The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1535

Mango could imagine the mess that the Soo family was currently in. After the call, she couldn't help but feel a little upset.

She walked out of the study and spotted Tessa.

Tessa stood in the corridor and looked at Mango as she nodded her head.

Mango found it hard to imagine that Tessa used to be heroic and valiant.

She didn't know what to say to Tessa, so she smiled and nodded before leaving. However, Tessa asked in a low voice, "Are you telling the truth?"

"What?"

Mango was slightly taken aback.

Tessa smiled bitterly and said softly, "I heard everything just now."

Mango froze for a moment before she whispered, "Nathan and Noah are good buddies."

"Carlson won't be doing that."

Tessa looked at Mango. She felt a little nervous and impatient. However, Mango thought that she was mainly comforting herself.

Mango didn't know how much Tessa had overheard from the conversation, but she felt that it was necessary for Tessa to know the truth as a woman. Thus, she told Tessa everything that Nathaniel had told her, including her own speculations.

Sissaye was not around because she was asleep. That was why Tessa had come out to talk to her. Thus, Mango did not hide anything from her.

"Harris will be here soon. Maybe he will be here when we wake up tomorrow morning. He brought Carlson's blood with him. He will do a paternity test for Sissaye. I know that you are very confused now, Tessa but I also know that you believe in Carlson. However, knowing his character, do you think he will forgive the Soo family for letting you and your child suffer for so many years? No one can stop his wrath."

Mango didn't know what Tessa would do, but it would be silly of her if she still thought that Carlson was the same person he was eight years ago.

After all, her life was not a bed of roses in the past eight years. Meanwhile, Carlson struggled between life and death as he ascended to his current position step by step. There were some things that he had to do even though he did not want. This was what power and politics were

about.

Tessa was completely stupefied.

She couldn't believe that her family was the reason of all the sufferings she had gone through.

Out of the blue, she laughed out loud as tears slid down the corners of her eyes.

"Mrs. Ye, thank you very much."

Tessa wasn't stupid. Naturally, she knew that Mango was helping her. However, she was in a bad mood right now, so she needed to find a place to process everything. Mango understood her current feelings as well. She nodded without saying anything.

Tessa didn't go back to her room. After all, her daughter was still sleeping. Besides, right now, she didn't want her daughter to find out about these diry matters and sins too early. She walked to the living room.

There was no one here. She sat on the sofa in a daze. Even though the heater was very warm, her body felt cold all over.

She used to be the pride of the Soo family. She even had the chance to become its head. However, she did not expect that it would be her downfall too.

Susan was really something!

He had done everything in the name of the Soo family's prosperity, but truth was, it was for his own gain. Although everything was only Mango's speculation, Tessa knew that it was the truth.

For so many years, she had never contact the Soo family no matter how hard life was. That was because she thought she had disgraced the family, but she did not expect them to be behind all of this. Tessa now had hurt feelings and a broken heart.

She simply sat upright in the living room until Harris arrived in the early morning.

Harris knew Tessa, but he never imagined that he would see her in such a manner. He was shocked when he saw her.

She was thin and bony. She didn't look as elegant or energetic as she used to be. Even if Harris didn't know anything about her, he understood that she had led a tough life in the past few years.

After Carlson was released from prison, he didn't inquire about Tessa's whereabouts anymore because he was afraid that he would be tempted to go to her. At that time, his position as the heir was in jeopardy because he was in prison. His grandfather only offered him one single chance to atone himself, so he had no time to do anything else.

However, Harris didn't expect that Tessa would end up like this because of they didn't pay attention to her.

In fact, Harris and Tessa were once comrades-in-arms, but now he was at a loss for words when he looked at her. On the contrary, she smiled and initiated the conversation.

"You're finally here, aren't you?"

Her voice was hoarse and dry.

Harris couldn't bear to hear it.

"What happened to you?"

"Yeah, I also want to know how I ended up like this."

Tessa smiled bitterly. She knew why Harris was here, so she said in a low voice, "You'll need to wait for a while. Sissaye is still sleeping. She was scared out of her wits yesterday, not the mention she was injured. No matter what you want from her, you'll need to wait until she wakes up."

"Okay."

Harris did not force her.

He sat down by Tessa's side and took a proper look at her. She looked haggard and worn out after all these years. He could already imagine how Carlson would feel when he saw her. Tessa knew that Harris was scrutinizing her. She also knew that she was no longer the same person as before. So she asked in a low voice, "Does he know that you are here?"

"He does, but he doesn't know I'm here because of you and Sissaye. He is undergoing specialized training now."

Tessa was stunned for a moment after hearing his words.

Specialized training!

It felt like ages ago since she last heard the term.

She used to be a someone who was always in specialized training. However, now she found it difficult even to pick up a bucket of water.

A trace of sadness flashed through her eyes.

