The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1021

"Alright, you should follow your heart then. By the way, we should hang out at Windsor Square the following day. I've never met your wife much, so my wife suggested that we could spend some time together then."

Nathaniel nodded after hearing Noah's suggestion.

"Sounds good."

After hanging up the phone, he recalled that Mango had personally visited Esther to settle Rita's problem.

Five years ago, he hadn't sorted out his feelings for Mango yet. Thus, he didn't introduce Mango to his other buddies. Thus, it was time to bring Mango to meet them after both of them had gone through various hardships together.

Then, Nathaniel put his phone aside and took a shower before he went back to bed.

When he remembered that he had an operation the next morning and he could no longer have sex with Mango for half a month, Nathaniel kissed Mango once again.

Mango felt slightly uncomfortable while she was lying on her stomach. She wanted to turn over and change her sleeping position, but she never expected Nathaniel to kiss her instead. "Um... hmm..."

Mango tried to shove him away, but Nathaniel was too strong.

Thus, they ended up tossing around in bed the whole night.

Nathaniel didn't let go of Mango until it was four o'clock in the morning.

Mango was extremely exhausted, and she felt that her body was about to fall apart.

She mournfully looked at Nathaniel and said, "Urgh! What kind of medicine did you take? You have such insane stamina!"

"Well, I miss you so much because I haven't touched you for such a long time."

Nathaniel felt slightly guilty, but he did not regret what he had done.

After hearing his reply, Mango shot him a glare before lifting her leg to kick him.

"Urgh! I'm so tired. Let me get some sleep. Make something for Rita to eat when she wakes up later. Also, about Elena and Lawrence..."

"I'll take care of it. All you need to do now is to get some rest. By the way, where do you want to go for our vacation?"

Nathaniel remembered clearly what Mango had told him when she came to visit him in prison. She had said that she wanted to go on a trip with him.

Mango couldn't think anymore because she was exhausted, and she was about to fall asleep. When she heard Nathaniel's words, she subconsciously replied, "We can go anywhere as long as I'll be with you..."

Nathaniel's lips curled up slightly when he heard her answer.

"Let's go to Angolla then."

"It's up to you. I want to get some sleep."

Then, Mango turned her head to another side and fell asleep.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel looked at her with a doting gaze.

After all, he needed to make sure that she couldn't wake up tomorrow due to exhaustion so that he could go to his operation secretly!

He shook his head and lifted the blanket. Then, he went to the bathroom to get a basin of hot water. He wiped Mango's body using a hot towel before changing her into a clean nightgown. After taking a shower he directly went to the study.

He had heard about what happened to Rita when he returned home. However, he noticed that Mango had handled the matter well. Hence, he decided that hand over any new evidence to the authorities. Nathaniel had decided to visit Brantley after that.

After all, Lawrence had a casual relationship with Queena before. They also had a daughter named Andrea.

After all, even if Brantley didn't want to admit the truth, Andrea was still Queena's child. If he wanted to deal with Lawrence, he certainly needed to seek Brantley's approval.

Nathaniel took this opportunity to put on his clothes and drove out of The Ye's Mansion. He then went straight to the hospital.

After visiting her father, Rainie had fallen asleep by Thomas's bed.

Nathaniel could smell an unusual aroma in the room when he arrived. Thus, he quickly covered his nose.

"How long are you going to use this sleeping incense on Rainie? Aren't you worried that it will damage her health if you use it too much?"

Nathaniel said in a deep voice.

Thomas had been lying on the bed, but he sat up once he heard Nathaniel's voice. At the same time, a trace of distress flashed across his eyes.

"Well, I didn't expect her to come back suddenly.

When Madam took her to City B to develop her new career, I thought she wouldn't be back for a long time."

Thomas lifted the quilt and got out of bed. He picked up Rainie and put her on the bed. After that, he covered her with the quilt and adjusted the temperature in the ward before telling Nathaniel, "Let's talk outside."

