The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1456

Nathaniel's expression darkened a little when he heard this.

"Hmm, I think it's possible."

"Oh, no! What should we do? I wanted Haniya to take down Victoria and force Jose to join us at first."

Mango felt that she had thought about this problem too lightly.

She had always thought that Jose was studying Desmond's blood out of his own will. Hence, she didn't expect Jose to cooperate with others, or wait, did Jose work for others from the very beginning? Who was that person?

Mango had mixed emotions in her heart as she thought about this.

On the other hand, Nathaniel saw that she was worried, so he quickly took her hand and said, "We probably can use their plan against them."

"What do you mean? Haniya will be in danger if we do that!"

In fact, Mango did not want to use Haniya as bait.

Nathaniel also knew this, but there was no other

way now.

"Alright. Can we make sure that Haniya would be fine?"

"I can't be entirely sure about that."

Nathaniel couldn't possibly agree to Mango's request. Even though he knew that this would make her uneasy, there were still some things that he couldn't hide.

"I see. Go ahead and arrange for it. Perhaps we should let Desmond know about it?"

"Let me think about it then."

Nathaniel didn't give a definite answer, which was the biggest torment for Mango.

After all, Desmond has started having feelings for Haniya, and there were signs that he had wanted to respond to her love. Hence, if he knew about his condition now, he would probably retreat into his shell once again. If so, when would he and Haniya be able to finally confirm their relationship?

Suddenly, Mango felt as if this couple had to go through too many trials!

"Alright, rest well. Leave everything else to me, okay?"

Mango suddenly felt a glimpse of trust when she looked into Nathaniel's beautiful eyes.

"Alright."

Nathaniel then patted Mango's head before walking out.

He came to the study while frowning.

"Ned, where is Desmond? Ask him to come and see me."

Nathaniel finally decided to discuss this with Desmond. If anything were to happen to Haniya and Desmond was kept in the dark, it would be unfair to him.

Ned was stunned for a moment before calling Desmond, but no one answered the phone.

On the other hand, Desmond came to the restaurant in the clothes that Haniya had bought for him. As he watched the people around him, he imagined the surprised look Haniya would have when she saw him later, and he couldn't help but smile.

He had been living a mediocre life, and there seemed to be nothing else that could affect his thoughts except the joy that Marissa had given him. Now that Haniya was around, whenever he thought of how she would act shy or when she cried, he would be exhilarated and happy.

Perhaps Haniya was the reason that he had been living. Now, he would do anything to hold on to her.

After that, Desmond ordered a glass of water. He was not used to drinking coffee as it tasted horrible to him. He did not understand why other people liked drinking coffee.

Furthermore, Desmond had turned off his phone and had already taken care of everything at Dark Night Empire so that no one else could disturb his date. After all, he wanted to spare an afternoon to focus on his date with Haniya.

As he saw that the time was nearing, Desmond was a little nervous.

What expression would Haniya have when she came and saw him there?

Would she be surprised?

Also, did he need to say anything?

However, the two of them had been together for so long. Haniya had been pursuing him for so long, and he had even kissed her. He didn't need to profess his love anymore, right?

Well, he was embarrassed to do so!

At this thought, Desmond's ears turned red.

No one knew that he was so innocent.

Meanwhile, people started filling up the restaurant. Originally, Desmond had planned to book the whole restaurant, but after thinking for a while, he realized that he needed witnesses for this occasion. After all, Haniya would probably be glad to have so many witnesses around.

Then, Desmond kept looking at the time. It was almost time for the date, but Haniya hadn't arrived, so Desmond couldn't help but be a little anxious.

Haniya wasn't someone who would arrive late as she had always been self-disciplined. She was always prepared in advance no matter what she did. Could it be that she was dressing herself up forthat man today?

He heard that women would dress up for the people they liked. Did Haniya have feelings for the doctor already?

At this thought, Desmond was a little jealous.

But it didn't matter. He would soon fill Haniya's heart and mind with him only him.

Desmond was filled with confidence when he thought about this.

The restaurant was the most crowded at noon, but after the people at the tables were gone, Haniya still didn't come.

Desmond's excitement at first turned to disappointment, but he was also a little happy.

Since Haniya didn't know it was him who came for the blind date, didn't it mean that she didn't like the doctor as she didn't show up?

Thinking of this, Desmond felt much more at

ease.

He then took out his mobile phone and turned it on. When he saw that he had many missed calls from Ned, Desmond frowned as he scrolled through the list again. None of those calls were from Haniya. Urgh! What a drag!

When Desmond was going to call Ned and ask him what was going on, he suddenly received a call from a strange number.

He frowned slightly and rejected the call, but the strange number called him again.

Desmond narrowed his eyes and angrily answered the call.

"Who is it?"

