The Billionaire's Contracted Wife [English]

Tanaga was about to get up and sit beside Ashley. When suddenly someone came knocking at the door, and when it opened, it was the server. "Ma’am, your Juice." He was carrying a glass of juice to hand over to Ashley as he approached them.

Ashley smiled timidly while saying, "Thanks!" she then accepted the mango juice and just laid it on the table. After she put it down at the table, she only played with the straw and spun around inside the glass while thinking deeply.

She didn’t even notice that Tanaga was already by her side ... "Are you okay? Penny for your thought? It seems that your mind is so far away..." Tanaga asked worriedly as he could see the concern in her eyes.

Ashley felt embarrassed and looked straight into Tanaga’s eyes with sad eyes before speaking. "Sorry, I’m was only thinking about our situation and our relationship. You know ... Regarding our contract. I’m having an issue because I don’t know how to act in front of you and front of other people?" Ashley said her face was serious but sad.

Tanaga was speechless for a moment, and he could not immediately speak and answer. Because even himself, he doesn’t know what he feels for Ashley, and vice versa. He suddenly got into thinking, trying to figure out how to approach the subject without hurting her feelings.

He knows that he’s starting to fall in love with Ashley, but there’s still that fear that if and when he does give his heart to Ashley, will she hurt him, just like Ohani did in the past?

So he wanted to makes sure that he’s doing the right thing before letting Ashley know that he had already shredded the contract they both signed. But now that Ashley is asking, He doesn’t know how he should respond to her questions.

’Should I lie, or should I tell the truth?’ Tanaga asks himself as Ashley waited for his answer, barely breathing.

After carefully thinking it over, "Love ... - the thing is ..." Tanaga decided to tell her what he truly feels so that she would know and not just guess.

Tanaga grabbed hold of Ashley’s hand first, then looked into her eyes as he spoke with sincerity. "Honestly, even I don’t know either. You’re right, we started with a contract, and that’s why we got married, and why we’re here today.

"However, these past few days that we had been together, I have started to feel strange, and I can’t explain it. At first, I thought it was just because I had not had a relationship in a while. You know what my history with Ohani, right? "

Ashley just nodded as she listened to what Tanaga was saying, not interrupting him.

"Because of what happened with Ohani in the past, ’I promised myself ... that I would never take any woman seriously ever again. And that’s what I had done in the past until recently ... When you came into my life, you disrupted and broke my principle.

"No matter how hard I tried to stop the feeling that keeps on growing, I can’t. I keep trying my best not to fall for you, in case we don’t have the same feelings for each other. Because I’m afraid of getting hurt again ... do you understand what I’m saying?" He was so serious as he spoke about how he feels about her and his real feeling that he’s been hiding all this time.

Ashley couldn’t believe what she heard coming out of Tanaga’s mouth. ’He also cares about me and feels the same as I? Hahaha! He was afraid that I didn’t feel anything for him? And he’s doing his best preventing it because he is scared of getting hurt again? Hahaha! This is absurd.’

Ashley procured the most beautiful and sweetest smile she could conjure first as her two palms touched Tanaga’s cheeks. She faced him as tightly as she could look him straight in his eyes...

"Tan, listen carefully for this is all I can say to you, Okay! I’ve never been in love before and never had a boyfriend in my whole life. I had a crush at one point, but that’s all it was... A crush. Until recently, all I could think about was giving my family a decent living. So I came here and almost got into big trouble if not for you saving me from those crooks.

"I am deeply grateful to you for saving me. And this is one reason why I agreed to be your surrogate mother. But that doesn’t mean that I feel numb and that I don’t feel that I’m falling for you. To make the long story short ...

"I also began feeling something towards you. However, whether it’s love or gratitude, I don’t know. Since I haven’t been in love in my whole life, so I don’t know. This is what I was asking you earlier about what I wanted to talk to you about. But you said later after we ate, I thought you don’t care at all and so I’m a bit disappointed. Hahaha!

"Anyway, if you don’t mind, I want to ask you what do you want to do now? Because I know what I want. "Ashley said proudly before kissing her husband’s lips as sweet as she could.

That’s all Tanaga needed to hear and for Ashley to give him a sweet kiss. He knows for sure what he wanted to do. However, it’s too early yet, and he doesn’t’ want to scare Ashley and for her to end up running away. So it’s best not to rush her.

"If you ask me, I want to have a real wedding. I want to let the whole world know that your mine!" Tanaga said while still kissing his wife’s lips.

" But, since we are both still in doubt ... How about let’s play it by ear. From now on, we will be together as a real couple. You will work as my assistant in the office. But by the end of the day and we’re out of the office ... You’re my wife, and you belong to me! What do you think? "

" What do I need to think about? "It’s okay with me if it’s okay with you, too." Ashley shuddered.

Tanaga was so delighted with Ashley’s reply and kissed her tenderly... That’s what the server came into — the couple kissing each other.

"Ahem! Ahem! "Said the server standing at the door carrying a large tray filled with food.

" Sir Ma’am! Your food is read." Said the server while he was thinking, ’If you guys are still hungry? You seem to be satisfied with one another already. Hahaha!’

"Bring it in, please!" Tanaga ordered while he still couldn’t let go of his wife’s hand and kept on staring at her...