The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1023

"Let me ask Ned to investigate this matter."

Nathaniel quickly called Ned.

"Draw some of Gisella's blood and find a way to get the blood sample of both Arsenio and his wife from prison. Then, get the paternity test done as fast as you can and send the results over."

"Got it!"

When Nathaniel was making the call, Mango didn't remain idle either. Suddenly, she recalled that Brantley had mentioned that she was an aunt some time ago.

This sounded too much of a coincidence!

"Nathan, let me ask you something. Will the children of a pair of twins have a high similarity rate in a paternity test too?"

"Well, theoretically, yes. Why are you asking this, though?"

Nathaniel didn't quite understand Mango's question.

Hence, Mango began to tell Nathaniel about her aunt.

Nathaniel frowned his brows tightly after he finished listening.

"Do you suspect that Lebanon's mother is your aunt who you've never met since you were a child?"

"This is only my speculation. After all, I have done the paternity test with the Hans family and also my mom. So, how can I be Lenanon's sister? I never knew who he was before this!"

Nathaniel fell into deep thought after hearing what Mango had said.

"What are you thinking? Am I wrong?"

Mango began to panic when she saw how hard Nathaniel was thinking.

Nathaniel whispered, "The paternity tests that you did with Queen and the Hans family were done so that you could have a new identity. After all, you died five years ago. Therefore, if you want to belong to a new family, you need to have a new identity. Hence, the Hans family were the ones who did these paternity tests for you.

Mango immediately understood what Nathaniel was trying to say.

"Huh? Do you think that the Hans family altered the DNA test to give me a status? What were their intentions, though? Why are they adding a child to the Hans family for no reason? Is that really necessary?" Mango's doubts were reasonable as well.

Nathaniel sighed and said, "You're right. Let's stop debating about it. After we go to Angolla later, we will visit Lebanon's mother. If she's really your aunt, she should look the same as your mother, and everything will make sense by then. However, I hope that you won't expose your relationship with Lebanon."

"Why not?"

Mango was a little confused when she heard what Lebanon was saying.

Nathaniel whispered, "Lebanon is the second prince in Lebanon. Lately, the president and the cabinet have had a huge agreement, and their entire country has been divided into two factions because they support different candidates that are in line to inherit the throne. Now, they're in the middle of their most heated disagreement! Lebanon's mother was only the fifth wife of the president, but she passed away after being cosseted for only a few years. She left Lebanon alone in the imperial court, where everyone kept looking down on him. In order to reduce the number of successors, he has even been framed several times. Thus, it was not easy for him to survive until now. Hence, he chose to develop a career in the entertainment industry so that his other siblings would be more lenient towards him. However, Lebanon is an ambitious person, and I found out that he has been secretly training his own men to protect himself. He's completely out of his mind due to the death of Alfred, so he declared war on Lexis immediately when he went back!"

"So, I don't think that he should drag you into their complicated relationships. Think about it. Both the Xiao family and the Hans family are your support, and they are all military forces. Also, you have me as well. If you reveal the fact that you and Lebanon are siblings, Lexis will start to fear you, so he will take the necessary precautions to defend himself. Thus, something distractions might happen to you later! Mango, this is why I initially didn't want you to know about this. After all, I... I only want you to live a simple and happy life."

Mango's brows knitted together tightly after she had heard Nathaniel's explanation.

She knew that Nathaniel was telling the truth, but she knew her grandfather didn't like to talk about her aunt.

If she could confirm that Lebanon's mother was her aunt, Brantley could finally find out his eldest daughter's whereabouts! "Why is Lebanon so certain that we're both siblings?"

"Hmm... I don't think this matter is as simple as it seems. Lebanon has been developing his career in the entertainment industry for years, but he knows everything about everything that happened back in his country. So, this means that he has his own connections that can give him information anytime. Besides, he took your sample and went to do a paternity test secretly. This issue should be confidential, so how could Melissa overhear his plans by coincidence? Furthermore, Melissa's boyfriend works for Bernard, and we know that Bernard is actually in cahoots with Lexis. Don't you think that this is too much of a coincidence? If someone had planned all of this, I think that there's a possibility that the same person tampered with the paternity test as well. Also, why did Lebanon suddenly know about your existence?" Mango felt a headache coming when she heard Nathaniel's analysis.

After all, those treacherous people schemed and deceived each other every day. She felt that such a life was too tiring!

"What if the other party still thinks of me as Lebanon's biological sister even though someone really tampered with the paternity test, and we find out that Lebanon's mother is not my aunt? What intentions do they have? Why are they doing this?"

Nathaniel narrowed his eyes and whispered, "I'm afraid that they want to use the internal strife that's happening in Angolla to get rid of us."

"Are you saying that all of this is a conspiracy? Alright, let's think about it. Let's assume that I'm not related to Lebanon, yet they still decide to expose this truth so that they could use the internal strife to bring us down. So, shouldn't they worry about us retaliating then? Besides, they can't hide the truth forever! After all, this paternity test would be fake!"

"Hmm... so I guess that you and Lebanon are related somehow then."

Nathaniel's words stunned Mango at once.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"I'm trying to say that it is very likely that Lebanon is your aunt's son, while both Lebanon and you are cousins. However, these are merely our speculations. We will only know the truth when we meet Lebanon's mother later. If our guesses are correct, then the mastermind must know that the Xiao family lost their eldest daughter at that time. Although this matter caused an uproar then, many people thought that the terrorists killed Xiao family's eldest daughter. Therefore, only a few people know about the truth about how the Xiao family lost their daughter. Hence, the person who knows about this must have been close to the Xiao family at that time. Urgh! What a scary person! He has so much information on his hands!"

