The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1532

As Nathaniel looked at his wife, who seemed to be keen for gossip, he touched her forehead with his finger and said with a smile, "You are so curious about Carlson, Aren't you afraid that I will be jealous?" "Oh, we are husband and wife for so many years. Why would you be jealous? Besides, I don't like Carlson at all. I'm just interested in his love story."

Mango scratched her head and said with a grin, "Look, Carlson looks so aloof every time I see him. I just can't imagine him to be lovesick. In fact, I've always wanted to ask this question. He is about the same age as you, right? It really makes me curious that he has no lovers or girlfriends."

Upon hearing Mango's words, Nathaniel shook his head and said, "Carlson is only devoted to Tessa, so why will he even be interested in any other woman? Once he loves someone, there will be no place in his heart for another woman."

"Will it remain the same even if Tessa got married and gave birth to a child?"

Mango knew that some people were loyal in love. However, Carlson had a high status, so how could he watch his love get married and have children?

Wasn't it a joke to him?

Nathaniel seemed a little gloomy. He was able to empathize with Carlson since he was also a man.

"It must have been hard for him to see her get married and have children. When Tessa got married, Carlson was drunk for three days. After getting drunk, he wanted to snatch the bride for himself, but unfortunately, we stopped him."

Nathaniel felt a little upset when he thought of Carlson back then.

Carlson was a proud person, but on the day Tessa got married, he got drunk and actually cried. This was the first time he and Harris had seen Carlson crying.

He cried like a helpless child. He even cursed his incompetence and inability to protect the person he loved. He could only watch helplessly as his beloved woman married someone else.

In fact, Carlson did want Tessa to wait for him. Why wouldn't he?

However, he couldn't be so selfish.

He didn't know how long it would take for him to reach his current position. However, a woman's youth only lasted a few years. Even if Tessa said she would wait for him, he wouldn't agree to it. In order to force Tessa to leave him and pursue her own happiness, he had done something that hurt her heart.

At the thought of the past, Nathaniel sighed softly.

Upon hearing his sigh, Mango knew that there was another story.

"Is there anything that you're not telling me? Spill quickly!"

"Mango, you're shouldn't be so nosy."

Nathaniel looked at his wife, who was eager for more gossips and could not help feeling a little depressed.

Mango smiled and said, "I don't care, okay? Just tell me if there's more story it. If you don't tell me now, I'll still know about it when Carlson is here, don't you agree? It's better if I know the whole story."

In fact, Nathaniel knew that those were her excuses. However, when he saw Mango's burning curiosity, he decided to tell her everything. No matter how close he was to Carlson, the latter's secret would be exposed sooner or later. It was better for Nathaniel to tell Mango now to satisfy her curiosity.

At the thought of this, Nathaniel said calmly, "In order to force Tessa to leave him, Carlson intentionally dated Tessa's cousin, Brenett."

"Sc*mbag."

Even though she knew that Carlson was doing this for Tessa's own good, it wasn't very smart to use another woman to get rid of his beloved woman. Moreover, to Tessa, Carlson was a playboy who had toyed with her.

Nathaniel couldn't help but defend Carlson.

"He is not exactly a sc*mbag. Carlson and Brenett didn't know each other very well. They were more like best friends. At that time, he didn't want Brenett to know the truth, so he didn't tell her everything. Originally, Carlson and Tessa had dated in secret. Although Carlson's ability was not as good as he is now, he was still able to keep his relationship secret. Therefore, except for Tessa and Carlson, only Harris and I know about their relationship."

At the thought of the past, Nathaniel sighed again and said, "When Carlson courted Brenett, everyone was surprised, especially Brenett herself. I thought Brenett would turn him down, but she didn't do so. Not only did she not do so, but she actually dated Carlson despite their friendship. At that time, I knew that Brenett was an ambitious person."

Mango understood this as well. Since there was an opportunity to rise through the ranks, one should not let it go. Besides, Carlson was a goodlooking man with a wealthy family. Any ambitious woman would fall in love with him.

"Did Brenett make a move?"

Mango came to this conclusion.

Nathaniel shook his head and nodded again. In the end, he said, "In fact, Brenett liked another person, but she was also reluctant to give up on Carlson, so she did something else. Carlson was faking it for Tessa, so when she came to him, he hurt her like a playboy. She was heartbroken but he was not any better. That was how Brenett knew about Carlson and Tessa. Carlson dated Brenett in the first place simply because she was cousins with Tessa. The two of them were close. This was the only way Tessa will leave the Santell Capital and the Soo family. As long as Tessa stayed with the Soo family, Carlson would be worried about her. He had no other choice."

"Besides, he and Brenett were friends. He knew that she liked someone else, so he planned to explain everything to her after he drove Tessa away. He promised to compensate Brenett properly. However, she was a troublemaker. After knowing the whole story, she actually asked Carlson for a favor. She wanted him to take care of someone."

