The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1154

Mango didn't expect that Josiah would realize his mistakes after Marissa's death. He had really changed his thinking and turned over a new leaf.

Or was he simply putting on an act in front of them?

Mango's brows furrowed slightly at this thought.

On the other hand, Nathaniel said calmly, "How you solve this among yourselves is your business, but Victoria's words unsettled me very much. Besides, it also has a negative influence on my wife. In that case, Desmond should be fired from his current job so that we can stop these rumours from going around."

Mango was bewildered at once when she heard this.

"Nathan..."

Nathaniel took a glance at her. Although he didn't say a word, Mango still felt intimidated when he saw his vicious gaze.

After all, he was serious about this!

Oh dear!

Mango let out a sigh secretly.

Alas! Victoria had hurt a lot of people indeed!

She had used her excuse that she had not recovered from the sorrow of losing her daughter. However, to put it bluntly, she was just a vicious woman. Otherwise, why would she treat Desmond in that manner? After all, to her, Desmond was not even a human with basic rights!

Mango knew that if she begged for mercy for Desmond now, Nathaniel would definitely get jealous.

Therefore, she heaved a sigh and said nothing else.

Desmond was stunned after hearing this.

"Mr. Ye, Madam needs me to protect her now! It's not wise for you to sack me."

"Heh. Of course, I can protect my wife. Don't think too highly of yourself. Since you can't protect Mango properly, you don't need to continue working in this post anymore."

Nathaniel said these words in a cold voice.

Desmond panicked all of a sudden when he heard this.

"No! Mr. Ye, I have always served Madam wholeheartedly. I really don't have any ulterior motives!" "Is that so? I believe that you have no ulterior motives, but you're allowing this woman to whip and torture you because of Marrisa's death. Is your physical condition still at its peak after this? If something untoward really happens, how can I entrust the safety of Mango to you in the current state of your body? Desmond, you aren't just responsible for yourself now, but you're also the leader of the Dark Night Empire. Therefore, you are responsible for the safety of my wife and children. Unfortunately, you don't seem to understand how this is related. You can deal with your private affairs, but you shouldn't get injured all over because you can't work in this state! Also, you have to know that your work is highly dangerous. The person you're protecting is someone precious to me. In fact, I'm willing to give up everything I have so that she won't be hurt! I'm sorry, but I don't trust you because of the current mental and physical state that you're in. So, I refuse to place the safety of my wife and children in your hands."

It was rare for Nathaniel to say so much to Desmond.

Originally, Desmond was dissatisfied, but now he was at a loss for words.

After all, he had been too negligent all this while!

He was the captain of the Dark Night Empire. Therefore, he bore the responsibility of protecting Mango and the children. However, he was currently in such a bad physical state! Even if Desmond didn't go to the hospital, he knew his own physical condition clearly.

Furthermore, the major and minor injuries that he suffered were not the most serious problem right now. In fact, he had to think about his gastric problems that had gotten worse recently.

If he suddenly suffered from gastritis while carrying out his duties, he couldn't imagine what would happen!

When Nathaniel saw that Desmond was silent, he knew that his words had sunk it.

"Think about it carefully. If you still want to work and stay by Mango's and my side, settle your personal affairs first. Then, you need to train your body and ensure that you're always in top condition. Otherwise, please find another job. I'm grateful that you've saved Mango once, but it's not enough for me to entrust her life to you. You should know that she is in a precarious condition right now, so you can't be negligent at all."

After that, Nathaniel took a glance at Josiah and said coldly, "I don't care if you know what your wife has done to Desmond, but since she has offended me, she has to pay the price." "Mr. Ye, just tell me. What do you want?"

Ah, Josiah was actually a smart man.

After all, he noticed that Mango owed Desmond a favour, yet Nathaniel was still so heartless to him. On the other hand, he and Victoria were nothing to Nathaniel at all. They had even slandered Mango, so it made sense that they had to pay the price for their actions.

"I will reclaim this house, and I want you to move out from here before 12 o'clock. I don't care where you're going to stay. However, I need to warn you that you are no longer under the protection of the Ye family."

"Fine, we'll move. It's no big deal anyway."

Until now, Victoria still couldn't understand how serious the situation was. When she saw that Nathaniel was so heartless, she could not help but let out a cold snort.

"You should stay and watch them leave."

After saying that, Nathaniel grabbed Mango by the shoulder and turned around to leave.

Meanwhile, Mango was still holding the food for the new year, so she was somewhat embarrassed at this moment.

"Here are some snacks that I bought for you all. You all can eat them during the new year."

After all, Mango knew that Nathaniel was planning to blacklist Josiah and Desmond.

From now on, they would no longer be able to find a job in Ocean City, nor would they be able to rent a house here. Victoria and Josiah had lived a sheltered life all along, so this was the harshest punishment that they would deserve.

On the contrary, Desmond would probably get used to this environment much faster because he had been bullied since he was young.

Besides, Desmond also understood Nathaniel's intentions as well.

He was about to thank the latter when he heard Victoria say, "Who cares about your gifts? They are just Greek gifts with ill intentions. Bah! Take all of them with you! We don't need those." Nathaniel's face turned gloomier when he heard her words.

"Just shut up."