"Alright."

Nathaniel turned and left the ward after saying that.

Then, both of them went to the terrace.

Nathaniel handed Thomas a cigarette.

Thomas lit it. He then took a deep breath and suddenly let out a racking cough.

"Did you quit smoking?"

"Nah, I just cut down the number of times I smoked."

Thomas only took another puff of the cigarette after he had gotten used to the smoke. Then, he took out a thumb drive from his pocket and handed it to Nathaniel.

"All the evidence about Bernard's misdeeds are inside. This includes records of him laundering the company's money and information about the witnesses of the homicide that he did overseas. In addition, during this period, I managed to mingle around with the executives of the Bernard's company. Through this, I found that several politicians and army officers are working together with him. So, I've also put their names inside this folder."

Nathaniel was not surprised by Thomas's words at all.

After all, Bernard had managed to leave scot-free even after the police had arrested Kolton. This meant that he had laundered the illegal proceeds that he had earned. However, he couldn't have erased all traces of his actions. Hence, Nathaniel became more alert when the police never suspected Bernard.

Thus, he was waiting for an opportunity to send one of his subordinates to Bernard's company to investigate this issue.

This was a risky job. After all, the subordinate he sent had to be skilled in both fighting and strategising. Hence, Thomas was the best candidate to take on this job.

Nathaniel did hesitate for a moment after he had thought about it. After all, Thomas was Rainie's boyfriend. However, Thomas volunteered to do the task, so Nathaniel could not refuse him. Thomas also had a military status too.

To protect the army's blueprint at that time, both Nathaniel and Thomas decided to request a transfer at the same time. In fact, Nathaniel had always kept his military status a secret as well. Looking at the thumb drive in his hand, Nathaniel whispered, "Do you want to go back to the military area?"

Thomas abruptly paused after hearing his question.

"Commander, are you going back?"

Thomas changed the way he addressed Nathaniel immediately.

Nathaniel looked at Thomas. He could tell that Thomas still missed the army through the latter's gaze.

Then, he said softly. "You don't have to consider what I will do, and you should decide after thinking about it carefully on your own. If you want to go back, I will give you this information as a stepping stone to advance your career. Then, I will let the boss know that I want you to take over my spot. With this, you will be promoted from a lieutenant to a commander immediately."

Obviously, Thomas could tell that Nathaniel had made a decision after hearing what Nathaniel had said.

He smiled and replied, "I'll follow you anywhere you go. Besides, I think of you as a brother now that we've fought so many battles together. I've always been your subordinate, so why should I stay in the army alone without you?"

"Nah, you shouldn't decide so quickly. Think about it carefully because you went through a lot of hardships for this promotion too. Besides, you're not married yet, so you should tell Rainie the truth and discuss it with her. Then, you can tell me your decision after that."

Then, Nathaniel patted Thomas's shoulder and whispered, "Gisella will arrive in Ocean City in around two hours. So, I'll make sure to put all these things to an end. So, shouldn't you stop pretending to be in a vegetative state by now?"

"Yeah, I'll do that."

Thomas nodded in reply.

Both of them looked at the sky outside. The sun was rising, and dawn was breaking. They laughed subconsciously and say, "The darkness is soon over, and the daybreak is coming. I guess Ocean City will finally be peaceful again soon."

However, Nathaniel whispered in reply, "Well, you know that all humans are greedy, and greed is in all of our blood. It might be peaceful once we solve this issue, but I'm sure that another problem will arise soon. Sometimes, I miss serving in the army because no one will scheme against us secretly there. So, I guess we're really born to serve in the army, huh?"

"However, you have Madam now. Therefore, you're reluctant to leave here even though you know that you will only face more dangerous situations here, right?"

The corners of Nathaniel's lips curled up slightly when he heard Thomas' question.

"I guess we're both like pots calling the kettle black."

Both of them exchanged a smile at each other after saying that.

