The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1283

Then, Lilian grabbed onto Mango tightly while she fell down. She wanted to protect Mango when she landed on the ground. However, Mango realised it and immediately pulled her straight into her arms.

"You..."

Lilian was very surprised when she saw this.

However, Mango said in a low voice, "You are Maverick's wife. We promised him that we would take good care of you. You're currently pregnant with his child right now, so it'll be terrible if you fell now." After saying that, Mango pushed Lilian up from the ground by using her body to support her.

Meanwhile, Mango feel as if her ribs were about to rupture as Lilian fell down on her in high speed.

Meanwhile, Lilian was beyond touched by Mango's kind gesture.

Ever since Lilian became Maverick's wife, she was told that she had to protect Maverick's safety under any circumstance. This meant that she had to protect Maverick even it meant sacrificing her own life, After all, Mango and Nathaniel were people that

Maverick cared about the most. Therefore, she felt that she had the responsibility to safeguard them, or else Maverick would be worried. However, she did not expect herself to be that important in Mango's eyes.

She had been working undercover and had been keeping a low profile. Thus, she used to be someone who could be abandoned at any time. But at this moment, she was extremely touched when she saw that other people cared and respected her too.

Well, no one had ever treated her this way except for Maverick. Hence, Mango was the second person to do this.

She was moved, so she almost feared up and said, "Thank you, Mango Shen."

"You're welcome. But can you help me up first? It hurts!"

Mango felt as if her body had been broken into pieces, so she was in an intense pain.

When Lilian heard this, she quickly helped her up. Just as they just got up, a pistol aimed directly at their heads.

"Don't move! Turn around!"

Mango and Lilian were stunned by the sound of a cold and unsympathetic voice, and their hearts skipped a beat. It seemed that the scene that they feared the most had come true. Were they really Augustus's men?

Mango lowered her head at this thought. Her heart sank when she noticed that the other party was wearing military boots and a pair of mercenary pants.

She wanted to take out the gun she carried with her secretly, but the other party saw through her.

"I told you, don't move! Or I'll shoot your head."

These words were definitely threatening.

Even if Mango wanted to fight to the death, Lilian was still by her side. Thus, she started to be more cautious as she did not want to act recklessly. The other side quickly fired their guns.

Meanwhile, Mango felt anxious because she didn't know where Nathaniel was.

"Who are you? We just got in by mistake."

"Shut up! Come with us!"

The person refused to hear Mango's explanation.

Then, Lilian tugged on Mango's sleeve and whispered, "Let's go with them first. We don't have any other choice."

"What about Nathan..."

"He should be nearby. Maybe my blood activated the array formation, so we fell into this place. But

I'm sure Nathaniel is not far away from us."

Upon hearing Lilian's words, Mango was a little more relieved.

As long as Nathaniel was still nearby, they would still be able to find him.

After that, the two of them followed the two mercenaries into a tent nearby.

Mango looked around and noticed that there were a couple of tents there, and they were all built in the open air. Did the mercenaries build these tents to catch them? They had been on the run for three days, but they still hadn't escaped?

Or had Augustus managed to catch them?

Mango was annoyed at the thought of Augustus. After all, she still ended up falling into his hands despite running around for days, so she felt terrible. "Get in now! Don't play any tricks!"

The man drove Mango and Lilian into a tent while they said so.

There was no one else in the tent except for both Mango and Lilian. It was relatively spacious, and the man did not follow in but stood guard outside.

Meanwhile, Mango noticed that there was food and beverages available. She recalled Lilian's current condition and said in a low voice, "No matter how long we have to wait, you should eat something to re- energise first."

"Alright."

Lilian's face looked pale, and a cold sweat broke out on her forehead.

Right now, she was in an awful state.

Meanwhile, Mango was afraid that something unexpected would happen to Lilian, and the latter could even lose her child. Hence, she quickly instructed Lilian to lie down on the sleeping bag so that she could rest.

After that, she brought some food and beverages to Lilian before eating some with her.

However, Lilian seemed to be very tired. After finished eating, she couldn't take it anymore and fell asleep. Meanwhile, Mango didn't dare to sleep. She had been sitting next to Lilian while spying on the mercenaries outside by listening to their conversation. However, she was still feeling uncertain.

Meanwhile, the same mercenary group held Nathaniel outside not far from them and was taken to the outermost tent.

"You'd better not do anything to my wife, otherwise, I swear I will make you regret it."

Nathaniel could care less about what would happen to himself. In fact, he was more concerned about Mango.

They would really be in danger once they fell into Augustus trap!

At the thought of this, Nathaniel was feeling ill at ease. He even thought of breaking out regardless of the consequences. Just then, somebody entered and caught him by surprise. "What's wrong? How long has it been since we last met? Don't you recognize me?"

