The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1267

"No, I want to eat the meal cooked by my sister-in-law in particular. Say, I've come here from so far away. You shouldn't reject a plea from me, right?" Maverick looked at Nathaniel and said as he was determined to get what he want by pestering the latter.

Nathaniel glanced at him and said calmly, "Of course, I can reject your request. We don't entertain outsiders."

"Am I an outsider? Nathaniel, think about it. After all, I am your..."

"Nathan!"

Mango ran over quickly and looked at Maverick with great caution. There was a hint of wariness in her eyes.

"Who on earth are you?"

Although Rita did not speak, she came and stood beside Wisdom as she watched Maverick curiously.

"I'm..."

"He is the cleaner of the cemetery."

Before Maverick could finish his words, Nathaniel cut him off and he almost choked on his tongue.

Him?

A graveyard cleaner?

Was he kidding?

Maverick glared at Nathaniel without saying a thing. His eyes were full of grievances.

Mango was slightly taken aback. She could tell that Maverick had no ill intentions towards Nathaniel, so she managed to relax a little. "What is the cemetery cleaner doing here?"

"I asked him to come over and clean Nick's grave."

After saying that, Nathaniel looked at Maverick meaningfully.

Maverick was so dejected.

"He, a cemetery cleaner? And he has to wipe the tombstone?"

Nathaniel had gone too far!

However, Nathaniel ignored him and walked away with his wife in his arms and his children by his side.

Maverick looked at their backs and couldn't help but be stunned. For some reason, he suddenly envied Nathaniel at this moment.

"Mr. Abbott, should we tail them?"

A man came out of from the shadows and asked Maverick in a low voice.

All the emotions on Maverick's face faded away as only indifference and coldness were left. At first glance, he looked a little like Nathaniel.

"No need."

"As for Mr. Abbott Senior..."

Before the subordinate could finish his words, Maverick directly took action by grabbing his neck tightly. As he looked at the other party who was turning blue in the face, he said coldly, "Do you work for me, or my father? Huh?"

The subordinate was feeling extremely uncomfortable because of the feeling of suffocation, but he didn't dare to resist.

Although Maverick looked very handsome, his means were definitely the crudest they had ever seen.

The subordinate suppressed his fear as he quickly said, "I work for you, Mr. Abbott."

"Then do as I say. You'd better know how to report this to my father. Otherwise, I won't let good-for-nothings work for me!"

After saying that, he loosened his grip.

The subordinate coughed violently as he nodded fervently.

"Get lost! Don't sully my brother's grave."

Maverick growled in a low voice, and his subordinate quickly disappeared.

He looked in the direction in which Nathaniel had left. They had long disappeared from his view.

Maverick turned around and glanced at Nick's tombstone. He did not care that he was wearing white pants as he sat down on the ground.

He leaned against Nick's tombstone with the corners of his lips slightly curved upward.

"Nick, let's get to know each other again. I'm your eldest brother, Maverick. Are you surprised to hear the news? The man whom you saved from the street was actually your eldest brother. Do you feel like hitting me now?"

As he recalled what had happened before, a smile appeared on his face.

"You are really a stubborn person. Why did you choose that industry when there were so many to choose from? How old were you back then? You passed away at such a young age. What can you gain in the afterlife? Isn't it good to stay here and be my brother? You probably don't know that your awkward brother is not as lovely as you. Nick, if you are still alive, will it be easier for us three brothers to get along with each other?"

"Why don't you talk to me? You used to be love talking, didn't you? You even dislike me for being distant all day long. You even carried me to the clinic at midnight like an idiot. I just had a high fever. Why are you so anxious?"

As he spoke, tears welled up in his eyes.

He choked with sobs a few times. Then he suddenly raised his head and blinked his tears back.

"Nick, you b*stard! You said you are my brother, and you said you would participate in the competition in Germany with me. Do you know that I went to serve the army because of this promise? How could you break your promise? How could a man like you renege his word? Get up, get up! Why do you just lie here? Don't you know that you're still very young? Do you know that you're a father? How can you lie here? What will Nathaniel and I do if you're dead? That b*stard is much worse than you."

Tears rolled down his cheeks as he spoke.

He hugged Nick's tombstone of Nathaniel as he choked with sobs. He felt terrible.

When Nathaniel was here just now, he couldn't vent his feelings. Now that he was alone, he really missed Nick.

This brat was the first person he had met over the course of thirty years, who was really nice to him. He treated him better than his own father.

Nick clearly did not know that he was his elder brother, but he was able to treat him so well without reservation.

Memories from a few years ago flashed through his mind like in the movies. He could remember every scene clearly.

"He is dead already. Can't you let him enjoy the silence for a while?"

Maverick was stunned immediately by Nathaniel's voice.

He simply lay on the tombstone as his body went stiff, but he asked awkwardly, "Are you a f*cking ghost? Why do you sneak up on me?"

