The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1338

This was a warning from Nathaniel!

Nathaniel rarely spoke to her like this. Thus, she couldn't help but feel a little aggrieved as he was treating her this way because of Mango.

"Mr. Ye, I've done so much for the Baxter Alliance all these years, and most importantly for your sake. Are you trying to warn me because of Mango?"

Upon hearing this, Nathaniel suddenly felt sorry for her, and he couldn't bear to upset her any further.

"Priscilla, she's my wife. I won't allow anyone to hurt her. Do you think I'm still worthy enough to be a man if I can't even protect my wife?"

"But..."

"Well, that's enough. Mango is a wonderful woman. I believe you'll like her once you meet her in person."

After saying that, Nathaniel ended the phone call directly.

Priscilla's eyes darkened when she heard a beeping sound coming from the other end of the line.

After all, Nathaniel rarely cared about a person so much.

She looked at the stack of documents in her hand that were all about Mango.

Mango used to be an ordinary and somewhat average woman that no one would like. However, how on earth did she catch Nathaniel's attention? Didn't she use some tricks to climb onto his bed and become his wife?

Priscilla was truly annoyed. Although the information she found said that Mango had suffered so much in the past few years, and that she had almost died in the fire, so what?

If she had known her place and hadn't thought about marrying Nathaniel, would such a thing have happened? In the end, it was all Mango's fault, and why was Nathaniel so protective of her?

Who did she think she was?

At this thought, Priscilla crumpled the documents, and there was a hint of determination in her eyes. After putting down the phone, Nathaniel looked at the snow storm outside and felt extremely troubled.

His feelings for Priscilla were totally different from what she thought.

Back then, Priscilla was working with him on the battlefield, and they had been through ups and downs. To be honest, Nathaniel had never thought of her as a woman during that time.

She was like a comrade to him, and she could even risk her life for her. However, Nathaniel was once captured in a mission. In order to save him, Priscilla disregarded the rules and invaded the enemy's territory alone. In the end, she fought her way out of the hands of over thirty terrorists and rescued Nathaniel. However, she was shot and left behind by the enemy.

In fact, he never knew how much he had suffered. Anyway, Priscilla was covered in blood by the time he found her. Although she wasn't harassed by any men, they had shot her in the abdomen. Hence, the doctor said that she had lost the ability to give birth.

Well, Nathaniel owed her his life!

He still remembered how Priscilla said to him with a smile back then, "It's alright, Mr. Ye. You won't abandon me, right? Why don't you marry me?"

At that time, Nathaniel had wanted to marry her. After all, it was not easy for a woman to find a man who would accept her for being infertile. Although he didn't want to see her having relationship troubles because of them, he remained silent and didn't give her an answer. However, everyone had assumed that they had gotten together.

Despite not getting a direct answer from him, Priscilla was still happy, and she didn't mind being infertile. On the other hand, Nathaniel could feel her excitement, but he felt somewhat depressed and pressured In fact, he didn't want to marry her because he knew that it was definitely not love. After all, he had always treated her like a sibling and a comrade.

Well, Nathaniel had always been longing for love, and he also hoped to find an ideal partner of his own. Despite that, he didn't want to be together with her, but he knew that Pricailla needed to undergo treatment.

At that time, Priscilla's emotions were very unstable. He had wanted her to cooperate with the doctor and undergo treatment, so he had said nothing about the rumours that had spread. Upon knowing this, Priscilla felt blessed. Naturally, her mental and physical state had improved in no time.

Nathaniel still remembered the day when she recovered from her injury. At that time, Priscilla was wearing a white wedding gown. That was the time he realised she was actually a real woman, a woman who wanted to marry him and spend the rest of her life with him.

However, Nathaniel didn't want to do so. He knew that he was a playboy, but he still told her the truth.

He said, "Priscilla, I'm sorry. I will treat you as my sister all my life, and I will always have your back. The Ye Family is your home. I promise to protect you, but I can't marry you."

After hearing that, Priscilla felt as if her whole world had been torn apart.

She looked at Nathaniel with a stunned expression. Then, tears started forming in her eyes, so Nathaniel felt bad as well.

After that, she had burst into tears.

That was the first time Nathaniel saw her cry. Only then did he realised that Priscilla was not as strong and tough as he imagined.

"Sorry, Priscilla, I understand that I might sound a bit ruthless here, but everyone in the world has the right to find their own love. I am not in love with you, but I do plan on finding my own true love in the future. Well, we're just not meant to be. I once wondered if I should marry you because of my responsibility, but this would be unfair to you."

"Mr. Ye, I don't care. I love you and I want to be with you!"

Priscilla cried out in agony. After all, she had waited so many days because she wanted to have a wedding that everyone would envy. Who knew that Nathaniel would be the one who suggested that they would break up?

