The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 353

"Rita, what are you talking about?"

Before Mango could speak, Zion had already beaten her to the punch.

Although his sister had always favored Nathaniel, she couldn't just keep defending him right?

"What I'm saying is a fact."

On the other hand, Rita didn't feel like she'd said anything wrong.

Then, Zion looked at Nathaniel mockingly and said. "If a man needs a woman to protect him when he goes out, is he even a man?" "Stop it, Zion."

Mango was afraid that Zion would anger Nathaniel, who was clearly in a foul mood.

Then, Nathaniel's eyes narrowed.

"You're looking for a beating, aren't you?"

"Well, if you lost a fight only to vent it all out on a child when you get home, then I salute you, Mr. Ye."

However, Zion was unafraid of Nathaniel icy expression as he mocked his father. Thus, Nathaniel became extremely pissed off.

He was already frustrated about the photo, and to make matters worse, his son even mocked him when he got home. Hence, his expression soured.

"I have better things to do than argue with you!"

After that, Nathaniel immediately walked upstairs angrily.

Meanwhile, Mango was astonished.

Rita was also on the verge of tears.

"Zion, why are you like this? Can't you be more polite to daddy? Ugh, you're the worst!"

She stomped her feet after she finished speaking and ran after Nathaniel.

"Daddy, Daddy..."

However, Nathaniel acted as if he didn't hear her and closed the door with a loud bang.

Then, Rita stood there and stared at the closed door before she turned back and glared at Zion and Mango, "I hate both of you, hmph!"

After that, she stormed back to her room and slammed the door just like Nathaniel had.

Right now, both Zion and Mango were extremely confused.

Nathaniel would never ever be so petty with the children, but what was up with him today?

Then, Zion tapped Mango with his finger and asked, "What's wrong with Mr. Ye today?"

Mango shook her head confusedly.

"I don't know. He went off and picked a fight with Walter in public, and he's been acting this way since I took him home."

Mango felt that something was up with Nathaniel today, but he refused to tell her anything.

Zion tilted his head when he heard his mother's explanation and asked, "Is he jealous about something?"

"About what?"

Mango replied her son dully.

By then, Zion was rather speechless.

"Mommy, you have a good relationship with Uncle Song. Mr. Ye can be quite petty despite how coldhe looks on the outside. He can't even stand it if I sleep with you, let alone an outsider like Uncle Song." "What are you talking about? I haven't contacted Walter for a very long time. Even if he were jealous, now's not the time to do that! He couldn't have waited this long to act on his jealousy, right?"

"That's true!"

Zion felt that his mother made total sense.

"Oh, I get it."

"Hm?"

Mango's ears couldn't help but perk up when she saw Zion's expression turn into one of realisation.

Then, Zion smiled and said, "Mr. Ye must be having a midlife crisis!"

"You brat, what nonsense are you spouting?"

Mango flicked Zion's forehead firmly with her finger.

"Ouch mommy, that hurts. But if he isn't going through a midlife crisis, then why would he be so mad?"

Ultimately, Zion still felt that his guess was right.

However, Mango sighed and replied, "Cut the crap, your dad is still young. Also, you keep calling him Mr. Ye all the time. Can't you just call him daddy?"

"Oh, I get it. Apparently, all women would give up their children in favour of their husbands..

Zion shook his head disappointedly like a jaded old man, and the sight of that made Mango chuckle.

"You cheeky little monkey."

She smiled as she patted Zion's head. Nevertheless, she was still confused as to why Nathaniel would fight Walter.

At that moment, Thomas was surprised to find that Mango had returned when he entered the house.

"Mrs. Ye, you're back?"

"Mhm, did you get something for Charlotte?"

As the days passed, Mango approved of Thomas even more than before.

Charlotte would definitely be in good hands if she decided to get back together with Thomas once more.

Thomas simply nodded in reply.

For the first time in forever, Charlotte willingly left her room, but she didn't know what to say when she saw Mango.

"What's wrong? Is there something that you want to tell me?"

Before Charlotte could say anything, Thomas smiled and cut in, "Charlotte told me that you loved eating mangoes, so I went and bought some. Please take these, Mrs. Ye."

Only then did Mango realise that Thomas was carrying a few mangoes in his hand.

"In the end, Charlotte is the only one who cares for me, unlike someone who decided to pick a fight for no reason."

As she spoke, Mango observed Thomas's face for any sort of reaction.

