The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1168

Magnolia Xiao?

Mango was dumbfounded on the spot when she saw her.

Didn't Magnolia say that it was not a good time for her to come back?

Then why was she back?

Did she inform grandpa about her arrival?

Nathaniel paused for a moment when he saw Mango's shocked expression. Then, he followed her gaze and spotted Magnolia as well.

Both of them watched as Magnolia walked out of the airport alone in a hurry. There was no one with her, and she was wearing sunglasses and a hat. Therefore, people who weren't familiar with her couldn't recognise her at all.

"Ned, send someone to follow her now."

"Understood, Mr. Ye."

After that, Ned quickly went to make the necessary arrangements.

"Nathan, do you think something has happened since Magnolia is visiting Ocean City out of the blue? Will Lebanon be here? What about Bernard?"

Mango was a little concerned about this.

However, Nathaniel circled his arms around her tightly and said, "Don't worry about it. We'll go back first."

"Alright."

Then, the duo went back to the Xiao family's Villa immersed in their own thoughts.

However, Walter stopped them as soon as they entered the door.

"Urgh! Nathaniel, you're too cunning! Didn't you say that your wedding is today? Where were you?"

"We've already finished holding our wedding."

After saying that, Nathaniel said calmly and threw a USB flash drive to them.

Then, Walter inserted the USB flash drive into the TV out of curiosity. In an instant, the scene of the wedding started playing on the screen.

Mango didn't know when he made this video, so she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. However, the corners of her lips curved upward slightly when she saw both her and Nathaniel's faces. On the other hand, Walter was crestfallen.

"F*ck! You're such a scheming b*stard! Was this your wedding?" "Yeah, I never asked you to attend my wedding since I said it would only be for the both of us."

Nathaniel said in a casual tone while he provoked Walter directly.

"But you said yesterday that you wanted us to prank you during the wedding night, just like what you did!"

"Sorry, it's almost midnight soon, and today has passed pretty quickly. Well, I gave you a chance to do so, but you didn't take action. So, can you blame me for it?"

Walter really wanted to slap Nathaniel repeatedly when he heard the latter uttering such shameless words.

On the other hand, Deborah shook her head.

She knew that Walter could never win over Nathaniel, but he refused to admit it.

"Mango, you must be tired after being in a flight for so long. Why don't you go to bed early?"

Deborah spoke considerately.

Mango smiled as she replied, "It's fine, I'll stay up with you guys. Where's Grandpa?"

"He's in the house. He said that he will come downstairs once you're back."

Right now, Mango wanted to see her grandfather.

Nathaniel knew what was on her mind, so he nodded.

Mango went upstairs after that.

Meanwhile, Walter was still thinking about how to put a chastity belt on Nathaniel. However, the latter sneered and said, "You're really dumb! Do you really think that I'll be trying to pick open all the locks on the chastity belt all night? You did that last night, right?"

"Huh?"

Walter froze momentarily after hearing what Nathaniel had said.

"How did you know that I had been trying to open those locks all night long?"

Nathaniel looked at him as if the latter was a fool.

Deborah couldn't bear it anymore, so she pulled Walter back to her directly.

"Stop asking! Aren't you embarrassed?"

"No, I'm only trying to learn as much as I can."

Nathaniel found Walter's words ridiculous!

"Ahem, I installed those locks with a computer program. You can check it online on the computer and unlock them in two seconds by simply pressing one button. Why did you open the locks one by one like a stupid idiot?"

Walter was dumbfounded upon hearing his words.

Sh*t, how could Nathaniel trick him like this?

Deborah was also a little stunned to hear this as well.

Suddenly, she felt that she was such a fool as she had spent the entire night opening the locks with Walter. However, Nathaniel had told them that they could have opened all the locks by pressing one button! On the other hand, Walter was in disbelief. He went to the room again to take the chastity belt out. When he looked at it carefully, there was indeed a button to unlock all the locks at once on it, so his whole face turned sullen.

"Urgh! Why didn't you tell us about this earlier?"

"Haha! How could you not understand such simple logic? Besides, what do you expect me to say when you can't notice such an obvious button? Walter, it's time for you to train your IQ." Nathaniel said this on purpose to provoke Walter.

On the other hand, Walter felt that Nathaniel was picking a fight with him. He wanted to beat Nathaniel into a pulp, but Deborah stopped him.

"Ah, okay. It's just a joke. Why are you taking it so seriously?"

"It's my wedding night! How can I not be angry? I don't care. Nathaniel, you have to compensate me for the wedding night!" Walter pestered Nathaniel directly.

However, Nathaniel looked at him with disdain and said, "Do you want me to spend the night with you as compensation?" "Humph! Can't you do that?"

"Of course not! I'm straight, and I'm not into men. You should find someone else."

After saying that, he went upstairs to wash up. Meanwhile, Walter was so angry that he was screaming in frustration downstairs.

On the other hand, Deborah thought it would be better for them to go back to the Grey family tomorrow. Otherwise, Nathaniel would drive Walter mad sooner or later.

Then, Mango came to Brantley's room and knocked on the door gently, but he heard Brantley's voice coming from inside.

"Who's there?"

"Grandpa, it's me."

Mango felt that Brantley's voice sounded off.

When Brantley heard her voice, he whispered, "Mango, you're back? Come in."

Then, Mango entered the room after she opened the door.

Brantley was sitting on the edge of the bed, and he was holding something in his hand. When he saw Mango walking in, he gave a strained smile.

"Grandpa, what's the matter? Are you sick?"

Mango thought that Brantley was worn out after Walter's wedding, so she could not help but ask him this. She even went forward briskly and touched his forehead. He was not burning up.

