The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1447

Victoria pushed Haniya till she stumbled forward as she said these words. If it weren't for the shop assistant's help, Haniya would have fallen to the ground. She turned back and glared at Victoria, who said to her, "What are you looking at? If you are not going to pay, I'll call Desmond. He wouldn't dare to ignore me." After hearing this, Haniya recalled what Desmond had to go through. Suddenly, it was as if she was back in the yard watching Victoria whipping Desmond again. After all, Desmond was obliged to take care of her parents because she owed Marissa his life.

Haniya felt upset at the thought of it. She didn't want Desmond to find out that Victoria had returned and be affected by it. So she took a deep breath and took her card before going to pay for the dress. "What a b*tch! Why couldn't you comply with me before I pushed you?"

As Victoria was complaining, the rich-looking lady was furious.

"How could a horrible old woman like you have such a good daughter-in-law? Urgh! I'm sure that God must be blind!"

"Hey! What are you talking about? Who are you to mind our family affairs? Give me the clothes."

Victoria then grabbed the clothes from the lady as she said these words.

She didn't even look at Haniya and kept the clothes.

After Haniya paid for the dress, there were only three dollars left on her card.

As Haniya sighed and kept her card, Victoria said, "I don't have a place to stay. Get Desmond to arrange a place for me, or he can pay for my hotel room."

"Which hotel are you staying in?"

"Fresco Hotel."

Haniya frowned at Victoria's reply.

Fresco Hotel was a five-star hotel. Did Victoria think that it was free?

"Mrs. Lahore, do you think Desmond is your ATM? He doesn't even earn that much a month! You have already cost him his house. What else do you want? Even if Desmond owes Marissa, you shouldn't abuse him like this."

Haniya really couldn't stand Victoria's face right now.

Furthermore, Haniya knew how Victoria left Ocean City. At worst, she could give Mango a call and get Mr. Ye to throw out Victoria again.

As long as she could keep Desmond out of this, she was not afraid of Victoria.

Well, Desmond owed Victoria, but not her.

However, Victoria sneered and said, "Hah! Do you think I'm abusing him? He was the one who abused me when he asked Nathaniel and Mango to drive me out of Ocean City. He had promised my daughter that he would take care of me for the rest of my life. What's the matter? My daughter had only been dead for less than a year, yet you've already forgotten about the promise? It's fine if you don't pay for my accommodation. Give me a million dollars, and I'll never bother you again."

Haniya immediately laughed out of anger after hearing what Victoria had said.

"A million dollars? Why should I give you that?"

"Aren't you in love with Desmond? You have already bought this dress that cost fifteen thousand dollars. What is another one million to you? If you want to live a good life with him, give me the money! If not, you'll never have a peaceful life with him!"

Victoria's words were cruel.

Suddenly, Haniya was enraged when she recalled what this old woman had done to Desmond.

"Did you think I spent fifteen thousand dollars on you because of Desmond?"

"Why else would you do so then?"

Victoria replied while rolling her eyes.

Haniya explained clearly, "I paid for the dress not because I owed you, but because I didn't want the lady to get angry over a dress and cause unnecessary trouble. But I regret it now. After all, I paid for the dress, so I should have it."

After that, Haniya grabbed the dress from Victoria's hand and passed it to the lady.

"Madam, I'm sorry. I'll give you this dress."

After finishing her words, Haniya gave the dress to the lady.

On the other hand, Victoria was trembling with rage as she raised her hand to slap Haniya's face.

"You b*tch! I'll beat you to death!"

Haniya, however, was no longer the same person she used to be.

After she went through special training on the island, her body was trained to react to threats. Hence, she subconsciously fought back when Victoria reached out to hit her. Therefore, Haniya kicked Victoria, who then fell to the ground.

On the other hand, Victoria couldn't react fast enough and only realized that she was beaten by Haniya when she felt the pain.

What?! Haniya used to be a timid woman, but now she dared to hit Victoria in public.

Victoria then immediately cried out.

"Help! This woman snatched my daughter's husband, and now she is attacking me. How could such an unfortunate thing happen to me?!"

Some passerby who did not know the entire story heard Victoria's cries and immediately looked at Haniya.

"Hey! What's wrong with you? Don't you know to respect the elderly? Doesn't this mean that you're a mistress? How could a mistress be so arrogant? Shame on you!" Haniya's face suddenly turned pale when she heard this.

Then, she clasped her hands tightly. After all, the relationship between Desmond and Fang family was very complicated. She didn't know how to explain it to others, so she just remained silent and said to Victoria, "It won't do you any good if you keep causing trouble."

However, Victoria continued to cry out, "Boohoo! Listen, she has someone powerful backing her up.

