Tanaga was almost to his office when he remembers Ashley. He stopped for a moment long enough to see if she"s coming. When he saw that she was almost near, he turned around and continued walking towards his office without waiting for Ashley. He was acting as if he was alone and went straight to his office without saying a word to his a.s.sistant.
Meanwhile, Ashley was in deep thought as she saunters back to Tanaga"s office. When she arrived at his door, she was hesitant if she was going to go in or not. Since he didn"t say anything and just left her on her device, she decided not to follow him and went the opposite direction.
The truth of the matter was, she was pretty upset, and from the way she"s feeling at the moment, Davinchi won"t even be able to paint her face. She couldn"t believe how he sternly told everyone inside the President"s office that she"s only a mere a.s.sistant and no need to be introduced to the higher up.
That hurt her feelings, but she has no right to get upset, though. However, after thinking carefully, he was right, though. Concerning her actual position in his life, she"s not even his girlfriend or his real wife but in name only. Therefore she doesn"t have any right to expect any importance from the way Tanaga treats her.
" Think Ashley from now on think of yourself only as his employee and nothing more! Wake up and smell the roses, stop daydreaming. Remember, this is only a contract, and that"s all it is nothing else.
Keep it in mind that you only need to give him one year, that"s all once you fulfill your contract and give him his heir to his empire. You are free to leave with no string attached, that simple ." She keeps on telling herself to make her feel better.
It"s a good thing that none of the junior secretaries was there, and only the head secretary Mr. Sato was left in the office. Instead, she decided to go to his office to talk to him. Out of courtesy, she knocked on the door before she went in.
*Knock, knock! Mr. Sato, may I bother you for a moment" Ashley asks shyly as she walks towards his desk.
"Yes ma"am, of course, you"re not bothering me at all. Come on in!" He stopped what he was doing and turned off the computer for a moment to give his full attention to his lady boss.
"What is it that you need to speak with me about?" He asked with a wide grin on his mouth.
As Ashley was walking towards him, he was in deep thought about her. "She"s a sweet, respectful, and G.o.d-fearing child. Unlike all those other women that came before. They all b.i.t.c.hes" always acting like high and mighty, and stuck-up to the ying-yang. This one is different, and he really likes her." Sato mumbles to himself as Ashley approaches.
"First of all, I wanted you to do me a favor when it"s just you and I, please don"t call me ma"am. You may call me Ashley, or if you must... you can always call Miss Guzman if that makes you feel comfortable. I"m not used to anyone calling me ma"am, and I know you"re only calling me that because I"m married to him." Said Ashley, sadly.
"Are you sure, ma"am? I"m not sure about Sir Jones, and he might not like me calling you Miss Gusman. If you know what I mean!" He refutes Ashley"s request.
I"m sure! Don"t worry about sir Jones. I"ll take care of him and explain that... that"s what I wanted you to call me. It"s clearly visible that she"s unhappy. Even though she"s smiling... her eyes say otherwise.
Sato was happy to hear that Ashley wanted him to be on a first-name basis with her. He knew that they"d get along together. He could see that she"s a very outgoing person. Feeling comfortable with his boss lady, he did what he thought the best at the moment. He decided to be honest with her about his preference.
"Ashley, I don"t know if you can sense it about me... Can you tell me how I am? You know... what I"m talking about. The way I act, the way I speak, you know what I mean?" He was so" nervous and trying to see what kind of reaction Ashley would have if she told him what he is.
Ashley looked at him curiously, trying to figure out what he"s working hard to explain. Then it dawns on her what he meant by what he is... "Hahaha! Hahaha!" She laughed out loud while holding her stomach.
"So what"s wrong if you"re gay? Is that what you"re trying to tell me? Sato... You"re a person is there anything wrong with being a gay? Nothing! Gir, boy, gay, tomboy... What"s the difference in that? The most important thing is what type of person you are, alright! All of us were created equal by the creator. So don"t worry about a thing, I could care less." She replied with a beautiful smile plastered on her face.
Sato was so happy that he was finally able to tell someone, at least now he doesn"t have to hide it from Ashley. Even the three Junior secretaries already had a feeling that he"s gay. But never once did he tells them the truth or admitted it. Even Tanaga could also say, but since he never asked, he had never told him neither.
"Girl, if you only knew how I feel right now, to finally able to tell somebody who I am, it"s a relief. But Ashley, if you don"t mind... it"s just between you and I, please! I"m not ready to admit it to the three Junior secretaries and Sir, Jones, as of yet." Asked Sato while he looks so sad.
Ashley smacks him on his shoulder before, "gos.h.!.+ Is that it? It"s nothing, don"t worry. My lip is sealed!" She then motioned, acting like she was zipping her mouth.
"Thank you, girl!" Sato appreciates it that Ashley was kind and understanding.
"By the way, why are you here? Why aren"t you inside the boss"s office where you belong? Are you at war with your hubby? I"m only asking because when he came, I saw how he look and it seems like things didn"t go his way again." He bombarded Ashley with the question as if it"s a healthy thing to do...