When Brantley saw the concerned expression on her face, he gestured for her to close the door.

After Mango did that, she came and sat in front of him.

"Grandpa, what's wrong?"

"She's back, isn't she?"

Brantley grabbed Mango's hand abruptly and asked this question immediately.

There was a men's watch in his palm as well.

The watch appeared to have a retro design, but it looked brand new.

Then, Mango took a closer look at it and found that its craftsmanship was exquisite.

"Is this..."

"Someone put this on my bed. But I know that your aunt gave this to me as a new year's present, right?"

Brantley was tearing up as he said this.

Suddenly, Mango remembered the figure she saw at the airport, but she still asked in confusion, "Grandpa, why are you so sure that it's Aunt Magnolia? Who knows? It might be someone else." "No, look at the back of this watch."

Mango followed his instructions, and she saw some words carved into the back of the watch.

"I wish you good health, dad. From Magnolia."

Obviously, someone had carved these words personally on this watch.

Mango couldn't help but fall into deep thought as she looked at those words.

If this was really a gift from Magnolia, why didn't the latter give it to grandfather personally?

"Grandpa, I think we should ask someone to check if there is any problem with the watch. You know that we're in a critical situation right now, so I'm worried that something bad might happen."

"Don't worry. There won't be any accidents because I found nothing wrong with the watch after checking it. This is something that Magnolia gave me. It's been so many years, and I've finally received a gift from my eldest daughter. But since she is back, why didn't she come home? Why didn't she visit me? Alas! Does she still not want to forgive me?"

Brantley was so upset that he was about to cry.

Right now, he was no longer a general on the battlefield. He was simply a father, who was looking forward to his daughter's return.

Suddenly, Mango found herself tearing up as well.

"Grandpa, perhaps Aunt Magnolia may be busy with other matters. She will surely come back to see you."

"Alas! How much longer do I have? Mango, I'm old, and I know I don't have much time left. However, I don't have any other wished. I hope to see my eldest daughter before I pass away. Ah, my poor daughter." Brantley bawled his eyes out after saying that.

When Mango saw this, she felt upset, but she didn't know how to comfort Brantley as well.

Suddenly, the sound of firecrackers from outside broke the silence between them. Every family was celebrating the new year as they bid farewell to the past.

Thus, Mango pulled herself together forcefully and said with a smile, "Grandfather, a lot of people are still waiting outside to spend the new year with you. Furthermore, if Aunt Magnolia is really here, I think she'll wish for your happiness as well, right? Trust me, I will bring her back."

"Are you telling the truth?"

"Yeap, lam."

Mango nodded in reply.

After hearing this, Brantley finally felt slightly relieved.

"By the way, Zion came back in the morning. He said that he was a little tired, so he locked himself in his room alone and didn't come out for lunch. I sent someone to get him for lunch, but he said that he wanted to nap. You should go and see what's going on."

Mango froze momentarily upon hearing his words.

"Sure, I'll go and have a look."

After saying this, she went to Zion's room impatiently.

She knocked on the door, but no one answered her call.

Then, she gently twisted the knob, and the door swung open.

When Mango walked inside the room, she saw that Zion had fallen asleep while he curled up on the bed.

He seemed to be sleeping soundly, but she could tell that he wasn't sleeping too well right now.

After all, Mango knew that Zion had never slept like this before because the latter looked tense and on guard right now.

Hence, Mango felt bad for him.

She walked over immediately, and she saw that he didn't even cover himself with the blanket. So, she pulled the blanket over directly and tucked him in.

Suddenly, Zion opened his eyes and grabbed Mango's wrist with one of his hands. His grip was so tight that she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Zion, it's me. I'm your mother!"

Mango was a little bit frightened and terrified when she saw what had happened.

Did Zion's alter ego appear again?

Just as she was thinking about this, Zion froze for a moment before letting go of her wrist.

"Mom? Why are you here? Did I hurt you?"

Zion felt a little guilty, so he sat up hurriedly to examine Mango's hand.

Right now, Zion's eyes looked very normal under the fluorescent light. He had such a caring gaze and a gentle attitude, and Mango knew that his alter ego would never act this way.

Therefore, Mango was pleasantly surprised.

"Zion, are you better now?"

As Zion looked at the expectant look in her eyes, he nodded and said, "I've already suppressed it. Uncle Noah said that there wouldn't be any problems as long as I go through any week of treatment. I'm sorry for worrying both you and daddy."

Mango had almost never heard Zion calling Nathaniel his dad. Now that she heard him doing so, she couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

"I'm glad that you're alright. Is Rita back yet?"

"No, she said she wanted to stay with Aunt Esther and the others in the Eaves family, so I didn't want to force her."

Earlier, Zion had visited the Eaves family to bring Rita back with him for the new year, but she rejected his suggestion.

After all, Rita was an assertive girl that would stick to her ideas.

Hence, Mango nodded her head in response. Then, when she saw how exhausted her son was, she said with a guilty look, "Go to bed if you're tired. I'll go downstairs to keep Grandpa company for the night."

"Nah, I'm not going to bed now. I'll go downstairs as well and stay up with everyone."

Zion shook his head and was wide awake.

"Okay. I'll be downstairs then."

"Alright, see you."

Mango patted Zion on the head before standing up and walking out of the room.

After that, Zion rubbed his temples before he lifted the blanket and got out of bed. However, he didn't go downstairs. Instead, he went straight to Wisdom's room.

"Wisdom, do you have sleeping pills with you? I need two pills."

When Wisdom heard what Zion had said, he was shocked.