was talking about Ann and Lea. Heck, she didn't say a word about Ashley already meeting them in the past. She wanted to see how she'd react when she found out. 

Ashley got up and greeted the two girls. "What a small world we live in. I can't believe that it's you that Mrs. Garcia was talking about. I never thought it'd be you, but I'm overjoyed it's you," she mused.

Ann greeted Ashley's enthusiasm with a tight embrace. 

She replied, "Yes! What a small world indeed."

After releasing Ashley, she then turned her attention to the gentlemen and greeted them.

"Hello! Nice to see you again, CEO Jones," she greeted, then turning her attention to Dr. Garcia. 

"Very nice to meet you. I'm Ann Wen, sir," she said as she extended her hands. 

Dr. Garcia's curiosity increased when he heard her last name. However, he didn't show it and got up to shake Ann's hand. 

"Nice to meet you all as well. Welcome to our humble abode," he greeted her and Lea back. 

Lea's eyes widened when she heard him describe his mansion as a 'humble abode' 

She mumbled to herself while waiting to be introduced, "If this is described as 'humble', then we're dirt poor. Our house and all our neighbors could stay here and there'd still be tons of space left." 

She didn't have to wait long, since Ann immediately introduced her afterward.

"Sir, this is my manager, Miss Lea Kwan," she introduced while Ashley pulled her to sit right next to her. 

Dr. Garcia kept on looking at Ann under his eyelids. He was trying to be inconspicuous, but Tanaga noticed how he kept on taking a peek.

'Something is so wrong with this man. Is he seriously this perverted? Does he fancy young girls like her? I better watch him and make sure what I'm thinking isn't true,' Tanaga thought as he tried to get his wife's attention.Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click #'s-contracted-wife-%5Benglish%5D_13713194705932805/dr.-garcia-is-very-suspicious..._49330504645803892 for visiting.

The slightly awkward tension broke when Sato arrived with Chef Sander's assistant, carrying snacks. Ashley turned her attention to Tanaga, moving closer as she whispered in his ears, "What's up? I'm sorry if you thought I was ignoring you by the way, I was excited that I would be walking with Ann on the stage, but, what is it?"

Tanaga leaned closer to whisper back.

"Watch Dr. Garcia. Do you see how he keeps looking at Ann? Why do you think he's doing that?" He asked. 

"Hmmm, I don't know either, let's just watch him, but not allow him to know we're watching his every move," Ashley said, acting as if she was only sweet with her very own husband.