The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 349

Madam Ye was also speechless.

Then, Nathaniel frowned slightly and asked, "Why did he take Wisdom to the company?"

"Wisdom said that he wanted to be closer to Nick, so he followed his father to the office. Unfortunately, it's not the first time that Nick's left his son at the office." Madam Ye sighed as she spoke.

Since Nick hadn't returned, they decided to wait for him for dinner, so they spent the time chatting on the sofa.

Truth be told, Mango was rather exhausted because she had been on her feet since morning. She tried her best to stay awake, but Nathaniel noticed how tired she was. "Do you want to go up and rest?"

He suddenly piped up, which made Madam Ye confused for a moment before she noticed that Mango did look quite tired.

"Oh dear, it slipped my mind that you need more rest since you've just completed your confinement period. Nathan, hurry and get Mango upstairs to rest. I'll have someone inform you when Nick returns." Madam Ye quickly instructed Nathaniel.

"There's no need mom, I'm fine."

Mango wanted to decline, but Nathaniel immediately picked her up and walked towards their bedroom.

"Nathaniel!"

Honestly, Mango felt incredibly embarrassed.

Was it really appropriate for Nathaniel to be so protective of her in front of Madam Ye?

Alas, Nathaniel acted as if he hadn't heard a thing and he quickly brought Mango to the bedroom before he laid her down on the bed.

"Take a nap. How can you stand the exhaustion when you've been up all day and worn yourself out at the gym? Nick will need some time to get back, so it'll be fine for you to rest for a bit."

Right now, Nathaniel kind of blamed himself for this. He wouldn't have taken Mango to the gym if he knew that they would be going home for lunch.

Hence, he couldn't help but feel a little sorry for Mango when he saw how tired she was.

Mango still wanted to say something, but she decided against it when she saw the heartache in Nathaniel's eyes.

This man loved her with all his heart. How could she let him worry about her?

"I'll take a nap on my own. You should go downstairs and stay with mom instead."

"All right."

Nathaniel knew that Mango was concerned about Madam Ye, so he agreed.

Then, Mango finally closed her eyes once he complied with her wishes.

Perhaps she was really quite tired, and she fell into slumber rather quickly.

Then, Nathaniel pulled a blanket over her as he gazed at her sleeping visage with a subtle frown.

He looked at her for a moment longer before he went downstairs.

However, Nathaniel was surprised to find his mother intently studying the foot bath.

"Mom, why are you looking at it?"

"It's pretty good."

Madam Ye leaned back against her wheelchair with a smile. Thus, it seemed like she quite liked her gift.

"Mango was the one who bought it. She didn't really know what to get, so she got this since it would be good for your health."

Of course, Nathaniel had to put in a good word for Mango.

Next, Madam Ye smiled at him and said, "Mango is a great daughter-in-law, so there's no need for you to tell me that. To be honest, she's better than you."

"Mom..."

Truth be told, Nathaniel was a little embarrassed by what she said.

He did not expect that his mother would become so critical of him over the past month.

"I'll go abroad and find a specialist to take a look at your legs."

"Don't bother, if I'm fated to walk again, then I will be able to do so sooner or later. If I'll be wheelchair-bound for the rest of my life, then so be it. Oh, how is Mango doing with the Hans Family? It's been a while, so why hasn't she been formally inducted into the family yet?"

Then, Nathaniel frowned at Madam Ye's question.

"Well, something happened."

"What's the matter?"

Upon hearing that, Madam Ye immediately became nervous.

Next, Nathaniel told Madam Ye about the issue between Andrea and Madam Hans.

"Is Madam Hans crazy? She would forsake her own biological granddaughter for an outsider? Tell the Hans Family that if they won't accept Mango, then the Ye Family will. From now on, she's part of our family and we won't give her back even if they ask for her."

Currently, Madam Ye acted very much like a petulant child.

However, Nathaniel smiled at the sight of his mother's sincere affection towards Mango and said, "Yeah, I told them exactly that from the very beginning."

"Well done! No one is allowed to bully Mango. Is that Andrea girl the one who tried to hurt Mango in America?"

"Yeah, that's her."

"Are you just going to stand there and watch your wife get pushed around by other people?"

Madam Ye raised her eyebrows and looked at Nathaniel, which made him avert his gaze,

"Mom, Mango's still concerned about preserving the relationship between Andrea and Minister Xiao."

"What about you? You have nothing to do with Andrea, and yet you stand by idly while your wife gets bullied. Are you even a man of the Ye Family?"

By now, Madam Ye had started to openly mock him.

Nathaniel felt a blush rise on his face.

"But I haven't..."

"Cut the crap. All that talk about protecting your wife, but where were you when she needed you most? I don't believe that Mango would hesitate to put that b*tch in her place, so what about you? Even if you can't do something openly, you can always do it secretively right?"

The more Madam Ye spoke, the angrier she became and she even wanted to kick Nathaniel out.

On the other hand, Nathaniel felt somewhat awkward.

"Mom, I'll handle it soon."

