It's more likely the grout dissolved and the glue did too.
All I saw was the hardboard. Had a similar issue with a wooden bathroom floor, tried a flexible grout but that failed too. Ended up replacing the tiles, and using BAL single part flexible adhesive and then BAL rapid mat.
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It's more likely the grout dissolved and the glue did too.