The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1124

As soon as Deborah finished speaking, Sophia's face changed.

"You want to kill me? You unfilial son! It was me who gave birth to you, b*stard!"

Sophia was so angry that she tried to slap Walter again, but this time she failed. Deborah grabbed her arm and she fell to the ground.

"Walter has been very kind to you. Do you think Nathaniel will let you go after what you did to Mango? If you fall into the hands of Nathaniel, you will suffer a hundred times worse than now. You did this yourself from the beginning. Walter just wants you to die in a more decent way and this is the best he can do. What else do you want from him?"

Deborah's words made Sophia laugh in anger.

"The best that he can do? You're the problem here! You're a femme fatale who seduced him and asked him to kill me! I know at first sight you aren't a good person! You wanted to marry my son so much, who knows if you just want to take advantage of him?"

Before Sophia could finish speaking, Walter stepped forward and covered her mouth.

You..."

Sophia struggled but Walter directly grabbed her arm.

There was a tinge of sadness in his eyes.

"Mom, you're getting astray. I'll be upset if you only used my father and I but now that you've violated the law, you can't escape anymore."

"Nonsense!"

Although Sophia could not speak, Walter saw the meaning in her eyes.

He said wryly, "Do you know? It was because of my kindness that allowed you to have a chance to use Charlotte and Andrea to almost kill Mango. I know I'm wrong. I'm not talented at all and I don't want you to be tortured to death by Nathaniel, so I will just give you a quick death. Don't worry, mom. The drug is so strong that you won't experience too much pain before you die. I'll collect your body afterward and this will be counted as my responsibility as a son for you. We'd better not meet again in the next life."

After Walter said that, tears started flowing down the corners of his eyes.

Sophia still wanted to say something, but she felt a piercing pain in her heart. She struggled and cried for help. For the first time, she was in despair and trepidation, but Walter did not loosen

his hands.

Her whole body was twitching and eventually, she fell to the ground.

She clutched her collar and tried to pull something out of her throat, but everything was in vain.

Looking at Sophia's painful look, Walter finally turned his face away and shed tears silently.

Deborah's heart ached. She hugged Walter tightly and whispered, "If you're sad, just cry. No one will laugh at you. After crying, there will be no more pain. I promise I'll follow you forever and never leave you." Walter did not speak this time. He just hugged Deborah tightly.

When Nathaniel's men arrived at Sophia's hideaway, all her people were seized, but Sophia was nowhere to be found.

Ned told Nathaniel about it.

Nathaniel looked at Mango who was sleeping soundly and asked Emberly and Lucy to take care of her. Then, he drove to Sophia's place.

Under the cruel punishment of Nathaniel, someone finally confessed that Sophia went to Walter's place.

According to the address they gave, Nathaniel came to the hotel.

When he knocked on Walter's room, it was Deborah who opened the door.

She was not surprised at Nathaniel's arrival at all.

"Come on in, Mr. Ye."

Nathaniel was intimidating and he was omitting a threatening aura.

When he came in, he saw Walter sitting on a chair. Sophia was lying on the bed and she seemed to be asleep.

Extreme anger rose in Nathaniel.

"Walter, are you trying to go against me now? Huh?"

Nathaniel gnashed his teeth in rage.

Walter was the person Mango cared about the most. If Walter were to oppose Nathaniel, he wondered if Mango would be upset after learning about it.

When Deborah saw the anger in him, she quickly said, "Mr. Ye, Sophia is dead. She died not long ago due to myocardial infarction."

Nathaniel was startled.

How could it be so coincidental?

Walter looked melancholic. He whispered, "You can find someone to check it out. The drug's effect is too strong. She was in pain for more than ten minutes. Now her body is still warm." Hearing the word 'drug effect', Nathaniel frowned.

There were some guesses in his head.

"What did you do to her?"

Then, Deborah told him what had happened.

Nathaniel looked at Walter with a complicated expression.

Logically speaking, Nathaniel should be happy since Walter had personally finished Sophia for Mango. However, when he thought that all Walter did was for his wife, Nathaniel felt uncomfortable. Nathaniel thought he should be the one to handle Sophia, since Mango was his wife.

However, Nathaniel seemed to understand Walter's action.

After all, Sophia was the one who gave birth to him. If she really fell into Nathaniel's hands, her end might not be much better than Andrea's.

Nathaniel was still angry as he felt that it was unfair for Mango since she had suffered too much. On the other hand, Sophia died so easily. He felt mentally unbalanced, but due to Walter and Deborah, he decided to let it go.

