The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1184

When Terrance saw that Mango had a thoughtful expression on her face, he was also a little troubled. If he had known that this matter had something to do with the people from the past, he would have asked Madam Hans about this. Besides, if he had done that, they would have an advantage over their enemies right now!"

"Well, don't think about it and leave these to me. You can go out to have fun with Nathaniel and your children."

"Sure thing!"

A thought flashed past Mango's mind, but she did not manage to understand it fully. However, Mango stopped thinking about it now and quickly nodded when she heard Terrance's words.

At this moment, Nathaniel walked out from the room.

Then, Mango looked at him and smiled gently.

"Is Rita sleeping soundly already?"

"Well, I'm afraid she hasn't been sleeping so well for quite a long time."

There was a trace of distress on Nathaniel's face.

What kind of situation was the Eaves family in

now?

Although Rita was a glutton, she was still cautious in the Eaves Family. Therefore, it was normal that she could not sleep well there. However, Rita was so stubborn because she insisted on staying there to accompany Bjorn and the others. Nathaniel was distressed about this, but he could not blame her.

Thus, when Rita had returned to her parents' side, she could naturally be at ease, so she slept like a log. Well, perhaps she would only wake up y tomorrow!

When Nathaniel thought about this, he hesitated a bit.

Mango was stunned when she heard Nathaniel's words. Then, she felt sorry for Rita.

"Nathan, why don't we stay here today?"

Nathaniel definitely understood what Mango was trying to say.

That was because both of them loved their daughter so much. Thus, they could not bear to rush around when Rita was still very tired. Besides, they did not know the reason why someone had been following them just now. Therefore, it was not a good idea to go out with at this time.

"Alright. Terrance, can we stay for the night?"

"What are you talking about? This is your home, so you can do whatever you want here. I know you guys are tired, so go to bed earlier."

Meanwhile, Terrance knew that they needed to talk to each other, so he did not want to annoy them. After that, he pushed his wheelchair and left in a hurry.

Then, Mango and Nathaniel returned to their room. When they saw Rita sleeping soundly on the bed, Mango's heart ached again.

"She's a glutton, and she's always been so carefree! So, I didn't expect her to care so much about Bjorn and Lonnie this time. Alas! I'm her mother, but I don't even understand her." Mango smiled bitterly as she spoke softly.

Then, Nathaniel gently grabbed her by her shoulder and said softly, "Rita has never been a foodie. She knows that her parents and her brothers can protect her, so there's no need for her to worry about anything. Thus, she decided to be a happy glutton! However, she also knows that she's my daughter, so she wanted to help out. Thus, this time, Rita took the initiative to take care of the Eaves family. After all, she knows the relationship between the Ye Family and the Eaves family."

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

Mango was slightly startled to hear Nathaniel's explanation.

When Nathaniel saw that Mango looked surprised, he smiled and said, "Do you think it's unbelievable? After all, Rita is a child, but she understands the situation more than we adults. Did you think that I'm overthinking this too much?"

Although Mango did not admit it, she was obviously thinking about this. Hence, when she heard Nathaniel's words, she could not help but smile embarrassedly.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel did not care much about this. After that, he patted her hair and smiled, "The four most influential men of Ocean City have a strong bond. After all, we took over Ocean City and took contro of all the finances and authorities here. Thus, this isn't something that the ancient families here can accept. Now that someone has messed up our relationship and wants to take this opportunity to take over our position, do you think the ancient families can stay out of this?"

Mango narrowed her eyes suddenly when did she heard this.

"Do you mean that someone else other than Bernard is involved in this?

"No matter how capable Bernard is, he can't suppress all four of the most influential men of Ocean City on his own. Well, this is merely a fight to gain more power."

Anyhow, Nathaniel understood this situation better than Mango.

However, Mango immediately caught on after Nathaniel had brought this up.

"All four of you took over Ocean City and bullied the families who originally ruled over this city. So, someone took this opportunity to cause more trouble. This was because the Ocean City would fall into their hands again if they managed to defeat the four most influential men of Ocean City? However, they had to defeat all four of you using their own powers!"

Nathaniel could not help but nod his head when he knew that Mango finally understood.

Then, Mango's eyes sank a little.

"Urgh! Bernard is too cunning! He's definitely getting the others to do his dirty work. Well, do you mean that Rita knows all these connections? So, is this why she tried to build a good relationship with the Eaves family siblings?"

When Mango said this, she gripped Nathaniel's sleeve and trembled slightly.

Nathaniel sighed and took her into his arms. Then, he whispered, "Don't think too lowly on Rita. She's not that calculative, but she understands her own situation well. She just doesn't want our friendship to be destroyed by someone pretentious." "Destroyed? What do you mean? Does this have anything to do with us?"