At this point, Nathaniel had a frown on his face. There was a trace of anger in his eyes as well.

"Take care of someone?" "Yes, take care of a person. Carlson was in a bad mood because of Tessa's departure. 8 re nett asked him to teach someone a lesson. Carlson felt that he owed her a favor, so he agreed promptly. Unexpectedly, that person was a trap set up for him. Carlson is only alive now because of his capability and status. However, back then, he was a mess because of Tessa and they took advantage of his distraught state. I didn't know if Brenett was bribed by others, but at that time, the person whom Carlson was supposed to teach a lesson died after receiving two punches from him. He was killed in public under broad daylight. So, Carlson was arrested and all the evidence was presented to the court. Even if he was the heir of his family, he was not above the law. So he was imprisoned in jail. At that time, Tessa received news that Carlson killed someone for Brenett. It was a big blow to Tessa. That incident led to her thinking that Carlson really fell in love with Brenett, so she agreed to marry Marcelo."

Mango didn't expect to hear such surprising news. She couldn't help but ask, "Did Tessa not consider waiting for Carlson after he was convicted in jail?"

"At that time, Brenett claimed to be Carlson's girlfriend. What else could Tessa do? Moreover, Brenett did a good job of keeping Tessa and Carlson's relationship a secret. This was also what Carlson wanted. He himself was in the center of attention. He needed a girlfriend to divert his enemy's attention from Tessa. Especially after the murder, he was even more certain that forcing Tessa to leave him was a wise choice. Therefore, everyone acknowledged Carlson and 8 re nett as true lovers. At that time, someone already noticed Tessa, so the most effective way to keep her safe was to let her marry someone else. Marcelo was able to marry Tessa because Carlson worked hard behind the scenes. One could imagine how Carlson felt when he let his beloved woman marry another man."

Sometimes, Nathaniel would put himself in Carlson's shoes. Would he do the same under the same circumstances? However, he didn't know the answer himself.

Sometimes, one wouldn't be able to come up with the solution unless one was in the prime position. Only when one's life was on the line that one would make a choice because one did not have another choice. Although he and Mango had gone through some hardships, everything turned out fine.

Mango went silent.

She was also a woman so she could understand Tessa's feelings. However, if she fell in love with an outlandish man like Carlson, she knew she would eventually leave.

It was one thing to love a person, but it was another thing to sacrifice oneself for love. However, it was okay to sacrifice for love provided that one's family wasn't involved. This was not Tessa's case.

If she continued to stay by Carlson's side and declared their relationship, she would have given the Carlson's opponent a great opportunity to attack. This was because she was Carlson's soft spot. Meanwhile, she had no way of protecting herself and her family.

Because of her, it was very likely that the Soo family, a family that had existed for centuries, would perish overnight. If that was the case, Tessa would become the sinner to the downfall of the Soo family. So it was not impossible that the Soo family knew more than they should. In order to protect their family, they had probably done some of the dirty work themselves.

Mango was racking her brain.

"Nathan, who poisoned Tessa, in your opinion? Could it be the Soo family? You also told me that Tessa was good at fighting at that time, and Carlson was convicted of manslaughter. Tessa was forced to marry Marcelo. Back then, why did she choose Marcelo? One reason was that Marcelo had been persistent in pursuing her. Could it be that the Soo family was pressuring her? Perhaps the Soo family wanted the Li family to be their in-laws?"

Nathaniel paused slightly upon hearing Mango's words. Then he turned around to look at her.

He had always known that Mango was smart, but now, he was proud of her.

"Well, the head of the Soo family is different from Noah. Noah doesn't like the internal conflicts of big families, so he left the Soo family and worked in the military hospital with Genevieve. He had lived a relaxed life. Originally, the head of the Soo family wanted Noah to inherit the position of the head of the family, but Noah rejected his suggestion. Fortunately, Noah's girlfriend, Genevieve, had a father who was a lieutenant general. Even if the current head of the Soo family was unhappy with Noah, he could only turn a blind eye to the latter. But for the other members of the Soo family, this is an opportunity." Nathaniel rubbed his temples. As the heir of an elite family, he knew better than anyone how terrible the internal conflict between families members was. Since everyone wanted to be the head of the family, they had many dirty means to get them closer to their goal.

Back then, Tessa was in that situation. Maybe the Soo family knew a little about the relationship between Tessa and Carlson. When Carlson was arrested, everyone thought that he was doomed and had no hope of getting the position of the head of the family. As the saying went, it was human nature to add insult to injury. However, no one knew whether the Soo family was working together with Carlson's enemies. However, Nathaniel knew that the shrewd members of the Soo family would definitely try every means possible to stay away from Carlson under that circumstances. It was best if they had nothing to do with each other. Therefore, did Tessa really marry Marcelo out of her own will back then? Or did the Soo family forced her to do so?