The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1538

After hanging up the phone, Nathaniel said before Carlson could speak, "You'll be living here now. Here's the key. I'm taking my wife out for a walk. Make yourself at home."

Harris was not surprised that Nathaniel knew what Carlson was going to do. However, he was surprised was that Nathaniel had actually planned to leave the house to them so that he could make his escape. "Nathaniel, you're being unreasonable."

"What do you mean by unreasonable? I'm just a businessman now. I'm afraid that I'll lose my life if I know too much. Goodbye."

Nathaniel didn't pay attention to Harris's mumbling. He threw the keys to him and left with Mango straight away. They didn't even say goodbye to Tessa.

Although Mango thought that Nathaniel seemed to have won, she could also see that he was fleeing the house in a haste. She couldn't help but laugh at him.

"Why are you laughing?"

Nathaniel was a little speechless.

He was forced to hand over his own residence to someone else. This was absurd!

However, it was no big deal compared to his carefree life in the future. It was just a building. At worst, he could stay in a hotel.

"Let's go. I'll show you around Y Country and its beautiful scenery."

Nathaniel put everything behind him, so Mango was naturally happy for him.

"You seem to be familiar with this place."

Mango had been suspicious about it. From the moment they arrived, she noticed that Nathaniel seemed to know every place like the back of his hand. He knew where the paths led to and where everything was at.

Nathaniel did not hide anything from Mango. He replied honestly, "This is Eugene's house. I've been here a few times."

"You mean Mr. Sanchez, right? Isn't he from Ocean City?"

Mango was quite taken aback by the information.

Nathaniel smiled as he said, "Eugene is indeed from Ocean City, but that's his mother's home. She married someone in the Y Country when she was young. She only returned to Ocean City after the divorce."

"Is that true?"

Mango had seldom heard of the Liang Family's matters.

Nathaniel said briefly, "Aitana Sanchez, Eugene's mum, was married to the eldest prince of Y Country Country when she was young. The prince fell in love with her when he went on an adventure while concealing his identity. They fell for each other pretty soon and got married. Then only she found out that she had married a prince, but she had no other choice. She went back with him and gave birth to Eugene. Soon, Eugene was acknowledged as the heir to the throne. Unfortunately, when the prince became the king of Y Country, he took on a heavy responsibility and was tricked to sleep with a woman. Such matters are very common in the royal family. Usually, the king would marry the woman to keep the balance of power in the country, but Eugene's mother didn't like it. She handed over a divorce letter to the king and took Eugene back to Ocean City with her."

Mango admired her courage after hearing the story.

"Well, did Eugene's father let his wife leave just like that?"

"What else could he do? He loved her, but he couldn't give her what she wanted. He also had to watch as she stood up for herself in the royal family. So he might as well let her leave so that his child could grow up in a healthy environment. However, the status of a person is everything. Although Aitana didn't want Eugene to be involved in the affairs of Y Country, there were people who couldn't stand them, so they had to deal with continuous assassinations. Eugene, Noah, and I knew each other since childhood. We became sworn brothers with Eugene when he was 16. At that time, he almost died after an assassin tried to kill him. We were also involved in that incident. That was how we knew his identity."

Nathaniel heaved a sign emotionally when he said this.

"It was also at that time that Eugene began to build his own forces and established the Dark Night Empire. It served to protect him and also attacked his enemies. No one dared to underestimate his ability. Some time ago, his father was assassinated and was on the verge of death. Now, Eugene had to return home with his wife and son. Emberly was here too but now she was guarding Eugene's father because of her special identity. Eugene has now begun to take over some things in the country. He planned to come back and take over everything."

Mango was a little surprised when she heard Nathaniel's words.

She didn't expect that Eugene, one of the four talents in Ocean City, had such a prominent identity.

"Does the higher-ups know about Mr. Sanchez's identity?"

"Of course they know. Why else would his Dark Night Empire be safe and sound? This is an alliance between the two countries. They also leave the Dark Night Empire alone in hopes to forge a good relationship with Y country in the future."

Mango nodded slightly in approval upon hearing his words.

This information was nothing to Mango. She and Nathaniel didn't notify anyone of their plan. They simply went to a nearby travel agency and went on a vacation with the group.

This was also a new experience for Mango.

In the past, Nathaniel had arranged everything for her during their travel. Moreover, they were always surrounded by servants during the vacation. Now, Mango was traveling with the tourist party like an ordinary civilian. It was a refreshing experience.

Just as Mango and Nathaniel were out for a vacation, Carlson had arrived in Y Country on a helicopter.

Eugene naturally knew that the Crown Prince of Z Country was here in Y Country. However, he decided to turn a blind eye to it since he did know a few things.

When Carlson walked into the villa, he had never expected to see Tessa in such a haggard state. For a split moment, he felt a crushing pain as if someone had pushed a knife into his heart.

Harris went away in silence.

Sissaye looked at the tall and handsome man in front of her. She was a little scared for a while. However, she saw that he was staring at Tessa unkindly. Even though she was still scared, she stepped forward and shielded Tessa behind her.

