The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1476

Atlas was charged with usurping the throne, while Lebanon, as the only remaining heir of the Fang family, became the king. Since then, the civil war in Angolla had ended.

Priscilla was shocked that things had ended too quickly. After Tristan returned, he didn't say anything, but he rubbed her head dotingly. He then took Desmond's blood to the laboratory and began to study it. Everything that happened in Angolla had nothing to do with him.

In the end, Laborn was sentenced to life imprisonment. Hence, Pricilla visited him in prison as his relative.

She could never have imagined that the person who was the most influential figure in the world was now in such a miserable state. He even needed someone to take care of him when going to the toilet. It was evident that his caretaker had mistreated Laborn, but t wasn't severe enough for him to die.

This should be the best punishment for an evildoer like him. After all, he needed to repent and atone for his sins alive.

Priscilla felt that maybe she was really coldblooded after all as she didn't feel sorry for Laborn at the slightest. Perhaps she had lost her faith and trust in Laborn from the moment he gave the order to kill her own mother.

The moment she walked out of the prison, she saw a figure in white standing by the car and waiting for her in the distance.

Suddenly, a sense of warmth enveloped her. Upon seeing the person, those bad memories and upsetting emotions in the past seemed to have disappear at once. "Tristan!"

She suddenly shouted while tearing up due to happiness.

Tristan suddenly opened his arms and looked affectionately at her, and Priscilla instantly threw herself into his arms childishly. Then, he hugged her tightly and said softly, "Let's go home." "Okay, let's do that."

Priscilla never imagined that she would experience such happiness one day. She had always thought that she was living in a cold and heartless place. However, everything had changed with Tristan by her side.

After the two of them returned to the Acker family, Teagan had already started to take over the Acker family's business. Due to his special relationship with Lebanon, the Acker family had funded and supported Lebanon in the implementation of new policies, allowing the people and economy to recover.

Just like he promised, Lebanon named the Acker family as the head of the four great clans.

It was already the third day after the civil war when Tristan met Lebanon.

He suddenly came to visit Lebanon in the evening, but the latter seemed to have known it early on and dismissed all the guards.

"You're here?"

Lebanon looked at the person before him that was biologically related to him. Thanks to Tristan, he knew that he had managed to get everything he had right now. Furthermore, he couldn't forget that Nathaniel and the others were supporting him as well.

He was grateful for Tristan, but he didn't want to face him. Therefore, he felt uncomfortable due to these conflicting feelings.

Meanwhile, Tristan did not care what he was thinking. He went straight to the wine cabinet and took out a bottle of red wine before pouring a glass for himself.

"Hey, that's the last bottle I've kept."

Lebanon frowned slightly and looked distressed.

Urgh! Tristan was really detestable!

He would always took away his most important things.

However, Tristan smiled evilly.

"I wouldn't have drunk it if it wasn't the last bottle."

"You are simply..."

"What?"

Tristan raised his eyebrows slightly, and his expression looked a lot like Magnolia.

Suddenly, Lebanon remembered Magnolia's facial expression and her smile.

Maybe his mother also liked him?

Lebanon thought to himself, and he fell into deep thought.

On the other hand, Tristan noticed his expression and could not help but sigh before saying, "Are you still troubled by it?"

"You're the one who can't take it easy. I'll live well, and I'll make sure to live a longer life than all of you!"

His words sounded childish, but Tristan smiled.

"Well, well, good for you. When the time comes, please give me a grand burial ceremony. Is that okay?"

"Shut up. What are you talking about?"

Lebanon suddenly became irritated when he heard this.

He had lived his entire life alone. Why should his family leave before him?

They were all bullying him!

"No, you have to die before me, so that I don't have to watch my relatives leave me one by one."

Tristan felt a little distressed after hearing what Lebanon had said.

Although they were both old enough, Tristan knew that they lacked companionship.

At this thought, Tristan stepped forward and hugged him tightly. However, Lebanon was somewhat uncomfortable.

"Hey! What are you doing? Let me go."

"I want to hug you. I have never had a chance to hug you and bully you since I was a child, so it felt that something was missing in my life." Although Tristan was touched by his words, he was annoyed by the subsequent sentence.

"Bully me? What on earth is wrong with you?"

He broke free from Tristan's embrace and looked at the latter in disgust while patting his own arms. Upon seeing this, Tristan was amused. "Also, my dear brothers. I heard that you liked men."

Upon hearing this, Lebanon took a step back in surprise.

"What are you planning to do?"

His reaction had aroused Tristan's interest.

"Why don't I sacrifice my own time and accompany you for a while then?"

"Get lost!"

Lebanon jumped up in a frightened state and was ready to counterattack.

After hearing this, Tristan immediately burst into laughter.

"Haha! What's with your exaggerated reaction? I'm just kidding."

Lebanon felt a little unbearable and overwhelmed when he was with Tristan. He immediately said, "If there is nothing else, please leave now."

