The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 356

Despite that Mango wanted to give in to Nathaniel's desires, he still refused to touch her and he went to take a cold shower instead. Suddenly, Mango felt quite lonely without his presence.

The big bed felt empty without Nathaniel.

She rolled up the quilt and looked sadly at Nathaniel, who had just left the shower, and her gaze made him feel like he was a dirty sinner.

"Do you really want it that desperately?"

"You started it!"

Mango immediately blushed a fiery red.

Even if she wanted to do it, or that she felt lonely without him, she would never admit those things to him now.

Then, Nathaniel stifled his laughter as he gathered both Mango and the quilt into his arms.

"Wait for a few more days, okay? Your body can't take the stress. We still have our whole lives ahead of us, so waiting a few days wouldn't hurt right? I want you to be healthy for as long as we're together. When we're old, I'll hold your hand and we'll watch the sunset together. That's the life that I want for us."

Mango was suddenly rendered speechless.

What else could she say when her husband was so considerate?

"Come on and warm yourself up. You'll catch a cold that way."

Mango quickly pulled back the blanket, as if she was inviting Nathaniel into a trap.

When she realised what she just did, she blushed once more.

"Forget it. Just go and sleep in the study."

"All right."

Mango had originally planned to joke with Nathaniel, but she never expected him to agree. Hence, she was rather stunned.

"Are you really going to do it?"

Mango felt as if she was being difficult after she said that.

Then, Nathaniel replied with a smile, "I'm going to the study to take care of something. My body hasn't warmed up from the shower, so I don't want to make you cold too. You can sleep first, I'll join you later." After that, he turned the air conditioning a few degrees higher before he left the bedroom.

Suddenly, Mango felt that the room was too big for her liking.

It felt like she'd been abandoned.

Hence, she didn't really know how to react.

Why did she feel Nathaniel's absence so acutely?

Had she grown too attached to him recently?

Then, Mango shook her head and sighed. After that, she hugged the covers and lay down.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel scent seemed to linger in the air of the room. Mango smiled as she lay down on the bed, and she promptly fell asleep.

On the other hand, Nathaniel found himself struck with a particularly strong bout of insomnia.

His body desired Mango greatly, but he couldn't touch her yet.

He still remembered how the doctor described Mango's dire condition was back then, and he couldn't seem to take his mind off it.

Soon after that, Thomas knocked on the door and entered.

"Mr. Ye."

"What's the situation with the media? Is there any news?"

"No, everything is fine."

Nathaniel's gaze became even more unreadable as he heard Thomas's words.

"Perhaps Walter doesn't have the guts to disclose this matter."

Thomas quipped as he recalled the relationship between Mango and Walter.

Nathaniel's gaze sharpened before he asked softly, "How is Andrea doing?"

"She's been crying and yelling all afternoon, but no one paid her any mind. Currently, she's worn herself out and can only manage a couple of groans here and there."

"Has anyone from the Hans Family gone to look for her?"

Nathaniel lit up a cigarette as he spoke.

His hair was still wet, and the drops of water falling from the strands gave him a strangely devilish aura.

Then, Thomas smiled and said, "The driver said that Andrea asked him to wait outside the mall for the entire day. When she didn't show up, he went to look for her but to no avail and that's when he went back to report it to Madam Hans." "Hm, I see that the driver knows his stuff."

"Yes, he's one of Mr. Hans' men."

Thomas's words made Nathaniel realise what was going on instantly.

Terrance was probably hoping that Andrea wouldn't show up, or better yet, disappear from existence.

"Starve her overnight and then toss her into the ocean. After that, it's up to her whether she lives or dies."

"Of course."

However, Thomas couldn't help but give Nathaniel a suggestion when he saw his boss smoke.

"You shouldn't smoke too much. It's bad for you, and Mrs. Ye might get worried if she discovers that you're in bad mood."

"I know. Please tell Rainie not to tell Mango about the photos. If possible, I'd rather hide this from Mango forever. On another note, the only reason Rainie's caught up in all this is because of Mango. Don't worry, I'll make it up to her eventually."

"Mr. Ye, you don't need to worry about Rainie. She's my girl, and I'll deal with it myself."

Thomas's words stunned Nathaniel for a moment before he nodded.

"If you want to return to the Song Family, I won't stop you. You know that."

"Then, you should also know that I'm not interested in the Song Family."

Thomas and Nathaniel looked at each other and smiled. Thus, the friendship between the two men was evident.

After that, Thomas wisely left the study as he knew that Nathaniel still had some matters to attend to.

After Nathaniel was left alone in the study, he took out the mobile phone again and looked at the pictures with a frown.

In the end, he couldn't help but call Walter.

When Walter saw that Nathaniel was calling, he became livid and immediately cut the call. However, Nathaniel called his phone relentlessly, which rendered Walter speechless.

