The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1455

After Haniya hung up the phone, Desmond didn't think much about it. All he had in mind was that Haniya wanted to watch horror movies. Was it true that watching horror movies could increase the interaction between two people?

It seemed like a good idea then!

Hence, Desmond browsed the list and chose a horror film. Then he booked seats in advance and bought the tickets.

Wait, they needed to eat lunch too. He didn't know where Haniya would meet the man, but Haniya seemed to like Mexican cuisine.

At this thought, Desmond did a bit of research. He saw that a Mexican restaurant named Rancho Grande seemed to have high ranking and good reviews, so he made a reservation there.

Desmond was very satisfied with his arrangements.

By the way, should he get a bouquet?

He was told that women liked flowers, so Haniya should like them too.

Then, he remembered that Haniya liked violets.

Desmond ordered a bouquet online, and then he wondered if he should dress up.

But he didn't have any clothes for special occasions. Therefore, the only new clothes that he had were the ones that Haniya had bought for him.

At this thought, Desmond smiled slightly.

Yeah, he decided to wear what she bought.

Desmond put on his casual clothes and found a hacker to hack into the man's cell phone number. He then used the phone number to send Haniya the restaurant's location and the time, which was about an hour later.

Oh, well. One hour should be sufficient for Haniya to dress up.

After all this, Desmond made the necessary work arrangements for the afternoon so he could focus on his date with Haniya.

Haniya was feeling terrible when her phone rang.

She took a look and saw an unfamiliar number.

The sender of the text had sent a restaurant address and time.

Haniya was stunned when she saw this.

Did the sender get the wrong number?

She checked again. That was the first time she saw this number, and it wasn't from anyone she knew.

Oh, well, perhaps the sender had made a mistake.

She quickly replied to the text message.

"I think you've sent this text to the wrong person."

ON the other hand, Desmond frowned after reading it.

He thought that Haniya was confused because this was not the original meet-up place, so he replied, "The venue has been changed. Please come to this address instead. I'll wait for you." Haniya was confused when she saw this reply.

Who was this?

She was in a bad mood now. There was a woman that Desmond liked, and she couldn't get over the fact that it wasn't her. She had informed the sender that the message was sent to the wrong person, but the sender didn't understand it. So, she didn't bother to reply anymore.

Haniya then turned off her phone and glanced at the dress before stuffing it into her closet. She took out a set of sportswear and put it on. After that, she tied her hair into a ponytail and put on a pair of flats before leaving her room.

"I've changed my mind. Let's eat out. It's my treat."

Haniya was miserable now, but she knew that her mission in the afternoon was critical. She heard that shopping or eating could make one feel better when in a bad mood. Hence, she wanted to see if eating could help her get rid of her sadness.

When her subordinates heard that Haniya wanted to treat them to a meal, they were delighted. On the other hand, Brenda was indifferent about it, but she couldn't refuse.

Hence, they left the Ye's Mansion.

Haniya brought along another phone while she left her personal phone in the room after switching it off.

She then sent a message to Victoria.

"What is the secret that could determine Desmond's life and death?"

Victoria had sent Haniya a message a while back, but the latter did not respond. She was worried that Haniya didn't care so much about Desmond. However, now that Victoria saw Haniya's reply, she smiled. "Hah! I thought you could control your curiosity. Looks like this is all you've got."

After that, she called Haniya.

The moment the phone rang, Haniya answered it.

"You're calling from an unknown number."

Haniya's gaze turned cold upon hearing Victoria's words.

"Is it that weird to have two phone numbers?" "No, it's not. But I want to meet you alone. You are not allowed to tell Desmond or let him know. If you can't do it, there's no need to meet up." Victoria still sounded very annoying.

Haniya said coldly, "Okay, I promise you. Desmond went out, so he is not with me. Where do you want me to go only you will tell me the secret? I'm warning you. Don't play any tricks, or Desmond will not let you go."

Haniya knew how she was like in Victoria's eyes, so she could only say so.

Although Victoria was being threatened, she was not angry. She smiled and said, "What tricks can I play? Now, Desmond only has his eyes for you, and he doesn't care about me at all because of you! I wouldn't dare to harm you. But I can't tell you this secret for nothing in return, so you have to give me some money."

"I don't have any money."

Haniya couldn't stand Victoria's greed as she said these words.

This b*tch was like a parasite who was trying to suck all of their money away!

However, Victoria sneered and said, "Heh! You don't have money, but Mango and the Ye family do. You can borrow from them." "Don't you think you're too shameless? They don't

owe me anything!" "Well, that's your problem. Anyway, if you don't give me the money, I won't tell you this secret. When Desmond is going to die, it'll be too late for you to ask me again. You'd better think it over."

