The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1062

Wisdom was just a child who undoubtedly had naive thoughts. He thought that he could stir up some troubles and buy some time for Mango to leave this place. However, Mango saw it clearly that there were countless men guarding at the entrance and they had many machine guns. So, she would be shot to death even if she ran out now.

Suddenly, Mango recalled that she hadn't found Zion and Nathaniel yet. She absolutely didn't want this incident to traumatize Wisdom for the rest of his life. So, she decisively picked Wisdom up and held him tightly in her arms.

"You little b*stard, are you courting death?"

The subordinate was very angry at Wisdom having suffered a setback, so he raised his gun and aimed directly at Wisdom.

Wisdom had some martial arts skills, but he couldn't do anything as his leg was injured at the moment. Furthermore, Mango was holding him in her arms, so he felt a little anxious. "Mommy!"

"Shh, don't talk, be a good boy!"

Mango smiled at Wisdom before she kicked at the subordinate's wrist.

"Ah!"

The man screamed as the sound of his bonecracking came to their ears when his arm dislocated.

However, a wicked smile appeared on Xander's face as he clapped his hands.

"Amazing skill! You're indeed Nathaniel's wife!"

At that instant, Xander's subordinates stopped their actions and they stood to the side while staring angrily at Mango.

"Let my companion treat my son and I will cooperate with you to call Nathaniel and lure him here."

Wisdom was stunned by Mango's words.

"Mommy, no!"

"Be good and listen to me, don't interfere with adults' affairs."

Then, Mango caressed Wisdom's head and her gentle gaze caused Mo Ran to be stunned at that moment.

He reminisced that there was also a woman who treated him like this too.

At that instant, Xander seemed absent-minded despite his cold expression.

Meanwhile, Wisdom grasped Mango's hand tightly and said, "Mommy, you can't stay here as that man killed people without even batting an eye... Ms. Zhang, she..."

Suddenly, Wisdom cried as he spoke.

Mango's heart sank in an instant.

She didn't see Bettany here and she was trying to figure out why. Now, she felt worried after hearing Wisdom's words.

"What happened to Bettany?"

"She got hurt when she tried to save me, but these b*stards didn't want to treat her and they even threw her into the sea. I don't know whether Nanny Zhang is alive or dead now. Mommy, I couldn't protect Nanny Zhang, but I must protect you!"

Wisdom's eyes were red-rimmed as warm tears rolled down from the corner of his eyes.

Mango's heart ached incredibly for Wisdom.

He was so young yet he had witnessed others dying several times... Mango was really afraid that Wisdom would shut himself up again.

"It's okay, Wisdom... Ms. Zhang will be blessed by the deities."

Mango comforted Wisdom.

On the other hand, Xander's absent-mindedness only lasted for an instant. He frowned when he saw the interaction between Mango and Wisdom. "Hey! Have you forgotten that I am a terrorist?"

"So what?"

Mango looked at Mo Ran coldly and her gaze was extremely menacing. It totally differed from how she looked at Wisdom a moment ago.

She was truly an unpredictable demon.

Suddenly, Xander became somewhat interested in her.

"Lady, I will marry you and let you be my legal wife if you help me kill Nathaniel, what do you think?"

At that moment, Mango was frozen on the spot before she started laughing out of the blue.

"Xander, you must be joking! You're a terrorist yet you're asking me to be your legal wife? Can you even enter the Civil Affairs Bureau and get a marriage certificate? That's ridiculous!" However, Mango's words did not irritate Xander at all and he laughed heartily instead.

How many decades had it been?

No one had ever dared to speak to him like this for so many years.

The woman in front of him looked exactly like the one in his memory.

At that moment, Mo Ran's gaze softened.

"I will give you everything that you want and live a stable life with you as long as you can help me do what I want. I will be sure to do what I say."

"A true relationship shouldn't be associated with personal interest. So, you don't like me, but perhaps I resemble someone you like?"

Mango made a bold guess.

Then, Xander's face became gloomy.

"Mango, don't be so shameless."

"It's all thanks to my parents that I have such confidence and it has nothing to do with you. You're the one who's being ridiculous."

Mango's words were not relenting at all.

At that moment, Mo Ran could tell that she was not afraid of him at all.

Nathaniel was really lucky.

He found such an interesting woman to be his wife!

Mo Ran sat down on the ground casually as he looked at Mango and said, "I'll agree to your request just now, but will you really help me contact Nathaniel?"

"Of course, I'm very confident in my husband, so you'd better brace yourself for my husband's anger. Mo Ran, I suggest that you think it over again as you might still have a chance to survive if my husband doesn't come, but you'll be defeated the moment he arrives."

However, Mango's words caused Mo Ran to laugh out of the blue.

His laughter was sinister and he sounded a little angry as if Mango's words were a joke to him.

Mango felt that this man was a complete lunatic.

On the other hand, Desmond took the opportunity to move to their side stealthily while Mango had attracted Xander's attention.

Mango noticed it, but she did not say anything.

