The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1027

She couldn't believe that someone had knocked over her car!

"Excuse me, may I know if you're the owner of this car?"

A lovely girl stood in front of Mango, and she had a miserable expression on her baby face.

"Yeah, I am."

Mango looked at the girl, and the latter looked around eighteen years old. She was obviously still a child!

Mango couldn't help but sigh at this thought.

"So... how did this happen?"

Mango's car front had a dent. In fact, if she hadn't parked her car in the carpark, she would've thought that she had gotten this dent from a car accident on the road!

The girl scratched her head with embarrassment and said, "I just got my car license, and I wanted to reverse my car into the lot, but... uh, I didn't manage to do so. Also, I might have hit the same spot five times in a row..."

"What? You hit the same spot five times in a row?! Urgh! Your driving instructor should retire

already!"

Mango felt that she shouldn't have left her house today.

Initially, she had wanted to pay a visit to both Thomas and Rainie at the hospital. However, they ended up hitting her sore spot as she heard them having sex in the hospital just now! After that, she wanted to go out to buy some ingredients instead, but she had encountered such a rookie driver. Oh, God! Why was she so unlucky today?"

Upon seeing Mango's expression, that girl immediately said, "Let me compensate you! I really mean it! However, I don't have much money right now. So, can I pay you by instalment?"

Mango's expression softened when she noticed that the girl was dressed like a student.

"Forget it. I'll fix it myself. However, I advise you to drive less in future. It's safer for you to take a cab."

Mango was giving this advice to the girl sincerely.

However, the girl shook her head and said, "No! After all, I was the one who hit your car. I know that this car is expensive, and I may not be able to afford for it for my entire life. However, I have to take responsibility for the mistake I've made. My name is Charlotte Ramirez, and here is my mobile number. Give me your invoice later, and I will pay you back by instalments every month."

Charlotte continued to insist.

Mango looked at her again.

Mango felt comfortable talking

Charlotte because the latter's eyes were clear. In fact, Mango felt as if Charlotte's gaze was purifying completely. Charlotte was not exceptionally gorgeous, but she was attractive because she had defined features and a baby face.

Thus, Mango had a good impression of her.

"Hello, I'm Mango Shen."

"What? Are you Mango Shen? Wait... are you from the renowned Shen family?"

There was a strange look in Charlotte's eyes when she asked this.

"Yeah, why? Do you know me?"

Mango felt slightly surprised when she saw Charlotte's reaction.

After all, she had never met Charlotte before!

If she had seen Charlotte before, she would definitely remember her. However, the latter obviously recognised her.

However, Charlotte quickly shook her head and handed over her card to Mango.

"Here is my card. Don't forget to contact me, ok? I have to go now. See you soon!"

After that, she quickened her pace and left the parking lot in a hurry.

Mango looked at Charlotte's retreating figure and glanced at the card in her hand. There was a mobile number written in an ornate font on it. She could tell that Charlotte had a pure and innocent personality, so why did the latter show such a surprised expression when Mango had introduced herself?

However, Mango could not answer this question.

Well, Charlotte could have been putting a facade. Perhaps she did not want to compensate Mango, and she wanted to take this opportunity to run away instead?

Mango took a guess, but she didn't seem to mind too much.

Well, this was a valuable car, and it would take a long time to repair the dent. However, this cost was almost nothing to her and the Ye family.

Thus, Mango quickly forgot about the girl and this incident.

She used a ride-hailing app to book a cab and went straight back to the Ye s Mansion. After all, now that she could not drive her car, why should she bother to buy groceries? Nathaniel was not around by the time she came back, but Rita was painting on the sofa. Mango walked over, and she frowned slightly after taking a glance at Rita's drawing.

She had heard that a child's paintings depicted their true feelings. In the past, Rita's paintings were all positive, but Mango soon realized that her paintings carried a trace of darkness and fear now. Mango's heart immediately ached at this thought.

Nathaniel had dealt with Elena thoroughly after that incident. After the netizens had exposed her, she could no longer be a teacher. Also, the wives of the men that she had been having affairs with immediately came and demanded an explanation. Then, they mocked her and embarrassed her in public. In fact, Mango heard that one of them had thrown Elena on the streets when she was naked, and the latter became famous again because of that incident!

However, Mango still felt that the punishment was not enough for her.

Those punishments were the price she deserved to pay for her previous deeds. However, she did not pay the price for the trauma that she had inflicted on Rita.

Thus, Mango wanted Elina to apologize to Rita!

Mango had never been a person with strong opinions. However, when she saw how her cheerful daughter had become, she felt that she had to seek justice for Rita. Then, she gave a call to Carmel.

Ever since Nathaniel had returned, Carmel had returned to the Xiao family as well. Thus, Carmel was shocked when she received Mango's call.

"Madam? Why are you looking for me?"

"Come and pick me up. Also, find out where Elena is staying now. I want to look for her now."

"Okay, Madam."

After hanging up the phone, Carmel promptly searched for Elena's information on the internet.

She found Elena's address almost immediately. After all, all the female netizens hated her now, so it was easy to find any of her information on the internet.

Carmel recorded down the address before driving to The Ye's Mansion.

Mango looked at Rita and whispered, "Darling, would you like to hang out somewhere with Mommy?"

"No! I don't want to go out!"

