The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1145

"Mom, do you want to call dad?"

Wisdom tugged on Mango's sleeve as a hint of uneasiness flashed across his eyes.

Mango hesitated momentarily after hearing this question.

She knew that Wisdom was worried for her. The situation right now was indeed unusual, but today was a special day. After all, Sasa's parade was still moving forward, and the soldiers were moving in groups. Thus, it was rude to ask Nathaniel to come back and help her because of such a small incident.

Mango contemplated for a moment before she held Wisdom in her arms and closed the car door.

After that, she took out her phone and called the towing service. Then she followed the line of the soldiers as she held Wisdom in her arms.

Wisdom realized that Mango was much more cautious and mature than before. He couldn't help but glance at her several times and noticed that she was even more attractive than before.

Although Mango did not know whether her car had broken down by accident, she still let out a sigh of relief after making the call.

Soon, the crowd entered the martyr cemetery. Since Mango and Wisdom were not soldiers, they could only wait outside because they had no right to enter.

However, in their opinion, they could provide some companionship to Zion and Nathaniel silently just by standing here while waiting for them.

After that, the memorial service began in the cemetery. Everyone was depressed when they heard the mournful music, and the freckles of snow in the sky added a touch of sadness to this funeral. Meanwhile, Mango looked at Sasha's mother, who had passed out from crying several times, from the outside. There was a terrible ache in her heart.

Suddenly, Wisdom asked as he didn't know what happened, "Mom, where is Sasa's dad?"

Mango replied in a quiet voice, "The terrorists kidnapped her father, so he hasn't returned yet. Alas! He didn't even get to see his daughter for the last time." After all, this was one of the sacrifices that all soldiers had to make. At the same time, everyone respected them because they were brave enough to do so. Suddenly, Mango tried to imagine herself in their shoes. What would she do if Zion was the one being buried today?

She couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat at the thought of this.

No! She couldn't think about this!

After all, she had even started trembling even though she was only trying to imagine this scene.

She wasn't so resolute and couldn't bear to send her son into the battlefield. But what if Zion himself insisted on it?

Mango knew that she would never force her son, but this job...

However, she shook her head abruptly and took her mind off these matters for the time being.

Out of the blue, there was a loud 'bang', and the ground seemed to shake a little. Suddenly, Wisdom lost his balance as he grabbed onto Mango. Mango supported him with her body, but she almost fell as well. Then she looked at the source of the explosion. It came from her car that had broken down earlier! The expression on Wisdom and Mango's face changed drastically when they saw this.

If Mango had personally gotten off the car to look into the cause of the problem, she would have become a charred body by now.

Thus, Mango was terrified at this thought. When Wisdom saw this, he grabbed her hand directly and noticed that her palms were covered in sweat.

Nathaniel and the others ran out quickly when they heard the explosion.

"What happened?!11

When he saw that the car that had exploded was his own, his face suddenly turned pale.

Meanwhile, Zion's eyes narrowed at this scene as well.

"Mom!"

He sprinted forward with tears in his eyes.

Meanwhile, Mango saw Zion exiting the cemetery. She knew that he was scared when she saw his face, so she grabbed his arm quickly.

"Zion, I'm here, and so is Wisdom. We're not in the car."

Mango's urgent voice caught Zion's attention, so he immediately looked in her direction.

After all, he was still trying to accept Sasa's death. Now, when he saw that his mother's car had exploded, he couldn't take everything in all of a sudden. However, when he saw Mango, he pounced into her arms suddenly while his entire body was trembling.

When Nathaniel heard Mango's voice, he suddenly looked in their direction. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Mango and Wisdom were safe and sound.

"What on earth is going on?"

He ran over and asked softly.

Mango quickly answered him by giving him a brief account of the incidents that had happened. While she was doing this, someone was already trying to put out the ire.

Once Mango had told him everything, Nathaniel understood that Wisdom was the one who had warned Mango. Thus, he couldn't help but stroke Wisdom's hair as he whispered, "Thank you, Wisdom." Wisdom shook his head but didn't say anything in reply. After all, he had the fright of his life as well!

Mango's car had burst into flames. After Nathaniel confirmed that they were safe, he immediately joined the team to put up the fire.

After a short while, Zion managed to calm himself down. However, a firm but determined gaze shone in his beautiful almond-shaped eyes. The terrorists were simply horrible!

So, those who invaded their country had to pay the price with their lives no matter where they were!

Zion had never felt the burdens and responsibilities of a soldier this strongly until now. There were three things he had to do right now. He had to overcome his personality disorder! Then, he had to train hard and continue serving in the army!

Otherwise, he could not protect his family!

He knew that both Mango and Nathaniel would live dangerous lives due to their renowned reputation. Therefore, they would face many schemes and dangers in their lives.

Zion was their son, and so were Wisdom and Rita. So, he had to grow stronger for all of them.

He did not kill an innocent human back in Swovenia. Instead, he had executed some terrorists that had done despicable acts! He was a soldier that had to uphold justice, so even if he had bloodstained hands, he did it all to protect his loved ones and country!

Suddenly, the confusion in his mind dissipated.

Then, he looked at the worries in Mango's eyes and said in a low yet firm voice, "Mom, I'll help them out."

As soon as he finished his sentence, he quickly joined the people who were extinguishing the fire.