"Let's go back. It's almost dawn. Quickly extinguish the sedative incense and open the window to vent the room. Now, you should probably think of a way to confess your sins to Rainie. I hope she doesn't scold you too much! Haha!"

"Mr. Ye, are you laughing at my demise right now?"

Thomas was depressed when he remembered that he had to solve this problem soon.

However, Nathaniel smiled and said nothing in reply. Instead, he patted Thomas' shoulder and left the ward.

He didn't go back home, and he went straight to the military region instead.

When Morgan received Nathaniel's call, it wasn't even time for the morning roll call yet.

Thus, Morgan draped a coat around himself before coming out.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel stood outside the military region and looked at the familiar surroundings with a grateful expression.

If he did not have Mango right now, he wouldn't hesitate to return and serve in the army alongside his fellow soldiers. However, he didn't think that he could leave his wife and children at the moment right now. Well, he would be lying if he said that he didn't regret his decision.

However, he had so many other regrets, but Mango was far more important than all of them.

Meanwhile, Morgan came out just in time to see Nathaniel looking at the national emblem in a trance.

After that, the national emblem was the pride of every soldier.

"So, did you change your mind? Are you planning to come back?"

Morgan's voice came from behind.

Only then did Nathaniel turn around and tidy up his clothes. He stood with his legs closed together and gave a standard military salute to Morgan.

"Chief, I'm here to deliver something."

"What is it?"

Morgan gave Nathaniel a military salute and then took the thumb drive from Nathaniel's hands.

"Thomas risked his life to get the names of the employees and other evidence from GMS Corporation, Bernard's company. Thus, I still want him to take the credit for this no matter whether he decides to return to the army or not."

Morgan understood what Nathaniel was trying to tell him immediately!

"Was the car accident an act?"

"Well, it wasn't completely fake. Bernard really asked Diago to send someone to run over Thomas, but he naturally escaped with his agility. Thus, it only left a scratch on him."

Nathaniel explained the truth to Morgan.

Morgan then asked in a low voice, "What about the driver? I heard that the driver was his girlfriend's neighbour?"

"I think Diago paid him to keep it a secret. He was extremely frightened after the incident, so Thomas found him later and protected him. He kept the truth a secret completely, so his wife and children literally did not know it. Besides, Thomas will let him go once the evidence inside has been proven to be true. So, I guess we'll cooperate with the army in this."

Nathaniel told Morgan the whole story.

"We didn't know that Diago was the one who hired him to run over Thomas, so I initially thought that it was Bernard. Hence, I decided to track Bernard and play along so that I could find out the truth. However, didn't expect to find out that so many officials were working behind him! Some of them are even the military executives."

After all, these greedy officials would accept bribes and protect the guilty criminals. Hence, the army took action secretly as they wanted to get rid of all these corrupted military officials together.

Both Nathaniel and Thomas had military statuses. Thus, they had requested a transfer previously to carry out some tasks for the army. Hence, Morgan had handed over this operation to both of them as well. Now that this operation was successful, Nathaniel had come back to give Morgan his findings, so the army would naturally take care of the rest.

After all, the army would have to interrogate and look into the officials on this list. On the other hand, Nathaniel also had his own plans for Bernard as well.

Meanwhile, Morgan found that the thumb drive in his hand was indeed burdensome.

"Both you and Thomas had left the military region and mingled around in society for years for these black sheep. Now I wonder if both of you are willing to come back."

"Sir, I..."

"Don't give me an answer now because I won't accept it. You should think about it carefully before giving me a reply. Go back and rest now, alright? Let's hang out the following day."

"Alright."

Nathaniel did not refuse Morgan's offer. After saying goodbye to Morgan, he drove back to the Yes Mansion.

Mango was still sleeping soundly while Rita was in good condition as well.

Nathaniel suddenly realized that this was indeed a peaceful and tranquil moment.

In fact, he was willing to give up anything so that he could have more peaceful moments like these.