"Harris, Sissaye is Carlson's daughter. I know that the Mo family required her to undergo a paternity test. I know that there is no way for me to continue my relationship with Carlson considering my current status. But can you please tell him to let me stay by Sissaye's side since she was still young? I will leave when she grows up a few years later."

Although Tessa still loved Carlson over the years, she had lost her past confidence after years of being tormented by Marcelo.

She wasn't a worthy match to Carlson because of his high status. Even though she was still the pride of the Soo family, it was still a bit farfetched for her to marry him.

In the past, she was young and frivolous. She had the courage to chase after her heart's desires with pure love burning in her heart. Now, after all these years of experiences, she had long since understood the disparity between her and Carlson.

Going all out in pursue for love once in her life was sufficient to her.

Harris narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice, "You know Carl the best. He is not someone that change his decisions easily because of other people, so no matter what you want to do, you should tell him in person."

Tessa went silent.

After a while, she gave Susan a call in front of Harris.

She had always had the phone number of the head of the Soo family, but she had never called him, not even once. In the past, she did not want the Soo family to be embarrassed by her. She would live her own life, even if Marcelo was violent toward her and addicted to gamble. This was her life, and she didn't want it to be a laughing stock.

However, now that she knew that Susan was behind all of this, she would be lying if she said that she didn't hate him.

She deliberately waited until Harris was here to make the phone call. This was because she wanted Harris to know what the Soo family had done to her and how they had plotted against Carlson. She believed that things would not end well for the Soo family knowing Carlson's temper.

She was not heartless, nor did she have no mercy for the Soo family. However, she could tolerate her family scheming and plotting against her, but she had zero tolerance against them when they schemed against Carlson and her child.

If Susan was the great mastermind behind everything, it was impossible that he had no knowledge about the type of life Tessa and her child had led over the years. Moreover, it was very likely that he was the one who had instructed Marcelo to do so.

In that case, why should she show mercy to the Soo family?

Her daughter was a lady born of a noble line, but she was kept in the dark and manipulated by the Soo family. They even planned to use Sissaye as a bargaining chip to obtain a brighter future for the Soo family.

What right did they have to do that?

A trace of ruthlessness flashed through Tessa's eyes.

The moment the phone was connected, Tessa turned on the call recording and put the call on loudspeaker.

"Susan, this is Tessa."

Tessa didn't even call him uncle. This kind of scum didn't deserve to be her uncle at all!

It was obvious that Susan did not expect Tessa to call him. However, he also received word that Marcelo, that useless guy, did not know where Tessa was right now.

"Where on earth are you?"

Susan's words were neutral without emotions.

Marcelo said that Tessa left with her lover, but Susan did some digging and found that Carlson was still in the Santell capital, so it couldn't be him. Who else could it be?

Susan did not manage to find any other information. After all, it had not been long since Tessa left Marcelo. Nolan, on the other hand, did not intend to put up a fight any longer. Naturally, he did not inform Susan about all of this.

Since Susan had brought it upon himself, he would naturally bear the consequences. It was a pity that the Soo family would have to go down with him.

Nolan did not want the Soo family to be destroyed, but he was powerless to stop it. After calling Noah, he issued a statement saying that Noah was expelled from the Soo family for being disrespectful to the elders.

Susan heaved a deep sigh of relief when he heard the news.

Noah had always been a threat to Susan. After all, Genevieve's family was powerful. Susan was afraid that Noah would come back on a whim and take over the position of the head of the family. Now that he heard that Nolan had expelled Noah from the family, he felt much more at ease.

On the other hand, after doing this, Nolan had a heart attack and was sent immediately to the emergency room.

Although Susan felt a little sad, she was also secretly elated.

Noah was expelled from the family. If Nolan passed away, he would be the only rightful owner of the Soo family. No one could override his decision anymore.

Just when Susan was immersed in his delight, Tessa called him. He understood that Tessa was very likely to be the variable that could turn things around. Hence, he decided to clean things up. Tessa would not be so stupid as to tell Susan her location. She only asked coldly, "You know best why I married Marcelo back then. I still remember that you held a banquet and invited many people during your birthday back then. That day, you called me to the study and asked me about my plans. You gave me a cup of water to drink. You were my uncle, so I wasn't on my guard against you. However, I fainted after drinking the water. When I woke up again, Marcelo was lying next to me. Then everyone just happened to walk through that door and enter the room. I don't think this is a coincidence, is it?"

Harris narrowed his eyes as soon as Tessa said this.

That was the reason Tessa married Marcelo!

At first, he was actually quite angry. Even though Carlson had tried to push Tessa away, she married Marcelo instantly after what Carlson did. This was quite humiliating to Carlson at that time. Moreover, Carlson was arrested at that time, so Tessa's actions would make others think that she had abandoned him.

It was also precisely because of this that Harris had told Carlson to give up on Tessa. Otherwise, Carlson would definitely not hold back from looking for Tessa after he was released from prison. On hindsight, it seemed that Carlson was not being as helpful as he thought he was.