In fact, Josiah would love to shut Victoria's mouth for her if he could do so.

Meanwhile, Desmond was thinking about the same thing as well. Since Nathaniel had said this, he naturally had other plans for them. It seemed that they would have it easy after this. However, this stupid woman still could not tell what was going on. Josiah was so angry that he was about to blow up. This was the first time he had regretted allowing his wife to act according to her

whims outside.

He always thought that it was okay for women to be capricious. Now he realized that no one would care about the Fang family after their demise, but Victoria still thought she was a proud socialite.

On the other hand, Nathaniel gave a cruel smile. Then, he took the goods from Mango and threw them directly at the bodyguard.

"Throw these in the trash can."

"Noted, Mr. Ye."

The bodyguard immediately went to carry out the mission after answering him.

When Mango saw this, she helplessly shook her head.

Then, she left Desmond's house in Nathaniel's arms.

When Victoria saw Nathaniel leave like this, she couldn't help but grow cocky again.

"Why is he so smug? Our fate changes all the time! Who knows who's going to call the shots in Ocean City tomorrow? Does he really think he'll be able to stay on top of the game for the rest of his life?" "You'd better shut up."

Josiah shouted at her angrily, but Victoria was instantly irritated.

"Why did you yell at me? You coward! Look at how useless you were when other people were bullying me! Urgh! What did I see in you previously? How did I get married to you?"

"If you don't want to listen to me, we'll file for a divorce."

Josiah went inside after saying this.

After that, the couple started to quarrel again.

Meanwhile, Desmond looked at this scene as a wave of unprecedented exhaustion and heartache overwhelmed him.

Nathaniel had fired him, yet Mango didn't say a single word. Did this mean that he had also let Mango down?

At the thought of this, Desmond was extremely upset, and he couldn't bear with these feelings anymore.

However, he couldn't succumb to his feelings right now. After all, he had to continue living so that he could protect Marissa's parents.

So why couldn't he be the person who had died back then?

After all, he was willing to give up his own life in exchange for Marissa's. Furthermore, he hoped that she would still be alive now as that was perhaps the best ending for everyone. Suddenly, the freezing snow fell on his face, and he couldn't help but shiver because of how cold it was. It was as if the cold was permeating into his bones and extinguishing every warmth he had in his body. After Mango followed Nathaniel outside, she noticed that the latter was upset.

Oh, no! This was bad!

He was fuming!

Although Mango didn't know the source of his anger, it was obvious that he was enraged.

"Honey."

Mango's voice was soft and sweet, but Nathaniel simply glanced at her without uttering a word.

Meanwhile, snowflakes started falling into the corner, so she felt cold.

Therefore, Mango shuddered because it was freezing. When Nathaniel saw this, he immediately put his jacket around her, but he was still silent.

Suddenly, she felt extremely blessed, and she felt warmth in her heart.

Then, she quickly held his arm and said lovingly, "There's nothing between Desmond and me. I mean, you should know this well, right? Back then, I had no choice because Abyss made my appearance like this. At that time, I was unconscious, so how could I know what I would be like? So, how would I know that my face would resemble Marissa's? Don't listen to Victoria's crap! I'm just friends with Desmond." "Do you think I'm pissed because of this?"

Nathaniel's voice was faint, and his eyes were filled with sorrow. Thus, Mango felt as if she was a bad girlfriend.

"Am I wrong?"

Nathaniel could not even be bothered to answer her as soon as she said this.

After that, the two of them got onto their car while Mango was still mulling over this question.

If Nathaniel was not angry because Victoria was spewing nonsense, then what actually angered him?

"Honey!"

She called out to Nathaniel again.

When Nathaniel heard this, he lowered his body and fastened her seat belt for her. However, he remained silent.

Now that Mango was looking at him from such a near distance, she could even see the vellus hair on his face.

She thought for a second before she suddenly lowered her head and kissed him.

Nathaniel froze momentarily, and then lust arose in his eyes.

"Is that all??"

He said these words while sounding as if he was trying to restrain himself.

Then, Mango blinked her eyes and acted innocently while saying, "Huh? Did I do anything at all?"

However, the next moment, Nathaniel had pinned her to the seat. Then, he kissed her pinkish lips wildly.

Suddenly, Mango felt as if he had emptied all of the air in her lungs!

When Nathaniel finally released her, she gasped like a fish out of water.

As he looked at Mango's flushed face, he gulped as he said, "I'll deal with you when we reach home. Wait for me."

Mango blushed immediately after hearing his words.

"So, are you still angry?"

Nathaniel could only sigh when Mango brought up this matter.

"Do you still don't know why I'm angry?"

Mango shook her head in response.

Nathaniel said helplessly, "I'm angry because you know that Desmond is not qualified to be the captain of the Dark Night Empire, but you still let him do whatever he wanted. Don't you see that you are putting yourself in danger? Whenever you get injured, I hope that I can take your place because I don't want you to be hurt anymore. You know that Bernard is going to hurt you, but Desmond is still in such a bad condition. How can I not be angry? You're the light of my life, so I won't allow Desmond to toy around with your safety just because of Marissa, who's already dead."

Suddenly, Mango started tearing up after hearing what he said.

However, when she was about to speak, the phone in her hand rang.