The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1385

"Let's go, all of you."

For some reason, Priscilla began to feel agitated.

When Maya heard this, she was a little stunned, and when she looked up and saw the disappointment and loneliness in Priscilla's eyes, she could not help but feel sad for her.

In fact, Priscilla was very kind to Maya, but Priscilla had always kept her thoughts to herself. Priscilla had eyes scattered across the palace for years, and Maya was a little afraid as she knew what Priscilla was capable of.

Nevertheless, Priscilla treated Maya well.

Back when Maya was ill, Priscilla had never allowed Maya to work and had even let a doctor treat Maya.

In the palace, a servant was not allowed to see a doctor and could only seek treatment after work. However, personal servants could never really get off work and could not go out of the palace, so they would prepare medicines of their own in case they fell ill. But because Maya was Priscilla's servant, she had never needed to worry about matters like these.

Maya and her younger brother came from a poor family, and because she had become Priscilla's servant, her younger brother had the opportunity to study at a decent school. Not only that, but Priscilla had also supported Maya's younger brother's living expenses all these years and cared a lot about his studies. Even though sometimes Priscilla looked vicious, Maya knew that deep down, Priscilla was a good person.

However, because Priscilla was a princess, she had no choice but to conceal her true emotions in some situations.

Maya hurriedly said, "I'm not going anywhere. I'm your highness' servant, and I always will be. Your highness, please don't drive me away. I have nowhere to go and I don't know what I will do without your highness."

Priscilla, however, misunderstood what Maya meant and thought that Maya didn't want to leave because Maya's younger brother's future depended on her, so she couldn't help but say, "Your younger brother staying in the palace may not be a good thing. You have seen it now, the palace is very chaotic. No one knows what will happen in the future. I can tell you that there will definitely be a great change in the palace one day. Perhaps many people may die. Politics always comes with a price. If your younger brother chooses the wrong side, I may not be able to protect him. So you'd better tell him to leave the palace for now. Later, it won't be too late to go back after a new regime stabilizes. I don't care much about my identity as a princess anyway. You don't have much of a future with me, so it's better for you to leave now. I'll give you some money. With your ability, I believe you will be able to support yourself."

This was the best Priscilla could think of for Maya.

No matter what, Maya had been by her side for many years, and Priscilla hoped that Maya could lead a good life.

When Maya heard Priscilla's words, she felt that Priscilla was indeed a very kind person.

She quickly knelt down and said, "Your highness, Maya will not go anywhere. I will always be with you until the day I die. As long as my brother is safe, my life belongs to your highness entirely." Priscilla was somewhat surprised when she heard this.

She had never thought that Maya was this loyal before, and it seemed that people did have feelings. However, she did not dare trust Maya just yet based on her experience of living in the palace for many years.

"Alright, if you don't want to leave, then don't. You can work for the Acker family as long as you want."

Whenever Priscilla thought about how she was being controlled by someone else, she would be in a terrible mood.

"Your highness, you..."

"That's enough. I want to be alone now. Which room are Mr. Ye and Mango staying in?"

For some reason, Priscilla was agitated.

"The first room on the left over there, but it seems that they haven't gotten up yet. But Denver is still at the door of the operating room. After Mr. Acker returned to his room, he went in to look after that girl." Maya's words made Priscilla pause slightly.

She was intrigued by the girl Denver was protecting.

She heard that she was only 13.

She was surprised that a thirteen-year-old child was able to sneak into the palace quietly. Even her men did not notice her entering the palace, which showed how good the girl's skills were. A 13-year-old!

The girl's future was bright, and she was already so powerful now. No one believed that she didn't belong to any organization.

Priscilla didn't know if this organization would bring any harm to Nathaniel and Mango, and she felt that it was something that they should be cautious of.

Her duty was to take care of Nathaniel and protect him, so it was better to investigate Anaya, whose identity was unclear.

"I'll go take a look."

With that, Priscilla walked towards Anaya's room.

Denver did not close the door, and Anaya was still asleep after the operation. He was looking at the sleeping Anaya with gentle eyes.

He held Anaya's hand gently and he did not look sleepy even thought he hadn't slept a wink that night.

What had Anaya gone through all this time? Denver was actually very curious, but Anaya didn't want to say anything. He didn't know if she had wanted to hide it from him deliberately or if she was truly clueless

too.

Denver did not think that anyone would spend this much effort to train a group of people and then abandon them like this.

It was either that the people who controlled them hadn't started giving them orders yet, or they had other motives. Not to mention that he was on Mango's side now, and although Denver was very happy to see Anaya, her sudden appearance made him worry that she could bring harm to them.

If the operation was a success and Anaya woke up, he might have to leave with her.

He couldn't be of any help to Nathaniel and Mango if he stayed here anyway. Instead, he had bought Anaya here and it was very likely that she would bring them danger. Since that was the case, it was better to leave.

