Growing irritated, Tanaga said, "She was meant to work in a club? What makes you think I would be interested in her, then?" Tanaga growled at the woman in front of him.
Mrs. Gutieres was nearly in tears. She needed him to choose one of her girls. All the expenses she had incurred bringing them all here. If he walks away, the syndicate will kill me, she thought to herself.
Desperate, she said, "But this girl is pure! I was going to sell her to the highest bidder. She is tall, and she has good genes. She's pretty in her own way, and smart. A college graduate with honors!" Mrs. Gutieres was trying her best to interest him. "Please, sir. Just see her."
"Alright," Tanaga finally agreed. "This is your last chance. If she isn't what I'm looking for, I'll expect to be compensated for my time until you find what I asked you for."
Mrs. Gutieres nodded in agreement, breathing a sigh of relief.
She quickly sent for Ashley. After a few minutes, the employee returned and whispered something to Mrs. Gutieres. Her eyes grew wide at what she was hearing. She asked Tanaga to excuse her for a moment and left the room.
Waiting, Tanaga grew impatient and lost interest. He stood to leave. He moved towards the door, but it opened before he reached it. Mrs. Gutieres stood with a girl who was being guarded by two men. He could see that this girl was here by force. Growing angry, he shook his head.
"I'm not interested in anyone who is here unwillingly." The woman that carries my heir must be willing to do anything. That includes leaving the child when the time comes, he thought to himself. He moved toward the door to leave.
"Boss, please!" Mrs. Gutieres pleaded, "I only need a moment with her. I assure you, she'll be willing. I haven't yet had a chance to explain what's happening to her." Tanaga tried to get a good look at the girl standing behind Mrs. Gutieres. Something inside him was prodding him as if whispering, "look at her!"
Growing annoyed and impatient, Tanaga said, "Move aside so I can see her."
As Mrs. Gutieres stepped out of the way, Tanaga's eyes grew wide. He knew this face; it was the very face that had kept him up all night.
Stunned for a moment, he quickly put on his poker face. He knew how evil these people could be. Ashley was blindfolded, with her ears plugged, utterly unaware of what was happening. He knew he had to play this smart if he was going to help her.
Scheming, he pretended he wasn't interested and began to walk out. "Wait! What's wrong? I assure you, she is a virgin! Aren't you interested in her?"
"She's alright," Tanaga said, "but as I said, I don't want someone who's being forced."
"Please," Mrs. Gutieres begged, "just let me speak with her for a moment. She'll agree. I can convince her," or I will die trying, she thought to herself.
Tanaga walked closer to Ashley, inhaling the scent that had enchanted him when they first met. Ashley, sensing someone close to her, shivered in fear. She became frantic and tried to pull away from the guards. She didn't know the person in front of her would be her savior from this nightmare.
"Give me a moment with her, Sir. Let me take her to the other room and explain things to her. You'll see, she'll cooperate. Please just have a seat." Mrs. Gutieres was willing to do whatever it took. Her life depended on this.
Tanaga gave a curt nod and went back to his seat. Mrs. Gutieres quickly pulled Ashley into the other room. Once inside, she removed Ashley's blindfold and earplugs. "If you want to live and see your family alive again, you will listen and nod to every word I say. You play along, do you understand?"
Helpless and defeated, Ashley nodded.
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Mrs. Gutieres brought Ashley back inside the room. She made Ashley sit on a chair before once again removing the blindfold. When she opened her eyes and thought to herself that the place was like a showcase window in the mall, in front of the large glass, she knew someone could see her from the other side.
Mrs. Gutieres whispered, "As I told you, if you want to see your family again, nod your head." Ashley obeyed. Tanaga knew she was being forced, and her cooperation was out of fear.
Mrs. Gutieres tried to justify her actions to Ashley. "I'm not a bad person. If you do this and are successful, you'll be paid millions of pesos. It's not that bad, right?" The woman was smug with her hands on her hips. "Where else could you make that kind of money in a year?"
Mrs. Gutieres didn't know Ashley. She didn't know that she had been raised to value her purity and her dignity over money. No amount of money in the world would be worth that sacrifice to Ashley. But for the safety of her loved ones or her life, she would nod a million times.
Moments later, Mrs. Gutieres brought Ashley into the room where Tanaga was waiting. She stopped dead in her tracks when she saw him. He saw the shock on her face. He knew how important this way. He pretended not to know her. "So, what's the deal?" Tanaga nonchalantly asked Mrs. Gutieres.
"Everything is alright, she agreed. Right?" What else could Ashley say? "Yes," she answered. It was such a simple word, but at this moment, it held so many meanings.
"Alright, I'll take her with me now so I can discuss terms with her. You can contact my attorney for the rest." Tanaga walked to the door without even bothering to see if Mrs. Gutieres agreed or not.
Ashley didn't know what to do. Should she follow him? She jumped in fright at the sound of Tanaga shouting.
"Are you coming or not?" he asked as he walked out the door.
Ashley ran after him as fast as she could. By the time she caught up to him, he was already inside the car, frowning.
"Anytime now! I don't have all day!" Tanaga shouted at Ashley.
"Yes, sir! I mean, Boss." She hesitantly started to get in the car. She closed the back-passenger door where Tanaga was sitting and opened the front passenger door.
"Where are you going? You sit back here with me. I need to speak with you." Tanaga spoke to Ashley fluently in her native language.
Stunned, she closed the front car door and went to sit in the back with Tanaga. Her legs trembled as she climbed into the vehicle.
As the car pulled away from the property, Tanaga tried to reassure her. "Don't be afraid, and I won't eat you." Amused at his own words, he thought to himself, if I did, I would help myself to the most delicate, satisfying part of your body.
Oh, if only Ashley knew what his thoughts were…
"Thank you," Ashley answered softly, though she could hardly bring herself to look at him.
He didn't know how to start a conversation with her. What should he say? He fell silent and fixed his gaze out the window.
Ashley sat in silence, her mind frantic. She sat wringing her hangs, growing more nervous. She knew nothing about this man or what his true intentions were…
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