The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1546

He was left with no other choice?

Did he have to?

Then why did the Li family treat Tessa and Sissaye so badly?

It was absolutely hateful and despicable!

Marcelo lowered his head a little as if he had sensed Mango's gaze. He was unable to refute everything he had done before, but he felt that he was a dirtbag once he realized his mistakes.

Nathaniel didn't like to kick people when they were down. Perhaps he had a reign on his temper after he fell in love with Mango.

"Alright, tell me the reason. What on earth happened back then?"

Marcelo thought for a moment before he said in a low voice, "At that time, the business of the Li family was badly affected, but it didn't get on the news. Our goods were lost at the sea when our boats were following the Grey family's directions at seas. Everything we had was on that ship. We thought that there would be no problem if we followed the Grey family, but everything went against our wish. When we found the members of the Grey family, they told us that they didn't have our goods. We were really desperate at that time."

At the thought of everything in the past, Marcelo could still remember that his father was devastated back then.

"The Grey family?"

Mango narrowed her eyes a little.

"Is it Jameson Grey? From the Grey family in Ocean City?"

Marcelo nodded in response.

"Yeah, who else can navigate the seas besides the Grey family?"

"What happened afterwards?"

Nathaniel continued to fire questions.

Marcelo frowned and said, "At that time, we thought that the Grey family didn't want to pay us for our losses, so we went to argue with Jameson. As a result, the shipping order of the ship didn't contain the record of the shipment of our goods. But I remember clearly that it was indeed registered. How could the record not exist? Maybe the Grey family wanted these goods for themselves. As for whether that ship sank to the bottom of the sea or not, it was just what the Grey family said. Who knows if it's the truth?"

Marcelo was furious when he thought of this. If it weren't for this incident, he wouldn't have married Tessa due to a lack of money. Perhaps everything wouldn't have come to this.

"That's impossible."

Mango shook her head upon hearing this.

"I know Jameson very well. Besides, the Grey family has been dealing with logistics at the sea for so many years without making any mistakes. If what you said is true, their reputation would have been tarnished a long time ago. How is it possible for them to carry on with their business?"

"But it was indeed the Grey family's butler who helped me register the goods last time. That cargo was very important and I sent it there myself. I saw with my own eyes as it boarded the ship after being registered. Since the Grey family's sailing route was private, no one else was allowed to board the ship with them. I had no choice but to return by plane. But when I came back, I was told that the ship sank. Then I could not find any information on the registration of the shipment. Who else could be behind this other than the Grey family?"

Marcelo was indeed shameless and despicable, but he never lied. He was always true to his words. Besides, he didn't need to frame the Grey family.

When Mango saw Marcelo's agitation, she could imagine how important that batch of goods was to the Li family. However, she still didn't believe that the Grey family had obtained the batch of goods for themselves.

Nathaniel did not believe it as well, but he noticed something from the conversation.

"You said that the butler of the Grey family registered the goods for you. Is that right?"

"Yes."

"What is he called?"

"Ezequiel. He is about fifty years old."

Marcelo tried hard to recall the past as he said in a low voice, "I've fought tooth and nail to get to know him."

However, Nathaniel said directly, "The Grey family's butler is not called Ezequiel, so you are likely duped."

"How is this even possible?"

Marcelo was completely stunned.

"I saw the goods board the Grey family's ship with my own eyes."

"The ship was there, but it may not belong to the Grey family."

Marcelo was stupefied once more upon hearing Nathaniel's words.

"Who can mess around with the Grey family ship?" "That's a good question. I would like to know too." Nathaniel pondered for a moment before he asked, "You said that it took a lot of effort to get to know the Grey family's butler, Ezequiel. Is that right?"

"Exactly."

"How did you get to know him?"

Mango also felt that Nathaniel was wasting time by discussing the past with Marcelo. However, she did not expect that the Grey family was the root of the problem. So now Walter and Deborah were in danger. Was this related to the destruction of the Li family eight years ago?

Marcelo didn't know what was on Mango's mind, but he still thought for a moment before saying, "I spent some money, and someone in the business introduced him to me at that time."

"Think about it carefully. If you can think of a specific person, maybe I can spare you. Now, I'm going to be honest with you. Tessa has nothing to do with me, but you did offend someone in the process." Marcelo froze momentarily upon hearing Nathaniel's words.

Mango was a little concerned. "Nathan, is there a need to tell him about this?"

Nathaniel looked at Marcelo as he said word by word, "I think he is quite capable. He judges the situation pretty well and knows the right thing to say. So I will allow him to die knowing the truth even if he has to

die."

Marcelo narrowed his eyes slightly upon hearing this.

"Are you not Tessa's lover?"

"Regretfully, I'm not."

"Who is it then?"