"What are you waiting for? Isn't Mango asleep? Why are you still waiting around for when Nick hasn't returned?"

Madam Ye's words stunned Nathaniel.

"But I'm here to accompany you!"

"I don't need you here with me! Go away!"

Madam Ye let out a fierce growl at her son. If it weren't for her weak legs, she would have kicked him out long ago.

Furthermore, that was the first time that Nathaniel had ever been mocked by Madam Ye, so it was incredibly jarring for him.

"Mom, which of us is your child, me or Mango? Don't you think that you'll end up hurting my feelings?"

"Your wife has already captured your heart, so what's there for me to hurt?"

Then, Nathaniel let out a rare blush at Madam Ye's words.

"Then, what about Mango..."

"I'm here to look after her. Plus, she's in our house, so what are you afraid of? Although there might be some sinister forces lurking around, I can still protect your wife." Indeed, Madam Ye's aura was still as domineering as it had been in the past.

After that, Nathaniel got up and left.

Nathaniel called Thomas after he left The Ye's Mansion.

"Where are you?"

"I'm at home."

Thomas had become rather forlorn over the past few days because of what happened to Charlotte, but he still replied to Nathaniel quickly.

On the other hand, Nathaniel sensed that Thomas was in a bad mood and he said, "Come pick me up at the Ye's Mansion. Let's go and vent our anger."

"Huh?"

Thomas was confused for a moment before something seemed to click in his head and he muttered, "Mr. Ye, you can't do something to upset Mrs. Ye. She'll be very sad if you go out and frolick with other women despite everything that she's sacrificed for you. Furthermore, you already have kids and everyone will be watching your every move in Ocean City. If the media catches wind of this, then..." "What the hell are you talking about? Get over here!"

Nathaniel felt extremely annoyed.

What was going on?

Not only did Madam Ye mock him, but even Thomas also misunderstood his intentions. Did they really think that he was such a terrible person? Thomas realised that he had misunderstood Nathaniel after hearing that. Thus, he dared not dawdle as he quickly drove to the Ye's Mansion. Meanwhile, Nathaniel was outside smoking a cigarette and he said a few words to Thomas before they left.

Over at the Hans Family household, the atmosphere was quite sullen as they couldn't reach Mango at all.

Terrance had an unpleasant expression on his face due to Andrea's presence, and Queena had an especially sour look as well.

Queena wanted to say something, but Madam Hans's glare kept stopping her from voicing her opinions out.

"Is Mango still unwilling to pick up the phone?"

It was obvious from Madam Hans's tone that she was in a foul mood.

Then, Queena nodded.

Next, Terrance replied coldly, "Well, I wouldn't pick up either if it were me."

"Shut up!"

Madam Hans glared at Terrance as she huffed, "As an elder, don't you know the rules? Is Mango really so petty that she's unable to accept Andrea at all?"

"Grandma, stop it. I'd better go instead because Mango won't return as long as I'm here. I know very well that she doesn't like me."

Andrea rubbed at her nose pitifully, but unfortunately, no one comforted her except for Madam Hans.

However, Madam Hans hurriedly consoled Andrea when she saw the younger girl acting sad, "This has caused you so much trouble, Andrea. Don't worry, I'll talk to Mango about this."

"Andrea, it suddenly occurred to me that I forgot to get something. Could you help me buy it?"

At that moment, Queena really couldn't take it anymore.

In fact, Mango should have been home by now, but she had been driven away by Andrea's presence. Furthermore, Andrea had completely won over Madam Hans and the old lady's attitude towards Mango was totally unacceptable.

Hence, she spoke up with the intention of getting Andrea to leave.

Of course, Andrea knew what Queena was planning. But before she could say anything, Madam Hans cut in, "We have servants here, so let them go and buy it instead."

"I'm worried that they would make a mistake, so I think Andrea should go instead."

This time, Queena insisted.

Meanwhile, Andrea sensed that Queena's temper was rising so she said, "Grandma, I think I should go. Perhaps I might run into Mango on the way there, and she might come back if I talk to her."

"Well, it seems like you're the most sensible one here."

Hence, Madam Hans found that Andrea had become even more pleasing than before.

At the same time, Terrance was so angry that he wanted to leave, but Queena stopped him.

"Terrance, I think it's time for Madam Hans to have her medicine. Could you please get it for me?"

Although Andrea was unwilling to leave, she was forced to do so at Queena's behest.

She was pissed off because Queena had asked her to get something very mundane, but there was nothing she could do about it.

On another note, the Hans Family had given Andrea a chauffeur and a car. Hence, she took full advantage of it and didn't hesitate to order her driver to take her to the shopping mall.

Shortly after Andrea left the Hans Family mansion, a black sedan speedily followed behind her car...

At first, Andrea had not noticed the car, but she started to become nervous when she realised that it was following her.

"Hey, hurry up and drive somewhere crowded now!"

Unfortunately, the sedan behind her crashed into her car with a loud bang before she could even finish her sentence.