The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1555

On the other hand, Nathaniel wasn't as stunned as Mango. On the contrary, he had a solemn expression.

He knew something about this.

The seas were in turmoil eight years ago. Carlson had wanted to look into it then when the seas returned to peace suddenly.

There was no question at that time, but now it seemed that it was a well-thought-out arrangement.

The mastermind had disrupted the usual sea route so that everyone would have their eyes on the Grey family's sea routes. Nathaniel remembered that the old master of the Grey family, Jameson, had gone to Morgan and took the initiative to subsume the family's sea routes with the government's. The Grey family also pledged to give 40 percent of their profits to the government as a demonstration of the cooperation between the family and the government. It was only then that the Grey family's sea routes were able to function as usual.

Fortunately, Jameson was quick-witted and took the initiative to cooperate with the government.

Otherwise, given the situation at that time, even if the authorities did not act, the other prestigious families would also force the Grey family to submit. It would then be impossible for the Grey family to protect the sea routes that their ancestors had established with their blood.

It seemed that Ezequiel didn't come for the Grey family but the sea routes. What Ezequiel didn't expect was that Jameson was decisive in cooperating with the government, so Ezequiel could only put his plans on hold. Based on this, Marcelo shouldn't be his only choice.

"Did you have other tasks then? Or I should ask, did you notify other people besides the Li family?"

"Yes, but I don't need to do it personally. That person will do it. They are all heirs of prestigious families and hang out together often. As long as he told Marcelo, the rest of them would also catch the news and bring it to their fathers."

Weston didn't hide anything from him.

It was obvious now. Ezequiel was the one who set up the circumstances. He got Weston to spread the news and got people to disrupt the peace on the seas so that people were unable to sail on the usual sea routes. Then everyone would have their eyes on the Grey family.

If the Grey family could not withstand the pressure, or if anything would have happened at all, they would be confronted by the other families and forced to give up their sea routes. If the Grey family were to do so, Ezequiel would be the one who would benefit the most from this.

However, the Grey family's old master was decisive, and his actions were also unexpected. He managed to dishevel the enemy's plans and saved the family from jeopardy. Thinking about it now, the trouble that Marcelo's family faced regarding their goods might be the work of Jameson.

To be able to cause trouble for the Li family's goods while covering his tracks well, Jameson was considered to be powerful.

Thinking of this, Nathaniel sighed softly and asked, "Where is Jameson now?"

"We don't know. To be exact, no one knows. Once the Grey family set sail, they will be the overlord of the sea. As long as they don't go ashore, no one can do anything to them. Jameson severed all contact with the outside world. We bribed the servants of the Grey family and even planted parasites into them, but we still couldn't find out Jameson's whereabouts. He's probably still at sea."

Weston indirectly pointed out that the death of the servants had something to do with them.

"You were the one who planted the parasites into the servants?

"It was Ezequiel."

As she heard Weston mention Ezequiel many times, Mango couldn't help but ask, "Who is this Ezequiel? How do you get in touch with him?"

"We can't contact him. He would contact us when he has tasks for us."

Weston was also a little frustrated.

He also wanted to use the information in exchange for his life, but there were some things that he couldn't come into contact with.

He could also tell that only Nathaniel and Mango could protect him at this moment.

Nathaniel and Mango then stopped talking. The silence filled the air and the tension caused fear to spread.

Weston was truly afraid of death, or perhaps he wanted to live after experiencing a life-and-death struggle. At this moment, Nathaniel and Mango's silence caused Weston to be a little afraid. So he tried his best to recall and suddenly said, "Perhaps I have a way to find Ezequiel."

"What's that?"

Nathaniel's cold voice caused hearts to tremble in fear.

Weston hurriedly said, "Walter is still in my hands. I heard that Ezequiel would come this afternoon to take him away. If you want to capture Ezequiel, you'd better start the arrangements now." Nathaniel narrowed his eyes suddenly and glanced at Weston sharply.

"Do you think we don't know what you're planning? Weston, you only want to see us and Ezequiel fight, and you can take the opportunity to escape."

If Weston had given them this information when he told them where Walter was kept captive, Nathaniel might think Weston was truly trying to help. But now, Weston had only wanted to use them to stall Ezequiel so that he could have more time to escape.

Thinking of this, Nathaniel sneered and said, "There is something I never told you."

"What is it?"

Weston suddenly had a bad feeling.

Nathaniel didn't care what he was thinking now and said faintly, "Although we had removed the parasite from your body, we are unsure exactly how many eggs you have swallowed. Once one egg hatches into a larva, the others will temporarily stop growing. However, now that we have removed one parasite, the other eggs might start growing again. So we don't know how long more you have to live." Hearing this, Weston's face suddenly turned pale like paper.

"What? This..."

"So you don't have the capital to negotiate with us. If you help us catch Ezequiel, we might even remove the rest of the parasites left in your body. If not, you might as well wait to die."

After Nathaniel finished speaking, he stood up, and Mango also stood up after him. However, Weston was so scared that he immediately shouted.

"Mr. Ye, please save me! I don't want to die! I promise to do whatever you want me to do. Please save me."

Nathaniel didn't stop this time. He walked straight out of the basement with Mango.

Weston's plea for help was blocked behind him. As soon as Mango came out, she saw Marcelo's awful expression. She knew that Marcelo had heard everything.

"Do you still think that Tessa was the one who framed the Li family?"

Nathaniel's words made Marcelo feel even more dreadful. He remembered how much Tessa had sacrificed for the Li family over the years, and everything he had done to Tessa and Sissaye was despicable. Marcelo hesitated for a moment before asking, "Can I meet Tessa?" "What do you think?"

Nathaniel's lips curved into a mocking smile.

Not everyone had the opportunity to make up for their mistakes, and it didn't matter even if they apologized. Especially now, Carlson regarded Tessa and her daughter as his treasures. If Marcelo went, he would be courting death.