The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1545

Marcelo suddenly doubted the reason he had persister for all these years.

Back when he was newly married, Tessa had treated him quite well. Although she had no feelings for him, she would still fulfill her duty as a wife. She would do the house chores and serve him hot food. However, but what had his relatives done for him?

It was said that only through poverty and misery could one see the way of this world clearly. While Marcelo didn't see these people's true personalities after his family's downfall, now he did notice their ungrateful nature. But it seemed to be too late.

Marcelo suddenly laughed at himself mockingly. It was a sad sight to the heart.

When Martina saw that her son was so disappointed, she shouted at them angrily.

"Shut up! Without Marcelo, you would've starved to death long ago. Who is the one who enslaved Tessa to work and earn money to support your lifestyle? Is it not you guys? Who suggested that Sissaye should be sold to the acrobatics team so that she could earn money for her family? You said that she was a freeloader who did nothing at home. Aren't you guys the ones who suggested it? Now, how could you ungrateful people hope for my son's death so that you could survive? Do you have any conscience?"

The other members of the Li family lowered their heads in shame upon hearing Martina's questioning. They were afraid that Nathaniel would punish them as well.

Mango felt that this farce simply showed her the ugly sides of humanity. She didn't bother to watch it any longer.

"Well, don't make trouble. Hurry up and sign it. We don't have so much time."

At the thought that Walter had been taken to somewhere else and that they had also lost contact with Deborah, Mango became a little impatient. Thus, his tone became much colder.

Martina still wanted to stop him, but she heard Marcelo say, "Mom, don't stop me. I have always been a proud person, but I'm not myself during these years. Let me make my own decision. Don't think of those relatives in the future. The Li family is doomed after all. I will not be with you and dad in the future. Please take care of yourselves. I hope that I can still be your son in my next life."

"No, Marcelo, don't do this."

Martina was crying her heart out.

Marcelo, however, smiled calmly and said, "Mom, you've treasured me like I'm your everything. Tessa used to be treasured by her family too. All these years, I've harmed her. Shouldn't I pay the price for my wrongdoings? I'm an adult now. When I tortured Tessa, I should have known what would happen in the end. Right now, I don't have any complaints."

Martina fell silent upon hearing this.

She was a woman as well, so she naturally knew of Tessa's suffering. However, Marcelo was her son, and Tessa was the reason he was infertile. Thus, Martina did not stop her son from beating Tessa. However, from a woman's point of view, she knew that Tessa was miserable and pathetic.

When Marcelo saw that Martina was no longer speaking, he turned around to look at Mango and Nathaniel as he said, "I will sign the contract and bear the consequences. It doesn't matter even if I die, but you must treat my parents well. My father is currently bedbound because he has a stroke. He needs money for treatment. I don't care about the other members of the Li family, but my parents must live a good life. This is what the Soo family owes us! Since you want to stand up for Tessa and let me pay the price, you must also agree to this condition of mine. Otherwise, I will seek justice for myself even if I have to lose my life in the process. Although you're powerful and rich, it doesn't mean that I can't do anything to you, right?"

The Li family burst into an uproar of rage upon hearing Marcelo's words.

"Marcelo, what are you saying? We're the members of the Li family."

"I'm sick of watching over your backs all these years. Don't you dare hold the incident eight years ago against me! Even the incident eight years ago didn't happen, you were just shitty relatives that did nothing but live off my wealth! I was the one who was earning all the money! I don't want to take care of you now, and I believe I have done my best in taking care of you in the past. What's lost is lost. The Li family is doomed and that's a fact. Even if the incident eight years ago did occur, you'll still be in this pathetic state if I don't help you out. I'm just showing you to your place where you belong."

Marcelo was disappointed and crestfallen.

These years, his relatives had not helped him out at all. In the future, he would not dare to expect them to treat his parents well for his sake. Therefore, cutting all ties with them was the best for his parents. He couldn't help but be reminded of Tessa.

Although he didn't treat Tessa well, she was the one who had been taking care of his paralyzed father. Even if she didn't have enough sleep, she still did what a daughter-in-law should do. However, what about the relatives who were supposed to be his family members?

One by one, they hid far away from him. They even loathed his father for being unable to take care of himself. How stupid was he to enslave his wife and child to work for these ungrateful relatives? Even if he had lost his ability to procreate, Tessa was still his wife. As long as he treated her and Sissaye well, he could have lived a blissful life, couldn't he?

Marcelo finally realized the truth, but it was too late.

He quickly turned around, picked up the pen, and signed the divorce agreement.

Mango saw the regret on Marcelo's face. Nathaniel saw it as well. But so what? There was no moving back in the world. Furthermore, Marcelo had already harmed Tessa and Sissaye. Even if he were to apologize or regret his actions, it would not be enough to make up for the trauma that Tessa and Sissaye had experienced.

