The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1554

"Bettany!"

Nathaniel frowned when he saw this situation.

Bettany had been waiting aside. When she saw Weston like this, her face turned pale, but she moved quickly.

On the other hand, Mango couldn't see what Bettany was doing because her hand was moving too fast. She could only see Bettany opening the canister and taking out a white parasite. She then shoved the parasite into Weston's mouth and forced him to swallow it.

It didn't take long for Weston's seizure to stop, but his body was drained. He was sweaty and damp as if he had just been pulled out of the water.

Although no one said anything, Weston knew that Bettany had saved his life. But without Nathaniel's orders, Bettany wouldn't have done so either. So without waiting for Nathaniel's question, Weston said, "I was raised together with Charlotte. We weren't siblings, but we needed to have an identity so it would be easier for us to move about. So we became siblings by name. In reality, we are both orphans and were adopted since young."

As Weston said this, he smiled bitterly.

"When we were first adopted, we were still children. We didn't have enough food or clothes at the orphanage, so when we were brought into the big house and had plenty of good food and new clothes, we were overjoyed. We weren't the only ones who were adopted, as there were many like us. We spent all our time together eating, sleeping, and even studying, and the days were like paradise to us to the point where it felt surreal. At first, we didn't even dare to sleep as we were worried that it would be all a dream when we woke up. However, after a year or so and we were getting used to this life, I realized that there were fewer of us left."

Weston tried his best to recall what had happened, and he was in a daze.

"The children were all of the different ages, and Charlotte was the youngest of us all. She was paired with me, and we were brought to Ocean City. We were pretty excited when we first left the house as we got to see the outside world, and we didn't know what the future held. Furthermore, we got to see the person who adopted us before we left."

"What does the person who adopted you look like?"

Nathaniel knew that this was the most critical information.

However, Weston shook his head and said, "I don't know. He was wearing a mask, so we couldn't see clearly. But his voice was hoarse, so he shouldn't be a young man. He then brought out a canister and told us to swallow the thing inside as it was nutritious. How could we know at that time that it would torment us in the future?"

As he thought of that, Weston could not help but smile bitterly.

"I still remember Charlotte crying when she saw the colorful parasite, but she was still forced to swallow the egg. Although it was a little disgusting, we became used to it at that time, and we didn't feel anything else. But after Charlotte met Walter and wanted to be with him, she began to disobey our master and even made decisions without our master's consent. As a result..."

Weston suddenly stopped. His face was pale, but his eyes were full of fear as if he had seen something terrible.

Mango knew that Charlotte was dead, but Mango had forgotten how she died and didn't pay much attention to it either. But now that she saw Weston's reaction, she suddenly had a guess.

"Did your so-called master kill Charlotte?" "Yes, to be exact, she was killed by the parasite that our master planted in us. I don't know when or how exactly it happened, but Charlotte died a horrendous death. We are still children that he has raised for so many years, but we are worthless to him! In the years that we left the house, we had to carry out our master's every order. We could still live like normal when there weren't any missions, but when his orders came, we had to carry them out immediately no matter what. Charlotte was not the only one who betrayed our master and died, but many like her died too. That's why I'm terrified."

Weston didn't know whether he was afraid or cold. He put his hands in his sleeves, and he started mumbling while his face was filled with fear.

"Who wouldn't want to live their own life? I had a girlfriend and was going to get married, but she was murdered after she found out about me. Alas! She was even pregnant with my child then! It was only then that I realized that nothing was in my control. Also, there were rumours about me sleeping with other men, but in reality, I'm straight! However, I had to become one of them because I had to come in contact with those men. To be honest, I don't f*cking want to do it anymore! No one cared about my life or my desires. They only wanted information and results, and after long, I became indifferent. Why does it matter if I am together with a man or woman? I can never get married and have children in this life anyway.

What's wrong if I indulge in the pleasures in life? Since Charlotte died, I knew that I would probably end up like her too!"

Nathaniel saw Weston's array of emotions and did not intend to interrupt him. But if he continued to ramble on, they wouldn't have much time to stay here.

"Tell me about the Li family eight years ago. Who is Ezequiel? Don't tell me you don't know."

When Weston heard Ezequiel's name, he was stunned for a moment before he quickly lowered his head.

"I really don't know!"

"Hah! I think you're digging your own grave here!"

Nathaniel had lost his patience. Then, Bettany walked towards Weston with just a glance, and the latter was so frightened that he immediately screamed.

"Don't come over! I really don't know! Ezequiel is different from us, and he is at a different level. With my status, I can't contact him at all. Eight years ago, he suddenly found me and asked me to find an opportunity to let Marcelo's father know about the Grey family's sea routes. My task was to tell them about this through Marcelo's good friend, and I really don't know anything else."

Weston trembled with fear as he said these words, and it was obvious that he was telling the truth. The so-called good friend of Marcelo's had to be a rich playboy who hung out with him at that time. "What's that guy's name? How did you tell of the Grey family's sea routes through him?"

"Urgh! I forgot his name. That person likes men, so I only needed to develop a relationship with him, and then I could mention it casually. At that time, they all said that there were pirates on one part of the sea. The pirates often robbed ships so that their goods could not return. So I took the opportunity to say that the Grey family had a designated sea route, and they could contact the Grey family. That's all it took."

After hearing Weston's words, Mango was stunned.

Did he just say that there were pirates?

Wasn't that a bit ridiculous?