The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1125

Nathaniel's entire body was about to burst into flames, but he still restrained himself. After all, Mango's health condition was not very stable. Mango could clearly feel the tightening and trembling of Nathaniel's body, but she was startled when she did not see him take any further action.

"Nathan?"

Nathaniel sighed slightly and held her tightly in her arms. He whispered, "Not now. A few more days then."

Mango's face blushed.

She almost forgot how weak she was.

The two of them cuddled on the bed for a while. It was clear that Mango's condition was much better than yesterday.

She wanted to go out for a walk. Besides, Emberly also felt that lying on the bed all the time was not a good thing. Furthermore, she also missed her own children, so Emberly gave her a full body check-up before leaving.

Mango arrived at the back garden with Nathaniel's accompaniment.

There was only white snow covering the garden as it had been snowing these few days.

Nathaniel pulled Mango's clothes tighter to cover her body.

Mango revealed a smile, "In the ancient times, the emperor would plant flowers or something else for his beloved concubine. Do you want to plant a few for me?"

"Sure."

Nathaniel did not hesitate at all.

"I mean that you have to do it with your own hands."

"Alright, then."

Nathaniel's eyes were full of love.

Mango suspected that if she said that she wanted the stars in the sky, Nathaniel would have agreed and tried his best to get it.

She smiled with great satisfaction.

Mango leaned into Nathaniel's embrace and said in a deep voice, "It's winter now so it's not possible to plant them. We'll do it in spring next year. Then, well see wintersweet blossom next winter and enjoy the scenery when the time comes."

"Yeah."

Nathaniel accepted all of his wife's requests.

Mango felt that the happiness now was surreal.

Nathaniel saw that she looked tired, so he asked softly, "Do you want me to take you in for a while?"

"No, I like this place. It makes me feel alive."

Hearing this, Nathaniel felt a little bitter.

"Andrea is dead."

Nathaniel knew that even if Mango did not ask him, it did not mean that she would not have questions in her heart.

As expected, Mango paused for a moment, and she did not say anything else.

Mango once wanted to have a good relationship with Andrea. Unfortunately, Andrea's was literally twisted and hence, she could not turn over a new leaf no matter what.

Mango melted into Nathaniel's embrace and said with a melancholic tone, "I'm the only one left in the family now. My father, mother, and sister are all gone. If it was in the ancient times, wouldn't a woman like me be called a jinx?"

"Nonsense."

Brantley's voice came from behind, causing Nathaniel and Mango to be taken aback.

Mango struggled to get up, but Brantley stopped her.

"Don't get up. You are very weak now, weaker than an old man like me."

"Grandpa."

Mango was a little upset.

Brantley laughed.

"You're behaving like a spoiled child, which means you've recovered well. Yeah, Nathan can take credit forthat."

Nathaniel's face flushed red.

"Grandpa, go in and take a seat. I'll make you some tea."

Nathaniel was very respectful to Brantley.

"Okay."

Brantley entered their house with the help of Toby. Mango had planned to walk on her own, but she did not expect Nathaniel to directly carry her in.

She felt that her face had become scorching hot. Everyone was smiling when looking at them.

Mango buried herself in Nathaniel's embrace like a shy little kid.

Nathaniel smiled happily at the look of his wife.

Brantley felt relieved when he saw the love between them.

Toby took out a box and handed it over to Mango under Brantley's order.

"Grandpa, what is this?"

Mango asked with some curiosity.

"Open it and take a look."

Brantley smiled faintly.

Nathaniel placed Mango on the sofa. The tip of her nose was a little red from the cold, making her look especially adorable.

Mango took the box and was astounded when she opened it.

It was a ginseng!

However, Nathaniel's face changed a little.

"Grandpa, this should be at least 100 years old, right?"

This type of ginseng was priceless.

Mango was a little confused.

Wisdom happened to come out at this time. When he heard Nathaniel say that it was a century-old ginseng, he came over.

He picked it up and looked at it. Then he sniffed it and said with a smile, "This is a good one! Mommy, you can enhance your strength after eating it, but you can't eat too much. One ginseng rootlet per day is sufficient."

"Well, you're a smart one. Tell me, how many years is this ginseng?"

Brantley saw that Wisdom liked it very much and could not help but laugh.

Wisdom smiled embarrassedly and said, "This ginseng should have been five hundred years already."

Mango was immediately shocked by these words.

"Five hundred years? Grandpa, this is too expensive. I can't accept your gift."

"What are you talking about? This is for you to eat. I'm old and I'm afraid that I can't take it if I were to consume it. This ginseng can't do me any good so I guess it's the best if you let someone cook it, then I'll no longer think it's wasteful anymore."

Brantley said with a smile, but Mango's eyes were a little moist.

"Grandpa."

She was in Brantley's arms like a baby.

Brantley sighed.