Morgan Eaves walked in with a smile.

Nathaniel thought that he was seeing things and quickly rubbed his eyes. Suddenly, he found that Morgan had approached him and punched him.

"Haha! You are still the same as before. How could you come and look for me so recklessly? Don't you know how risky it is?"

"Morgan?"

Nathaniel finally came back to his senses after Morgan had punched him. Then, his eyes suddenly welled up with tears.

"Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, let's sit down and chat."

Morgan sat down while holding Nathaniel's hand before asking someone to serve them some food.

"Don't worry. I've arranged for Mango and that woman to stay in another tent. I've also served some food and drinks for them, so they'll be alright for now." Morgan knew what Nathaniel was worried about and quickly reassured him.

Nathaniel was instantly relieved after hearing this.

"I can't believe that you're really here!"

Upon hearing this, Morgan was slightly stunned.

"How did you know I was here?"

"Maverick mentioned about you, and I thought he was lying. But I immediately understood when I saw you and the people outside. These people should all be soldiers." Nathaniel took a sip of water and coughed because his throat was dry.

Morgan nodded and said, "Sort of, but they are all veterans. I didn't choose the current soldiers in the investigation to avoid the public's attention. After all, this was the only way to settle this issue. Did you just say that Maverick told you about this? He's the son of Augustus? Are you still in contact with him? That man is very strange."

When Nathaniel heard how Morgan was criticising Maverick, he paused and said, "He is my halfbrother." "What?" Although Morgan was somewhat surprised, he knew quite a bit about what had happened in Longford County. Thus, he immediately understood what Nathaniel was telling him.

"It turns out that he is the son of Nanny Zhang."

"Yes, so he stopped me. He said that there were some things that I couldn't interfere with. I thought that you might be here, so I decided to come and have a look. Moreover, Barack was also involved in the issue surrounding Longford County, so Master Mo also wanted me to come."

"Master Mo?"

Morgan was slightly taken aback, but he immediately understood what was going on

"I know it. This mission was secretly passed on to me by Master Mo's dad. Thus, it make sense that Master Mo also knew something about it." Then, Nathaniel nodded and said while munching away, "But Master Mo doesn't know much."

"Of course, and I probably wouldn't have found out much before I came here. Nathan, have you made up your mind? Once I tell you everything I know, you will be taking part in this operation, and you can't give up halfway. You have a military rank now, and you haven't submitted the retirement procedure. To be exact, you are still a soldier. Once you know everything, you can't quit until the

mission ends."

Then, Morgan looked at Nathaniel with a serious expression.

But Nathaniel smiled and said, "Do I have a choice? Right now, I'm responsible for Longford County. Now, I'm even representing the Golden Lancehead Venom on their behalf. I also need to relay the truth behind Longford County's destruction to the descendants. Even if I don't participate in this mission, I still have to make this clear. Hence, I should join you now, so I don't destroy your plans in the future." Upon hearing this, Morgan immediately sighed and said, "If it's possible, I don't want you to join me. You also know the rules of the operation. Once you're involved in a mission, you have to avoid any kind of suspicion. However, if you do that right now, it'll be even difficult to get to the bottom of the truth. That's why I'm going to tell the higher-ups about this so that they can make an exception for you."

"All right."

Nathaniel nodded and ate something at the same time.

He had been extremely tired over the past three days.

Morgan noticed his exhaustion and patted him on the shoulder with a smile. "Have a good rest. Let's talk when you're feeling better. Don't worry about your wife. She'll be fine because my people are watching over her."

"That's great!"

Nathaniel's enemies had been chasing after him for days, so he hadn't gotten enough rest. Currently, it felt as if he had returned home safe and sound. After having some food, he fell asleep directly in the sleeping bag.

Meanwhile, Mango couldn't stand the exhaustion anymore and fell in deep sleep as well.

Then, both of them slept soundly until the next morning.

On the other hand, Lilian was a little surprised. She hadn't slept this well for a long time, but she never woke up the past night. Surprisingly, the people outside never came in to trouble them, and they had provided breakfast as well.

When Mango woke up, she saw Lilian poking the food with a silver needle to check for poison. After confirming that it was safe to consume, she said to Mango, "Eat up."

"Alright."

After they finished their meal, someone outside told them that Nathaniel would come over later.

Upon hearing this, Mango frowned slightly and said, "Aren't they a little too friendly towards us? Perhaps they're not Augustus's subordinates?"

Lilian didn't say anything, but she was still cautious of the people.

On the other hand, Morgan called Nathaniel once the latter had woken up.

Nathaniel didn't know why Morgan called him out, but he still followed Morgan's orders. Just then, he was completely stunned by the scene before him as they stood at the foot of the mountain.