"Someone from the Mo family. Think about who was in trouble eight years ago and you'll know who's the man."

Marcelo's eyes widened all of a sudden when he heard Nathaniel's words.

"How could it be?"

"Why not? The Li family is just an average wealthy family. Why would someone encourage you to marry the daughter of the Soo family? At that time, Tessa was the pride of the Soo family. Plus, don't you know what kind of family the Soo family is? Furthermore, you said yourself that the Li family's business was going well, so why did you team up with the Grey family and use their ship all of a sudden? Who told you about the Grey family? Don't tell me that the Grey family has been helping you with delivering the shipments all this time.

You wouldn't be deceived if they were your longtime partner. So here's a problem. The Li family did not take the original route. Instead, you suddenly took the Grey family's route. Why? Think about it. The Mo family was fighting against themselves at that time."

Nathaniel said a lot, but it was as if he didn't gave any substantial information.

Marcelo still had to think about certain things by himself.

Sure enough, the color drained from Marcelo's face. He seemed frightened.

If he had known that Tessa was Carlson's lover, he wouldn't have the courage to marry her even if someone forced him to do it. Moreover, after marrying her, he had even beaten and tortured her at home. Was he out of his mind?

Marcelo always knew that the four talents of Ocean City were in touch with the higher-ups whose identities were a secret. Now that Nathaniel had said it himself, it scared the living daylight out of Marcelo. When he thought about it in this way, it explained why Nathaniel was here to solve the problem.

However, Marcelo knew very well what happened to the Li family after he had offended someone.

He knew what he should do after he combed through everything in his mind.

"I will tell you everything I know. Ask away."

"Who's the owner of this house? Do you know that person?"

Nathaniel enjoyed dealing with smart people. Now Marcelo obviously understood his own situation. He had no choice but to seek Nathaniel's protection. After all, it was possible for Nathaniel to secretly save Marcelo from Carlson's grasp.

Marcelo hesitated for a moment. There seemed to be a slight change of expression on his face as he said, "It belongs to one of my friends."

"What friend? What's he called? Marcelo, do you think you have any other choice at this moment? Or do you want to oppose me for the sake of your friend? Let me tell you something. I came here today for your so-called friend. He had caught my cousin. If my cousin is hurt in any way, I would never let your friend off the hook. I have always been a protective person, especially toward my family member."

Nathaniel's tone was getting colder and colder, while Marcelo trembled even more.

"A kidnapping? That's absurd! He won't do something like that!"

"I don't have any reason to lie to you."

Nathaniel replied in a cold voice.

Marcelo wasn't stupid, but he didn't have a good eye when it came to people.

Mango was slightly nervous.

"Marcelo, tell me quick. If anything happens to my cousin, you will blow your chance at freedom."

Marcelo broke out in a cold sweat as if he was concerned about something. However, in the end, he thought about everything and gritted his teeth as he said, "He is my boyfriend. Everyone calls him Weston." Mango was surprised when she heard the word "boyfriend". Nathaniel was also shocked. However, they then remembered that Marcelo had lost his manhood eight years ago, it was understandable that he was gay now. They were simply taken aback by the news.

Mango cleared her throat and rubbed her nose awkwardly.

After Marcelo said the word, he felt relief wash over him. He seemed to have regained a little strength to speak.

"I won't be too hard on myself. Since I can't bang a woman anymore, I don't mind finding a boyfriend to entertain myself. Anyway, I'll do anything that makes me happy. I met Weston in a bar. I didn't know it was the gathering place of the gays. So when I entered the bar, I was surrounded by people. At that time, many men came to flirt with me. I was enraged and fought with them, but I was outnumbered. Then Weston helped me out. That was how we met each other."

Mango was clearly interested in Marcelo's story about how he met Weston. However, after seeing the warning in Nathaniel's eyes, she couldn't help but smile cheekily.

"Do continue."

Nathaniel only spoke coldly after he saw that Mango was no longer interested in gossip.

Marcelo didn't notice that the couple was looking at each other. He was lost in his memories.

"After I met Weston, we became friends. Later, I agreed to go to bed with him after learning his inclination in bed. Then we became a couple. Originally, Weston didn't live here, but he came to stay here because I couldn't leave my family behind. He was here for me."

Nathaniel captured some of the information astutely.

"Do you mean that the house doesn't belong to Weston?"

"No, he paid rent. We are in the older part of the city, so many people will leave here after they got rich. But the house here won't be lacking tenants because the rent is very cheap. Many people never want to come back once they leave this place, so they usually rent the house for one year. Weston had paid the rents for ten years straight away because he wanted to stay with me."

Ten years, was it?

Nathaniel and Mango took a look at each other. They felt that something was amiss.

Ten years was too long. No one would pay rent for then years unless they had an ulterior motive and also a lot of money!