The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1028

"Charlotte, someone's calling you!"

"Okay, I'm coming!"

Charlotte looked apologetically at Mango and said, "Miss Shen, I'll go and pick up this call first. I'll get someone to deliver the food to you as soon as possible." "Okay, go ahead."

"Remember to add one more chicken drumstick."

Rita reminded her in a serious manner.

Mango immediately burst into laughter when she heard this.

"Alright, alright, stop it. You're such a glutton!"

"Food is heaven! That's what Wisdom told me before, so I'm not ashamed to be a glutton!"

Rita said this straightforwardly.

Meanwhile, Mango did not say anything else either.

Soon, a server brought the family bucket to them, and there was indeed an extra drumstick in it.

Suddenly, Mango felt that Charlotte was an honest young lady.

She did not own the shop, and she was merely a shop assistant. Hence, it seemed that she had paid with her own money for the extra chicken drumstick. Thus, Mango decided to pay her back for the drumstick.

After all, Charlotte was only a young lady that was trying to survive by doing part-time jobs, so Mango could not ask her to use her own money.

While she was pondering about this, Carmel had brought Elena with her.

Elena was no longer the imperious person she used to be, and she was hiding stiffly behind Carmel right now. However, she was still shaken up as she looked around and nervously walked up to Mango and Rita.

Mango did not have a good impression of her. However, she controlled her emotions for Rita's sake.

"Mrs. Ye, I'm sorry. Please forgive my ignorance! I'm already in a miserable state now. So, please... please can you spare me, regardless of what happened in the past?"

Elena was about to kneel when she saw Mango, but Carmel immediately lifted her feet to stop her.

She tried her best to kneel again but Carmel could prop her up easily with her foot.

Mango glanced around and saw that there was light refracting from a camera.

She let out a cold sneer when she saw this.

Heh! This b*tch had not learnt her lesson, and she was still trying to play tricks on her! However, it didn't matter to Mango as she was not in a hurry as well.

"Hmm... I think you're apologising to the wrong person. Elena, I don't know how you treated my daughter. My daughter might have told me about some of your actions, but I still don't know the truth. So, let's do this instead. Tell me what you did to my daughter in front of her and apologise to her. If you do that, I won't ask you to take responsibility for this any longer."

Mango demanded faintly.

Rita stopped eating once she saw that Elena had arrived. However, she did not move, nor did she look nervous, and she just sat there quietly. On the other hand, Mango felt distressed after seeing how calm she was, and she could barely restrain herself from beating Elena to death!

Of course, Elena was a smart person as well. Thus, she understood what Mango was trying to ask her to do.

Then, she quickly knelt before Rita, and Carmel did not stop her at that time.

Elena had knelt sincerely. Her knees hurt badly, but she could only endure the pain.

"Ms. Ye, it's my fault. I shouldn't have starved you or waked you up at midnight and asked you to pain. Also, I shouldn't have hit you or scolded you. It... it was my mistake! I was blinded by my own greed, so I did all these ruthless actions to a child like you! It's all my fault! Please... please forgive me!"

Mango clenched her fist when Elena started listing down her actions one by one. When Elena had finished talking, she didn't even realise that she was gripping her first so hard that her nails had pierced through her flesh.

That woman was such a b*tch!

How could she wake Rita up at midnight just to ask her to paint? Furthermore, she even starved Rita!

This was the reason why Emberly had said that Rita had been suffering from a lack of sleep.

Why was she such a ruthless b*tch?

How could she do this to a child?

Mango glared at Elena while these thoughts flooded her head, and she really wanted to beat Elena up right now!

Meanwhile, Rita looked at Mango while she furrowed her brows as if she was asking for her.

Thus, Mango tried her best to suppress her anger. She told Rita as calmly as she could, "Rita, you have to solve this problem on your own. I'll respect your decisions, so you can decide whether to forgive her or not."

Upon hearing that, Elena immediately grabbed Rita's leg, which made Rita shudder unconsciously.

"Let go of her! How could you touch her with your filthy hands?"

Carmel directly swatted Elena's hands away while she said this.

Only then did Elena release Rita and beg with tears on her face, "Ms. Ye, please... please, it's all my fault! Please forgive me. Think about it. I've taught you a lot of painting techniques, right? Even though I was strict with you, I did all that with good intentions! In fact, I did everything for your sake!"

Initially, Mango had dragged Elena here to make her apologise. However, she never expected the latter to be so shameless and try to twist the truth!

At this thought, Mango was in rage that she stood up at once. Suddenly, she heard Rita speaking.

"I know that Ms. Zhang has good intentions. After all, only strict teachers will produce excellent students. So, I understand that you did everything for my sake, but I'm sorry, I can't accept your apology." Both Elena and Mango were stunned by her words.

Neither of them had expected Rita to say such a mature remark, especially Mango.

In fact, she had always remembered Rita as a glutton who would be happy whenever there was food. She was adorable, and everyone thought that she was a cute child. However, Mango seemed to have forgotten the most important thing.

Rita was still Nathaniel's daughter.

Zion was a genius, so how could Rita be a mediocre child?

Suddenly, when Mango saw how calm her daughter was, she could see how much Rita resembled Nathaniel right now.

Then, she started tearing up at this sight.

Rita was her daughter!

She felt upset when she thought about what Rita had gone through.

