The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1177

"Hey, I didn't mean that. I was just kidding. Are you really angry?"

Nathaniel stopped teasing Mango when she saw how wronged she felt.

Suddenly, Mango burst into laughter.

"Haha! I got you!"

"Well, you've learned to frighten me now, haven't you? Hmm?"

Nathaniel paused for a moment after saying that. Then, when he saw Mango's mischievous face, he could not help reaching out to scratch her under her armpits. "No! Haha! It's ichy!"

Mango immediately started to dodge his hand.

"Hey! Don't run away from me! If I don't teach you a lesson today, I think you're going to be rebellious."

Nathaniel pretended to be fierce and chased after Mango.

However, Mango would never allow him to catch up with her!

Therefore, she ran away while laughing. However, her laugh sounded melodious to Nathaniel as it echoed through the silent night.

When Terrance looked out from the French window, he could not help but smile when he saw Nathaniel and Mango running farther away from his house. "Alas! Mango looks so carefree. It's obvious that Nathaniel is treating her really well."

"Mr. Ye is sincere to Mango."

Terrance didn't know when the butler had finished his work. However, the butler was currently standing behind Terrance as he looked at Nathaniel and Mango.

"Just now, I was afraid that she would feel sad because of what happened to Barack. However, she's in a good mood now, even though only a few hours have passed. I guess that Nathaniel knows how to cheer her up after all!"

The butler paused for a moment and said, "Sir, why are you preventing Miss Shen from getting involved in this issue? Are you afraid that Barack will do hurt Mango?"

Terrance's eyes darkened, and he answered in a deep voice, "I don't know where Barack is now and what's going on in Angolla. If Mango goes there rashly and if they start fighting, they'll kill each other! Besides, Magnolia is hiding a lot of things from us. She came to me just to tell me about what happened in the past. Hah! She said that she felt guilty and came here to tell me the truth. Do you think that she came here only to tell me about it? Hmph! What's the point of saying something like that when Dennis and Queena are both dead?"

Suddenly, the butler couldn't process all this information.

"Sir, why do you think she came to the Hans family to tell you about this then?"

"Why? She probably wants to use us then! As long as we know that Barack is still alive, we'll probably send someone to Angolla to find out his whereabouts. But if our people set foot on Angolla, she'll definitely take advantage of us. At that time, she'll say that the Hans family is backing us up. By then, do you think that Angolla's king will trust us or her?"

The butler's face suddenly changed after hearing what Terrance had said.

"Argh! He'll definitely believe her then! She's too treacherous."

A cold glint flashed in Terrance's gaze as he thought about this.

"Although I don't know why she wants the Hans family to interfere in her affairs in Angolla, we have to look for Barack. Back then, our father's sacrifice happened too suddenly, so he didn't know about Barack's and Dennis' fight. However, our mother knew that clearly. All these years, she felt devastated when she thought about Barack, but she never mentioned it. After Dennis died, she locked herself in her room for a few days, and then she was sent to the hospital due to excessive hunger. She must have been thinking about Barack then. Actually, she never gave up looking for him all these years, and it was a pity that he didn't tell us which country he went to. Who would have thought that he had gone to Angolla? However, he still didn't appear at her death, even though the news were broadcasting her death. I thought he was dead at that time, but I didn't expect him to be still alive. So, no matter what, I have to find him back. I don't care what he's like now or what his identity is."

Terrance's hands were clasped tightly as he declared this.

The butler did not say anything as he knew Terrance's personality well. Thus, he would only carry out all of Terrance's orders.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel and Mango were no longer cold after they had fun on the road.

Mango's face was red, and it looked very pleasant to Nathaniel.

"Get in the car. It's warm inside."

Then, Nathaniel pulled Mango's hand and got into the car.

The two of them turned on the air conditioner in the car. Then, they looked at each other and burst out laughing all of a sudden.

Hah! They had been acting so childishly just now!

"Hey! Fasten your seat belt now, and let's go to the hospital."

Nathaniel smiled faintly, and his adoring eyes were locking on Mango, so she was delighted.

When they drove to the hospital, there were only a few people in it as it was already late at night.

Thus, Nathaniel took Mango's hand, and they arrived at Haniya's ICU very quickly.

Meanwhile, Desmond sat in front of the room as he looked inside with a worried expression. His brows were tightly knitted together. When he noticed someone approaching, he suddenly raised his head and saw Mango and Nathaniel walking over hand in hand.

Then, Mango looked at Desmond, who was in front of her.

There was stubble on his cheeks, and his eyes were bloodshot. Obviously, he did not sleep well, or maybe he never rested after Haniya was being shot.

"Is Haniya okay?"

Mango spoke finally.

Desmond shook his head and replied guiltily, "No, she's not doing quite well. The doctor said that the bullet passed through her shoulder blade, and it may leave a scar. Besides, she won't be able to use too much strength in her right arm, and it'll hurt in the rainy days."

When he said these, a pained expression came over his face. Plus, there were also some mixed feelings flashing across his eyes.

Mango could tell that Desmond liked Haniya, but he was too obsessed with Marissa, who was already dead. Furthermore, he could never forget the promise that he had made to Marissa.

Well, it was good for him to keep his promises, but he shouldn't waste his whole future on this!