On the other hand, Thomas knew that Mango was trying to find out why Nathaniel was acting so strangely today. Alas, it wasn't his place to tell her about it so he chuckled and replied, "Mr. Ye might have just been in a bad mood today, so even I don't know what's going on. Did anything happen when Charlotte and I were out?"

Charlotte was perplexed when she heard Thomas's words, but she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

On the other hand, Mango was delighted to hear that Thomas and Charlotte had gone out together.

"Have you two made up?"

She gently nudged Charlotte with her elbow.

Meanwhile, Charlotte's smile was a little forced.

"It wasn't a big deal anyway."

"Not a big deal? You've locked yourself in your room for days, and Thomas was so worried about you! You're not allowed to do that again, Charlotte! You scared us half to death." The worried expression on Mango's face caused a complicated mix of emotions to fill Charlotte's heart.

"I got it. I'll do my best, and so should you. No matter what happens, you need to take care of yourself, okay?"

"Nothing's going to happen to me. Don't worry about it, just make sure that you and Thomas are well."

Mango didn't take any of it to heart and she pulled Zion to the couch with the mangoes in her hand.

"Would you like some? I can share it with you!"

Then, Mango waved the mangoes in front of Zion.

However, Zion was at a loss for words, "Mommy, you know that I can't eat these."

"Hahaha!"

Hence, Mango felt that teasing her son was quite entertaining indeed.

Meanwhile, Thomas took Charlotte's hand and they returned to her room.

As soon as they got inside, Charlotte shook off Thomas's hand before she sat down and asked, "Can we prevent this issue from getting out?"

"Most likely we can. Mr. Ye asked me to visit all the major media outlets and ensure that no unsavoury news of the Ye Family or Mrs. Ye will ever reach the public. Don't worry, all right?"

A wave of relief washed over Charlotte when she heard that.

"Then what was Nathaniel doing picking a fight with Walter? Does he think that Walter took those photos?"

"I don't know, but it seems likely. After all, Mr. Ye is still a man."

Thomas was very careful with his words in fear of triggering Charlotte's bad memories.

Charlotte bit her lower lip as she thought of everything that Thomas had done for her over the past few days and she asked, "You really don't care about what happened in the club?"

"You wouldn't believe me if I said otherwise. To be frank, I do mind. You're the woman I love, so of course I'd be affected after you were taken advantage of by those men."

Charlotte hurriedly turned her head away and her face paled when she heard Thomas say that.

However, he stepped forward and ignored her struggles as he held onto her hand. Then, Thomas got down onto one knee and continued, "I won't hide the fact that it's affected me, but it's not your fault. I didn't protect you and I was weak for letting you go through something like that. Don't worry, I swear that justice will be served no matter what. I won't give up even if you reject me.

Truth be told, I'm not someone who desires a lot of things, but I will never let go once I want something. I will wait for you to accept me, and I will defeat any other suitor who tries to win your hand. Don't even think of getting rid of me, ever."

"Ugh, since when have you become so persistent?"

Charlotte was at a loss for words when she heard the latter part of his speech.

She had never expected him to act so brashly with his warm and gentle exterior.

Then, Thomas smiled and said, "Don't women like clingy men? No one else will be able to have you as long as I'm here. I will wait for you no matter how long it takes."

It would be a lie if Charlotte said that she wasn't moved. She had originally lost all hope for a relationship after that incident, but she was very touched at Thomas's sincerity.

"Do you that Nathaniel will think the same way as you? Would he misunderstand Mango after he's seen those photos?"

"Never! Mr. Ye's love for his wife is deeper than my love for you, so he would never believe it."

However, Charlotte shook her head and replied, "If so, then why did he lose his temper at Mango? Why did he lose his cool and fight Walter in public? He's the famous Nathaniel Ye! If he lost his composure over a photo, then it's obvious how angry he actually is. To be honest, I'm afraid that something bad will happen again between them. Furthermore, Mango had just finally gotten some peace and quiet in her

life."

Thomas whispered when he saw how worried Charlotte was. "Don't worry, Mr. Ye will take care of it."

"I hope so."

In the end, Charlotte was still very concerned.

Meanwhile, Mango had no idea how worried everyone else was for her as she had fun with her son in the living room.

On the other hand, Nathaniel had thought that Mango would come to comfort him. However, he couldn't sit still anymore after there was no sign of her even when he had waited a long time. Hence, he flung open the bedroom door and his anger spiked when he saw Mango playing with Zion in the living room.

"Mango!"

"What?"

Mango was surprised when Nathaniel suddenly called her name. Then, she turned around to find him glaring at her from the second floor.

Oh gosh, what did she do now?