The Billionaire's Contracted Wife [English]

While the door was opened, Tanaga peeked inside first and looked if anyone else was there. When he was sure that there’s no else, he went straight in, and he started to open all the cubicles inside while calling her name.

"Ashley! Ashley! Ashley!" He checked all the cubicles one by one making sure she wasn’t there. He’s afraid that she might have passed out or something. However, after checking the whole place, there was no Ashley anywhere...- not even her shadow was in sight. Tanaga concluded that Ashley was nowhere inside the ladies’ room.

"Where did that woman go? Don’t tell me that she left already?" Tanaga mumbles to himself as his forehead wrinkled and eyebrows raised as high as the sky. His blood pressure shooting up high as he walked out of the door.

From the way he looks, If other people could see him at the moment, they would think he has lost some marbles because he keeps on talking to himself. "What did I do now for her to run and leave me without saying goodbye? Women I swear’, it’s tough to understand!"

When Alden saw that Tanaga was alone, he breathed a sigh of relief for whatever reason. "Is everything alright? It seems that your girlfriend wasn’t inside the bathroom?" Alden asked curiously.

"I don’t even know where that girl runs off. I swear I have a hard time understanding her! They would say that they are going to the bathroom, and then suddenly disappear like bubbles. Anyway, for your information, It wasn’t a girlfriend that I was looking for. Nevertheless, let me go ahead, just in case she’s outside waiting for me." Tanaga leaves as if his demon is pursuing him.

Alden was thrilled when he heard Tanaga say it wasn’t a girlfriend he was looking for. " So’ even if ... it turns out that it’s the same person this Ashley... that CEO Jones was searching is the same Ashley that I was looking for, it’s no problem because she has no relationship with that person. Thank you!" Alden mumbles to himself as he headed to where the Maitre d’.

When Alden reached the front of the restaurant where the Maitre d’ was, he didn’t beat around the bushes and went straight to the point. It’s because he needed to finish it so he could leave right away.

"What do you mean that the person that you wanted to introduce to me left?" Alden snarl at the Maitre d ’.

"Sir, it’s alright... Don’t worry because I’ve seen you two talking a while ago. So it’s okay!" The Maitre d ’responds while slightly afraid showing on his face.

Alden wondered who he was talking to? "Oh! The person that you wanted to introduce to me is CEO Jones of THJ Group. Am I correct?"

"Yes! Sir, that’s why I didn’t bother you two when you were talking. By the way, sir, let me change the subject for a moment. It looks like he was looking for the beautiful young woman that was with him a while go. Am I correct?"

’It looks like the Maitre d’ knows where that Ashley went. I need to know in case she’s Ashley Gusman that I’m looking for are the same one’ Alden thought.

"Do you know what happened, and where did she go?" Alden asked casually as to not show to the Maitre D’ that he was anxious to know.

The Maitre d ’excitedly told him what he knew because when Ashley came out to leave. She specifically asked him not to inform CEO Jones she already when home. He could see on Ashley’s face that she was upset over something. She was so angry that she looks like she was about to cry.

"I think sir Sanches’... This is just my opinion. It’s because I heard that CEO Jones is a notorious womanizer. Did you know that in the past he had been seen with a different woman all the time? And each time, the woman would leave crying and cursing." The Maitre d ’said while his eyes widened in excitement over his gossip. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

"Are you sure? Do you think that CEO Jones did something bad to the women he brought here? So those with him left without saying goodbye?" Alden was curious because he didn’t believe that Tanaga was that kind of person.

"Yes, yes, sir! You can even ask any of the employees here who knows CEO Jones? All the employees here know that he had never brought any woman here twice. What I’m trying to say was that he’s a playboy. " The Maitre d ’ insisting that Tanaga be that kind of person.

Alden suddenly worries for Ashley. In case she’s the same person. "Let me ask you this, the girl that was with him who left. Can you describe to me the dress she’s wearing? Hair color, race, anything?" He bombarded the Maitre D’ questions because he suspects that it’s Ashley Gusman that was with Tanaga.

After the Maitre D," gives him all the signs, the color of the woman’s clothing. One hundred percent was Alden’s conviction. The Ashley that Tanaga was looking for and the Ashley he’s looking for are the same people. Suddenly, Alden began to worry about Ashley.

’I need to talk to Ashley. If she needs my help and she wants to leave CEO Jones’ company, I’ll do everything I can to help her.’ Alden thought as he stood in front of the Maitre D’ who’s staring at him because he seemed so far away.

The Maitre D ’couldn’t stand it anymore and ask. "Sir, do you know the woman with CEO? Jones? "

" What? Ah ’yes and no! I’m not sure, to be honest with you. All right! If you don’t need me for anything else, I’ll get going, for I still have a lot of work to finish." Alden said to finish the conversation.

Alden wanted to leave so he could return to their GM’s office so he could call Tanaga’s office and ask for an appointment. If Ashley is, in fact, Tanaga’s assistant, it means she will be the one answering the call and will speak to him.

Unfortunately, there was no one in Tanaga’s office. Since Tanaga went home early, Sato dismissed all the Junior secretaries and followed afterward.

Therefore, the one that answered his call was the operator and only transferred him to a voicemail.

Alden decided to postpone what he was planning on doing, and he didn’t bother leaving a message on the machine. He plans on going there first thing in the morning. He would go there personally at Tanaga’s office. That way, he could find out if he was right with his suspicion.

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Meanwhile, Tanaga was furious with all of his bodyguards when he found out that Ashley told them that she was leaving first with Tiny, for she’s not feeling well. Everyone thought that Tanaga knew when she left, so they didn’t bother informing him.

Tanaga was about to explode because he knows that she’s going home to his grandmother’s mansion and that she is angry when she left without saying goodbye to him... Therefore, there’s only one conclusion that came in mind... He would be in the dog house for sure...