Nathaniel tried to make the story as simple as he could so that Mango could understand it as well.

Mango immediately felt depressed after hearing his explanation.

She felt upset because she only wanted to leave peaceful days. However, new enemies would pop up one after another, so she had no time to rest.

When would these days come to an end?

"Ahh, let's stop thinking about it. My brain hurts because of this! Oh, well. Who cares about who this mastermind is? The only thing I want to do now is to live peacefully with you, so these people shouldn't attack us now. If they do, we'll kill all of them! No exceptions!"

Mango said in a domineering manner, but she pouted her lips childishly. Thus, Nathaniel immediately burst out laughing when he saw her expression.

"Well, if we want to find out what the mastermind's intentions are, I guess we can only wait and see. Don't think too much now. If you're still worried, you can do a paternity test once again with the Hans family. personally think that you are the daughter of the Hans family and Queena, whereas both you and Lebanon don't have the same mother."

"Yeah, I think so too, but I believe that Lebanon should be my cousin. So, I think that we made a breakthrough because we have more information about my aunt now. My grandpa will be happy to know about this!

Mango said happily.

Only then did Nathaniel realize that he seemed to have forgotten to tell Mango something.

"Mango, urn... I think I forgot to tell you that Lebanon's mother passed away."

Mango was completely stunned for a moment after hearing his words.

She recalled the conversation that she had with Nathaniel in detail again. Then, she realised that Nathaniel told her Lebanon's mother passed away a few years after she got married. Therefore, this meant that Lebanon wanted them to visit his mother's tombstone, right?

Suddenly, Mango started feeling uneasy.

"Wow, thank God I haven't told grandpa anything yet, or he would be disappointed again. But I pity grandpa because fate seems to be playing tricks on him. How could they let two of his daughters die before him? After all, he must have felt devastated because he had to send off his own daughters even though they were younger than him. Nathaniel, you have to promise me that you will die after me when we grow old later. I don't want to see you leave the world in person, and I don't think I can stand it either!"

Mango suddenly felt gloomy at this thought.

"What a silly child! Why are you talking about death now? I'm sure that both of us will live a long time. Alright, I'm going to cook now, so what do you want to eat?"

"Hmm... I want to eat a human. Do you think that's possible?"

Mango blinked.

Nathaniel felt warmth going down to his cr*tch. However, when he remembered that he had gone through a minor operation this morning, he coughed and said, "Um... Human flesh is poisonous, so you can't consume them. Choose something else instead."

Mango immediately laughed when she saw his expression.

"Hey! What kind of weird thoughts are you having? Whatever. Just cook anything that your daughter wants. By the way, where is Rita?"

Mango suddenly recalled something. Why did Rita disappear after washing fruit?

She stood up abruptly and walked towards the kitchen quickly.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel followed behind her.

When the two of them arrived at the kitchen, they realized that Rita was sitting in the kitchen and eating silently with a bag of fruits in her arms. She was stuffing the fruits in her mouth greedily as if she had been starving a few days!

Mango's mouth twitched slightly when she saw this.

"Rita, can you tell me what are you doing now?"

"I'm eating some fruits."

There were some dragon fruit juice stains at the corner of Rita's mouth. It was red in colour, and she looked terrifying as she looked like she had blood all over her mouth!

"How many fruits did your daddy why? Huh? How could you eat so much? Aren't you afraid of having diarrhoea tonight?"

"Well, they're delicious."

Rita puffed out her cheeks, and she stuffed the remaining fruit into her mouth as she spoke as if she was afraid that Mango would snatch them away from her. Nathaniel looked at the both of them in amusement and snatched the dragonfruit from Rita's hands.

"You can't each too much because it's not good for your stomach. Be a good girl, alright? Go and wash your face and your hands. I'll make some cola wings for you later!" "Okay. I love you the most, daddy. Muah!"

When Rita heard that Nathaniel was making some delicious food, she immediately got up and kissed his face. Once she saw that she had left a red kiss stain on his cheek, she giggled and left the room. Mango was slightly speechless at this scene. "Look, she's a girl, but she's such a glutton! What happens if she can't get married in the future?"

"I'll raise her if no one marries her then. After all, she's my own daughter, and I'm rich enough to feed her, right?"

Nathaniel replied with a determined face. Suddenly, he felt Mango shooting a cold glare at him.

He asked innocently, "Huh? Did I say something 911

"Humph! Yes, I get it! Rita is one of your precious lovers, so you will do anything for her! Oh, well! Nathaniel, I'm telling you that all your money belongs to me! All of it! So, how can you raise her with my money? You're such a b*stard, how could you be so ungrateful and forget all about me... hmph!"

Mango turned around and left angrily after she said that.

On the other hand, Nathaniel looked confused.

What did she mean?

Wasn't Rita his precious lover? Also, Rita was Mango's daughter! Why did she say that he was ungrateful and call him a b*stard?"

Nathaniel pondered for about five minutes before he finally realized the core of this problem.

His wife was jealous!

Furthermore, the target of her jealousy was her own daughter!

Nathaniel was a little upset at this thought.

Did she want him to whisper sweet nothings to her to make her happy?

He only hadn't seen her for a few days, so why did his wife become so childish?

When Nathaniel thought about it, he smiled faintly. Suddenly, he heard his mobile phone ringing.