Meanwhile, Xander laughed to the point that he feared up.

Mango really wished that he would die from his laughter.

Finally, Mo Ran stopped laughing, but his eyes were filled with interest as he looked at Mango.

"Well, let's make a bet and we'll see who'll win."

"If that's so, we should make a wager. What happens if you lose?"

Mango's words made Mo Ran become increasingly interested in her.

"I'll let you end my life if I lose, what do you think?"

"Deal."

Mango agreed without hesitation.

Then, Xander smiled and asked, "And what if you lose?"

"You're overthinking as my husband will not lose."

At that moment, Mo Ran found it ironic that Mango trusted Nathaniel completely.

"Is that so? You won't lose? Well, just wait and see. I don't want anything else, but I'll take Nathaniel's life if you lose! Also, you must kill him with your own hands, what do you think?"

Mango was stunned when she heard Mo Ran's words.

She noticed the intense murderous look in his eyes.

Why did he have such a deep-seated grudge against Nathaniel?

At that moment, Mango did not respond.

However, Mo Ran didn't care as if Mango's bet wasn't a big deal to him and it didn't affect him.

He waved his hand and his men immediately got out of his way.

At that moment, Mango quickly said to Desmond, "Treat Wisdom now."

Then, Desmond nodded.

Wisdom was still struggling, but he sighed after seeing Mango's gentle gaze and he sat down obediently while letting Desmond treat him.

No one spoke during this period of time.

The hall was filled with the smell of blood and it made many of them feel uncomfortable.

Meanwhile, Mango had always been on guard against the people around her as she was afraid that they might make a move suddenly.

She had no choice as Xander made her feel incredibly pressured.

She was definitely not a match for him if she were to fight with him one-on-one.

On the other hand, Xander turned a blind eye to Mango's precaution. He laid on the ground lazily and whispered, "Let me tell you a story."

Mango did not interrupt him as she guessed that he was going to tell her about the grudge between him and Nathaniel.

Xander's mood was slightly lightened up as and a hint of tenderness flashed across his malicious eyes.

"I have an elder sister named Mo Xi and she's just as beautiful as you. My family has always cherished and doted on her since she was a child. She likes olive green and is interested in studying medicine, so she joined the army and later successfully became a military doctor."

At that moment, Mango was slightly stunned.

She didn't expect Mo Ran's sister to be a soldier.

Mo Ran didn't see Mango's surprised expression as he had already sunk deep into his memories.

"My sister is the gentlest woman in the world and she always talks softly, just like my mother. Also, she sheds tears easily as she's really afraid of pain. When she was a child, she gets bruises easily even if she touched the corner of the table and her wound would stay for several days. The doctor said that she has a delicate constitution with increased sensitivity to pain, so her pain sensation is ten times greater than that of ordinary people. Therefore, it really surprised our whole family when she became a military doctor."

Mango knew of this type of condition and that many people thought that such women were just being coy, but it was obviously not the case. Such a patient would feel pain all over their body even when they had a small injury and the sensation would be overwhelming and unbearable.

At that moment, there were tears in Mo Ran's eyes.

"You have no idea how my sister would send letters to my family all the time and tell us how well she was doing in the military region after she became a doctor there. She would only report the good news every single time and leave out her worries. Gradually, we got used to it. However, there was once when she wrote a letter saying that she fell in love with a patient... He was a man from the front-line troop and he almost died after coming back from a war. His name was Nathaniel and that was the first time our family heard him."

Suddenly, Mango's heart tightened.

She had never asked Nathaniel about his life in the army although she knew that he must have had injuries considering the brutality of wars. However, she couldn't help but become nervous deep down the moment she heard Mo Ran mention that Nathaniel had almost died.

However, there was a change in Mo Ran's tender gaze at that moment.

"At that time, Nathaniel's name had always been in her letters and we knew that she was in love. However, there was no way we could investigate him as he's from the military region. So, we were really worried as we only got to know about their relationship from her perspective."

"She was satisfied and sweetly indulged in her relationship with Nathaniel at first. She even said that she wanted to change her carrier and return for Nathaniel. Our whole family was really happy about this news, but before she came back, we heard that she had sacrificed in a war."

"She's dead! She was shot by machine guns all over her body on the battlefield as she wanted to save Nathaniel! She cared about her appearances so much, but she gave up her own life for an outsider like Nathaniel... My mother had a heart problem and she died of a heart attack after she heard of the news regarding my sister's sacrifice! From then on, my father drank alcohol all day long and my family was ruined... My sister died for Nathaniel yet he's such a happy life now! How can he?"

Suddenly, Xander raised his head as his eyes were filled with maliciousness.

Mango felt really sorry for Mo Xi, but she did not get swayed by Mo Ran.

"Your sister sacrificed gloriously and she's a martyr now, but she is not Nathaniel's wife after all, so why can't Nathaniel live a whole new life? Besides, does Nathaniel even like your sister even though she likes him? Xander, you can't blame Nathaniel for your sister's death as that's really unfair!"