The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1206

Soon, Walter received the news. He then set off overnight with Deborah and headed for the location that Mango sent him.

On the other hand, Nathaniel had already settled his business by the time Mango returned to the headquarters. When he saw that she wasn't in a good mood, he held her in his arms. "What's wrong?"

"There's something wrong with Carter, and he doesn't want Walter to come here! Hmm, I think he's afraid of something. However, he's the chairman of Sminorf Corporation, so what is he so afraid of? Also, he's in real bad health now, and he's even blind. I heard that he ended up this way because of some long-term medicine that he took. However, I remember that he isn't diabetic nor obese, and he has always been very healthy. Well, why did he take medicine then?"

Mango asked as she couldn't figure this out.

Then, Nathaniel frowned slightly and whispered, "Maybe that woman added something to his diet without him knowing... Don't you know that the woman's lover is a doctor?"

Nathaniel didn't even bother to mention the name of Thomas's mother.

At that moment, Mango's brows were tightly furrowed, so Nathaniel felt bad for her.

"Well, the only thing that we can do is to help Walter keep an eye on Carter, no matter what Carter did in the past. So, don't worry about other things. We came here to travel, not to solve such stupid issues."

Nathaniel's words left Mango speechless.

Were they really travelling?

Was he treating her as a child?

How did they get out of Ocean City?

They left in such a furtive manner, yet he said that they were just travelling?

Mango glared at him, but she did not realize how seductive she looked at that moment. Instantly, a surge of emotions welled up in Nathaniel's heart.

"Shall we have a look at our temporary residence?"

After hearing what Nathaniel had said, Mango was a little curious.

"Is it a special place?"

"You'll know when we go there."

Nathaniel said as he pulled Mango out of the headquarters.

Veronne Courtyard was not far away, so the two of them did not take a car. Instead, they walked hand in hand by the road.

Mango glanced at their tall shadows that were projected onto the road and intertwined under the sun. It was such a loving scene indeed.

She could not help but raise her lips as she finally felt at ease. Therefore, she finally felt that she was on holiday right now.

Then, Mango stretched out her hand childishly and cast a heart-shaped shadow while giggling furtively.

She thought that Nathaniel didn't see it, but in fact, his golden phoenix eyes were filled with love and happiness.

After that, Nathaniel stretched out his finger and touched Mango's hand before casting a heartshaped shadow like Mango. At that instant, his silhouette overlapped with Mango. Suddenly, Mango was stunned as she raised her head. Then, she saw that Nathaniel's lips were curled up while he was looking straight ahead furtively.

Urgh! He was still as mischievous as ever!

Nevertheless, Mango felt blessed and delighted right now.

She felt so loved right now!

After that, he leaned on Nathaniel's shoulder and asked gently, "Do you have any plans?"

"What are you referring to?"

"Our travelling plans."

At this moment, Mango genuinely wanted to travel with Nathaniel.

Then, Nathaniel said with a smile, "Let's talk about it when we get back."

So, the two of them walked along the street that was filled with paulownia trees. Meanwhile, the leaves rustled as the wind howled.

Mango had never seen so many paulownia trees planted along a street in her life, so she smiled and said, "I heard that an old warrior planted many French paulownia trees for his lovely wife back then." "Do you want that? I'll ask Michael to buy a whole road and plant some French paulownia trees for you."

At that moment, Mango was speechless when she heard how imposing Nathaniel was.

"Please don't, I'm just saying..."

Mango stopped him immediately.

She knew that her husband would find a way to satisfy her, even if she had asked him to do something impossible.

How could she not stay in love with such a man?

Mango sighed as she looked at Nathaniel's handsome side profile.

Alas! This was the reason why so many women wanted to be his wife!

Anyway, she had worked hard to get such a great husband, didn't she?

Mango thought secretly and laughed.

"Why are you laughing about?"

"Nothing, I just think that it would be better if you're a little ugly! Urgh! You're too handsome, and there are always foolish women coming for you. I'm really tired of it." Mango said in a flirtish voice.

At that moment, Nathaniel was slightly stunned as he said, "Does it matter if I'm handsome or ugly? This is just how I look."

Seriously! Nathaniel could piss people off with his words anytime!

"Urgh! Why didn't you marry an ugly woman then?"

Mango rolled her eyes at him while she complained.

Then, Nathaniel circled his arms around her shoulder desperately and said, "Well, if I could marry a gorgeous beauty like you, why should I settle for someone ugly?" "Yeah, yeah, you're always right@ By the way, Joyce's makeup skills are really good. Look at me, I can't recognize myself even when I look in the mirror." Mango found this fascinating.

However, Nathaniel's tone became a little cold when he heard her talking about other women.

"Well, she did take courses as she majored in make-up."

Soon, they arrived at the entrance of Veronne Courtyard as they spoke.

Meanwhile, Mango didn't expect Veronne Courtyard to be at the end of the road filled with paulownia trees.

It was a detached courtyard near the busy city centre, so she could tell that it was expensive.

Then, Nathaniel took out the key and opened the door.

When Mango entered the place in awe, she felt as if she had traveled back in time and returned to the ancient era.

