The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1574

Did something happen to the children?

If that was the case, then he would be in great remorse.

"Mango, tell me. What's wrong with the children?"

Queena and Dennis were also worried.

They had heard that Mango had given birth to a pair of twin boys, but they hadn't had the chance to see them. It wasn't that they didn't want to go back, but they couldn't.

Their duty was to guard this place. There were more and more mutant species in Dark Forest. Recently, some people were even injured. So Queena and Dennis could not leave Dark Forest.

They were regretful that they had never seen their grandchildren since birth. Now that they heard that something was wrong with the children, they felt anxious.

Mango smiled and said, "It's nothing. The children are healthy. It's just that there are some problems regarding our youngest son's eyes."

"What's the problem?"

Tristan, Dennis, and Queena asked at the same time.

Nathaniel replied, "The child's eyes are blue because of Desmond. Didn't Mango drink one drop of Desmond's blood before? The old man was afraid that he inherited Desmond's blood, so he is keeping an eye on our youngest son."

Tristan was instantly enraged.

"Bullshit! How could he inherit it with only one drop of blood? Why didn't he say that Desmond is our ancestor? At least there would be some basis to this."

Mango wanted to laugh, but she held back.

Tristan was very adorable nowadays.

"Tristan, we don't have anyone with blue eyes in our family. So we can't blame them for being suspicious. After a few years, when the child seems to be normal, everything will be alright then." "Who gave them the rights to monitor my nephew for the next few years? Besides, who told you there is no one with blue eyes in our family?"

"What?"

Mango was surprised.

"Is there anyone in our family with blue eyes?"

"Yes, there is."

Tristan then looked at Queena and said, "Aunt Queena's mother has blue eyes."

"That's impossible!"

Queena was the first to object.

She had seen her mother before and her mother's eyes were black. How could they be blue?

Tristan touched his nose and asked, "Aunt Queena, do you know your mother's identity?"

"What identity could my mother have? She is just a..."

"Mom, grandma's identity is not simple."

Mango stopped Queena in time and told her about what happened between Javion and her grandmother. Mango had intended to tell her mother about it later, but it seemed like she could not hide the truth any longer.

When Queen heard what Mango said, she couldn't help but frown and feel a little sad.

"My mother was a princess? Did my father know about this?"

"He didn't know. I think Grandma didn't want Grandpa to know about her background, so she kept it a secret. After Javion violated her, she was afraid that it would affect Grandpa, so she left home with Aunt Sophia."

This was Mango's assumption, but she felt that it should be the case.

Recalling the past, Queena finally could not help but sob.

"No wonder mum mistreated Sophia and didn't allow me to contact her. I guess mum didn't like her, but she was her daughter after all. She couldn't give up on Sophia, but at the same time, she couldn't face her. Mum was only fifty years old when she passed away, and she had a tough life. She could have lived extravagantly, but she went through many hard times. Even until mum's death, she didn't reveal her identity nor return to her home country. We, as her children, hadn't been filial."

Dennis gently patted Queena's shoulder and comforted her in a low voice, "I will submit an application in a few days and bring mother's ashes back with you."

"Can we? What about the matter here?"

Queena wanted to send her mother's ashes back to her hometown, but they also had their responsibilities here.

Dennis said in a low voice, "Everyone has their feelings and desires. Although it has always been difficult to balance between loyalty and filial piety, the Hans family has sacrificed so much for the country. All we want is a chance to be filial. I believe the higher-ups will approve our application. As for our responsibilities here, there will always be someone who could take our place."

In fact, Dennis was thinking of retiring.

Throughout his life, he had regarded the country as important as his family. Even when his mother passed away, he couldn't go back to see her. That was his greatest regret. Now that he was no longer young, he should give opportunities to the younger generation. So he wanted to retire.

Queena didn't know what Dennis was thinking, but she still agreed to what Dennis said.

Seeing that her father had calmed her mother down, Mango turned to look at Tristan and asked, "Tristan, how did you know that Grandma had blue eyes?"

"Because your grandmother met a person when she came to this country, and that person was my mentor, Filbert Ramirez."

Tristan slowly revealed the story that no one knew.

Filbert was always well known in the medical research field. He was also very interested in genetic research, but he did not have many achievements. He met Ariana, who had just come to the country by chance.

At that time, Ariana was bullied and discriminated against because her eyes were different. After all, during that era, things like this were not easily accepted.

Ariana was a weak girl and was bullied by everyone. However, she did not resist even when bullied and only tried to hide from it. She also bore the sufferings alone when she was bleeding. Filbert couldn't bear seeing her like that.

So he brought Ariana home, gave her clean clothes, and treated her wounds.

Filbert's wife was a kind person. Although she felt it was inappropriate for her husband to bring back a woman, she still accepted Ariana since she had no one to rely on.

Filbert then obtained a potion from somewhere that could change the color of a person's eyes and hair. But there was a setback to this potion. The hair and eyes color change would not be permanent, and there was no guarantee of how long it could last.

Even so, Ariana gratefully drank it.

After drinking the potion, Ariana's appearance changed the next day. Her hair and eyes turned black, and she smiled happily.

Perhaps because her smile was too beautiful, Filbert was captivated by it. His wife was unhappy when she saw that, so she gave Ariana some money and drove her away while Filbert was away.

Ariana had not been in contact with Filbert ever since.

In his later days, Filbert accepted Tristan as his disciple. He revealed this matter when he got drunk once and felt this was his lifetime regret. He didn't know if Ariana's hair color had changed back, leaving his heart unsettled.

Tristan had studied the Xiao and Hans family before. As his grandmother was also named Ariana, he used a lot of connections and finally found out about Ariana's identity. He was shocked at that time, but he also felt that there was no need to tell his mother and the rest about this. After all, if this matter was exposed, the higher-ups would investigate it, and no one knew what other truths would be exposed. So he pretended not to know, but he didn't expect that this would affect Mango's youngest son.

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and at that time, the captain of the guards walked in.