"Alas!"

Mango wanted to grab Zion, but she didn't manage to do so.

At this moment, she vaguely sensed that her son was even more determined to serve the army.

She didn't want him to stay in the army, but she couldn't force him to retire as it was his wish to do so. Thus, she was in a dilemma right now.

Meanwhile, Wisdom never let go of her hand all the time. The army had mobilized some troops, so their surroundings were a lot safer, but he still never let her go. Instead, his grip grew even tighter.

Their surroundings were in an uproar. Since the area around the martyr cemetery was not densely populated, they were lucky that there were no casualties. This was the only thing that they were thankful for. The troops soon put out the fire, but the car was already beyond repair.

The army's bomb specialist said to Nathaniel after doing a detailed examination of the remnants of the car, "Chief, it's a time bomb. I'm afraid that your car has been tampered with."

Nathaniel's expression darkened once he heard those words. The temperature around him also seemed to drop drastically as well.

Meanwhile, Morgan was right behind Nathaniel.

When he heard the report, he paused momentarily and asked, "Are they targeting you or your wife?"

"I have no idea! Maybe they were targeting both of us!"

Nathaniel said lowly, and there was a murderous tone in his words.

Morgan furrowed his brows slightly when he heard this.

Things were escalating way more complicated than he had imagined.

"Take them back with you first. I'll handle everything here."

However, Nathaniel shook his head and said, "I'll stay. Send someone and escort them to my grandfather's place."

"Alright then."

Morgan did not refuse his request. After all, this was the car of the Ye family, so someone had to stay behind.

Then, he walked to Mango and stopped in front of her and told her about Nathaniel's decision. Of course, Mango had no objections at all.

She glanced at Nathaniel and whispered in a low voice, "Please take good care of him, Morgan."

"Don't worry, I will."

Morgan nodded in reply.

After that, a police officer brought Mango and Wisdom into a car.

Meanwhile, Zion asked them to get on the car before he said in a low voice, "Mom, I want to stay! Sasa's funeral isn't over yet. I'm the leader, so I can't leave at this time."

He said these words with such a firm gaze that Mango's words failed her when she attempted to speak.

After that, Zion bowed towards Mango before turning around and running in another direction.

When Mango saw his determined footsteps, she couldn't help but tear up.

Wisdom thought that Mango was worried, so he said hastily, "Mom, don't worry. Daddy is there too, so Zion will be alright."

Mango looked at Wisdom in reply, but she didn't know how to explain her current conflicted feelings to him.

Then, the police officers sent both of them to Brantley's place.

Brantley also caught wind of the news. When he saw that Mango had returned safely, he heaved a sigh of relief as he said, "How are both of you? Are you alright? Where's Zion? How about Rita?" Rita was with Mateo, so Mango wasn't too worried about her.

Then, Deborah patted her on the shoulder and said, "Do you need Walter to help them out?"

"That won't be necessary because Nathan can handle it. I'm just... a little depressed."

Mango flashed a strained smile as she answered before she went back to her room.

After that, Brantley called Wisdom over to him. Both of them talked to each other briefing, but Brantley appeared to be in a better mood after their conversation.

Mango turned on her phone and was about to ask Nathaniel how it was going. However, in the end, she placed the phone down.

Who was the perpetrator behind this?

Who could install a time bomb in their car under their noses secretly without them noticing it?

The servants at home were already on holiday. Wait, did one of them perhaps install the time bomb before going on holiday?

Did that mean that Bernard's men were the ones behind this?

Didn't they agree to make a move during the new year? Why did they attack ahead of schedule?

A series of questions popped up in Mango's mind, but she couldn't figure anything out, no matter how hard she tried.

Suddenly, she thought of the surveillance cameras installed at home.

Would the camera have caught the crime scene?

At the thought of this, she rose to her feet abruptly. However, she stopped when she reached the door.

If even she could think of it, how could the other party not consider this risk?

If she returned to the Ye's Mansion in such a hurry, there could even be a trap waiting for her there!

Besides, anything were to happen to her, what would Nathaniel, Zion and her other children do?

Moreover, it would be even more terrible if the terrorists threatened them by holding her as their hostage!

At the thought of this, she stopped dead in her tracks.

What should she do?

While she was hesitating, she heard her phone ringing.

Mango took a look at it and saw that Zion was calling her.

Her heart skipped a beat as she answered the phone hastily.

"Zion, did anything happen?"

Mango did not even notice that her voice was trembling when she picked up the call.

Zion said hurriedly, "No, mom, don't think too much. Mr. Ye told me that our car was sabotaged, so there must be traces of it on the surveillance camera in our house. I hacked into the surveillance system at home and found that one hour of footage was missing from the records of two days ago."

Oh! Nathaniel and Mango had actually thought of the same thing.

Mango couldn't help but frown upon hearing Zion's words.

"So does that mean that we ran out of clues?"

On the other hand, Zion said softly, "Nah, I'm here. Even if the video is deleted, I can still restore it. It's just that after restoring the video, I'm a little unsure as to what to do. You should take a look, mom. It's up

to you to call the shots."

After saying that, he sent the deleted video to Mango.

Mango opened the file swiftly, but she couldn't help frowning when she saw the contents.

How could this person be the mastermind?

Could there be a mistake?