The decoration of Veronne Courtyard was unique as it had an ancient design. Furthermore, there were pavilions and balconies with arched doors.

At that moment, Mango was completely stunned.

"Did you design this?"

However, Nathaniel said indifferently, "No, this courtyard was built years ago, and it was a prince's residence in ancient times. Later, the building became worn out, and many things were thrown away. Nevertheless, the architecture in the front yard was left behind. I wanted to redevelop the backyard as well, but the terrain here isn't suitable, so the higher-ups didn't approve my plan."

"Wait! You bought this place?"

Mango was a little surprised to hear this.

She thought that this was Michael's property!

However, Nathaniel didn't admit nor deny it.

He didn't know where the locations of all his properties were, but he knew that they had places to stay in.

"Come in and have a look! Urgh! You look like an old queen entering the palace! Can't you act more like Mrs. Ye?'

"Get lost!"

Mango yelled with a smile before walking in.

Then, she admired saw the ancient architecture. Furthermore, she could smell the faint fragrance of pear as the furniture was made with Pyrus Calleryna wood.

In the yard, there was a wintersweet that was in full bloom, and its faint scent lightened up Mango's mood. At that moment, her worries in the past days disappeared from her mind, and she didn't want to think about them at all.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel smiled and looked at his wife as she smelled the flowers like a child. At that moment, he shot a glance at the dark corner, and a black shadow immediately appeared before hiding in their surroundings again.

Then, Nathaniel took off his jacket and threw it on the chair before rolling up his sleeves and going to the kitchen.

On the other hand, Mango was strolling around the courtyard before she realized that Nathaniel wasn't with her. So, she walked to the kitchen when she smelt the scent of food. Thus, she saw that Nathaniel was cooking.

The evening sun shone on his figure softly. Thus, he looked like an angel right now, but he still looked like a mortal as he was busying around the kitchen.

Well, Mango had to admit that she loved Nathaniel's current appearance so much.

Normally, a gentleman would not enter the kitchen, but Nathaniel was willing to cook and do the chores for her. Thus, Mango was delighted to have a husband like him.

This was right!

She was really happy.

Meanwhile, she recalled having butterflies in her stomach when she first saw Nathaniel in school.

At that time, he was as cold as a warrior as he had an intimidating aura around him. However, it caused many women to compete for him desperately.

Hence, Mango really did not expect that Nathaniel would fall for her and shower her with so much love now.

At this thought, a happy smile gradually spread across her lips.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel had long noticed Mango's gaze. Although he did not turn to look at her, the corners of his lips curled up into a smile. At that moment, he became even more attractive as a trace of warmth dampened his coldness.

Time slipped away gradually while Nathaniel was busy cooking. All this way, Mango stood outside and stared at him.

Soon, Nathaniel finished making four dishes and put them on the table. Then, he said with a smile, "Just how long are you going to stare at me?"

"I can't help it as my husband is too handsome..."

Then, Nathaniel was elated when he heard Mango calling him her husband!

"Come and wash your hands. We haven't eaten anything since this morning."

Nathaniel's tone was gentle.

So, Mango went over obediently to wash her hands and sat down. She then asked, "When will our children come back? Are we not going to ask them to have dinner with us?"

"They'll have their meals at the headquarter, so don't worry about them."

Nathaniel sounded as if he didn't want their kids to come.

At that moment, Mango was speechless.

"They came travelling with us though, so we can't be this unfair!"

"I'm sure that all of them are enjoying themselves, and they wouldn't want to come back. Well, you can call them if you don't believe me."

Indeed, Mango did not believe Nathaniel's words.

So, she took out her phone and called Zion.

"Zion, come back for dinner."

"Mommy, you can enjoy your meal with Mr. Ye as I'm really busy over here. Let's talk later."

After saying that, Zion hung up the phone, and it made Mango feel really awkward.

"What is he busy with?"

"He's probably on his computer as someone wants to compete him."

Nathaniel said nonchalantly.

"Huh? Who are you talking about?"

"Silver Fox."

Mango found this name a little familiar, but she couldn't recall who was it for a moment. Perhaps, he was Nathaniel's superior as she had heard of this nickname before.

When Nathaniel saw Mango's furrowed brows, he gently tapped her head with his finger.

"Let's eat."

"I haven't called Wisdom and Rita..."

Then, Mango called Wisdom.

"Mommy, I need someone here to help me with my medical questions. You can go ahead and eat with daddy."

After saying that, Wisdom hung up the phone.

Then, Mango gave Rita a call with a depressed expression on her face.

However, Rita said somewhat fearfully, "Mommy, I'm having dinner too, so don't worry about me."

After that, Rita ended the call.

Suddenly, Mango felt as if she had been abandoned by her children.

No way...

Did Nathaniel plan all this?

She looked at Nathaniel somewhat angrily, but he shut her up by stuffing a sweet and sour pork rib into her mouth.

At that instant, the savoury taste filled her taste buds, and she started chewing on it. So, she decided to pretend as if she had no idea about her husband's mischievous scheme.

Right now, Mango looked like an angel that had descended from heaven as she was in this gorgeous heart. She ate calmly, so her gentle appearance calmed Nathaniel deep down, even though he had been restless just now.