Therefore, there was no need to pity Marcelo.

After signing the divorce agreement, Martina fainted from excessive grief. Nathaniel ordered his men to throw the other members of the Li family out before they could make any trouble.

Marcelo didn't care that they were thrown out. He had ceased to care about them when they asked him to die forthem.

The room was soon vacant. Only then did Mango see Marcelo's father in the corner.

He was sitting on the ground completely because he had led a poor life. Just now, the crowd had blocked him from view, but now he really looked a little pathetic.

He wanted to say something, but he had trouble verbalizing it clearly. His clothes were soaked in saliva, but he couldn't express himself. Despite that, it was evident from his eyes that he was reluctant to leave Marcelo.

Marcelo teared up a little as well.

He turned his head around and kowtowed three times to his father before he said, "Dad, I didn't do my duty to you. I can't take good care of you in the future. Please take care of yourself."

His father let out some mufled cries.

The more anxious he was, the harder it was for him to form a proper sentence.

Marcelo said hurriedly, "I know what you want to say, dad. Since I was young, you have regarded me as your successor. You spent so much effort in training me, yet I still took the wrong path. I failed to live up to your expectations. I'm the reason the Li family was destroyed, but I will definitely take revenge on the people who harmed us. Dad, I know at you don't what I have done everything is in the past, I'll bear the responsibility myself."

Beads of tears streamed down from the turbid eyes of Marcelo's father. Despite that, he no longer tried to stop his son.

Compared to the other members of the Li family, Martina and her husband were much more honorable.

Mango pulled Nathaniel's sleeve and said in a low voice, "Does Marcelo have to die?"

"I would think so."

Nathaniel knew Carlson very well. Marcelo's fate was already sealed when he treated Tessa and Sissaye badly.

these years. Now that

Mango sighed and said, "Even if you really want to do that, don't do it here. At least spare his parents the pain of watching their son dye." "Okay."

Nathaniel had always listened to Mango's request.

After Marcelo finished his words, he turned to

Nathaniel again and whispered in a low voice, "Let's go."

Obviously, he didn't want to receive his punishment here.

Nathaniel took Marcelo out of the house, leaving Martina and her husband behind. He also dismissed the rest of the guards.

After all, Eugene's identity was special. If others knew that Nathaniel had used Eugene's power for his own gains, it would affect Eugene badly. Nathaniel knew how difficult Eugene's younger brothers were. Marcelo thought that Nathaniel would take him to a deserted place to kill him, but he didn't expect the latter to take him to the back alley. It was the place where Walter had been imprisoned before. He couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

"What are we doing here?"

"I need to ask you something. If you answer me properly, maybe I will point you a way out."

Nathaniel said calmly.

Eugene's men were waiting outside. No one else other than Mango could hear their conversation.

Marcelo was slightly surprised.

"Are you not going to kill me?"

"That depends on whether the information you give is enough to save your life."

Nathaniel sounded ambiguous, but Marcelo still caught a glimmer of hope from his words.

"Are you being truthful to me?"

Mango was surprised to hear Marcelo's question, but Nathaniel was not surprised at all.

Marcelo had to be competent in order to become the head of his family at such a young age. There were some things that Nathaniel did not disclose, but Marcelo would probably be able to guess something else once he found out about the truth.

Nathaniel nodded in response.

"It seems that you yourself have noticed that something didn't add up."

"Yes, indeed."

Marcelo had been tormented by hatred that blinded him. He felt that it was Tessa's fault that he was now unable to father a child. Thus, he directed all his pain toward her. However, after leaving his hiding place, he realized that the Li family had been used to achieve someone else's purpose. The same could be said about him as well.

He had some recollection of this man, who had poisoned him. That was why he told his father that he would definitely seek revenge on the man who framed the Li family.

Now he understood from Nathaniel's words that he could only rely on the latter to achieve his purpose of finding the real culprit. So this time Marcelo was really convinced that Nathaniel could help him.

At first, Mango was still baffled. However, now that she saw Marcelo and Nathaniel's expressions, she understood the situation after thinking for a while.

"Do you mean the person pulling the strings back then might not be Susan?"

"Yes, that's what I'm saying."

Marcelo and Nathaniel nodded simultaneously.

"If my guess is right, some unknown incidents had happened back then. That was why the Li family asked Marcelo to propose to Tessa, right?"

Marcelo paused for a moment upon hearing Nathaniel's words. He looked a little embarrassed as well. After all, he had asked to marry Tessa as a suitor. This was well-known by everyone in his circle. Now, after hearing Nathaniel's words, he realized the gap between him and Nathaniel.

"Indeed, the Li family was forced to marry Tessa back then."

Mango was stunned once she heard Marcelo's words.