The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1292

Lilian's eyes darkened a little when she heard Mango's words. Then, she said, "That's part of it."

"Do you have any other reasons for doing so?"

"I don't feel like talking about it now. Don't force me, will you?"

Lilian was acting very cold and distant, so no one could ever read her mind.

Upon hearing this, Mango couldn't help but feel a little surprised. Then, she even started to doubt Lilian's feelings for Maverick. Wait, did Lilian have any other intentions?

However, this was something that the couple had to settle on their own, and Mango couldn't make a decision for them.

Mango thought for a moment and said, "I won't stop you from doing whatever you want to do, but I hope that you can at least wait until Maverick regains his consciousness. As long as he wakes up, I won't interfere with this matter anymore. However, I won't let anything happen to you now because Nathan promised him to take care of the child in your belly. You will only make things difficult for us if you abort the child now."

Lilian didn't respond, but she glanced lightly at

Mango before turning around and walking away.

Meanwhile, Mango was about to follow her, but Lilian said faintly, "Don't follow me. I want to be alone."

Mango immediately stopped when she heard what Lilian had said.

Then, she looked at Maverick who was still in a coma, and wondered when he would wake up. After all, she was also worried that Lilian would decide to abort the baby by her own.

At this thought, Mango felt really stressed out by the situation.

Why just couldn't these things be a little easier?

Just then, she thought of visiting Augustus again to try and make him reveal the truth.

With this thought in mind, Mango once again came to the cave where Augustus was locked up.

On the other hand, Augustus was stunned when he saw Mango coming back once again.

"What's up? Are you trying to dig out something from me? Heh! Mango Shen, I won't say anything. Don't waste your time."

However, Mango looked at him and said with a smile, "I won't, and I don't want to know anything either. I just want to watch you here."

"What?"

Augustus was a little surprised.

However, Mango paid no attention to him, and she found a chair opposite him and sat down. Then, she took out her mobile phone and played games.

She was calm and composed, while Augustus was completely dumbfounded by her actions. Although he had no idea what Mango was scheming, he knew that the longer she stayed there, the more disadvantageous it would be for him.

"Hey, Mango, I'm hungry. Get me something to eat."

"I don't have food for you, so you can keep on starving. Don't forget that you're now a prisoner."

Mango didn't even raise her head as she spoke, and she didn't even bother to look at Augustus.

On the other hand, Augustus had never been bullied like this. Thus, he suddenly raised his voice as he was annoyed.

"I want food and water! You better serve me well! Otherwise, you'll never get any useful information from me."

"Even if I do so, you won't probably tell me anything. In that case, why should I waste my food?"

Mango didn't raise her head to look at him, but her words were obnoxious and mean.

At first, Augustus thought that Mango was a foolish woman. However, he didn't expect her to act just like Nathaniel. Both of them were hateful and arrogant, and this was truly infuriating! "Mango Shen, how dare you..."

"Shut up! If you keep yelling, I'll have them cover your mouth with their smelly socks. Try me if you dare."

Mango finally raised her head, and she stared at him with a cold expression. However, her words were driving Augustus mad.

"I swear to God that I will tear you to shreds if I walk out of this nasty place alive! I'll do that to every part of your body, especially your filthy mouth!"

Augustus said fiercely.

Mango suddenly paused after hearing this.

It seemed that Augustus sounded rather confident that he could leave this place.

He was a prisoner, but he was still acting so haughty and confident. Did that mean that they were spies around them?

Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind.

Ah, Augustus was dissatisfied because other people couldn't save him while she was here.

When Mango thought of this, the corner of her lips curled up into a sly smile. Thus, she looked just like Nathaniel whenever he was scheming something.

"Urgh, it's not well- ventilated here, and it's so uncomfortable. Forget it, I'll go back to my room. You keep an eye on him. However, you're not allowed to give him food or water because I want him to starve to death. Heh. Let's see if he will be more obedient then."

After saying that, Mango stretched her back and put the phone into her pocket. Then, she stood up and looked at Augustus with a sneer.

Meanwhile, Augustus's gaze turned slightly cold when he heard this, but he regained his composure quickly.

After Mango left, she did not go back instantly. Instead, she found a bodyguard and gave him so orders before leaving the cave.

When she returned to Longford County, Bettany, Wisdom, and Magnolia were all there, but Lilian was gone.

Mango couldn't help but feel a little worried about Lilian when she remembered how the latter had gone out for some air.

"Have you seen Lilian? She's not in good health. It's getting windy now, so we should get

her back."

However, Bettany and Magnolia shook their heads and said, "We didn't see her."

"Then I will go out to look for her."

Well, Maverick had entrusted Lilian to both her and Nathaniel. Thus, no matter what happened, Mango had to ensure that Lilian was safe.