Rita wasn't interested in Mango's suggestion.

Rita used to spend most of her childhood lying on her hospital bed, so all she wanted to do was to play around outside as much as she could. However, Mango felt upset now that Rita had become traumatised because of Elena.

"Rita, my dear, whether adults or children, they all tend to make mistakes. So, the only thing that we have to do is to admit our mistakes. I will bring you to Nanny Zhang and make her apologize to you, is that okay?"

Rita couldn't help but tremble slightly when she heard Mango's words.

"Do adults apologize too when they do something wrong?"

She inquired in a soft voice with anticipation in her eyes.

"Of course, we do! Adults have to do the same thing!"

Mango gently caressed Rita's head with a tender smile on her face.

"But... but she looks so scary!"

Rita obviously was still afraid of Elena because of what had happened.

"It's okay. Ms. Zhang knows that she did something wrong, so she won't scold you anymore. I promise!" Mango still had a smile on her face when she said this, but she was cursing Elena secretly in her heart!

It would be fine if Elena apologized to Rita without a fuss, or else...

A trace of ruthlessness flashed in her gaze, but it disappeared in merely a blink of an eye.

Meanwhile, Rita tilted her head as she tried to figure out whether Mango was lying to her.

On the other hand, Mango did not urge her either.

Not long after that, Rita finally nodded.

"Okay, I'll go with you. You'll protect me, won't you?"

"Sure, I will!"

After that, Mango picked up Rita and left the house.

Once Carmel saw that they had gotten on the car, she asked softly, "Madam, are we doing there now?"

"That's right."

Mango nodded and answered.

During their journey, Rita leaned on Mango's body in silence. She took out her phone and played games on it. Rita used to be a talkative child. Thus, Mango felt heartbroken when she saw how quiet Rita was acting right now. "When we reach our destination, you should go in first and talk to her. Do you understand what I'm trying to say?" "I got it, Madam."

Carmel was a smart person. She could tell how much Mango cared about Rita from Mango's loving gaze.

Thus, she deduced that Rita was traumatised because of Elena!

She immediately thought that Elena deserved all the hardships that she was facing now. After all, how could Elena do this to an innocent child?

Soon, their car arrived at the door of Elena's house.

There was paint splashed all over the house. Some people had even thrown vegetable leaves and eggs on the door, and the whole place was stinky and disgusting. Mango frowned slightly at this scene.

She didn't want to let her child go into the house that had such a devastating appearance.

"Rita and I will wait for you inside the cafe over there."

After saying this, Mango moved first and carried Rita off the car.

However, Rita stopped right at the gates of the KFC shop.

"Mommy, I don't want to drink coffee! I want to eat KFC."

Mango couldn't refuse Rita's request after looking at her pleading eyes.

"Alright, but don't eat much, ok?"

"I promise!"

A smile instantly appeared on Rita's face.

Mango rubbed her hair helplessly and said, "Let's go. I'll send a message to Aunty Carmel to tell her that we're here."

"Mommy, you're the best!"

Rita immediately began to flatter her mother.

Meanwhile, Mango shook her head dotingly at her praise.

"Haha! I'm only the best when your daddy isn't around! When he's here, then I've to get out of my way, am I right?"

"What? I never said anything like this! Mommy, you're always the best!"

Once Mango gave food to Rita, the latter would also sing her praises.

"Heh! You smart brat!"

Then, she took Rita into the KFC shop.

"Hello, would you like me to take your order?"

Mango was stunned when she heard a familiar voice.

She abruptly lifted her head and caught sight of Charlotte looking at her in astonishment.

"Ma... Mango Shen?"

Mango suddenly felt like laughing because of this scene.

The world was a small place indeed!

"Yes, I'd like to place an order, please."

Mango smiled faintly while she said this. Charlotte quickly came back to her senses. "Alright, sure!"

Then, Charlotte handed the menu to Mango.

However, Mango pushed it directly towards Rita.

"Rita, remember that not to order so much."

"Can I have a family bucket? Please, mommy!"

Rita looked pleadingly at Mango.

Her beautiful little eyes blinked, and Mango's heart melted at this sight.

Charlotte was stunned when she heard Rita calling Mango 'Mommy'. Then, she asked quickly, "Are you married?" "Nonsense! Why would I have a kid if I wasn't married? What are you thinking?" Mango felt that Charlotte was too adorable!

After hearing Mango's teasing, Charlotte's expression was slightly awkward, and a tinge of blush appeared on her cheeks.

Suddenly, Rita realised that her mother knew this lady well.

"Hi, if you know my mommy, can you give us a discount? Or maybe you can give us more benefits? Well, actually... I only want one more drumstick."

Mango almost laughed until tears welled up in her eyes when she heard what Rita had said.

When did this brat learn how to bargain with others?

No, wait!

She was actually asking for a free gift!

It appeared that Rita could always come up with more devious plans to get more food.

She shook her head and said, "A family bucket is more than enough for you. Why are you asking for another drumstick? Rita, you can't be too greedy!"

"I... I just want a chicken drumstick. I'm not even being greedy right now!"

Rita retorted with a serious face.

Charlotte immediately burst out laughing at this scene.

"Ah! She's so cute! No problem! I can add another drumstick for you."

As Charlotte spoke, someone called out to her.