"What do you want?"

Sissaye's voice was quavering but Carlson was stunned by the courage and stubbornness in her eyes.

He looked at his daughter, who looked somewhat similar to him. For a moment, he was overwhelmed by a huge wave of emotions.

He never thought that he would have a daughter at this age.

His words were stuck in his throat because he was thrilled. His usual domineering and cunning aura had vanished at this moment. Instead, there was only helplessness and excitement.

Tessa saw the look on Carlson's face. For some reason, her nose went itchy and tears streamed down her face.

If they hadn't parted ways eight years ago, Carlson would have loved Sissaye very much.

Sissaye panicked when she saw her mother crying.

"Mommy, don't be scared. I'll protect you."

She was already seven years old, but her height and weight were both lower than her peers. This was the result of long-term malnutrition. However, despite that, she still reached out her little arms to shield Tessa. She showed no weakness as a protector at all.

Tears welled up in Carlson's eyes.

He squatted down and took a look at Sissaye. He said word by word, "Girl, I'm your dad, your real dad."

Sissaye was slightly taken aback. She turned her head and looked at Tessa. She grew nervous only after Tessa nodded in agreement.

Sissaye used to hate the word "dad". After all, Marcelo had done a bad job of being a dad. However, now that she knew that Marcelo was not her biological father, she didn't think too much about anything else. Right now, a handsome guy came to her and told her that he was her father. Sissaye was at a loss for what to do, not to mention caught off guard. When what she had just done occurred to her, she was tempted to run away from here.

However, Carlson carried her over in his arms in an instant. Her body was so thin that he could feel her bones.

She was his daughter!

His daughter should have been loved by many and brought up as a princess. However, she looked so thin and weak. What was he doing as her father?

If he had investigated this matter before, would it have saved Tessa and her daughter from so much suffering?

He felt that he was a failure as a man.

"Girl, I'm here now. No one will bully you anymore."

"Don't forget mommy. You can't let anyone bully her."

For the first time in her life, Sissaye felt the warm embrace of a man.

For many years, Marcelo had never hugged her. Instead, he would beat and scold her. She used to envy the other children because they could ride on their father's shoulders and have fun with their father. She also had dreams about a gentle father, but Marcelo was simply a nightmare to her.

Right now, this man was hugging her gently. She could tell that he loved her. Therefore, she was a little flustered because she was afraid that this was a dream.

Carlson felt that Sissaye was shivering in his arms. He thought his hug was too tight, so he hurriedly let her go and said, "Did I hurt you?"

"No, you didn't."

Sissaye looked at Carlson before her eyes and felt that her father was really good-looking. He looked much better than Marcelo.

In fact, Carlson wanted to tell Sissaye many things. He had never thought about having a daughter. However, his paternal instinct had overridden his judgment at his point.

At present, he had a lot of questions for Tessa, so he could only give up on asking Sissaye for the time being.

Carlson said to someone behind him, "Zion, come over."

Then only Zion walked in from outside.

When Harris told Carlson that he had a seven-year-old daughter, Carlson decided to bring Zion along.

Sissaye had to have a playmate. Besides, Zion could protect her when Carlson wasn't around. He possessed the necessary skills and intelligence to do so.

Since Carlson had found his daughter, he would definitely not let her suffer any harm now that she was under his watch.

Zion thought he could meet his parents this time, but he heard Harris say that Nathaniel had run away with Mango shamelessly. Therefore, he couldn't help but let out a sigh.

Ever since Zion went to the Santell Capital and learn from the Mo family, he knew that he couldn't go home often. However, he hadn't expected to miss out on a chance to see his parents again.

Nathaniel was such a sly man. He had lost the chance to meet his son this time. It was unknown if he would regret it in the future.

Zion walked inside and saw Sissaye.

Naturally, Sissaye saw him as well.

What a handsome guy!

When Carlson saw his daughter staring at Zion, he suddenly smiled and said, "This is Zion, Nathaniel's son. Do you remember Mango, who saved your life last time? Zion is her son. He is about the same age as you, so why don't you play with him for a while? I will be talking to your mom for a while, is that alright?"

Sissaye did not answer him. Instead, she turned around to look at Tessa.

Once she saw Tessa nod, she left Carlson's side and went to Zion. She said timidly, "Hi, I'm Sissaye."

"Come with me, please."

Zion knew that Sissaye was Carlson's daughter, so he didn't try to butter her up. Instead, He remained cool and aloof as he turned around and brought her to the car outside the house.

"Do you play games?"

Zion didn't know how to socialize with girls, especially girls of the same age. He had to take out his phone and squeeze out a sudden question. Harris, who was next to him, was rendered speechless by his action.

Wasn't Zion emotionally intelligent? Why did he blurt that out?

Sissaye, on the other hand, only froze momentarily. She nodded and replied, "Yes."

"Let's play for one round?"

"Sure."

Sissaye took Harris's phone and logged in to the page quickly. When Zion saw the speed of her hand, his cold eyes narrowed in response.

Sissaye seemed to be a good gamer.