Unfortunately, they drove an old lady like me out of Ocean City and even took my house. Now I don't even have a place to stay."

Haniya was trembling with anger when she heard these words.

Urgh! Victoria was so good at twisting the truth. Hence, the people who didn't know the full story saw Victoria crying so pitifully and couldn't help but curse at Haniya.

"What the hell? The mistress even took this old lady's house? Urgh! Don't you have a conscience? A shameless person like you should just drop dead."

"That's right. Why did her parents give birth to such a daughter? If she were my daughter, I would have strangled her."

Right now, Haniya was surrounded by onlookers who cursed at her.

Meanwhile, Victoria lowered her head and smiled secretly when she saw this scene.

Haha! She was sure that Desmond and Haniya couldn't be together under such pressure!

After all, Victoria thought Desmond should spend all the money on her. In fact, he should stay single and work extremely hard to repay the Fang family for the rest of his life!

On the other hand, Haniya didn't have the chance to clarify herself, nor did she know how to explain the situation. Therefore, she was in a tight spot right now.

At this moment, Desmond pushed the crowd aside and held Haniya in his arms.

Haniya was dumbfounded when she felt Desmond's breath on her. She wanted to say something, but Desmond pressed her head towards his chest while glaring at the surrounding people. His dominating aura immediately rendered the crowd silent.

On the other hand, Victoria was also stunned.

After not seeing Desmond for some time, he seemed to have changed a lot.

However, Victoria then frowned and continued to cry, "This is my daughter's boyfriend that I was talking about! Boohoo! My daughter had sacrificed her life for him, yet he got himself a new lover. He and this sl*t never cared about my wellbeing too! Life is so tough for me. My dear daughter, why did you leave me here alone? Why didn't you..."

"Do you want to die? If you want to do so, I can grant your wish! In fact, I promise to kill you mercifully and give you a glorious burial."

Before Victoria could finish her words, Desmond said those words, so the former choked.

After all, she didn't expect that Desmond would dare to go against her and even say horrible things.

"Desmond, you're cursing me!"

Victoria suddenly stood up angrily as she said these words.

"I do owe Marissa, and so I will take care of your daily needs. However, I can't conform to your spending habits. Marissa has passed away for almost a year now. So do you think that I'm cheating on her by being together with Haniya? After all, I acquired the house you stayed in with a loan! However, someone bought it over because of you, so do you think that I was the one who caused you to be homeless? Tell me! What rights do you have to insult Haniya like this?"

Desmond's short reply clarified the truth of the matter.

"So her daughter has passed away for a year, and they're not even married. Well, even if he was her husband, it's not wrong for him to have another lover after a year."

"That's true. It seems that this old lady is a huge spender who doesn't care whether the young man can afford it."

"furthermore, the young man lost his house because of her, but she is saying that he took away her house. Urgh! What kind of person is she?"

Victoria's face became pale upon hearing their comments.

She did not expect that Desmond would break away from her control! He was completely different than before!

"Desmond, the Fang family raised you since you were a child, and you would have starved to death without us! Is this how you should treat me? Even if my daughter is dead, I am still your foster mother. I raised you for ten years, so you should return me that favor for the next ten years."

"If the Fang family didn't abduct my parents and used them for genetic experiments, would I be an orphan? You know exactly who killed my parents. If it weren't for Marissa, do you think I'd be able to face you calmly?"

Well, Desmond used to avoid this kind of situation. But when he saw Haniya so powerless when attacked by the crowd, his heart ached for her.

This had nothing to do with Haniya at first, but she was dragged into this situation because of him. Therefore, how could he let her go through such abuse and insults?

The onlookers were stunned again when they heard this.

After understanding the full story, no one was on Victoria's side.

Hence, Victoria retorted, "I don't care! You promised Marissa that you would take care of us and treat us like your biological parents! Now, we have no food to eat and no clothes to wear! We're also homeless, so aren't you going to help us?"

Desmond frowned after hearing these words.

Haniya struggled to free herself when she heard this. However, she failed to break free from Desmond's embrace because he was too strong.

"Desmond, let go of me!"

Haniya spoke so softly only Desmond could hear her, but he didn't move.

Meanwhile, he looked at Victoria and said coldly, "I can rent a house for you and pay your rent. I can also give you seven thousand dollars a month as living expenses and even hire you a maid. However, that is all I can do for you. But from now on, you have no right to meddle with my life or dictate who I should marry. Also, don't even think of bullying Haniya. Otherwise, I won't forgive you even if I have to break my promise to Marissa."

Haniya was shocked by Desmond's words when she heard this.

Marissa had always been the apple of his eyes, and Marissa's last words were like a sacred decree to him. What was going on?