The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1204

"Mr. Ye, you..."

"Shh..."

Nathaniel's mouth curled up into an evil smile. It didn't take him long to hack into the national security system of Osara by using his advanced software. Soon, Osara was in chaos as they started aiming against the defense system of Ocean City.

At that moment, Thomas narrowed his eyes as he knew what Nathaniel was going to do.

However, Zion's brows furrowed tightly. He obviously understood Nathaniel's intentions, but he didn't stop him.

After all, he was just a child, and sometimes it would be best for him to go along with the adults.

Zion comforted himself before he used his hacker skills to add fuel to the fire with another computer. Meanwhile, the safety alarm resonated through the defence department of Ocean City all of a sudden. Immediately, everyone gathered as they prepared for war.

Brantley initially came here to ask what happened to Longford County after their mission. However, he didn't expect to be detained by the higher-ups after asking just a few questions. They even confiscated his mobile phone and other communication devices. At that moment, he was basically under house arrest.

Meanwhile, Toby was so angry that he wanted to argue with the superiors, but Brantley stopped him.

He whispered, "It seems that there's something fishy going on regarding Longford County after our mission ended 20 years ago..."

"Mr. Xiao, we have to go back, otherwise Ms. Sun and Mr. Ye may get into trouble too."

Toby was really anxious and worried about this.

However, Brantley said in a low voice, "Don't worry. Nathaniel should be able to bring Mango out of Ocean City."

"How is that possible? I just heard that our country's borders are under tight surveillance, so Mr. Ye can't leave even if he's really influential. Anyway, I'm really puzzled... Why aren't we allowed to bring up the case about Longford County since it was just a small military mission at that time? Besides, what does it have to do with Ms. Sun and Mr. Ye even if we bring it up? Why must they stop them from leaving Ocean City?"

Toby paced back and forth as he muttered.

At that instant, a hint of solemnness flashed across Brantley's eyes.

"Nanny Zhang is Nathaniel's previous housekeeper, and she's from Longford County. Bettany is also part of them too. Recently, she has contacted Nathaniel, which means that these two women are somehow related to him. So, it is understandable that the higher-ups want to investigate Nathaniel."

"What do you mean that it's understandable? Nanny Zhang is a cunning woman, and she almost killed Ms. Sun and Mr. Ye before she died. Do the superiors not know that? What are they going to ask now? Even if they want to interrogate Mr. Ye, they can't restrict him from leaving the country! Urgh! At this point, I feel as if the higher-ups are going to attack Mr. Ye."

Toby said it unintentionally, but Brantley seemed to have figured something out.

"Toby, find a way to send the message to Terrance. Now, the only one who can help them is Terrance."

"All our connections has been cut off, Mr. Xiao..."

Toby became angrier as he spoke. He had been an upright person for his entire life, yet he became like a prisoner now and was under surveillance.

At that instant, Brantley's face turned pale.

"Alas! I wonder how Mango and others are doing now."

Just as the two of them were in deep concern, a warning alarm came from outside. The signal indicated that they were facing a crisis right now!

"What's wrong? Did foreign enemies invade our country? Are they starting a war?"

Toby knew what signal it was the moment he heard it.

Brantley was also surprised to hear this.

At that moment, the people who were monitoring them let down their guard.

After that, Brantley took this opportunity to ask Toby to leave this place and find Terrance quickly. Conversely, he stayed behind to keep an eye on and deal with the superiors.

On the other side, Nathaniel and Zion heard Thomas make a phone call after they messed up the defense system of Ocean City. Soon, a warship stopped at the first port. "Mr. Ye, the ship is here. You can leave now."

Then, Nathaniel glanced at Thomas and whispered, "Take care of yourself."

"Don't worry."

The two hugged before Nathaniel brought Mango and his children to the first port through a special tunnel in Nocturnal Centrum.

Zion's eyes lit up the moment he saw the warship. However, he acted as if it was nothing special as he dragged Rita and Wisdom onto the ship.

Meanwhile, Rainie could no longer follow them to send them off. Mango felt sad and reluctant to part with her deep down, but she couldn't be too emotional since her husband and children were right in front of her. So, she followed Nathaniel and her kids onto the boat.

Soon, the ship set sail.

No one checked on the ship as it was a warship, but Nathaniel told the people to stop the ship at the first port after leaving Ocean City.

Then, he led Mango and his children off the ship before they headed straight for a high-end club near the port.

Well, Mango didn't expect to see Michael here!

In fact, she was completely stunned right now.

"Michael? Why are you here?"

"Where else should I be then?"

Michael smiled as he looked at her mockingly. However, he was stunned when he saw Nathaniel as he could clearly sense the change in Nathaniel's aura. Nevertheless, he stepped forward and hugged Nathaniel.

"Welcome home, Mr. Ye!"

Michael's voice was not loud, but it was clear enough for everyone around to hear him.

Nathaniel held him tightly and said with an evil smile, "Comrade Eagle, I, Black Mamba, am back."

Michael froze when he heard Nathaniel's title, "Black Mamba", and he immediately teared up.

"I'm really glad that you're back..."

Michael sounded a little sad as he said these words with a hoarse voice.