Desmond did not sound very nice, but Victoria's mocking voice came from over the phone.

"Hey, you sound so arrogant now, but why don't you take a look at yourself? Are you even human? Don't forget that you are a monster created by Jose! Don't see yourself as a human just because we treat you like one. Let me tell you, you better be polite when talking to me, or not..."

When Desmond heard that it was Victoria's voice, his face darkened. After hearing her first words, Desmond wanted to hang up the phone, but she suddenly added, "Desmond, Haniya will die if you dare to hang up." "What did you say?"

Desmond's heart suddenly tightened when he heard this.

Why was Haniya at Victoria's place?

Desmond suddenly remembered that Haniya wasn't someone who would miss her appointments. Furthermore, she wouldn't dare to do so as Mango was the one who had introduced her to this man. Even if Haniya were unwilling to come to this blind date, she would still show up. So did this mean that she was in danger?

As he thought of this, Desmond was agitated.

"What did you do to Haniya? Huh?"

Although Desmond asked this, there was still a trace of hope in his heart. After all, Haniya underwent special training with him at the island. It shouldn't be a problem for Haniya to defeat someone like Victoria, so he thought that Victoria could be bluffing him.

Victoria laughed as if she could guess what Desmond was thinking before saying, "Haha! It was difficult for me at first to capture Haniya since she is skilled in combat, but she cares too much about you. When she heard that you were in Jose's hands, she immediately rushed into the place. We only needed to add a sleep-inducing drug into the air, and she fainted at once. Desmond, since you like her so much, what should I do to her to her so that you will feel despair?"

Desmond's expression suddenly darkened when she heard this.

"Don't hurt her! Come at me if you want to!"

As Desmond thought of what Jose and Victoria could do, a shiver went down his spine. Would Haniya be alright after falling into their hands?

He suddenly felt a little curious. Why would Haniya go to Victoria?

Wasn't she going to have a blind date with that man?

But it seemed too late to think about it now.

On the other hand, when Victoria heard Desmond was anxious, she was very pleased.

"How dare you command me? The wench has embarrassed me at the mall, yet you are still helping her. Does she think that everyone should submit to her since she has you on her side? You better reach this place in 10 minutes, or I can't guarantee what I would do to her!"

After saying those words, Victoria hung up the phone and sent Desmond an address.

On the other hand, Desmond was a little unfamiliar with this address as it seemed to be in

the mountains.

What was Victoria doing there?

No, he should ask why did Haniya go to the mountain instead!

After that, Desmond called Ned immediately.

"F*ck, Desmond, are you out of your mind?! Why did you turn off your phone? Mr. Ye has been looking for you for a long time, but we couldn't get through to you. Haniya is in trouble!"

Desmond still thought it was a prank after hearing from Victoria, but Ned's words had confirmed how grave the situation was. Hence, Desmond's heart sank immediately.

"What the hell is going on?"

"Victoria told Haniya that she knows a secret about your body, so Haniya went to meet her. We never expected Jose to cooperate with another party, and mercenaries were surrounding the place. Therefore, Haniya was still defeated even though she brought four people with her. Moreover, Haniya thought you were inside the place. Why did you turn off your phone anyway?"

Although Ned only said a few sentences, Desmond understood the situation.

Victoria made an appointment with Haniya, and because he had turned off his phone, Haniya thought he was in trouble and went over. Then she ended up being captured.

At this point, Desmond managed to calm down.

Victoria captured Haniya to lure him over, but what did she want?

Suddenly, Desmond thought of what Ned said. Someone had joined forces with Jose, so their ultimate goal was him, or rather, his blood!

His face turned pale as he finally figured out the situation.

He had endured too much since he was a child because of his blood, and now he had even dragged Haniya into this situation! But he remembered that Mango had said that she needed his blood for about 400cc a week. If Jose were to capture him as well, what could they do about Mango's health?

Desmond hesitated for a moment when he thought about this.

One was his lifesaver, and the other was his lover. How should he choose?

Desmond thought hard about this.

He then suddenly understood something and called Victoria.

"If you dare to hurt Haniya, and she loses even a strand of her hair, I will bleed myself dry. At worst, I would die, and all of you would go down with me.

After all, I will have no regrets if I can die with Haniya."

On the other hand, Victoria immediately became angry when she heard this.

"You wouldn't dare!"

"Try me. If I see a wound on Haniya's body, or even if she is in distress, I will kill myself. Heh! My life doesn't mean anything to me anymore as I can't obtain happiness anymore! But the thing is if I were to die, do you think you could live?"

Desmond sneered, and it felt like he had accepted death if it meant that he could bring them all down with him, which scared Victoria.

"Desmond, you can't mess with your blood, do you hear me? I won't allow it!"

After hearing this, Desmond immediately knew what they were looking for.

It was his blood!