Nathaniel came in full swing but went back in defeat.

When he returned to The Ye's Mansion, Mango had already woken up and she was eating. When she saw Nathaniel return, she asked, "Why did you go to the company?"

There was a tinge of grievance in her voice.

Nathaniel's heart ached seeing her like this.

"To settle something."

He wanted to tell Mango what had happened to Sophia, but after thinking about it, he decided not to.

After all, Walter was Mango's cousin. If she knew that Walter had killed his own mother for her, she would be upset and guilty.

In order not to make Mango feel guilty, Nathaniel decided to conceal the truth.

Mango did not suspect anything and said tiredly, "That's strange. Am I really better now? Why do I still feel sleepy?"

"Sleep now, then. It's almost New Year anyway, it's okay to have a good rest."

Nathaniel held Mango's hand in distress.

Mango looked at Nathaniel who was in front of her and felt that it was great to be able to see him again.

It was also the first time she had heard about the poisonous black magic. She had always thought that it lived in myths and legends. She did not expect that she had really experienced it. Her fear lingered and she was afraid to sleep alone.

"Will you sleep with me?"

"Alright."

Nathaniel took off his jacket and his shoes, then he went to bed with her. He pulled Mango into his embrace.

Nathaniel felt that it was a gift from heaven to be able to hold onto Mango.

Over the past few days, Nathaniel was extremely exhausted. Therefore, he fell asleep quickly with Mango in his arms.

Mango looked at his sleepy face and she felt very satisfied. She found a comfortable position in Nathaniel's arms and fell asleep too.

On the other hand, Walter and Deborah directly took Sophia to the crematorium without informing anyone.

After Sophia's body had been cremated, they bought a cinerary casket. Then, they took her ashes to the cemetery that they bought in advance and buried it in.

Seeing that Walter was well prepared, Deborah could not help but ask, "When did you buy the burial ground?" "When I realized she was acting fishy."

Walter's voice was hoarse.

Deborah was a little astounded.

At that time, Walter had not even started his vacation, but he already predicted that Sophia would come to such an end.

She felt sorry for Walter and wanted to comfort him but he said, "I'm fine now. My sadness faded when she left me. Even though I'm still a little upset now, the relationship between Sophia and I have finally come to an end. I'm guilty, yes, but... if I hadn't been too tolerant with her, Mango wouldn't have suffered so much."

"Don't talk about yourself like that. You've never expected that she would join hands with Bernard, have you?" Deborah felt upset when she saw Walter's current state.

Walter held her in his arms and said nothing. However, Deborah's love towards Walter had grown deeper due to this.

When Toby told Brantley all these, Brantley sighed heavily, "It must be hard for Walter."

"Mr. Xiao, Mr. Song is a reasonable one."

Toby also admired Walter's action.

Brantley whispered, "Give the things left by my wife to Walter and tell him that these are what his grandmother left for him, which is also a comfort for him. At the same time, tell everyone that Walter is Xiao family's grandson, and we'll take care of his marriage with the Grey family."

"Yes."

Toby knew that Brantley had recognized Walter as his grandson.

He paused and said with some embarrassment, "Mr. Xiao, Andrea is dead."

Brantley went silent.

Toby knew Brantley's character and he was afraid that he would blame Nathaniel. He quickly said, "It was Andrea who dug her own grave. She put vermin in Mango's body. If Wisdom hasn't read about this in the Hikasa Manual, I reckon that Mango will be dead by now."

Brantley sighed heavily, "We can't expect what the wicked ones will do. Forget it, I don't have any status now so Nathan can do what he likes. It's a pity that Queena suffered while giving birth to Andrea, but at the end she was led astray."

Seeing that Brantley was not angry, Toby breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Everyone chooses their own path. Mr. Xiao, don't be too sad."

"Well... prepare some gifts. I'll go to visit Mango tomorrow."

"Alright."

Then, Toby left.

No one knew that Brantley had been keeping an eye on the Ye and Song family. Now that the matter was temporarily settled, Toby felt that there was no need to tell Nathaniel these things. Nathaniel slept very well. When the sun shone in their bedroom, he woke up.

Nathaniel was mesmerized by Mango's beauty, who was still sleeping soundly in his arms.

He stretched out a finger and gently traced Mango's facial features. Unknowingly, his entire face leaned over to her and he slowly lowered his head.

At this moment, Mango suddenly opened her eyes, which immediately startled Nathaniel. The next moment, Mango directly reached out and pulled Nathaniel's face down, and her warm lips kissed him.