No! She couldn't accept this!

Nathaniel said apologetically, "But I don't love you. If I don't love you, our marriage will never be happy, and it would be all for nothing. Priscilla, I don't love you, and I mean it. Even after years have passed, I still won't. I'm not the kind of man who will force my feelings on someone I don't love. I want someone who I can love at first sight and someone who can make my heart pound. We've been together for so many years. To be honest, if it weren't for your injury, I wouldn't have thought of you as a woman. I'm sure you know that I won't change at mind."

His words were very cruel and cold. Pricilla couldn't believe her ears, she never thought that he was in fact a heartless person.

He used to be so cold and emotionless! However, it seemed like everything had changed after Mango appeared.

Nathaniel was recalling the past, and so was Priscilla.

She looked at the documents in her hand and laughed crazily as tears rolled down her eyes unknowingly.

"Mr. Ye, you said that you wouldn't get married so hastily. However, I'm pretty sure that Mango played some dirty tricks and forced you to marry her! Why do you treat her so well? Why did you end up with her? Didn't you say that you wanted someone that you could fall in love with at first sight? Then how did Mango manage to win your heart? I'm risked my life to save you from danger, but how am I not as good as a scheming b*tch who crawled onto your bed?"

Priscilla couldn't understand what Nathaniel was thinking.

Back then, she was fired from the military after she had one against her superior's order. So, she had left both the military and Nathaniel. Hence, she thought that she would never meet Nathaniel ever again. However, her hopes reignited when Nathaniel asked Michael to set up the Baxter Alliance.

Although she had not seen Nathaniel frequently in recent years, she was happy to know that he was still her superior. In order to help him with the mission, she resolutely returned to her hometown, a place where she hated the most.

She had stayed in Angolla alone to build up their forces here so that Nathaniel would be safe when he visited here someday. Now the long-awaited time had finally arrived, but Nathaniel wasn't alone anymore, and he had brought his wife along!

If Priscilla met Mango, how did she have to address the latter?

Heh! Did she have to call Mango 'Mrs. Ye'?

Haha, Mango didn't deserve this title at all!

At this thought, a cold glint flashed across Priscilla's eyes.

Suddenly, a servant's voice came from outside.

"Princess Prissy, Prince Lebanon is here."

Priscilla was slightly startled when she heard this.

Well, well, she had almost forgotten her real name by now.

Yes, she was one of the princesses in Angolla, Prissy Argus, but the name sounded very unfamiliar to her. It was probably because there were very few people who had called her by the name since young. If her mother hadn't fought hard to protect her and take her away, she would have been dead when she was just ten. Therefore, she just shook her head back then when Nathaniel asked her for her name. During that time, although Nathaniel was cold and indifferent, he was still very gentle and considerate. He held her in his arms, and it was the first time she had ever been hugged by someone other than her mother since was a child.

She still remembered the warm hug, and she had felt reassured back then. Thus, she probably fell in love with Nathaniel at that time.

After that, Nathaniel said, "Why don't I call you Priscilla Argus? I want you to be someone who is noble and strong! After all, I hope that you can forget the past hardships that you have gone through and live a blissful life now just like a Pheonix."

She felt that this name was particularly pleasant to the ear and replied, "Then why didn't you call me something else?"

She still remembered Nathaniel's response, "Therefore, I hope by naming you as Priscilla, you can forget some of those hardships in the future and grow up happily."

The corners of Nathaniel's lips had risen slightly when he said these words, so Priscilla felt warm all over immediately. Thus, she had found her purpose to live at that time.

She wanted to improve herself so that she could be on par with the man in front of her!

Therefore, she worked hard by accepting all the arrangements and education provided to her. Furhtermore, she had endured all the hardships, even though she would have blisters at the end of each training. This was because she felt that it was worth it every time she heard Nathaniel praising her.

But what about now?

At this thought, Priscilla was depressed.

When the maid saw that Priscilla didn't reply, she couldn't help but call out to her again.

"Princess?"

"Let him in then."

Priscilla immediately regained her senses and replied.

In the past, she was not interested in the country's issues at all, and she didn't even bother to bond with her siblings.

After all, no one lend her a helping hand when she and her mom were having a difficult time. In fact, her siblings didn't do anything as well!

Well, Lebanon was having a hard time fighting for his life back then, and everyone else was trying to kill him off. However, she never thought that he could come back alive, and she never expected him to fight for the throne.

She didn't want to get involved in this fight before, but everything changed after she found out that Lebanon was actually Mango's cousin. Well, this was something else she didn't expect.

Heh, Lebanon was her cousin!

Then, what would this despicable woman named Mango Shen choose? Would she choose her family or love?

Priscilla's lips curled into a smile at this thought.