Haniya felt extremely hurt after hearing what Victoria had said.

Although she was sad that Desmond did not like her, she still had feelings for him. Besides, there was already some problem with Desmond's body. Haniya didn't know if Victoria was threatening her because o this, but it seemed like she had no other choice.

"How much do you want?"

"One million dollars."

Haniya gasped at Victoria's words.

"What? Are you crazy? I'm just an ordinary person!"

"I don't care. I want one million dollars in exchange for Desmond's life, so you should carefully consider this. After you have decided, come to this address alone. If you bring someone else with you, don't blame me for canceling the deal."

Victoria hung up the phone after that and sent Haniya an address.

THen, Haniya showed the address to Brenda.

"Look, is this address near your house?"

Brenda nodded in reply to her question.

"Yes, but there have been many outsiders there lately, and they looked like skilled men. It might not be safe for you to go alone, but it's not easy to bring us in as well."

Haniya was taken aback by what Brenda said.

After all, Mango did not mention who Jose and Victoria were collaborating with. However, if that was Jose's research base, and they were being protected, this meant that someone was supporting them from behind.

They would only alert the enemy if Brenda and the rest went in rashly because they didn't know who the enemy was.

At this thought, Haniya furrowed her brows together tightly.

What should she do?

At that point, she did not know what to do.

"Let's eat first. We can talk about it after we're done."

Haniya then took them to an ordinary restaurant.

While Brenda and the rest made their order, Haniya went to the bathroom and told Mango about the matter.

"Madam, what should I do now?"

Mango did not expect the other party to act so fast, so she could not help but pause for a moment.

"Where are you now?"

"I'm having lunch outside."

"Have your meal first. I'll discuss with Nathan and get back to you later."

"Alright."

After the call, Haniya went back to the table.

On the other hand, Nathaniel couldn't help but ask when he saw Mango frowning.

"What's wrong?"

"The person who got in touch with Jose has taken action."

Nathaniel paused slightly after hearing what Mago had said as his eyes darkened.

"Who on earth is he?"

"Well, I can be sure that he is not one of Laborn and Atlas's men. Our people are paying close attention to them, and they don't have the time for this. So who exactly is behind this? Why is he so interested in Desmond's blood?"

This was a question that Mango could not solve.

At this moment, Nathaniel received Tristan's message.

"I got a message from Tristan." "What did he say?"

Mango was a little excited and wanted to get up, but Nathaniel stopped her.

"If you can't control your emotions, you're not allowed to participate in any matters in the future."

"What? Nathaniel Ye!"

Mango was dissatisfied, but when she saw the determination in Nathaniel's eyes, she knew that Nathaniel would never compromise on this matter.

"Alright, alright. I'll calm down, okay? You know that Desmond is my friend, so I naturally care about him."

"I am your husband. Why don't you care about how worried I am for your health?"

Nathaniel was a little jealous right now.

At this moment, he desperately hoped that Haniya would take in Desmond.

However, he also knew that as long as this matter was not over, Mango would not calm down.

Then, Nathaniel turned on the phone and frowned when he read the message.

"What's wrong? Did you get any news? Why are you frowning? I'm so worried right now!"

Mango couldn't see the message because she was lying on the bed. However, her heart sank a little when she saw Nathaniel's expression.

"Could it bethat Desmond is in a bad state?"

They just drew 400cc blood from Desmond. If anything happened to him now, the blood would not be enough.

Nathaniel handed the phone to Mango.

They had only finished drawing Desmond's blood. It was unrealistic for them to send the blood sample to Angolla, so Nathaniel had arranged for Noah to conduct the blood test. However, Tristan had replied to them in less than fifteen minutes after they had sent him the data. That surprised Nathaniel, and he felt a burden at the same time.

Tristan's message was short and simple. It was only a few sentences, but Mango's expression also darkened after reading it.

He said, "If this blood falls into the wrong hands with the genetic research, chaos would definitely break out! You have to protect this person blood so that not a single drop of it is leaked out."

After that, Mango returned the phone to Nathaniel and asked in a low voice, "I can read these words, but somehow when they are put together, I don't understand them. Is Tristan trying to say that someone is after Desmond's blood?"

"Yes, that's right."

Nathaniel answered solemnly.

If the other party came for Desmond's blood and had joined hands with Jose, Desmond would be in great danger.

"Oh no, Haniya has already left, and she was in contact with Victoria. Would the other party have used Desmond's secret as an excuse to lure Haniya and use her as bait to force Desmond to rescue her?"

Various thoughts were running through Mango's head as she said this. Her face turned pale when she thought of this possibility.

If that was the case, the person in most danger now was not Desmond, but Haniya!