The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1280

"From the looks of it, you seem to have understood something. Could it be that Morgan was here for another mission?"

Nathaniel frowned slightly at Maverick's words. He said faintly, "I don't know anything about him. Everything I know comes from you. I don't even know if you're credible. What do I know? Since you know that he has a troop under his command, you must know where he is. Tell me his location."

"Why are you so confident that I'll tell you about it?"

Maverick couldn't stand Nathaniel's attitude, so he was feeling a little annoyed.

However, Nathaniel said calmly, "Look at the state you're in right now. Do you think I can let you off if you don't tell me?"

"What do you want to do to me?"

Maverick became alarmed immediately.

On the other hand, Nathaniel said with an evil smile, "My wife can subdue you in your poor physical state right now. Do you still think you stand a chance against us?" "Don't threaten me. I have someone with me too.

Do you think Lilian isn't here?"

Maverick wasn't worried that Nathaniel would hurt him. The latter would have already done it if he wanted to. Besides, even if he did, she would be able to stop them with her skills.

Nathaniel looked at Lilian, who was still taking water outside, and teased, "What's the matter? Is she really your woman? Your wife, perhaps?"

Maverick's hand paused as his face froze. Then he looked at Lilian's back and said coldly, "No, she is the coming-of-age gift for my 18th birthday. My father gave her to me."

Nathaniel was taken aback for a moment.

He knew what coming-of-age ceremony was.

It was a tradition passed down in ancient times. It referred to a tradition where the elderly would send a woman to the man when he turned 18. The woman's purpose was to give the man a taste of what copulation was like. The woman's virginity would be taken by the man as she taught him about the sexual affairs between men and women. Generally speaking, such women were selected carefully by the elderly to give to their children. On one hand, they were a gift to alleviate the boredom of the youth. On the other hand, they were also there to monitor the man to see if his behavior was reasonable. If the man did something improper, they would report it to the elderly in time. They could be regarded as a spy sent by the elderly to their children.

However, Nathaniel didn't expect that Augustus would use this method to control Maverick in this modern society.

"Did she follow you when you were a soldier?"

"Of course, money makes the mare go, let alone just bringing a woman into the military camp."

Maverick laughed mockingly at himself.

Only then did Nathaniel realize why Maverick did not say certain things in front of Lilian.

"Why don't you kill her straightaway?"

Some men would fake the scene of the woman being killed in a mission after they rose to power. From then on, they would have removed the spy who was planted by their elderly. With Maverick's capability, it was easy for him to dispose of such a spy.

However, Maverick said lightly, "What's the point of killing her? If I kill her, there will be another one. And I'm a bit if a clean freak. It's okay to sleep with one woman, but if you ask me to sleep with multiple women whom I don't know, that would be too dirty for my taste."

Mango couldn't help but take a few glances at

Maverick because of his words.

Nathaniel frowned slightly as he held Mango tightly in his embrace.

Mango was a little surprised, but then she immediately understood the problem. Was this guy jealous?

Good lord!

She was just glancing at Maverick. Was it necessary to be jealous over that?

Maverick was a little surprised. However, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm not interested in your wife at all."

"If you were interested in her, you would have lost your life a long time ago."

Mango felt a little embarrassed upon hearing Nathaniel's words.

It was simply too embarrassing, wasn't it?

"Well, I'll go to Lilian. Why does it take her so long to find some water? She didn't tip Augustus off, did she?"

Mango was about to stand up as she said this when she heard Maverick say, "She won't. She has been with me from the age of eighteen, and she is thirty now. We've been together for twelve years, so if she wanted to sell me out, she would have done it long ago. There's no need for her to wait until now." "Huh?"

Mango was baffled.

Nathaniel said to her, "Go and see if you can help her with anything else." "Alright."

Mango understood what Nathaniel meant, so she nodded before leaving.

When there were only Nathaniel and Maverick in the hall, Nathaniel took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it over to the latter.

Maverick didn't put on airs at all. He lit the cigarette and took two swigs.

There were many ways to sooth the pain, and for men, the best way was through smoking.

He blew the smoke from his mouth and it covered his face, making it hard for others to see his facial expression.

On the other hand, Nathaniel whispered, "Do you want to spare her?"

"Yes, she is already thirty. If she doesn't leave now, her whole life will be doomed. Only by leaving me and leaving this place can she have more opportunities and a better life. I have already wasted twelve years of her life. I can't ask her to waste her entire life with me."

Maverick took another drag on the cigarette. He coughed violently for some reason. Perhaps he had inhaled too quickly.

Nathaniel couldn't stand it, so he patted Maverick on the shoulder. Maverick took the opportunity to lie down on his lap. "Hey, don't push my limits."

Nathaniel furrowed his brows tightly.

This man was too callous, wasn't he?

Were they that close to each other?

