Chapter 342 - All Night Long...

When Mrs. Gusman saw Grandma Hanada walking towards the living room, she approached her and helped her sit on the lounge chair.

"How I wish that nothing would change, it's so much fun seeing how happy the couple are, right?" The older woman whispered to Mrs. Gusman, who sat beside her.

Mrs. Gusman smiled, her eyes sparkling in happiness before she replies. "True, what else a mother could ask for? However, the day I see them get married in the house of God and give their bows in front of the priest, I'll be the happiest mother on earth." She said before sighing...

Grandma patted Mrs. Gusman's hands. "Don't worry... I already started the ball rolling. Everything is being prepared as we speak. The dress is now being made by one of the best designers in Japan. Let's just wait, and sooner or later, they will be in front of the altar saying their bows. Hahaha!" 

Mrs. Gusman's face lit up when she heard Grandma Hanada's excitedly said those words. She couldn't wait to tell her husband the good news and was about to get up when, "Fely, please don't tell this to anyone for now. Let's keep it our little secret. You don't want to jinx it now, do you?" Grandma Hanada warned her, and she nodded in agreement.

"Don't worry, and I won't tell this to anyone, even my husband. It's a good thing that you warned me. I was about to go ran and give him the good news... Hahaha!"

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Ann and Lea were enjoying the food that was prepared by Mrs. Gusman. It had been a long time since they had eaten Filipino cuisine, so they didn't care about what the Gusman's would think – especially the two handsome men who wanted to woo them.

"Ann, eat slowly! Remember your figure. You'll be having a fashion show next week, so you can't gain much weight, you know," Lea reminded her friend. 

"That'll be next week, just let me enjoy this, for now, okay?" Ann nagged. They didn't notice Arnold and Arnel walking towards them. 

"So, what do you think of my mother's cooking?" Arnold asked, smiling. His eyes were focused on Ann as he still couldn't believe seeing her in person.

When he discovered that she was a model and actress, he hastily searched for her name on social media to see if he could find some information about her. He didn't fail to find Ann's profile: She's single, not that popular, but she has a few commercials and did some guest roles in some movies – but what's important is her beauty. 

"Heaven, it was so delicious," Ann answered with a smile on her lips. "Make sure to remind me to thank Mrs. Gusman before we leave," Ann told her friend, who was still busy eating and oblivious to her surroundings. 

"Uh-huh," Lea responded with a nod while she kept on eating spring rolls.

"Hey! How many have you eaten? It looks like you're the one who's going to eat all of it!" Ann joked to Lea. 

"Someone might eat all of it if it's not me. Hahaha! You know that it's my favorite since I was a child. What does your grandma call it? Lumpiang Shanghai, right? I thought it was made in Shanghai, that's why it's called that. Hahaha!" 

Arnold just scratched his head as he listens to Lea's joke. However, he couldn't help wonder if she was only joking or she's telling the truth? Therefore, he starts to question the old saying about a blonde woman... that they... "never mind… I'm sure it's not her actual hair color." He mumbles to himself.

When Arnel saw Ashley, Lea, and Arnold talking, he quickly headed where they were to join the talk. In a few moments, Sato and Fumika also joined in with the fun. 

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It was already dark when the Hoshi left. Fumika and Sato requested if they could stay for a while since it's the weekend after all. Ann and Lea also didn't have any appointments, so everyone decided for fun to do karaoke.

"Let us take the babies first and will be right back. You guys set everything up and begin programming your song, and will be but a minute." Ashley told everyone.

She quickly gathered the baby's stuff, put the baby in the stroller, and then pulled her not-so-sociable husband, who was just silently playing with his son in the far end sofa.

As soon as they entered the elevator to go to the second floor where the nursery room was located, she pinched Tanaga on his flank. She then gives him a murderous look.

"Aww! Hey, you still haven't changed a bit, you still like pinching me," Tanaga whined while frowning. 

Ashley laughed. "You're the one who's not changing! You're not sociable, and you always have a poker face, no matter whatever happens in your surroundings," Ashley retorted while pouting. 

Ashley was back to herself since what happened in the bathroom. She didn't care if he still hadn't regained everything; what's important now is their future. 

Tanaga was also like that – he didn't care about the past anymore. The future was waiting for them, and that would be the time he would spend with his wife and kids.

"Was it my fault that I don't have any interest in them? Did you hear them complain about me? Nothing right? You and our kids are the most important to me. The rest – they can do whatever they want, I couldn't care less," 

Tanaga firmly said to his wife while his eyes were focused on her tantalizing eyes, not even blinking. 

He was about to kiss her when suddenly, the elevator opened and they were already on the second floor. 

Tanaga's plan was aborted. He sighed. "Such wrong timing," he mumbled while walking out of the elevator. 

"Tan, you need to sing later. It'll be embarrassing in front of our guests if you don't." Ashely told him while her eyes were pleading. 

"No way! All my life, I haven't sung in front of many people. That's a no for me!" Tanaga rejected. It seemed like no one could change his rooted mind. 

"Really? What if I tell you that we can do things we like for the whole day since it's the weekend if you sing a song. How many times you sing will determine how often we can do things we like," Ashley said meaningfully before going inside the nursery room.

Tanaga paused at the door and didn't know how to respond. He just scratched his head before a smile formed on his lips. 

"I guess I'm going to have to sing then. I got no choice," Tanaga mumble to himself before also going inside the nursery room to give the baby to Juanita so he and Ashley could go downstairs immediately. 

Since Ashley had made a deal with him, he will make sure to sing as many songs. The more the merry, so they could do it all night long... He thought with a sly smile on his lips.

Ashley saw the smug look on her husband's face as they stepped inside the elevator. She knew what he was thinking and she's also excited. She can't wait to see how many songs he will end up singing by the time they finish...