Chapter 174 - Priceless Heirloom

"President Sanches, welcome!" Greets Koji with a slight smile, plastered on his handsome face. He quickly accepted the hand that Alden offered for handshakes.

"Come in! Come inside my office! I apologize for making you wait, and I hope you didn't wait too long?" Asked Koji as he ushered Alden toward his office so they could conduct their business in private.

"So' you wanted to go ahead and do a presentation for the collaboration. Let me see if I..." Koji's desk phone suddenly rings, and he was interrupted. 

"Please, excuse me for a moment!. Let me get this call, and it must be the President." He said as he walks towards his desk and quickly answered the call. "Hello!" 

Koji has two kinds of desk-phone on the top of his table. One is direct to the Chairwoman and CEO Jones. The other one is direct to the President of the company. 

He knows that the Chairwoman is busy and out of the building. Meanwhile, the CEO is out of the country. Therefore, there is only one possibility, without a doubt. It's President Hanada.

"Hello, Father! What can I do for you?" With a very respectful voice.

However, President Hanada is another matter. He snarled at Koji without greeting him back.

"What is this that I heard that your Grandmother had to accompany your assistant to the hospital because of her negligence? Is she stupid or what?

"Why did she go to the Chairwoman's office in the beginning, did you send her there? What is your relationship with that woman? Answer me; God dang It!" President Hanada was screaming from the top of his lungs.

"Father, I'm here in my office now, can we talk later when we get home." Koji was a bit annoyed with his dad, so his tone of voice was pretty high too.

"That's fine, and you better have a good explanation. Otherwise, you will get it!" President Hanada hung up the phone. He didn't even say goodbye to Koji.

When Koji heard the sound of the phone, *tut-tut-tut!* His face suddenly froze, and he wanted to throw the phone away. Fortunately, Alden was there; otherwise, the phone he was holding would have been flying to the other end of the room. 

Koji was not upset because of his father questioning him, he was so angry because he called Ashley a fool. He didn't even know her, and he didn't know what happened. 

'Who is the fool who reported it to him? If I find out who it is that jerk was who told my father, I will kill him with my bare hand.' Koji thought as he walked back to the table where Alden was waiting.

The person who called President Hanada was Director Fukuda from the hospital, where Ashley had her check-up. After Koji's departure, he quickly contacted his father to inform him that his son's temporary assistant had been brought there. 

The Director suspects that the girl has a relationship with Koji and maybe the father of Ashley's unborn child. However, he did not directly tell President Hanada of his suspicions about Koji and Ashley.

Furthermore, he didn't say what the result of Ashley's check-up is. 

However, he gave ample hints to President Hanada to make him think that there's a chance that he would be a Grandfather soon.

Director Fukuda had no idea that Koji and Ashley just recently meet, and it was impossible. On the other hand, President Hanada came to the conclusion that Ashley was knocked out by someone else. Namely, CEO Tanaga Jones!

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Meanwhile, Ashley and grandmother Hanada had arrived at the mansion without Ashley being aware of her surrounding.

Therefore, she was surprised when she noticed that they were at Grandmother Hanada's mansion instead of heading back to the office or to a restaurant. She was about to ask Grandmother Hanada, but... the old lady was faster than her.

"Child, what's with the look? Ah! You were wondering why we were here instead of back in the office. Also, why we didn't go to a restaurant as we originally planned? Well, you being pregnant calls for a celebration. Tonight, you and I would go on a date instead.

However, before that - we would first have a makeover and make ourselves the most beautiful mother and great-grandmother in the world!" Exclaimed the old lady excitedly.

Ashley didn't say anything; she just followed Grandma Hanada descent and entered the mansion.

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Fifteen minutes later, the famous designer KC arrived with her entourage. As usual, he's all smile when he saw Grandma Hanada and Ashley already waiting for him in the parlor.

"Hello, hello. Hello! My favorite ladies. Where do you plan to go today? Tell me, what's the occasion? You know, to be sure that my creation is perfect." Said K.C..C. to the two excitedly.

Since Ashley has no idea what's Grandma Hanada plans for them, she kept quiet and let the old lady do the talking.

"We're watching a Broadway show, and I want you to make her stunning. For me, I just need a massage, I'm all stressed out. Hahaha!"

K.C..C. raised his eyebrows before saying anything. "Is it a Broadway show? Hmmm, Let see ... What kind of show is this? To find out what kind of dress Madam beauty needs to wear here." K.C..C. asked as he held out his hand for Ashley to get up.

"Does it matter? Just make sure she's stunning, so if I run into any of my acquaintances, I could introduce my grandchild!" Proudly said Grandma Hanada as she winked at Ashley.

"It's settled then! Leave it to me, and I'll make sure you're never embarrassed to anyone to introduce your grandchild!" K.C..C. said at the same time pulling Ashley up and take her to where the make-up artist is waiting.

K.C.'s assistants begin to give Ashley a makeover. In the meantime, she just follows whatever instruction they give her. It took a while to finish her make-up. Next was the dress she was going to wear.

K.C.'s choose one of his newest design. A glittering silver evening gown. It's sleeveless and body-hugging, while it's long and reached all the way to her feet. Since Ashley's body is slim with two mountainous cleavages. It highlighted the s.e.xiness of the evening gown.

For accessories, Grandma Hanada left for a while and went somewhere to get something. When she returned, she was carrying a family heirloom. It is a set of earrings, bracelets, and necklaces.

"Here! I want her to wear this." Said Grandmother Hanada as she handed the box to K.C.

"Oh'my-my-my! This is gorgeous! How stunning, I can't wait to see it on her. This would finish her billion-dollar look." Exclaim K.C. excitedly.

When Ashley saw it after they put it on her, she quickly declines to wear it. She could see how much Diamond and the other Gems were around.

"Grandma, I can't wear this! I might lose something, and I can't afford it!" Ashley said as she insisted on removing the jewelry.

Grandma Hanada approached and held Ashley's hand to stop her from removing the jewelry she's now wearing. "Ashley, those are all fake. That's just one of the things I wear when I go to my session, don't worry! Even if you lose it, it has no value at all." She said to help calm Ashley.

It's a white lie. -The truth is, Grandmother Hanada inherited it from her ancestors. 'A long line of Royalty.' - It's a priceless heirloom from several generations passed down to the mother of the heir of the Empire.

Ashley Gusman is that person at the moment...