Maverick waved his hand indifferently while saying, "Just let me lean on you for a while. Why are you so stingy? Don't forget whose fault it is that I'm like this."

Nathaniel was speechless but he did not push him away.

Maverick lay on Nathaniel's lap as he said in a low voice, "If you help me save her, I'll help you find Barack."

Nathaniel froze for a moment.

"What did you say just now?"

Maverick, on the other hand, broke into a smile. It was a teasing smile.

His good looking orbs looked into Nathaniel's beautiful almond eyes as he said word by word, "Lilian is pregnant with my child. This is my fourth child with her." "What? You already have three children?" "They were not able to see this world. My father didn't allow it. He didn't allow a mere gift to give birth to the descendant of the Abbott family, so I had never seen my child even once. Last time, Lilian almost bled to death during the miscarriage. The doctor said that she would have very little chance of getting pregnant in the future, or she might even not be pregnant for the rest of her life. Then only my father gave up the idea of killing her. Now she is pregnant again, but she doesn't know about it. Nathan, she is already in her thirties. Most women have been mothers at her age for many years. I don't want her to stay here. Just take her away with you. If you protect her child, I will help you out. I will help you find out the whereabouts of Barack and help you investigate any matter you wanted to check."

Maverick looked at Nathaniel with a trace of tears in his eyes. His eyes were red.

Nathaniel suddenly felt a wrench in his heart.

"If you love her, why don't you take her away yourself? With your power, you can provide her with the happiness she wants. Augustus is an inhuman jerk, do you also want to follow his command no matter what?"

"I can't leave. There's poison in my body, and the cure is in my father's hands. The world is so vast, but I can only stay by his side. I'm not afraid of death. I'm afraid that no one will protect Lilian after I die, and no one will protect our child. I want this child to live. I want Lilian to be happy. Perhaps this will be our only child during this lifetime."

Maverick said in a bitter tone.

He had never told these to anyone else.

Who would have thought that a father would poison his own son?

It was likely that not many people would believe him even if he said it out loud.

Nathaniel was aghast as he heard it on the spot. Then anger burned in his chest.

Ever since the death of Nick, he had cared less about family ties. Coupled with Sisella's betrayal, he was even more disdainful of things like family ties. However, at this moment, he suddenly wanted to pull Maverick into his arms. He was content even if it was just a hug.

However, he held back in the end.

"Why didn't you tell Lilian about this?"

"If I tell her, she would know what I was going to do. She knows me better than myself after so many years. If she wanted to betray me, I wouldn't have lived to this day. So please, help me keep the pregnancy secret from her."

Maverick looked at Nathaniel with a pleading look.

Nathaniel's frown deepened further.

"Lilian is a woman after all. How can she not know that she is pregnant?"

"A killer will delay her period during training or mission by taking medicine. I was afraid that she might be suspicious, so I replaced the medicine with vitamins. Now, she thought her period was delayed because

of the medicine, so she didn't find out that she was pregnant. But if we wait a little longer, we can't keep it a secret anymore because she would start to experience the symptoms of pregnancy.1'

This was the matter Maverick was worried about the most.

Nathaniel knew very well that Maverick had no one to rely on.

"Don't you have your own men? Can't you protect one woman?"

"My father's men had infiltrated the organization. Last time, when Aria went to look for Michael, the entire incident got out of my control and Michael was almost killed. Before I found out who worked for my father in the organization, I didn't dare to recklessly trust them with my woman and child. Right now, you are the only one I trust."

Maverick looked at Nathaniel with a passionate look in his eyes. It was so enthusiastic that Nathaniel was unable to refuse his request.

"Okay."

He knew that he shouldn't have agreed to the requese.

They had a lot of things to do along their journey here, and there were too many uncertainties and dangers. However, he still gave his word in the end.

Although he didn't address Maverick as "brother", some things were in his blood and flesh. It couldn't be changed no matter what.

"Thanks."

Maverick smiled after saying that. His smile was so pure and bright. Then he leaned on Nathaniel's thigh and whispered, "I'm too sleepy. I'll sleep for a while."

After saying that, he really fell asleep.

He slept so soundly and left himself completely vulnerable to Nathaniel as if they were brothers who had lived with each other for many years.

This was what Mango and Lilian saw when they returned to the place.

Maverick was very handsome, so he and Nathaniel were very eye-catching together. Now, one of the two handsome men was sitting, while the other was lying on his lap. It was really a misleading scene for others.

Lilian walked over hurriedly. Mango followed suit as well. Just as she was about to reach Maverick, Lilian stopped dead in her tracks abruptly.

"What's the matter?"

Mango almost bumped into Lilian as she was not paying attention.

At this moment, Lilian suddenly looked at Nathaniel with piercing eyes. Then she threw a sharp dagger from her sleeve in an instant as it flew went straight at Nathaniel.