"I'm not Nick, so I can't become a ghost. Besides, it's daytime now."

Maverick felt a little depressed when he heard Nathaniel's words.

"Can you just stop talking? Didn't you leave just now? Why are you back? Hurry up and leave. I don't want to have lunch at your place."

Maverick frowned as he said.

Nathaniel looked at him and felt like laughing all of a sudden.

"Hey, just let the tears out if you want to. Why are you so awkward? I won't mock you."

"Who the hell is crying? Did you see me crying? I just want to hug Nick. Don't disturb me. Go away."

Maverick was feeling very depressed.

Why couldn't he reign in his emotions just now?

Why was Nathaniel back?

Were the guards outside all deaf or blind?

Nathaniel seemed to know what Maverick was thinking as he said lightly, "I bought this cemetery. It is my territory. Do you really think your men can seize control of my place so easily? If it weren't for the fact that I wanted to know what their purpose was, do you think I will let your men roam free for so long? Maverick, you are the head of a killer organization after all. Are you really so stupid?"

"You just enjoy mocking me, don't you?"

Maverick turned his head around all of a sudden.

There were still tears on his face. At this moment, he couldn't care less about it. Instead, he looked at Nathaniel angrily and said, "Why are you so annoying? I'm puzzled. You're brothers with Nick. Why is the difference so big? Look at Nick. He is such a nice person. No matter how I look at you, it's annoying."

"Well, sorry for that. I annoy you, is it? If I have a choice, I don't want to be born in this world too. But I have no choice, so you have no choice as well."

Maverick froze momentarily at Nathaniel's words.

Then he was a little downcasted.

"Mom loves you."

"It doesn't matter now."

Nathaniel had never discussed Nanny Zhang with anyone, not even Mango.

He resisted talking about this person, but Maverick said anxiously, "At least you have been accompanied by mom for more than twenty years. She cares about you a lot. Even if she had ulterior motives, it was impossible that she wasn't sincere at all, right? You're her child after all. But what about me? I haven't had a mom for even one day, have I?"

"So what? Do you hate me? Do you hate Nick? Do you have anything to do with Nick's death? I will find out the truth. If it has anything to do with you, I don't care if you're my half-brother. I will not let you go. So, Maverick, don't come to me and don't try to do anything to my wife and children. Otherwise, I won't even give you the chance to die with dignity."

Nathaniel's words were very firm.

There was a slight pang in Maverick's heart.

He smiled mockingly as he said, "Okay, I'll leave. But I have to warn you, don't poke your nose into Morgan's business."

"It has nothing to do with you. He is my buddy! We're buddies who brave death and countless battles together. I can even sacrifice myself for him!"

Maverick was immediately envious because of Nathaniel's words.

D*mn it!

Maverick was his biological brother!

They were brothers born of the same mother!

Was the man a fool?

How could he reject him to such a degree?

Maverick was so angry that his heart was about to burst. He simply didn't want to waste his breath anymore with Nathaniel, so he stood up directly and turned around to leave.

It was better to let Nathaniel fall and fail since he was such an annoying guy. Otherwise, he would be so presumptuous all the time!

Maverick seemed to have forgotten that he was also such a man, but he was more tolerant when he was facing Nathaniel.

As Nathaniel watched Maverick leave the cemetery, his eyes narrowed slightly.

He looked at Nick's tombstone as he mumbled to himself, "He is really similar to you. No wonder you've been brothers with him for more than ten days. I'm leaving first, but I'll come to visit you another day." After saying that, he turned around and left.

Mango and the children were waiting for him in the car. Rita asked curiously, "Mom, who is that guy? Why do I feel that dad was a little hostile towards him?"

Wisdom was slightly stunned upon hearing her words.

Rita had always been concerned about food only. Since when did she care about other people?

Most importantly, her senses were quite sharp.

Mango shook her head while saying, "I don't know either. Your dad will naturally tell you what he wants to say. Don't ask him if he doesn't say anything. Certain things are only between adults. Children should just have fun and play around happily."

"Alright."

Rita pursed her lips.

Wisdom bit his tongue and stopped the words that almost left his mouth.

His father had to have had other considerations since he didn't tell his mother and Rita about Maverick's identities.

Wisdom remained silent when he thought about this.

When Nathaniel returned, Mango shot him a worried glance. She was finally relieved when she saw that he was uninjured.

"Have you found the item yet?"

"Yes, I left the watch in front of Nick's tombstone."

Nathaniel explained with a vague smile.

Wisdom stared at the watch on his wrist that he had never taken off the entire day. He was immersed in his thoughts.

His father went back just now to tell his uncle about certain things, didn't he?

Mango also glanced at Nathaniel but she did not point out his lie. Instead, she smiled while saying, "It's good that you've found it. So, Mr. Ye, where are we going next?"