The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1274

"Do you want to know why Barack came to Longford County that year? Come to the mountain behind Zelle Village at 10 o'clock tonight if you want to know the answer. Remember, come alone. If you tell others, you won't ever see your uncle again."

The other party was using a voice changer. Mango loathed the hoarse and elderly voice.

"Who on earth are you?"

The other party had already ended the call.

"Mom, is it dad?"

Wisdom had walked away just now. He saw Mango staring at her phone in a daze once he was back. He couldn't help but ask her.

"No, it's from telco. I forgot to pay the phone bills for this month."

Mango quickly put the phone into her pocket. Her palms were sweaty and she felt a little guilty for some reason as if she had done something bad.

"Mom, you don't look well. Are you too tired? Why don't you go in and lie on the bed for a while? I'll check on your body."

Wisdom was really worried about Mango's health.

"It's okay, I'm not that weak. Perhaps it's because of the high altitude here, so I'm having altitude sickness."

The last time Mango had come here, she had altitude sickness. This time, she didn't know what route they were taking, so she didn't do much preparation. Wisdom took out a small oxygen tank and passed it to Mango hurriedly.

"Mom, take a deep breath."

When Mango saw Wisdom being so sensible, she was very pleased as well.

After inhaling some oxygen, she asked the children to go get some rest.

The people of Zelle Village also settled down under the guidance of Paul, while Mango was staring at the mountain behind the village in a trance.

Nathaniel had not returned yet, and no one knew what he was doing in the mountain. Besides, that weird caller also invited her to go to the mountain behind the village at a different time.

Could these two incidents be related?

Could it be that the other party didn't want Nathaniel to follow her?

Mango's brows were knitted together tightly. She couldn't think of anything.

She thought of Nathaniel subconsciously.

If there was something she couldn't solve or couldn't understand, she would look for him because she always felt that he was smarter than her. However, she didn't know if the other party had sent anyone to spy on her now.

If he went to the mountain to look for Nathaniel rashly, she was likely to alert the enemy.

Mango took out her phone as she yelled at Wisdom and Rita's room, "Children, since you have nothing to do, let's have a round of Mobile Legends."

"Mom, are you serious?"

Rita was the first to run outside. She looked so happy that it lifted the heart of anyone who saw her.

"Yes, I knew you would love this."

"Of course. Brother Wisdom, hurry up. Mom is looking for someone to play the game with her."

Rita shouted at Wisdom's room.

Wisdom poked his head out in surprise as he said with a smile, "Mom, let's play indoors. It's a little hot outside." "Alright."

Mango walked over amicably.

Just as she walked over, Wisdom asked in a low voice, "Mom, are you in trouble?"

"Is there anything that can temporarily interfere with the phone signal? I just need one minute."

Mango had no other choice left.

If Wisdom didn't know how to prepare this kind of thing, maybe Rita would. She had never thought that one day she would ask for help from the two children, one of whom was a medical student while the other seemed to be a foodie.

Wisdom was slightly taken aback. Rita took out a little item from her pocket and handed it over.

"Mom, are you looking for this?"

Mango glanced at her daughter. There a pretty complicated look in her eyes.

She took the signal jammer in her hand. Then she quickly took out her mobile phone and sent a message for Nathaniel. After telling Nathaniel the content of the strange phone call, she turned off the signal jammer.

Nathaniel was slightly surprised when he received the message from Mango. He furrowed his brows for a while.

He didn't reply to her message. Instead, he sent people out of the mountain as he hid there.

After Mango and the children finished a few games, Paul asked the villagers to cook for them. During this period, Tina woke up once and smiled very gently when she saw Angela.

"I'm okay. Angela, don't worry about me."

"Mom, look at you. Why didn't you tell me that you're having a fever? You wanted me to suffer, didn't you?"

There were still traces of tears on Angela's face. She looked very worried.

Rita looked at how childish she was and could not help but smile as she said, "Angela, I didn't know that you would actually cry. I thought you were a tough girl."

Angela couldn't help but pause for a moment. Then she said shyly, "Who says the tough girl can't cry?"

"Yeah, alright then... you're right."

Her words made Angela even more embarrassed.

When Tina saw Angela and a child getting along so well, she couldn't help but laugh and say, "Our dear Angela is so shy."

"Mrs. Barnes, are you sure you're talking about Angela?"

Rita asked in an innocent and curious way. It made Angela feel a little dejected.

"All right, all right. Don't you want to have some good food? I'll take you to it. Follow me."

Angela dragged Rita out by force with total disregard to her will.