Then, Mango looked at Desmond and said in a cold voice, "Haniya can obviously have a happier life. If she didn't like you, she wouldn't have protected you. I think you know this as well." "Yeah, I know. I won't let her down."

Suddenly, Desmond made up his mind.

When Mango saw this, she let out a sigh of relief.

After all, she knew that Desmond was a stubborn man. Once he made a decision, he would not easily change his mind. Desmond already had feelings for Haniya previously. Thus, now that he had seen Haniya's sacrifice, the feelings that both of them had for each other would only develop more because of the injury Haniya had sustained. Well, both Mango and Nathaniel knew this well indeed.

However, Mango still said softly, "You can't confuse romance with appreciation. Desmond, if you don't love her, then don't make any promises. There are many ways to repay her for saving your life. If you end up being with her just because you felt guilty for her, let me tell you, this isn't what she wants. She only wants love from you, and she doesn't care about your wealth or status. She only chose you for who you are."

Desmond trembled when he heard what Mango had said.

He knew Mango was talking about the truth.

Was he doing this to repay Haniya?

Desmond did not know the answer to his question.

At this moment, he quickly recalled everything he had done with Haniya.

In fact, he had not been with Haniya for a long time. However, he suddenly remembered her smile.

When he saw her smile, he would be at ease. Therefore, she was like an oasis of serenity to him.

This meant that he liked to be with Haniya.

He knew that he didn't have these feelings because he wanted to repay her.

Suddenly, Desmond realized that although he did not spend much time with Haniya, he would feel comfortable and happy every time she was by his side. Although he did not tell her anything, he could not lie to himself.

He actually liked Haniya!

However, when did this happen?

Desmond did not know the answer as he just figured this out.

Perhaps he had felt this way the moment Haniya protected him from getting shot, or maybe he had fallen in love with her when she kept following him, or it could even be the first time he saw her.

He could not remember when this had started, but he knew clearly that she would give her warmth to him, and she would protect him from any disaster.

In fact, he had not felt this way for years!

When he was eighteen years old, Marissa told him that she liked him.

She looked pretty when she smiled, and it warmed his heart.

At that time, Desmond felt touched. However, he was beaten and scolded by Victoria because Marissa liked him. At that time, he knew that he did not deserve Marissa.

Therefore, he suppressed the feelings of his first love just like that.

Thus, he did not know when his romantic feelings for Marissa had changed to a sense of responsibility and guilt.

After all, Marissa could have more choices, but she was going against her mother for him. Every time after a fight, Victoria would ground Marissa, but the latter would use whatever means possible to see him. In fact, Marissa would go on a hunger strike or try to commit suicide.

Thus, Desmond was touched because of how hard Marissa fought for their love, but he also became depressed.

After all, he knew that their relationship had changed when Victoria had interfered in it.

However, Marissa insisted that she loved Desmond, and he could only follow her.

Later, Victoria could not stand Marissa's crazy affection towards Desmond, so she worked with some outsiders to sell him away.

That time, Desmond was actually happy.

Although he knew that death could be waiting for him after Victoria had sold him to the Underground City, he still let out a sigh of relief. At that time, he even felt that the heaviness in his chest had disappeared!

It was because he was finally separated from Marissa.

Plus, he no longer felt any guilt for her, nor did he have to deal with the fight between Victoria and Marissa.

If Marissa was an angel, then Victoria would be a devil.

Their existence was torture to him. Desmond had enough, but he had no right to refuse them.

Therefore, when the people had brought him to the Underground City, Desmond finally felt relieved.

Even if the men there killed up or took all of his blood, he would still feel happy.

At that time, he thought that he could pay back whatever he owed to Marissa with his life.

However, he did not expect that Marissa would come to the Underground City to look for him. Furthermore, she also met Mango there!

In fact, Desmond really did not want to leave at that time, but it was too chaotic in the Underground City. If Marissa got hurt there, Desmond would feel uneasy even if he died.

Hence, he had to send Marissa back.

However, Marissa didn't come out alive this time.

She became ill, and then she died eventually. Therefore, she had left this world while taking away all of her love for Desmond with her.

At that moment, Desmond was desperate.

How could he repay Marissa's kindness?

Previously, he still had a glimmer of hope. This was because he thought that he could live a normal life after that. Alternatively, he could be free after he died. However, Marissa asked him to take care of her parents after her death. Therefore, she thought that she was giving him the motivation to continued living.

However, Marissa did not know that Desmond was actually exhausted from dealing with two of them.

Therefore, Desmond no longer felt the love and emotions that he used to in this relationship. Currently, he was only tired and hurt because Victoria had tortured him repeatedly.

Therefore, he did not even have the right to die.

However, he could not tell everything to Marissa as he did not even have a chance to. So, he could only live like a walking dead. But, he didn't expect to meet Haniya.

Haniya was his saviour, and he felt that God had given him a second chance to live because of her. However, he knew that he could never get rid of Victoria in this life. Therefore, how could he drag Haniya down to the depth of despairs with him?

On the other hand, Desmond finally accepted the truth, and he finally decided to be honest with his feelings because of how fearless Haniya was. He could not run from this anymore! At this moment, he knew that he couldn't continue to be a coward for Haniya's sake.

When Desmond thought of this, he suddenly looked up and wanted to say something, but the emergency bell suddenly rang in the ICU.

Hence, all Mango, Nathaniel and Desmond's expressions suddenly changed.