The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1196

Nathaniel listened to Bettany's cries as she said the words while watching her bow her head to him constantly and humbly and was silent the entire time.

His handsome face was covered with a thin layer of gold, and with a trickle of white, it started to fade until it finally disappeared completely.

Then, Nathaniel regained his normal complexion.

He leaned against the edge of the bed, his expression inscrutable.

The overwhelming hatred of the people of Longford County played in his mind over and over again like a movie.

He saw strangers, but among them, were people he was familiar with.

One of them was a young Brantley!

Nathaniel picked up a glass and played with it casually.

The glass was filled with warm water, and it had been prepared by Mango not long ago.

While Nathaniel was playing with the glass, water splashed out of it and spilled to the floor. When it streamed down his hand, it felt warm, just like what Mango felt like.

Oh, Mango!

Nathaniel's eyes narrowed slightly.

Why did she have to be Brantley's granddaughter?

As Nathaniel was silent for a long time, Bettany couldn't help but look up at him, and as soon as she did, the glass came hurtling at her.

She did not dare dodge, and could only endure it.

The glass grazed Bettany's cheek and hit the wall behind her before it smashed into pieces.

Bettany swallowed hard.

The Nathaniel right now was unpredictable and was emitting a frightening aura as he may be under the influence of the Golden Lancehead Venom.

Nathaniel grinned slightly and said faintly, "No one is allowed to about this. Not even Wisdom, do you understand?"

"Yes."

"Since you said that the Fire Ant Venom is in my blood, will there be any traces in my son's and Wisdom's?"

Bettany shook her head vigorously at his words.

"No, the memories can only be passed down from one generation to the next. If the current generation is unable to complete their mission, they will plant the venom in the next generation before they die." "Haha..."

Suddenly, Nathaniel laughed in irony, and it was piercing to Bettany's ears, but she dare not look up at the man in front of her.

"Even if the Longford County isn't destroyed by those people, I'll still destroy it myself!"

Bettany was utterly shocked by his words.

"Master, you..."

"How can someone do this to their own child? All you people care about are curses and harming your children, so why let them live? An evil county like this deserves to burn."

As he said this, Nathaniel suddenly moved and his cold eyes were scarlet once again. He looked as if he had claws of his own, threatening to tear anything in front of him to pieces. His endless hatred was like a tornado, showing no mercy to anyone that came in the way.

Bettany felt as if her heart was about to stop beating.

She knew about Nathaniel's hatred for Nanny Zhang and poison, but this was still the fate of the Zhang family.

How could Bettany not be shocked when Nathaniel, the leader of Longford County, said such horrible words? "Master, you can't..."

"Shut up!"

Nathaniel howled all of a sudden. His cold voice was sharp, as if it could penetrate any soul. Bettany was so scared that she quickly swallowed her words.

The discomfort made Nathaniel feel annoyed, so he frowned and pulled the needles out from parts of his body, and threw it on the floor.

Then, white smoke immediately rose from the black blood.

The corner of Nathaniel's lips raised and curled into a sarcastic and bitter smile again.

"A 'mother'. Do you know what that word means? What were Nick and I to her, huh? Were we her child? Were we?"

Nathaniel's voice was gentle as if he was asking politely, but it made Bettany feel more pressured.

She didn't know how to tell Nathaniel everything, but she didn't know if it would anger him if she did tell.

"Get out of here! Tell Mango and the children that they are not allowed to come in here for the next

half hour."

Hearing Nathaniel's words, Bettany breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously. Only then did she find that her whole back had long been soaked in sweat. "Yes, master."

Then, Bettany scrambled to her feet and ran, while Nathaniel said, "Also, Magnolia's life is not to be touched."

Bettany was stunned for a moment before she replied respectfully, "Yes. From now on, I won't do anything to Magnolia."

"That's not necessary. You can hunt her down all you want, as long as you don't kill her. I want to keep her alive, and I can't let you die either. After all, you're Wisdom's teacher." Nathaniel's words made Bettany understood instantly.

Nathaniel didn't kill her not because she was the descendant of Longford County, but because she was Wisdom's teacher.

Not only that, but Nathaniel had allowed her to continue to hunt Magnolia down in order to confuse the king of Angolla, which meant that Nathaniel was planning on attacking Angolla soon. As she thought about this, different emotions were jumbled up in Bettany's heart.

If the ancestors of Longford County knew how Nathaniel hated and how disgusted he was with what had been passed down for generations, they might weep in their graves.

However, Bettany did not dare say these words aloud, nor did she dare question his orders.

Bettany didn't know what the former master was like, but she knew what kind of a person Nathaniel was clearly.

She couldn't afford to anger him, as in his heart, nothing was more important than Mango, not even God, let alone a mere descendant of Longford County like Bettany.

In the end, the ancestors of the Longford County had lost terribly.