However, Elena was surprised to see how a four-year-old child could make such a mature remark. Wait... what did Rita say just now?

Did Rita turn her down?

She had refused to accept Elena's apology!

The expression on Elena's face changed gradually.

Rita picked up the drink in front of her and took a sip. Then, she said softly, "I don't think that everyone that made mistakes should be forgiven. Ms. Elena, do you know that I can't fall asleep at night now because of you? So, how can I forgive you for traumatising me just because of your apology?"

"What... what do you want me to do then?"

Elena couldn't help but frown, and an impatient gaze flashed through her eyes.

Then, Rita took out her phone from her pocket and said faintly, "I've already recorded what you have said just now. I'll get the policeman to talk to you!"

"No! No way!"

Elena tried to snatch the phone from Rita's hand, but Carmel's movements were faster than hers. Thus, Camel immediately stepped on Elena's knee without mercy.

She couldn't control her body, and she immediately fell into a kneeling posture again. However, she had injured her knee again, and the bones in her knee were about to break, so she couldn't help but scream from the pain.

However, Rita didn't care about her at all.

She put away her phone and hugged the family bucket with both her hands. Then, she glanced at Mango with her round eyes and said, "Mommy, can we leave now? I want to go home." "Oh... yes, alright."

Mango finally reacted after she heard Rita's question.

She had intended to seek justice for her daughter, but she did not expect that her daughter had taken this matter into her own hands.

Wait... did Rita even look like her daughter just now?

Mango doubted so.

Meanwhile, Rita had already jumped down from her chair with the family bucket in her arms. She walked before Mango and said childishly, "Mommy, I'm can't hold your hand now. Can you carry me onto the car? Please?"

"Alright."

Yeah, this was more like it!

Rita was her cute daughter, and she was a glutton!

At this thought, Mango quickly picked up Rita and told Carmel, "I'll leave the rest to you." "Okay, Madam, I'll be right there."

After Carmel said that, she glanced at Elena.

When Elena noticed that both Mango and Rita were leaving, she immediately became anxious.

"Mrs. Ye, you... you said that you wouldn't take any further actions as long as I apologise."

"Yeah, I won't do anything else, but I wonder whether the police will hold you accountable. After all, you can be arrested for child abuse after all you've done, right?"

After that, Mango turned around and left.

She did not want her daughter to stay in this stifling room any longer!

After all, Rita had been too terrifying just now!

She would never admit that her daughter was actually a cold-blooded girl.

"Mommy, do you want to have a chicken nugget?"

Rita raised her head and asked, but she held the chicken piece firmly in her hand, as if she didn't want to give it out.

This was more like it!

Rita looked more normal right now.

At this thought, Mango shook her head and said, "No, you can have it."

"Thank you, mommy!"

A smile immediately appeared on Rita's face when she heard Mango's response.

After that, Mango carried her onto the car. She was satisfied when she saw Rita eating happily. However, Rita's calm and composed attitude just now had left a deep impression on Mango.

When Carmel returned, Rita had already finished eating the whole family bucket, and she let out a burp immediately.

"Aunt Carmel, you're too slow!"

Carmel felt somewhat upset when she heard Rita's complaints.

"Ahem... alright, I'll take note and be faster next time."

"Well, let's go home! I miss daddy already!"

Of course, Rita would miss Nathaniel once she was full.

Mango frowned slightly when she heard this.

"Rita, let's discuss something. Can you stop pestering my husband?"

"Let me think about it. But, hmm... mommy, what will you give me in return for doing that?"

Rita cocked her head and stuck her tongue out at Mango mischievously while she said this.

Mango was furious!

"How dare you! How could my own child threaten me! Urgh! You're such a brat!"

"Hee hee."

Rita let out a mischievous smile again when she saw how pissed Mango off.

After seeing how her daughter was beaming with pleasure, Mango's heart was finally at ease.

When they returned home, Nathaniel had just come back too. However, he was stunned when he saw both of them getting along together.

"Hey! Where have you two been?"

"Bleh! I won't tell you."

Mango passed Rita over to Nathaniel and said angrily, "Here! I'm returning your little previous lover to you."

After that, she entered the house before them.

Then, Nathaniel looked at Rita with a confused face and asked, "Did you make mommy angry again?"

"Nope, I just told her that I missed you."

Rita wrapped her arms around Nathaniel's neck when she said this and placed her small face on him.

"Daddy, I really miss you so much!"

Nathaniel felt as if his heart was literally going to melt from how cute she was!

"I miss you too, but don't talk to mommy in this way in future, okay?"

"Why not?"

"She might feel jealous because of this!"

Rita was slightly upset after hearing what Nathaniel had said.

"I'll get jealous too, though! Daddy, have you thought about how I would feel?"

Nathaniel felt that Rita was too adorable! Then, he laughed before he said, "Rita is my lovely princess. In the future, you will surely meet a prince charming who loves you just like daddy. At that time, I'm afraid

that you won't stay with me even if I wanted you to do so!"

"Nah, that won't happen. I'll love you for the rest of my life!"

Rita held Nathaniel's neck while she talked without fear while saying childishly.

After that, Nathaniel carried her into the house dotingly. However, he froze for a moment when he noticed that Mango was leaving the house quickly.

"Wait! You just came back. Where are you going again?"