The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1055

"Madam."

Haniya was surprised that Mango would pick them up personally. Thus, she quickly walked towards Mango and greeted her.

Meanwhile, Desmond was also surprised to see Mango in the airport. Fortunately, no one could see his expression as he was wearing sunglasses.

"Hello, Madam."

"Did both of you have a fight?"

Mango looked at them and asked.

However, Haniya and Desmond shook their heads simultaneously.

"Then why are you guys walking so far away from each other? Also, Desmond, you're a man, aren't you? Shouldn't you help Haniya with her luggage? Urgh! You're not a gentleman at all!"

Haniya was embarrassed when she saw Mango scolding Desmond and hurriedly explained, "No, Madam, my stuff isn't heavy either. I can handle them myself."

"Well, obviously, men are responsible for carrying things. So, you should make good use of him and make him do all the hard work!"

"What? Men... like my husband?"

Haniya's face suddenly flushed red. Then, she looked at Desmond from the corner of her eyes. However, Desmond remained unmoved and expressionless. Thus, Haniya was disappointed to see this. Haniya's feelings for Desmond were evident, and even Mango could sense it as well. Unfortunately, Desmond remained indifferent.

Therefore, Mango did not want to comment further on this.

"Alright, let's go. Let's get in the car first, and well talk about it when we get back. There's a bunch of trouble waiting for us."

Mango complained in displeasure.

This time, Desmond picked up Haniya's suitcase voluntarily and placed it in the car booth. On the other hand, Haniya was slightly taken aback by his kind gesture.

Indeed, Desmond was someone who would obey all of Mango's orders.

At the thought of this, Haniya became upset. However, she still followed after both of them.

After they got in the car, Desmond was the one who volunteered to drive.

Meanwhile, Mango and Haniya sat on the backseat.

"Haniya, I have a difficult task for you this time."

"Madam, I'm all ears."

"Get back to your previous profession."

Mango looked at her and said softly, "Andrea is going to stay in my grandfather's house, but I'm afraid that Andrea will play dirty tricks on him. You will be going over and ensure that my grandpa's daily meals are free from poison. I can't let anything happen to him. Can you do it?"

"Yes, I can!"

Haniya was confident as she was an expert in medicine.

Meanwhile, Desmond listened to the conversation without interrupting.

Then, Mango handed Haniya a listening device.

"Insert this thing in my mother's bedroom. If I guessed correctly, Andrea will certainly not live in the room my grandfather prepared for her. She will be occupying my mother's room instead, and I need to know her every move. Since Andrea has never seen you, you can disguise yourself as the servant of the Xiao family so that she will not suspect you. Contact me anytime if you need help."

"All right. Got it, Madam."

Haniya took the listening device that Mango had handed.

After Mango finished her explanation, she let out a sigh of relief.

"It's so annoying. These things are just too troublesome. By the way, Desmond, how long more do you need to investigate Lawrence?"

Mango leaned against the back of her seat with an anxious expression.

Meanwhile, Desmond noticed her uneasy expression from the front. Although he didn't know why she was still nervous, he still whispered, "It's almost done. I think we can finish up the job tonight if the Grey family breaks their contract soon."

Mango nodded in reply.

"Try to settle it before tomorrow morning. I'll be heading to Swovenia at noon."

Desmond frowned slightly when he heard what Mango had said.

"What are you going to do there? There's an ongoing riot happening in Swovenia, and you could be in danger if you go there!" "My husband and son are over there, so I can't sit

still at home!"

Desmond finally knew the reason for Mango's frustration.

Was it because of Nathaniel?

He frowned and said nothing more at this thought.

Then, he drove the car quickly to the military compound.

When Desmond dropped off Haniya at the Xiao family's villa, he whispered, "Be careful. Don't force yourself to solve problems that you can't handle. Inform Toby, Brantley's servant, or give me a call immediately. I'll be staying in the Ocean City, so it's still possible for me to rush over."

Desmond rarely said such words to Haniya, so Haniya was grateful.

"Can I do that anytime?"

"Yeah."

Desmond replied coldly, but Haniya was still delighted to hearthat.

"Got it, take care of yourself too. Lawrence is a madman now, so confront him head-on. Although Lawrence isn't here right now, he may travel to the Ocean City unnoticed, right?" Haniya was clever.

If Lawrence was abroad, Mango would order Desmond to go on a mission abroad instead of asking him to come back to Ocean City.

Desmond glanced at Haniya, and he felt that she was very smart and quick-witted. However, Desmond could sense that she was worried about his safety from her concerned gaze. He suddenly thought of Marissa.

Marissa used to be like Haniya. She was rational and intelligent, but she cared too much about him.

Suddenly, he paused his thoughts. Then, he whispered, "Just focus on your task. Don't interfere with anything else."

After that, he got in the car directly.

It wasn't the first time Desmond had warned Hainya about this. Although she told herself to brush it off, she was still hurt by his words.

After all, she was not Marissa, the woman that he loved.

Mango looked at Desmond's indifferent attitude towards Haniya and could not help but shake her head.