After leaving the room, Mango searched around the village but did not find Lilian. Hence, she became more worried.

"Bettany, take a few people to the back of the cave to look for her. Make sure nothing happens to her!"

"All right."

Thus, many people began to search around for Lilian as she had suddenly disappeared. The Longford County villagers were already nervous, but they became tenser after this. While the team were searching for Lilian, they received a piece of news from the guards of the cave. It seemed that someone had brought Augustus away! Mango's eyes immediately darkened when she heard this.

"Who saved him?"

The guard stuttered and said hesitantly, "I... I don't know! We were changing shifts, and I found that everyone had fainted outside. Augustus was nowhere to be found as well." Mango ran quickly towards the cave after hearing this.

When she arrived at the entrance of the cave, she saw that the guards had been knocked out. Meanwhile, Augustus's rope was untied.

On the other hand, Bettany followed her in and said with a frown, "I think they let out some gas that would make people pass out."

"Urgh! How could they do this when my people are watching over him? This is ridiculous!"

Magnolia also followed up, and Mango became more upset after hearing what she had said.

Then, she directly punched one of the guards on the face and interrogate him.

"Hey! Who took Augustus away? Tell me! Who just entered the cave?"

"It's Lilian Becham."

The guard said gloomily and rubbed his neck.

Hah! Lilian was really merciless.

Mango was shocked when she heard Lilian's name. Then, asked in disbelief, "Wait! Who are you talking about?" "Lilian Becham, Maverick's wife. Madam, I'm

guessing that the Abbott family was the one who planned this. What's more, Maverick is Augustus's son. He would definitely go all out to save his father. I mean, he'd probably pretended to be in a coma, so

that his woman had the opportunity to rescue Augustus. Alas! Our hardwork was all for nothing now that he has escaped. How are we supposed to explain this to Mr. Ye?"

The guard were so angry that he gnashed his teeth especially when Lilian was mentioned.

However, Mango did not think that Maverick was putting on an act.

After all, Maverick wouldn't risk his own life to set up this trap. Thus, Mango did not doubt Maverick, but she doubted Lilian instead.

Although Nathaniel had said that Lilian was Augustus's gift to Maverick. To put it bluntly, Lilian might have been working for Augustus since the beginning.

It was no wonder that Augustus was so confident in escaping the prison. It turned out that he had planned this beforehand, and they had let down their guard against Lilian because of Maverick.

Oh no!

Lilian not only knew about the location of Morgan Eaves, but also knew about the array formation. If she was really Augustus's man, then Augustus would soon find the entrance to the mines in no time. Previously, Augustus had mistakenly thought that the entrance of the mine vein was located in the Longford County due to the effect of the array formation. As such, he turned his target towards the Longford County he failed in exploring other possible routes. Now that Lilian found out about the formation and the exact location, she might be able to take Augustus there. By then, the mine vein would ended up in his hands.

Mango immediately panicked.

She quickly called Nathaniel, but she couldn't get through him due to the blocked signals.

That was to say, Nathaniel and the others were still in the camp of Zelle Village.

Mango furrowed her brows in desperation.

What should she do?

Bettany and Magnolia were very calm upon knowing the truth behind Lilian's intentions, but there was also a hint of worry in their eyes.

"Mango, since we're not sure whether Augustus' men are hiding among us, it's not safe here. I think it's best if we fire some of the staff working here."

Magnolia was cautious, so she raised these suggestions.

However, Mango shook her head and said, "These people are all following Nathaniel, so I believe that they are loyal. Moreover, doing so will only cause panic and dissatisfaction. So, that might make the situation worse. What we need to do right now is to find Lilian immediately and get Augustus back."

"You guys stay here. I'll go and find her."

After all, Magnolia was always concerned about Mango.

Right now, it was safer for them to be in Longford County since there were bodyguards protecting them. However, Magnolia was afraid that Mango would be in danger if she went out and became Augustus' target.

However, Mango didn't agree with it, "No, I have to follow him! Aunt, your people must stay by Maverick's side, is that alright?"

Magnolia looked at the determination in Mango's eyes and couldn't help but let out a sigh. "Alright, I understand. Don't worry, I promise to protect Maverick with all I can."

Meanwhile, Bettany interrupted them and said, "I will lead others to guard the village, and I will ensure that no one can break in."

"Thank you girls for your hard work."

Mango nodded and quickly led a group of troops out of the Longford County.

They initially thought that it would be difficult to find Lilian. However, they didn't expect to run into her not far away from the village.

Meanwhile, Lilian stood there calmly as if she expected Mango's arrival. However, Mango was furious when she saw Lilian's calm expression.