The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 1703

Carmel was a little surprised when she saw Ned and she finally regained her senses.

"I just want to be alone."

"Well, I'll keep you company."

Ned sat down beside her and looked at the food that had not been touched. He asked, "No appetite? What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you."

Carmel's eyes suddenly became a little teary.

Her voice was hoarse, and she whispered, "I want to eat the meatballs made by my mom and the egg fried rice too. I also want to..."

Suddenly, she burst into tears.

Ned felt extremely sorry for her.

He pulled Carmel into his arms and whispered, "One can't come back to life after death. Things will get better in time. In fact, such an ending should be good for them. After all, they have been imprisoned for a lifetime and lost their freedom. You're the only person who could make them happy. In fact, your parents are old and how do you expect them to spend their whole lives in prison? They've sacrificed too much. Carmel, you can't be so selfish." "I understand your point, but I just can't let go and can't bear it. If I had known that they would do this, I would never be so cold and distant to them. I actually regret it. I was afraid to face the truth, but I didn't expect..."

Her heart was filled with sorrow and regret.

Ned gently patted her on the back and said, "In the end, we only regret the chances we didn't take. In fact, regret is an appalling waste of energy. Are you trying to make things difficult for me and regret what you've done again?"

Carmel was slightly stunned and she looked at him. Ned used to be childish and timid. She even felt that he was not good enough to be Nathaniel's special assistant. She thought that he was only temporarily promoted to fill in the position. But at this moment, she actually found that Nathaniel's subordinates were clever and bright.

"Your eloquence is amazing."

Carmel struggled out of his arms and wiped her tears. She suddenly felt like she had a nightmare these days.

That's right.

She was beating around the bush and totally immersed in her feelings. If it weren't for Ned, she could've been acting worse. The death of her parents was a big blow to her, but she still had a long life in the future. She still had a lot of things to do. Thinking this through, Carmel asked in a low voice, "About my mother..."

"I've dealt with it. I've put her ashes in the ancestral temple and we're bringing it back when we return. I'll put it together along with your dad and grandparents' ashes, just in case you want to take them back. Also, I've find out the bury site of your ancestral, well bury them there after we return. I've bought a piece of land and it's under renovation. It should be completed in a short while."

Seeing the Ned had dealt with these things in an orderly manner, Carmel was very grateful. She said, "With whose permission?"

"I'm willing to. Besides, didn't you tell me that you would marry me after this mission? Carmel, I'm curious, when will you marry me?"

Carmel looked at Ned's sincere eyes and was suddenly moved.

"Didn't you despise me because I'm a descendant of the Liu family?"

"I'm marrying you, not the Liu family. Why should I care so much? Besides, when I first met you, you were just a bodyguard, Ms. Carmel." Hearing Ned's words, Carmel suddenly smiled.

"I never thought that I would get married in this life. I've never plan of getting married or having children."

"It doesn't matter, things happens. Let's take it slow, it's never too late."

Ned was good in tackling the problems.

Carmel found that Ned had became difficult to handle since he took over the company's matter.

"I have a plan in resolving the infection. It was given to me by Mango. Please give it to them. They can go back to their country after a period of isolation. Also, I want to go home." "Okay."

Seeing that Carmel was finally feeling better, Ned couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

He was glad that she didn't give up on herself.

While they were busy arranging things, Nathaniel also sent the cooperation proposal back to the country as soon as possible. However, he came to the hospital himself.

Mango was comforting those who were infected. Nathaniel was touched to finally meet her.

He was really afraid that he wouldn't be able to see Mango and the children when he was abroad.

It turned out that his lifelong pursuit was not only faith, but also family affection.

Slowly, he walked up to Mango and hugged her from behind.

The familiar scent stunned Mango for a moment, and her mood immediately brightened up. The worry and uneasiness she felt these days had completely disappeared at this moment.

"You're back?"

"Well, thank you for your hard work."

Nathaniel placed his chin on her shoulder. He was extremely satisfied and calm.

There would always be one special person that he missed and cherished no matter where he was.

Smelling Mango's hair, Nathaniel whispered, "I miss you."

"I miss you too."

Mango turned around and looked at his slightly thin figure.

"I'm really afraid that you'll get hurt. Tell me, are you injured?"

"No, but Walter is seriously injured. There's also Alaia and Henry's men."

In fact, Nathaniel wanted to tell her everything that happened, but there were so many people there under quarantine. He couldn't even get close to her. Thus, it was better to say something else to change the topic.

Mango took Nathaniel's hand and went to a separate room. As soon as they entered the room, Nathaniel immediately pushed her against the door and kissed her passionately.

Mango wrapped her arms around his neck and responded warmly.

The two people, who had been apart for a long time, hugged and kissed each other fiercely. Their clothes were torn and scattered around. Finally, they hopped onto the huge bed.

After a long while, Mango leaned against Nathaniel's well-built chest and said breathlessly, "I know that it's not easy to be a military wife. Although I admire soldiers, I'm glad that you didn't stay in the military region. Otherwise, it would be hard on me. I understand that my abilities are lacking but I just want to stand by you no matter what. It's okay to be separated once or twice like this, but I'll go crazy if this continue for years."

Nathaniel caressed her hair, and his eyes were full of tenderness.

"There are many people who's fighting in the battlefield. I will definitely be there when the country needs me. But I usually prefer to stay with you and the children. Mango, the Liu family is completely destroyed. Next, Master Mo will begin to integrate those defeated soldiers. But that is not our business, let's think about our next travel destination."

Were they going on a trip?

This was a good idea.

Mango smiled with satisfaction, but she did not see a sneaky figure pass by outside the window.