"You really don't understand a woman's feelings."

"Madam, I told you that I chose to live on because of Marissa. I should've died with her, so I don't think I deserve to be in a relationship."

Desmond said in a flat, unemotional voice. However, there was a hint of sadness from his eyes.

Mango immediately felt sorry for him after hearing.

"Desmond, Marissa would not wish to see you living this way if she was still alive."

Then, Desmond paused and said, "My mom will not allow me to fall in love again."

He was referring to Marissa's mother.

Thus, Mango couldn't help but think of Victoria Lahore.

The woman hadn't treated Desmond well after Marissa's death.

Hence, Mango felt that she would need to have a good chat with Victoria later on.

After that, she and Desmond headed straight to HY Group.

An hour later, Deborah sent them a message saying that Jameson had agreed to break off his cooperation with Lawrence, and their plan was currently in progress. Mango was overjoyed to see this text.

"Deborah, thank you so much!"

"No problem, just treat me to a drink later."

Deborah smiled and hung up the phone as she said this.

Then, Mango said to Desmond, "It's almost time. Have your men ambush Lawrence in the hotel he's staying at. We'll take action once Andrea enters the military district." "Got it, Madam."

Desmond went to work immediately after answering Mango.

Haniya's guess was correct, and Lawrence had indeed arrived in Ocean City. Although he came there in secret, Desmond knew about it early on and had already found out his address. Meanwhile, Lawrence was in shock when he received news that Jameson had terminated their contract.

His business had experienced a downfall overnight. Furthermore, Jameson had terminated the contracts that he had with his company. Hence, he immediately knew that something was strange. Lawrence found out that Nathaniel had left the Ocean City by helicopter not long ago. Therefore, that could only imply that Mango was the one left in the city. Perhaps she was the mastermind behind all these? He never expected that brat to be so ruthless!

Lawrence sneered. However, he found this incident suspicious.

Hence, he hurriedly called his home.

A servant answered his call.

"Where's Andrea?"

Lawrence prayed that Mango would ignore Andrea. However, he knew that he had underestimated Mango's ability when he found out that Andrea had arrived in Ocean City by plane.

After hanging up the phone, Lawrence directly called Lilith's parents.

"Go to Ye family's company now and make a scene. Tell them you're looking for Mango Shen because you want to get your daughter's salary! I don't care what methods you use, but you have to stop Mango! Otherwise, I won't give you any money!"

After that, Lawrence hung up the phone.

Then, he dialed another mysterious phone number.

A sluggish voice came from the other side.

"Sir, what's the matter?"

"I hope you can save someone for me."

Lawrence whispered.

"Sir, I can help you, but what about the promise you made?"

The other party said leisurely.

Lawrence frowned and said, "Don't worry. Even if I can't defeat Mango, I'll take her down with me. Bernard, I have nothing else to ask, and I only hope that my daughter will be safe. She's about to arrive at the airport, and I hope your people can take her away. No matter who wins in the end, I don't want her to appear in Ocean City. If I happen to die, I hope you'll treat my daughter well as we agreed before." Lawrence was only worried about her daughter right now.

However, Bernard said indifferently, "I'll treat your daughter like a queen until her death. Don't worry. But before that, I'll have to witness Mango Shen's death with my very own eyes."

Bernard gritted his teeth when he mentioned Mango.

Lexis had sent news today, and he said that someone had killed his aunt, Laney.

Laney was dead!

Lebanon was so cruel!

Hence, he had to make Lebanon, Mango, and Nathaniel pay for Laney's death!

A hint of cruelty flashed across Bernard's eyes.

Lawrence was finally relieved after he heard Bernard giving his promise.

"Thank you."

After hanging up, Lawrence started to plot his scheme.

"Mango Shen, you were the one who took away my wife. So, my daughter lost her mom at such a young age. Since Queena Xiao adores you so much, I will send you off so that you can reunite with her! Hah!"

He prayed to God after he made that declaration.

Fortunately, Nathaniel had left Ocean City at this critical moment.

Lawrence smiled with an insane gaze.

Meanwhile, Mango suddenly sneezed a few times.

She rubbed her nose and said to Desmond, "I feel like someone is thinking about me. Do you think it's Nathaniel or Lawrence Yu?"

Desmond glanced at her with a disgusted look on his face in reply.

How could she still be in the mood to joke around?

"Please don't go out no matter what happens tonight. I will leave a team to protect you. As long as you don't appear, Lawrence can't do anything to you. After all, I can't pay the price if something happens to

you!"

Mango couldn't help but smile when she heard what Desmond said.

"Are you worried about me?"

"Nah, I'm worried about myself. I'm afraid that Mr. Ye will come back and kill me if something happens to you!"

After saying that, Desmond got up and left.

Mango was left speechless when she saw his disdainful expression.

"By the way, is it almost time for Andrea to arrive at the airport? Find a few people to enter from the special passage. Don't go through the security check. Take her away directly while she's still on the plane. I'm afraid that someone will try to interrupt our plans."

Mango said faintly. She had a feeling that Lawrence was working with other people to attack her right now.