Then, Nathaniel let go of him and glanced at the comrades around them. Some of them knew him, but some didn't, though it didn't matter. Whatever it was, no one would know that this club was the headquarters of Baxter Alliance.

Many people thought that their base was overseas, and even the members of Baxter Alliance thought so. In fact, only the comrades here were their most faithful men as they went through deadly encounters with Michael and Nathaniel back then.

This town was really ordinary, and it was rather secluded compared to the big cities.

Later, Michael hurriedly told the servants to serve them some tea. He also let Mango and their kids sit on the chairs next to him.

Of course, Nathaniel sat in the seat of the highest status.

"Where are Silver Fox and Priscilla?"

Nathaniel asked in a low voice, but his oppressive aura filled the atmosphere in an instant.

Then, Michael quickly said, "I contacted Silver Fox after receiving your message. He's on his way back, whereas Priscilla is in Angolla."

Mango didn't know who Silver Fox and Priscilla were, but she knew that they were the closest members to Nathaniel and Michael. However, she was stunned when she heard that Priscilla was in Angolla. When did Nathaniel start sending his subordinates to Angolla?

Mango didn't know about this, but she admired how secretive how Nathaniel could be.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel nodded as he squinted at Michael and asked, "That Valentina you met..."

"She's fake."

The corner of Michael's mouth twitched before he smiled bitterly.

"Still, I didn't kill her, though I imprisoned her by my side. I'll just keep her around since her appearance resembles Valentina after all."

In fact, Michael couldn't let go of Valentina.

Nathaniel had always known this, so when he knew that someone who was impersonating Valentina appeared, he was really worried that Michael would fall into someone's trap. Fortunately, Michael was still in his right mind, and he did what he would always do. He wasn't deceived by others' tricks, and he imprisoned the fake Valentina instead.

"Valentina has been gone for a long time, so you should let go of her. Michael, you are still young. If Valentina was still alive, I'm sure that she would've wanted you to start a new life! Nathaniel was not good at comforting others, but he had to voice out at this moment as he saw that Michael was still being haunted by his past relationship after so many years. "I know that."

Meanwhile, Nathaniel noticed that Michael didn't want to talk too much about his feelings, so he didn't mention it further.

"I plan to travel around with Mango and our children here for a few days, so send me a useful travel guide later on."

"Sure, Mr. Ye, don't worry. No one will keep their eyes on you here, so please enjoy yourselves."

At that moment, Michael's lips curled up into a smile. His sincere grin lightened up the atmosphere in an instant.

Mango realized from Michael's aura that he had become less vicious. Perhaps it had something to do with the fake Valentina.

Did Michael think of her as the real Valentine and fall in love with her?

Mango was thinking about it deep down as she stared straight at Michael.

"Mrs. Ye, do I have something on my face?"

Michael asked instinctively when he saw that Mango was staring at him.

Then, Mango hurriedly shook her head and said, "No, but I think that you seem more good-looking than before."

As soon as she said that, a cold gaze fell on her directly.

"Hmm? Did he become more good-looking?"

Nathaniel's voice was deep and oppressive.

Then, Michael quickly rubbed his nose and said, "I'll get someone to prepare a room for you."

"No. Well go to Veronne Courtyard in the suburbs as I like living with my wife and children. Also, it'll be inconvenient for us to live in the headquarters."

Michael came to his senses immediately after hearing Nathaniel's words.

"Alright, I'll ask someone to clean up the courtyard and send a car to bring you there later."

"OK."

Later, Nathaniel and Michael started discussing other topics. So, Mango brought her children out of the guest room of the clubhouse and headed to the lounge behind them.

They had traveled all the way here, but they weren't that hungry. However, when they saw that there was food in the lounge, Mango asked the kids with a smile, "Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?"

"Yes!"

Rita was the first to answer.

In fact, the food they ate along the way was bland, and Rita was dissatisfied with it. Now that there was plenty of delicious food here, so she had to devour them to fill her belly!

Zion and Wisdom saw the glint in Rita's eyes, and they said with a smile, "Urgh! Mommy, Rita was definitely a pig in her past life."

"What? No, you were a pig!"

Rita retorted and ran quickly to the food area.

"I'll look after her then."

Wisdom smiled and chased after Rita.

Meanwhile, Zion didn't move as he was obviously staying behind to take care of Mango.

Mango saw that his son was so considerate, so she smiled and said, "I'm an adult, and I won't get lost. You should go and get something to eat. Also, we're in the headquarters of Baxter Alliance, so no one will dare to harm me."

However, Zion shook his head and said, "I'm tired, and I don't want to move."

He sat down beside Mango as he spoke.

Then, Mango pulled Zion into her embrace and said gently, "Alright, sleep for a while then. I'll wake you when we leave."

"Sure."

Soon, Zion fell asleep on Mango's arm.

Mango patted Zion's back gently and her eyes filled with tenderness. Suddenly, a loud noise caught her attention.

She raised her head slightly and saw someone hitting a waiter while scolding him before chasing him out of the room. Then, the waiter hobbled out of the room in panic as he tried to avoid the person's fist. At that moment, he turned his face towards Mango, and Mango was taken aback when he saw his familiar appearance.

Why was he here?