Chapter 404 - She's Dead!!!

It was a happy reunion when the couple arrived home. They asked everyone not to come and fetch them at the airport. Only Tiny and a couple of bodyguards were there waiting for them when they arrived.

Fely and Jessie decided to have a feast for the arrival of the couple. Arnold and Arnel decided to be created and made an oven to roast a whole pig [Lechon] while Fely together with her two households helped cook all kinds of Filipino dishes. 

Butler Ruffy and Jessie were in charge of the decoration and they put out a banner reading...

"WELCOME HOME!"

Everything was set when the couple arrived. They were all waiting for them at the front door as the vehicle stopped. One of the bodyguards was quick to get out and opened the door and the couple stepped out with a big wide grin on their faces.

"We're home!!!!" The couple shouted in unison before first going to greet Fely and Jessie and took their hands for a blessing as they put it on their forehead. Since grandmother Hanada was inside and waiting, Ashley and Tanaga quickly went inside the house only to be greeted with confetti. 

"Pak!"

"Pak!"

The sounds of the confetti being fired at the couple were heard while everyone shouted in unison… 

"Welcome home!!!!"

The couple was overwhelmed with the welcome home party. Ashley was in tears when she saw how everyone worked hard. She quickly ran to grandmother Hanada sitting on the sofa with a big smile on her face. 

"Grandma! I missed you so much!" She cried as she kneels to give the older woman a thigh embrace. Then Tanaga followed after her and greeted the older woman before hugging her full of love.

Then suddenly, they heard a cry and they all turned around to see where it was coming from. The twins decided to announce to their parents that they missed them and started crying in unison. 

Tanaga let go of grandmother Hanada so he could hold their sons. Inday and Juanita slowly made their way to greet their bosses and hand over the twins to their father.

It seems the twins knew and as soon as Tanaga had them in his arms. Both quieten and started giggling…

"Alright! Let's dig in, we are all starving and the foods are getting cold." Interrupted Jessie and started to wave his hand calling everyone to start eating. 

Everyone took their places at the table. When all were seated, Tanaga started looking for someone. When he couldn't find Tanaka, he asked his grandmother.

"Grandma, where's Tanaka? How come he's not here?" He asked curiously.

Grandmother Hanada went directly to the point. "He's in Japan right now. It seems that Your mother found out that you and Ashley were out of the country and would not find out. However, President Hanada called right away as soon as he found out. Since you were not available, he went there as our representative." She answered calmly.

Tanaga didn't say a word; he only nodded and gave all his attention to the table's food. Ashley felt relaxed, seeing it didn't affect Tanaga that his brother didn't bother to inform him of what happened.

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It was a wonderful night with all the family welcoming them. While they were eating, Arman with Ariel from the Philippines called to say hello. They were jealous that it seems that everyone was having a wonderful time.

"Mother, Father! It's not fair! Here we are eating leftovers and there you are with a feast on the table. Wahhh!" Complained Arman while Ariel was trying to see what kind of food was on the table.

"Is that a roasted pig? Man, it's not fair at all. We need to fly to America for Christmas. If they don't come home to us, then we should just join them there." Complained Ariel while grinning. Of course, he was only teasing since Arman can't go, and he could when he goes on board one of the vessels that THJ Group-owned.

They continued chatting for a little longer before Ashley and Tanaga excused themselves so that they could spend a short time with the children. They went straight to the children's room and told Inday and Juanita to take a break.

The two happily complied and went down to the living room, where everyone spoke with Arman and Ariel. They decided to sing karaoke since it was still early. 

Grandma Hanada decided to stay with them while Tanaka was in Japan. To entertain her, the Gusman family chose to show off their talents in singing. Butler Ruffy and Tiny also love singing; therefore, once grandmother Hanada agreed, It was set up right away. 

Inday and Juanita came and joined, and it was one big happy family once again...

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The next day Tanaga and Ashley were sound asleep when they heard a loud knock on the door. It was Butler Ruffy banging loudly and could wake the dead from the sound of it.

"CEO Jones, Ma'am Ashley! Please!!! Wake up! We have a problem!" He was shouting from the other side of the closed door.

Tanaga was the first one to get up, and he grumpily opened the door. He was still half asleep and half awake… 

"What's with the commotion early in the morning. Is the house on fire?" He irritably asked the older man.

"CEO Jones… Chairwoman Hanada was taken to the hospital. Something had happened in Japan, and President Tanaka called early this morning to give the news, and she fainted again. We don't know…" Butler Ruffy didn't get to finish what he was saying when Tanaga slammed the door on his face.

Ashley was getting up when she saw Tanaga coming with a grim look on his face. 

"Sweetheart! Good, you're up! We need to go to the hospital. It seems grandmother heard bad news from Japan and again… fainted. We need to go!" He said as he went straight to the dressing room to change clothes.

Ashley went to the bathroom to wash quickly and ran to the dressing room to get dressed. Less than 15 minutes later, the couple was inside the car headed for the memorial hospital.

Before they left, Tanaga told butler Ruffy not to alert anyone. Let them all think that grandmother Hanada went back to the condo with Harumi. If they asked about them, they went to the office early since Tanaka was in Japan.

Fely and Jessie knew better and didn't voice their concern in front of everyone at the breakfast table. They played dumb but was already planning on going to the hospital without telling butler Ruffy and Tiny.

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While inside the vehicle on the way to the hospital, Tanaga called his brother. It took a couple of rings before Tanaka answered his face time. He looked haggard, and the eye bag was visibly dark under his eyes.

"What happened that grandmother collapsed? Didn't you think before you gave her any kind of bad news that it would happen? What are you thinking?!" Tanaga was angry, and he doesn't care that it's not helping Tanaka at all.

Ashley quickly took hold of Tanaga's hands. "Sweetheart, calm down. How about let me speak with brother-in-law instead." She asked if Tanaga would let her.

Since Tanaga was starting to get a headache, he decided to hand the phone over to Ashley.

"Brother-in-law, you look awful. What's going on? It looks like you haven't slept in days." She asked with concern in her eyes.

"Sister-In-law… It's our mother… She..She's gone this time." He then began sobbing after he said that.

"What? How did it happen? We know she went there and that's why you're there too. But, how did she die so sudden?" Ashley asked anxiously while she was looking at Tanaga's expression. She had the phone on speaker, so she knew that Tanaga heard every word.

However, when she looked at him. She doesn't see any remorse at all. He was only in a daze and thinking deeply. She wasn't sure if Tanaga was calm enough to talk with Tanaka. Therefore, she continued the conversation with her brother in law.

"I don't know what to say right now. We are on the way to see grandmother and once we are sure that everything is fine… We will contact you again, and we could discuss what we need to do. Alright!" 

Once Tanaka nodded, she turned off the cellphone and moved closer to Tanaga. She slowly pulled him closer to her and let him lay on her chest.

Tanaga didn't stop her from what she was doing. Instead, he laid his head on her bossom and closed his eyes. A couple of seconds later, he began sobbing and uncontrollably shaking.

Ashley knew that deep inside Tanaga, he's grieving for his mother the second time. Only this time, it's for real. She will never come back… Ever!"

The only thing that Ashley could do was give Tanaga all the love and comfort that she knows. She caresses his hair while speaking some soothing words over his head...Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click #'s-contracted-wife-%5Benglish%5D_13713194705932805/she's-dead!!!_49341897851848333 for visiting.