Chapter 297 - I Have An Idea!

Since Tanaga was so scared of being discovered by Ashley, he crawled his way out of the room. When he managed to escape, he stood up and heaved a heavy sigh.

The two bodyguards suddenly stood up when Tanaga went out. They scratched their heads while waiting to hear what Tanaga was going to say.

Tanaga just put his index finger on his lips and said, "Shhh!" He then gestured like he was zippering his mouth. The two bodyguards understood it so just nodded and bowed to give respect to their boss.

After Tanaga warned them, he decided on going to Grandma Hanada's room to know her condition.

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Grandma Hanada was awake and was currently talking to Butler Ruffy, but their conversation stopped once they saw that Tanaga had entered the room.

"Grandma, how do you feel now?" Tanaga asked as she walked towards her and kissed her on the forehead.

"Hmph! What's this? Kiss of Judas?" Grandma Hanada furiously said. Her face was sullen.

"Grandma, you know how much I love you. Don't say that," Tanaga replied softly to his dearest grandma while his eyes had a tint of sadness.

Butler Ruffy and Harumi – who were also there – decided to excuse themselves to go to the cafeteria to have a coffee, giving the two relatives some privacy.

Tanaga and Grandma Hanada just nodded when the two assistants left. Tanaga then moved to a chair beside the bed to continue their conversation.

"You still are not answering me – how do you feel? I heard you had a mild stroke? What happened?" Tanaga worriedly inquired while caressing the hand of his grandma.

Grandma Hanada breathed deeply before speaking, but she only answered him with another question. "I heard that you had twins? I can't believe that you'll be having twins as your inheritors," Grandma Hanada said sadly.

"I agree! Even I can't believe that I'll be the father of twins." Tanaga had a small smile on his lips yet his eyes seemed foggy.

He suddenly remembered his twin, who Tanaga and his mother were with just before the two disappeared in the middle of the sea. The grandma and grandson both became silent as they reminisced about their past…

Suddenly, Tanaga's face lit up when he came up with a solution that could make him be part of the twins' lives without Ashley knowing that he's still alive.

"Grandma, I thought of a way, now that Ashley has accepted my death. Why don't we do this…" Tanaga elaborated on his plan while Grandma Hanada was focused on listening.

"So, you don't have a problem even if the kids grow up on her side?" Grandma Hanada asked for assurance.

"I think it's best for now. I don't want her to disgust me in the time I reveal my face in front of her. Grandma, do you think she would forgive us because of our lie? 'Cause I don't think so… mostly to you – can you handle her hatred if she discovered I'm still alive? "

Because of what Tanaga said, Grandma Hanada believed that Tanaga had a valid point. They were not sure if Ashley and her family would accept it if they discovered that Tanaga was still alive. By chance, they would have some hatred for her because she hid Tanaga away from them.

"I think your idea is right. We'll do it that way. Tomorrow, you can come during the day and visit – alright? For now, you should leave first as her family might arrive later on. Butler Ruffy said that Tiny picked Ashley's parents up, so go!" Grandma Hanada was pushing him to leave before they got caught and busted. 

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The next day, Inday, Arnel, and Arnold arrived early to replace Mother Fely and Father Jessie in looking after Ashley.

Arnold just parked in the valet parking when he saw Koji coming out from his car in front of them. "Hey, was that Koji Hanada?" He then pointed to where Koji was.

Arnel glanced to where Arnold was pointing at. His eyes suddenly widened when he saw that it was really Koji Hanada who was going inside the hospital now.

Arnel quickly came out of the car to run to Koji and know if he was here for their sister or something else. He almost tripped over just to approach Koji.

When he was near Koji already, Arnel shouted, "Koji! Koji Hanada! Yo!" while running to reach him before he got inside the elevator.

Koji heard that someone was calling him, so he stopped and looked at the direction from where the voice was coming from. A wide smile formed in his lips when he saw Arnel Gusman – Ashley's brother.

Arnel was exhausted and breathing heavily when he reached Koji.

"Arnel Gusman, how are you? Long time no see! How long has it been? Six months?" Koji happily greeted.

"Yeah! It has been about six months. Hahaha! How are you? Why are you here, by the way?" Arnel asked to know if Ashley was really the one he was here for. He still didn't forget that when Koji was drunk, he told them that he likes his sister.

"Ah! I'm here for business. I was informed that Grandma Hanada had a stroke and I'll pay for a visit. How about you? Why are you here?"

Arnel nodded, "Ahhh! I'm here because –" He didn't finish his sentence because someone tapped his shoulder and held it by his arms.

"Hey! Come here and help us bring this food," Arnold declared. He then acted shocked seeing Koji Hanada.

"Mr. Koji Hanada! Greetings sir! You're wandering here in America?" Arnold joked to stop his brother from saying any more.

Inday – who was standing behind the three – shook her head. She knew that they were just lying to each other. She just decided to leave them and went first to also call Sir Tiny to inform him that Mr. Koji Hanada is there.

"Sir Tiny, I don't know if it makes a difference, but Sir Hanada is here right now to pay ma'am Ashley a visit." Said Inday, almost a whisper. She didn't want anyone to know what she was doing.

"Let him be, I don't see any harm in that. He's a family after all." Was all Tiny said then hangs up.