Suddenly, Mango's heart tightened involuntarily when she heard this.

Nathaniel narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice, "Perhaps we might be related to this, But who knows? Maybe someone is trying to take this opportunity to stir up more trouble. Morgan, Noah, Eugene and I can trust each other, but what about our families? Well, Morgan is indeed in trouble because of me. Now, we can't even meet each other very often. If someone pretentious makes unjustified claims to the rest of them in the Eaves family, what will they think of us?"

"Impossible! The Eaves family are all..."

Mango stopped herself abruptly at this thought.

She remembered that Esther had asked her to use the force of the Dark Night Empire. Then, she recalled that when she went to the Eaves family just now, someone had installed an eavesdropping system in the Eaves family home!

By law, Esther and her children were not allowed to meet other people as they were under house arrest. However, Mango could enter their housing compound.

Not only that, Esther and Mango had also talked about something for quite some time.

After they had picked Rita up from the Eaves family, an unknown car started following them.

Suddenly, Mango's heart skipped a beat.

Mango's face was pale when she tugged at Nathaniel's sleeve.

"Is someone targeting Rita right now?"

Nathaniel's heart was in a mess right now. He felt upset because Mango was smart enough to understand the situation, and he also felt sad because his child had ended up in such a troublesome situation. However, now that they had all been caught up in this mess, he could only do his best to protect them.

Meanwhile, Mango knew that her guess was correct when Nathaniel didn't say anything.

She broke out in a cold sweat at this though.

"That unknown car was following Rita! Wait, do they think Rita had brought something out from the Eaves family, and they wanted to see whether Rita was going to hand it to someone else? Or perhaps, had they been doubting us this entire time?"

Nathaniel listened to Mango's words and looked at Rita, who was sleeping soundly on the bed, at the same time. Right now, he had mixed emotions in his eyes.

"I don't know. I only know that no matter what Rita promised, I will do my best to protect her and never let any harm come to you."

Mango's heart sank instantly when she heard this.

"Then, are we still going on a vacation?"

"Of course! What will happen to Rita if we continue to stay here?"

Nathaniel said this as a cold gaze flashed through his eyes.

He would not let anyone hurt his wife and children!

Meanwhile, Mango frowned slightly and was in deep thought, but she did not say anything in the end.

"I want to accompany Rita."

"Okay, I'll take a shower first."

Nathaniel stood up and left the room after speaking.

Then, Mango sat beside Rita. She noticed that Rita had become much tanner these few days as if the latter had been out in the sun. Mango had heard that she had been playing with Bjorn at the courtyard of the Eaves family recently, but she did not know what the two of them had planned.

It seemed that Mango never truly understood Rita.

Mango held Rita's hand when she thought of this.

Rita's hand was soft, so Mango felt comfortable holding it. However, Mango paused suddenly.

It appeared that Rita was holding something!

Just as Mango was about to turn it around to take a look, she felt Rita's palm tightening suddenly. Then, Rita opened her eyes in a panic. Mango's heart skipped a beat when she noticed the alertness in Rita's eyes.

How could her daughter's gaze look so cold?

When Mango was still stunned, Rita realized that the person who was sitting in front of her was her mother. Then, she quickly got up and hugged Mango's arm childishly.

"Mommy, why did you sit beside me so quietly? Urgh! You almost scared me to death!"

As she spoke, she calmly hid the item in her palm.

Urgh! This is terrible!

Why did she fall asleep?

Rita's eyes were filled with annoyance, but she had successfully prevented Mango from probing further.

If Mango still doubted Nathaniel's words, then at this moment, Mango trusted him entirely.

Rita, her precious daughter, was hiding something from her!

She could not understand Rita's complicated emotions, so she could only hug Rita tightly. Meanwhile, Rita was a little surprised when Mango hugged her, but she also felt touched.

"Mommy!"

Rita's voice was still soft, but Mango felt upset for her now.

"Have you decided where you want to go for our holiday?"

Rita paused when she heard Mango's question. However, she responded in a spoiled manner, "Can I really choose a destination by myself?"

"As long as you want it, mommy, daddy and your brothers will go with you. You're the little princess of the Ye family, after all!"

Mango brushed away the hair on Rita's forehead. Then, Rita started tearing up when she saw Mango looking at her ith a doting gaze.

She even felt a little guilty right now!

If Mango found out that she had other intentions for following them, would she be upset?

At this thought, Rita became more upset, so her expression immediately hardened.

"Mommy, if it's possible, I want to visit Longford County. Can we go there?"

Rita's words caused Mango's heart to skip a beat.

Huh? Longford Country

Why did Rita want to go to Longford County?

Could it be that this was where the Eaves family wanted Rita to go?

So why did Rita want to go there? Was she trying to look for someone or something over there?

Mango's mind was in a mess when she thought about this.