"You don't like me?"

Tristan said as he moved forward, which scared Lebanon to death.

"Don't come near me!"

He was really afraid of his older brother.

What the hell?!

After all, he was the king of Angolla now, and everyone should be fearful of him. In contrast, he was terrified of his brother.

Seeing that Lebanon was so scared, Tristan stopped teasing him and took a sip of wine.

"Well, this wine is good."

Lebanon was distressed again when he saw this.

"You shouldn't drink too much!"

He hurriedly took back the wine from Tristan's hand as he said this. Right now, he was acting so picky, but Tristan wanted to laugh.

"You are the king of Angolla now, so why do you need to be so petty over a glass of wine?"

"The civil war has consumed too much manpower and supplies of Angolla. Furthermore, I can't build up the country quickly, and it won't be prosperous in three years. What's more, we still have a financial crisis to overcome. I was forced into this position, so how can I spend so much money?"

This issue troubled Lebanon a lot.

The outsiders watched as he finally seized the throne. However, he was left with a huge mess as Laborn and Atlas had already emptied the national treasury in order to do military research. Otherwise, they would not have coveted the mine of Z Country.

Hence, Lebanon was panicking because he needed money.

However, Tristan said with a smile, "You must be stupid. Why don't you look for the investors around you. Are you a fool?"

"What are you saying? Even though you're also the Ackers, but the Acker family has also taken out half of their assets to support the country. What's the matter? Do you still want to empty out the entire Acker family?"

Lebanon glared at Tristan with some contempt, and he didn't feel comfortable being around Tristan anymore.

After that, Tristan put one hand on Lebanon's shoulder, which made him feel uncomfortable.

"Hey! Say what you want, but don't you dare put your hands on me."

"What? You don't understand what I'm doing. I'm trying to show off our brotherhood."

"Hah! That's bullshit. Let go."

However, Lebanon didn't get what he wanted this time.

Instead, Tristan wrapped his arm around Lebanon's shoulder tightly and said with a smile, "Outsiders say that you like men, but why don't I feel it?"

"I'm not interested with the people around me.

Besides, you're my brother, alright?"

He didn't think that he could call Tristan his brother, but the words just came out naturally.

After that, Lebanon realized what he had just said and could not help feeling a little embarrassed.

His expression was simply too adorable!

Hence, Tristan really wanted to reach out and poke his ear.

Originally, he felt a little sorry for his younger brother. However, the latter's reaction was too adorable, so Tristan almost had an urge to take him home and tease him every day.

"What about Alfred? Don't talk nonsense. I'm a doctor, so I know your sexual orientation better than you do. You guys used to be so dependent on each other. Besides, Alfred has a younger sister. If you really feel you owe him, take good care of her." Lebanon was slightly stunned upon hearing this, and he then nodded.

"Oh, by the way, there's a research institute under Atlas's place, and Desmond is in there. I've asked someone to keep an eye on him these days. Now everything is settled, you can get him back as he needs some treatment and care."

Only then did Tristan realize the reason he came there.

Lebanon paused slightly and whispered, "Did you get someone to look over that place all this time?"

"Well, yes. What's wrong?"

Tristan suddenly became a little nervous.

"Did anything happen to Desmond?"

"He's gone."

After hearing this, Tristan's face took on a ghastly expression.

"How is it possible? My people have been guarding at each exit. This shouldn't have happened!"

Lebanon also poured himself a glass of red wine and whispered, "I found someone to control the military institute at the beginning of your plan. At that time, Desmond was still asleep. I thought that the people inside were under my control, and it should not be a problem, so I started to implement my plan. After I assassinated Atlas, the palace cleaned up the mess. I planned to take Desmond back, but he was gone at that time. You were all busy, and I didn't inform you. However, I've sent people over in search of him, but I haven't received any news yet."

Tristan's face became serious after hearing this.

"Our plan is flawless, and the law is strict in Angolla. Outsiders can't come in unless they have connections with people inside here. However, Desmond is so skilled that ordinary people can't take him away, so it is very likely that he has been drugged."

"Then what should we do now?"

Lebanon was distressed at this thought.

Desmond was Mango's friend, and he was also the person Nathaniel had instructed to take good care of. How could he explain to them that Desmond had suddenly disappeared at this time?

Tristan also did not expect things to turn out like this, so he whispered, "For now, Angolla needs some time to revive as we can't wait anymore. The Ye Family and the Hans family are not short of money, so you can ask them to come over and invest. In this case, I'm sure that it will be reasonable for them to come over. But with the addition of the Hans family and the Ye Family, the chances of finding Desmond will be much higher, and the people behind the scenes will also be a little warier."

After hearing this, Lebanon was slightly stunned and thought that this was a good idea.

"Okay, I'll do it."

Before he gave the order, a guard came in and said in a hurry, "Your Majesty, something has happened!"