"So, you want to work while we wait for the results? Is that so?" Tanaga began his question with a serious face as if he were only interviewing an applicant. Ashley sat straight and looked at him directly as if she"s speaking to a potential employer.
"Yes! I"m hoping If I could because it"s embarra.s.sing for me to stay with your grandmother and be a freeloader. That"s if it"s alright with you, and you"re not mad about it?" Ashley answered straightforwardly and without blinking her eye.
Suddenly his face stiffened, and Tanaga"s eyebrows raised with Ashley"s response. "If it"s alright with me and I don"t get mad? Why is my temper that bad, and I would get upset just because she wanted to work here? " Tanaga thought as he wondered how to reply.
"Let me ask you this? Did grandmother Hanada give you the idea? Tell the truth, because you know you don"t have to work while we"re waiting to find out if you"re pregnant. I won"t starve you, I promise!" He jokingly told Ashley to ease her nervousness.
Ashley shyly smiled at Tanaga"s comment. She knew deep in her heart that Tanaga was trying to calm her down and make her feel comfortable. So she forces herself to show a brave upfront.
"I know that I don"t have to work at all while we are waiting for me to get pregnant. However, a year is a long time. I felt it"s a waste of my education if I don"t use it while we are waiting. Explained Ashley, hoping he would agree.
Tanaga let out a sigh before he spoke again. "If you ask me, I don"t want you to work. I"m afraid that this could be a reason for you not to get pregnant. I know how much you wanted this contract to be over end did as quickly as we can. " Said Tanaga while his pinching the bridge of his nose and ma.s.saging his forehead for he"s starting to get a headache.
Ashley noticed that Tanaga kept on ma.s.saging his temple and entirely in pain. She felt sorry and decided to help. "Hey, do you want to ... ma.s.sage your head? Maybe it would help you get rid of your headache?" Ashley offered as she was obviously worried about Tanaga.
Tanaga was surprised by Ashley"s offer, but he didn"t show. "Do you know how to give a ma.s.sage? Are you sure, is not going to worsen my headaches?" He said as he leaned his head and closed his eyes.
Instead of responding to Tanaga"s harsh words, she stood up and went around behind his chair. She rubbed her hands first to warm up before she started ma.s.saging Tanaga"s temple.
Ashley was good with ma.s.sage because she always does it with her Father and Mother when they come home from a hard day. She eventually learned how to do it right to relieve headaches and relax her Father and Mother every time she gave them a message.
"Ahhh! Oh, my G.o.d! Don"t stop what your doing. It"s soo good!!!" Exclaims Tanaga slightly louder than his usual voice. Is just so happen that Sato was about to knock at the door. He just came back from grandmother Hanada"s office and wanted to inform them of what the older woman said. That"s when he heard Tanaga"s voice loud and clear.
He quickly back out, then screech loud enough for the junior secretary to hear. "Oh" my G.o.d! What in the world are these two doing in broad daylight?!"
When the junior secretaries heard Sato scream, they all ran and approached him curiously, wondering why he cried? It was perfect timing for them, for Ashley put more pressure on the way she"s ma.s.saging his temple to make it work better...
Tanaga love it and exclaimed louder as he suddenly felt a lot better, and his headache was gone ...
"AHHHHH !!!! ASHLEY ... THIS IS GOOD .. .. YOU"RE THE BEST! I LOVED WHAT YOU JUST DID, DON"T STOPPPP. PLEASE! KEEP GOING! AHHHHH !!!!
All the Junior secretaries, including Mr. Sato: "?♀️?♂️???"
"Sir Sato, what is going on inside? Did I hear it correctly what sir Jones said out loud?" Fumika asked curiously with a raised eyebrow, and a smirked on her lips.
While Sato still has his palm covering his mouth, he turned and gave his junior secretaries a look that could kill. "Girl! We all heard the same thing, how could you ask me a stupid question? Do you have a problem with your hearing? Crazy girl!"
Sato pushed the junior secretaries away from the door and ushered them to go back to work. "Shss! Go back to work and mind your own dam business!" He also did the same thing and went back to his office to mind his own business. They have a saying, "hear no evil, see no evil..." They better mind their own business or they would get Tanaga"s wrath if he knew they were eavesdropping at them.
Not long after, it suddenly became quiet inside the office. Everyone was thinking that they were doing some kind of hanky-funky inside. Everyone was holding their breath, waiting for any type of noise to come. However, they were in for a shock when the door suddenly opened, and Tanaga and Ashley walked out looking all polished and immaculately dressed.
Fumika and Aiko couldn"t comprehend how it could be when a moment ago, Tanaga was screaming his head off while enjoying whatever Ashley was doing to him?
"Mr. Sato, call H.R. and let them know that I"m accepting Miss Gusman as my a.s.sistant." He then turned his attention to his three junior secretaries. " From now on, all my schedules, appointment, will be handed to Miss Gusman, anything has to go through her first. Is that clear?" Tanaga sternly told them while glaring at them like his threatening them with their lives.
"Yes, Sir! Ceo Jones!" Replies the junior secretaries in unison while they were secretly gazing at the couple as they left the office. Aiko and Fumika were jealous when they saw them going together.
No sooner than Tanaga and Ashley left to go to see Chairwoman Hanada. They quickly began gossiping about Ashley like there"s no tomorrow...