The Xiao family now only had Mango. No matter what, he had to ensure that Mango was safe and sound.

Nathaniel was touched.

Wisdom put away the ginseng and pulled Nathaniel's sleeve, whispering, "Daddy, this ginseng is really good. Listen to me, mommy can't eat too much." "Okay, I'll listen to you." When Wisdom was talking abou something related to medicine, his eyes were were always shining and dazzling with energy.

Brantley also liked Wisdom very much, but Wisdom was a little reserved.

When Zion came out, she saw Brantley coming and greeted him politely.

"Great grandfather, nice to meet you."

"Yeah. Are you on holiday now?"

Brantley looked at Zion and felt that this child was too calm and not childlike at all.

Zion nodded.

"Yeah, it's holiday and I'm going to Uncle Noah's house so I won't be accompanying you now."

"Alright."

Nathaniel sent Zion away.

When Wisdom saw that Zion had left, he also whispered, "I'm going to bring Rita back."

"Okay."

Then, Newell took Wisdom away.

There were only a few adults left in the living room and Nathaniel began to make tea for Brantley.

Brantley felt it was lively here in Nathaniel's house.

The fragrance of the tea filled the entire living room. Mango stayed by the side. Although she did not say anything, she made Brantley feel especially at ease.

He looked outside and the snow began to fall again. Thinking of his deserted and quiet house, Brantley sighed, "It's New Year's soon. Are you going to stay in my place for a few days? And then you can return here after the holiday season's over."

He had been living a solitary life for too long.

Now that he was free, he was really afraid of loneliness.

Mango paused for a moment and Nathaniel did not say anything else. It was obvious that he would respect Mango's opinion.

"Isn't Walter getting married soon? Grandpa, you won't let him live with you after he got married, will you?"

"Does it matter? I bought a villa in the northern suburbs, which is very big. Everyone will go there to spend the New Year with me, let alone Walter and his wife. Even your aunt's whole family can live there." Brantley's words immediately startled Mango and Nathaniel.

Aunt?

It was Magnolia!

This name caused Mango to feel a little conflicted.

No one knew what Magnolia's purpose was now. They did not know if she had planned something against the Ye family or the Xiao family. Was it really good to bring Magnolia back now? However, when she saw Brantley's excited expression, Mango stopped speaking.

Only Magnolia was left out of his three daughters.

Mango could understand Brantley's feelings, but she was in a dilemma.

Nathaniel saw that Mango was conflicted and quickly spoke.

"Grandpa, auntie has got something to do. I'm afraid she won't be able to come back for the New Year. Besides, auntie is as good as dead in Angolla."

"What?"

Brantley suddenly frowned.

Dead?

What did that mean?

"Tell me everything now."

Brantley's face fell.

Mango hurriedly said, "Grandfather, it's hard to explain this because we don't even know what's going on. When auntie contacted me, I didn't know who she was, but her identity stated that she's dead in Angolla. Even her son didn't know she was still alive."

"Magnolia has a son?"

Brantley sighed.

Mango nodded.

Lebanon could not hide his identity anymore. Since Magnolia had already talked to Brantley, the appearance of Lebanon would only be a matter of time. However, no one knew what was going on in Angolla. Brantley was lost in thought.

For a moment, no one in the living room spoke, and the atmosphere was somewhat oppressive.

After some time, Brantley sighed, "I don't know what you guys do all day. Forget it, you have your way of living and I won't force you but I'll arrange the entire wedding for Walter."

Mango felt that it was odd.

"Grandpa, you're just his grandfather-in-law. He still has a father. Why don't you ask Mr. Song about his opinion?"

"Carter? Are you talking about that scum? If he can take good care of his son, will Walter be like this? Just dump this irresponsible father! As for Walter, I'll talk to him personally. I don't believe that he won't respect an old man like me."

Brantley's words caused Mango to burst into laughter.

"Grandpa, you are so shameless."

"That's because I'm the oldest here."

Brantley made a rare joke.

The atmosphere suddenly became harmonious.

Suddenly, the sound of the doorbell came from outside. When Lucy went to open the door, she brought back a bunch of gifts. Mango was a little surprised.

"Lucy, who sent this?"

"The Hans family sent it. They said that it's New Year's Day, so they sent it to both you and Mr. Ye."

Lucy put all the gifts on the floor happily. There were a few big packages from the Hans family.

Nathaniel had kept the incident of the poisonous black magic a secret from the Hans family. He was afraid that something would happen due to their hot temper. Moreover, Mateo was from the military region and had a sensitive identity so it was hard for him to handle such matters.

Seeing that the Hans family had sent such a large pile of presents, Nathaniel smiled, "What is it? Open it and take a look, yeah?"

"Of course!"

This piqued Mango's interest. She quickly jumped off the sofa and went straight to open the packages. However, she was shocked by the gifts inside.