Mango could not help but let out a sigh of relief when she saw how harmonious her daughter was getting along with a girl who was so much older than her.

She had always thought that living in the hospital for five years had made Rita a little lonely. She didn't know anything else other than food. Only now did she realize that not only was her daughter in good health, but she seemed to be happier as well.

She was happy that there were such changes.

They had lunch together and took a nap in the afternoon. Everything seemed really peaceful.

Mango didn't ask about the reason Nathaniel hadn't returned yet. The others didn't ask either, as if they had just forgotten about him.

After dinner, Mango accompanied Rita in a bath. After coaxing her and Wisdom to sleep, she looked at the time and noticed that it was already 9:30.

She changed her clothes before she headed for the mountain behind the village.

The night sky was beautiful, and the surrounding air was fresh. If it weren't for the fact that she was worried about Barack, she would have appreciated the beauty of this place. After all, the bright starry sky here was something that couldn't be seen in Ocean City. The sky there was always hazy.

When Mango reached the cave at the mountain, there were lit candles inside.

She didn't see Nathaniel anywhere, nor did she see the mark left by him. She was a little scared, but she believed that he would definitely read her message.

"What is it? Don't you dare to come in?"

A strange voice said from inside.

Mango felt subconsciously that this was the man who called her.

She took a deep breath and adjusted her mood before she walked in.

The man had his back to her. The figure seemed familiar to her.

She frowned slightly as she shouted subconsciously, "Nathan?"

The other party turned around slowly. Mango's heart skipped a beat when she saw the familiar yet unfamiliar face.

It was Maverick Abbott!

"What do you want from me?"

Mango went straight to the point as she asked.

Maverick smiled while saying, "When I heard you ask me this question, I knew Nathaniel should have told you about my identity. What about it? Don't you want to call me brother?"

"Did Nathan call you that? If he did, I will naturally call you brother as well."

Mango spoke in a neutral tone.

Maverick froze momentarily. He smiled again and said, "Sure enough, you're that guy's wife. You're so firm and determined."

"I don't think you come here to tell me this. Where's my uncle, Maverick?"

Mango was very concerned about Barack.

For the past few years, Barack's whereabouts had been a mystery. Magnolia had said that Barrack led a life worse than death, but he was unable to find the latter's exact location. This made Mango even more upset.

She had never met her biological father. It was said that Barack and her father were twins and they looked alike, so she had an ulterior motive. She wanted to see Barack so that she could see her father through him. If her father was still alive, he should look like Barack.

Maverick didn't answer Mango's question immediately. Instead, he looked into the cave and said with a smile, "The two of you are truly too cunning. I clearly asked you to come alone, yet you made Nathaniel wait for me here. You've broken my rules, so why do you think I'll tell you what you want?"

"Because I'm Nathaniel, and I'm her husband."

Nathaniel walked out of the shadows with a gun in his hand. He aimed the gun at Maverick directly.

For a moment, there was a searing pain in Maverick's heart.

Being held at gunpoint by his own brother was not a pleasant feeling, but...

He said with a bitter smile, "Do you think that I would yield when you threaten me with a gun? Nathaniel, do you really know me?"

"I don't need to know you. I just need to understand the truth."

When Nathaniel walked up to Mango, he pulled her behind him as he was afraid that Maverick would harm her.

The moment Mango saw Nathaniel, her heart was finally at ease. Finally, she had met him. It was a relief that he was safe and sound.

Mango held onto Nathaniel's arm tightly.

Nathaniel patted the back of her hand as he said to Maverick, "I don't want to fight you. But obviously that I'm too naive."

"I have advised you not to interfere in this matter. Don't you understand? Nathaniel, do you think you're invincible? Or do you think you are heroic by doing so? Do you know who you are going against? How dare you come alone? Do you know that you bringing your family to death?"

Maverick looked at Nathaniel. He really wanted to knock the latter out with a punch and send him back to Ocean City. He would never allow let him step into this land again.

As Nathaniel looked at the anxiety in Maverick's eyes, Nathaniel thought for a second. Then he put the gun aside and said lightly, "I'm the current chief of Longford County. Your so-called mother planted the memory bug on me before she died so that I can see how my people were slaughtered every night. The task she left me with was to uncover the truth of Longford County's destruction and to avenge those who died an unjust death. You are a son pampered by your parents. You have no mission and responsibility, so you're so relaxed and chill. But do you know how it feels to be plagued by a memory bug? Perhaps you don't even know what it is, do you?"

Maverick froze all of a sudden.

Was it his mother?

Did his mother actually do this to Nathaniel?

What was the reason?

Why was this happening?