When Bettany walked out of the room, Nathaniel suddenly fell onto the bed and a mouthful of blood sprayed onto the sheets, which was particularly bright in the pool of black liquid.

Master?

Hah!

What he once despised greatly was now in his body.

Nanny Zhang, have you ever really regarded me as your son?

In her eyes, he was a tool, something she could use to scheme and plot. Even though she had finally come to her senses, but he knew she had still done it for Longford County in the end.

Nathaniel didn't know what Longford County had meant to Nanny Zhang, but it was a useless place that had caused him to lose his family and to live an awful life, and now they expected him to avenge their people?

Dream on!

Nathaniel laughed coldly, but felt a metallic taste in his throat and spat out a mouthful of blood again.

His pain had completely vanished and he didn't feel uncomfortable anymore, but he was weak.

Then, he stripped the bed of its dirtied sheets and laid down to rest.

After Bettany left the room, she noticed that Mango, Wisdom, Zion, and Rita had all been waiting in the living room. The moment they saw her, their eyes fixed on her immediately, giving her a lot of pressure. "He... He's fine. But he's very weak now. He might need to rest for half an hour."

As soon as Bettany finished her words, Mango got up abruptly and wanted to run to the bedroom, but was stopped by Bettany.

"Mango, he said he needed to rest, and he doesn't want to see anyone."

"Move!"

Mango's eyes were cold as she was very dissatisfied with Bettany getting in her way and if it weren't for Wisdom, she would have already lost her cool.

Bettany, however, did not move aside as she said coldly, "He said he doesn't want to see anyone."

Bettanys words sounded a little strange and it caused Mango to frown.

"I'm his wife."

"He said he doesn't want to see anyone. He didn't say anything about an exception for his wife."

It was the first time that Bettany had stood her ground this firmly in front of Mango and the Ye family.

Meanwhile, Wisdom felt that something was wrong too, so he quickly said, "Bettany, my mommy just wants to check on my daddy. You can't stop her like this." "I'm just delivering the message."

Bettany glanced at Wisdom with mixed emotions.

The reason why she was still alive was not that she was the descendant of Longford County, but because of Wisdom!

This was what Nathaniel had emphasized back there.

It had meant that Wisdom was very important to him.

Nathaniel was also telling Bettany that if she wanted to live, she had better treat Wisdom well as he was what that was keeping Bettany alive.

Bettany's feelings towards Wisdom had already been complicated enough, and now, she wasn't sure how she felt anymore.

"Bettany?"

Wisdom couldn't understand Bettany's expression, so he spoke again.

Just then, Mango took advantage of this moment and slipped through Bettany.

"Mango, you'll die if you go in there! Right now, his emotions are unstable and he's going to kill everyone he sees. You..."

Before Bettany could finish her sentence, Wisdom grabbed her hand.

"Bettany, you look tired. Come sit and have a glass of water."

Wisdom's hands were soft and his voice was warm, which made Bettany felt like crying.

She took one last look at Mango and let out a sigh before she followed Wisdom to the living room

and sat down.

All this time, Mango had been very worried and anxious. The moment she opened the door, she almost lost her balance when the strong smell of blood hit her.

The black liquid on the bed sheets made Mango's frown deepened as she picked them up subconsciously. Then, she looked over at Nathaniel, whose face was pale and had fallen asleep on the bed head-first. When she saw this, Mango was slightly stunned.

Nathaniel was properly educated since he was a child, so he cared a lot about his actions even when he was sleeping.

What was going on?

Mango went forward quickly and reached out to touch Nathaniel's forehead.

It was normal.

His temperature was no different from an ordinary person's.

As she breathed a sigh of relief, she felt that the way Nathaniel was sleeping was too uncomfortable, so she wanted to turn him over so he could sleep on his back, but she did not expect that when she touched him, his eyes suddenly opened and a pair of big iron-like hands grabbed her neck suddenly. When he clutched her neck, a cold chill spread through her instantly, and the force was suffocating.

"Nathan..."

Mango was completely stunned.

In that moment, Nathaniel looked the same as usual, but his eyes were cold and indifferent. When he looked at her, it was like he was looking at a dead person.

Then, the corners of his mouth raised and his gaze was mocking, but there seemed to be specks of light in them, which made it unable to read and understand. "I've said that no one is allowed to disturb me. Don't you understand? Huh?"

Nathaniel's voice was gentle as it teased her heart, but it frightening at the same time too, as if it was able to freeze every cell in the body.

"Nathan, don't you recognize me?"

Mango asked subconsciously while her heart was in her throat.

How could this be?

What happened to Nathaniel?

Had Bettany done something to him?

As she thought about this, Nathaniel's handsome face suddenly came close to hers, and there was a hint of coldness in the familiar scent of him.

Suddenly, a hair- raising sneer rang in Mango's ears while the hand on her neck tightened bit by bit...