He didn't want the person he liked hurt Mango.

Thinking of this, Denver made up his mind. At the same time, Priscilla had also come in.

"Who is she exactly?"

Priscilla knew that Denver was with Mango, so she did not beat around the bush when she spoke.

Denver was slightly stunned, and when he turned around, he saw Priscilla leaning against the door. Her casual look carried a hint of laziness, but she still looked elegant. He could not help but pause for a moment and then said, "She is mine."

"Yours? You taught her those skills?"

"No.-

Denver brows furrowed.

He knew that Priscilla was on Nathaniel's side, and knew that she had come to ask about Anaya because she had her own doubts.

However, Denver didn't feel uncomfortable because for him, he had doubts about Anaya too, so it was natural that Priscilla was suspicious.

"I know you are very capable, so if you can, please help me find out who took Anaya away back then, and who has been training her. My resources are limited to the business industry, and I won't be able to find out about matters in this field, especially hidden organizations. I know that you have your ways."

Denver's frankness made Priscilla feel a little uneasy.

"I've never seen her skills, but it's not a good sign that she entered the palace without being noticed by my people. I'll ask Silver Fox from the Baxter Alliance to check it out. Can you give me some information about her?"

"Yes."

Then, Denver quickly told Priscilla about Anaya.

After hearing Anaya's story, Priscilla felt a hint of sympathy and admiration for the child.

"She's a good person. I hope that he won't be led astray by bad people."

"No, as long as I'm here, I won't allow it."

Denver's eyes flashed with determination when he said this.

When Priscilla saw this, she understood immediately.

"Do you like her? She's just a child!"

"I can wait for her to grow up."

A smile appeared on the corner of Denver's lips.

Priscilla was a little surprised, but she asked softly, "If she grows up and meets someone she likes, what will you do?"

Denver was slightly stunned at this.

What if she met someone she liked?

He had never thought of this before.

Now that Priscilla had asked, Denver thought about it seriously for a while and said, "I will give her my blessings as her brother."

Priscilla didn't expect Denver's answer, so she couldn't help asking, "Won't you feel that it's unfair? Someone you protected all this time falls in love with someone else. Won't you feel sad?"

"I won't only feel sad. My heart will ache terribly for sure, but since it's what she wants, I will give it to her, and provide her with only the best. Loving someone doesn't mean owning them. Even if I want her to belong to me forever, she is a person, an independent individual, and she has her own thoughts and feelings. If she doesn't choose me in the future, it means that I am not good enough, not excellent enough. If she doesn't think I'm good enough to marry me, then how can I keep her forever? I hope she will be happy and she can do whatever she wants. That's what I hope for someone I love." Denver's words deeply moved Priscilla.

Look, this was what a man looked like! A true gentleman!

He was nothing like Tristan, who was despicable and shameless!

"Tell that to Tristan when you have time."

"What?"

Denver was a little surprised, but Priscilla turned and left. Neither of them saw Anaya's fingers and eyes moved a little but quickly returned to their unmoving state.

The moment Priscilla left the room, she met Mango.

"You're up early."

"I came to see Anaya. Did the surgery succeed?"

Mango hadn't slept well for the entire night, and if it wasn't for Nathaniel, she would have come long ago. Now that she was here, she couldn't help but ask when she saw Priscilla come out from the room.

"It should have. Although Tristan isn't that good of a person, his skills are reliable. Otherwise, my father would not have fawned on him. He just went back to his room to rest. The surgery should have gone well for him to work all night."

Priscilla still didn't know the relationship between Tristan and Mango, so her evaluation of Tristan depended on her mood.

However, Mango was sensitive and noticed something.

"You and him..."

"I have nothing to do with him! Even if there was something, it was that b*stard who forced me!"

The moment she finished speaking, Priscilla turned and left. Mango felt intrigued by her being all worked up.

Priscilla had always been a noble and emotionless person. Other than Nathaniel, no one else seemed to be able to affect her emotions. However, whenever someone brought up Tristan, she would always get all worked up.

Besides, Mango wasn't sure what Priscilla and Tristan had done in the palace's lounge back then, and now that she heard Priscilla's words and saw her reaction, she couldn't help but let her mind wander. Tristan had forced her?

Was something really going on between Tristan and Priscilla?

Did that mean that Priscilla would become her sister-in-law?

Mango immediately became delighted when she thought of this.

That was great.

If Priscilla became her sister-in-law, Mango didn't have to worry about Nathaniel every again.

Although Mango liked Priscilla, Priscilla had her eyes fixed on Nathaniel, so deep down in Mango's heart, she was still a little uncomfortable.

While she was deep in thought, Nathaniel was walking up to her and had happened to bump into Priscilla, who grabbed his arm and pulled him to the backyard.

Seeing this, Mango's suddenly became a little depressed.