"What do you want? Haven't you fought enough? Come on then, I'm not afraid of you!"

As soon as Walter spoke, pain erupted all over his body.

Nathaniel's attacks had been so vicious that he nearly beat Walter to death.

"Meet me in the Evergrande Bay Club's Room 308 in half an hour. Alone. If not, I'll kill you."

After saying that, Nathaniel hung up the phone.

As the dial tone beeped in his ear, Walter felt like he was being threatened.

No!

It wasn't just a feeling!

Nathaniel had actually threatened him!

What the f*ck!?

Even so, he had to go. Ultimately, he had to know why he was beaten up today.

Although Walter was extremely dissatisfied, he still got changed to leave.

After Nathaniel hung up the phone, he returned to the bedroom to find that Mango was asleep. Then, he changed before he headed downstairs, only to run into Zion, who had gotten up in the middle of the night to have some water.

"Where are you going in the middle of the night dressed so smartly?"

Zion's eyes were sleepy, and he yawned as he asked Nathaniel.

Nathaniel patted his head before he replied, "Go back to sleep after you finish your water. Don't meddle in adult matters."

"Does it have anything to do with the fight you had earlier today?"

Zion's words made Nathaniel pause.

"Why do you keeping asking questions?"

"It's not like I really want to ask anyway, but you're going viral on the internet. So, it turns out that you were fighting with Uncle Song."

Then, Zion took out his phone and handed it to Nathaniel.

A video of Nathaniel and Walter duking it out in public was circulating in community forums and social media.

It wasn't sent out by the media, so a bystander could've sent it to a few friends, which eventually made it go viral.

However, Mango didn't appear in the video as only he and Walter could be seen fighting. Furthermore, someone had placed a remark on the video asking why the two of them were fighting.

The people commenting below had plenty of opinions, but none of them went too far because no one could afford offending either Nathaniel or Walter.

However, Nathaniel didn't take any of this to heart.

He had the ability to suppress the media, but he couldn't force everyone at the scene to delete their videos. Moreover, two men fighting weren't a big deal. The most he would get was an earful from Madam Ye if this news ever reached her ears.

Hence, Nathaniel was relieved.

"Don't bother asking, go and sleep."

"Mr. Ye, be careful."

Zion yawned and he relaxed when he saw that Nathaniel didn't have too much of a reaction to his statement.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel felt a warmth in his heart when he realised that his son was concerned about him.

"I got it. Go to bed, you'll grow taller that way."

"Okay, hopefully you can settle these annoying issues quickly and take us on a vacation. We're nearly bored to death in this villa."

Of course Zion still remembered Nathaniel's promise.

"All right."

After that, Nathaniel agreed softly before left the house.

Meanwhile, Walter had asked for a prized 82-year old bottle of Lafite when he arrived at the Evergrande Bay Club and started savouring the wine.

Over the past few days, he often wished that he could just soak himself in wine.

Soon after, Nathaniel just barged into the room and shut the door behind him before checking their surroundings for any security equipment. Once he found none, he relaxed slightly.

Then, Walter responded sarcastically to Nathaniel's actions. "Do you think I'm some sort of criminal? I'm not going to stoop that low, even with you."

"Yeah, you wouldn't stoop that low with me, but you would with Mango. Walter Song, I always knew that you harboured dirty thoughts towards my wife, but I'd never expected that you would do something so despicable!"

Nathaniel couldn't help but burst into anger at the thought of that photo.

Conversely, Walter was also pissed off when Nathaniel accused him.

"What do you mean? What have I done? Even if I did take advantage of Rainie, she's not yours right? It's not your place to come here and yell at me about it!"

"Of course, Thomas is responsible for that, but I'm talking about Mango. Give me the original photos, or I will make sure that both you and the Song Family will have hell to pay." The main purpose of Nathaniel's visit was to get rid of the original photos.

On the other hand, Walter was rather confused.

"The original photos? What are you talking about? I don't get it."

"Don't pretend like you don't know anything! If you didn't send those photos to Rainie, then why would she come to Casa Solariega in the middle of the night to see you? Don't play dumb with me, Walter." However, Nathaniel's words puzzled Walter.

"You're just making me even more confused. What does Rainie coming to Casa Solariega have to do with me? That crazy b*tch dumped my wine all over me the moment she walked in and she even yelled at me. At the time, I had to teach her a lesson as she shamed me in front of all of my friends. Honestly, I don't even know why I lost control after that and I'm still looking into the issue. Why are you asking me for photos? What are you talking about?"

Hence, Walter felt like a wrongfully accused prisoner.

What had he done to make everyone view him as a target?

Meanwhile, Nathaniel observed Walter's face for any sign of deceit. Unfortunately, there was only confusion on Walter's face and his eyes showed no sign of hidden guilt.

What the hell was going on?

Did Walter really not know about Mango's photos?

However, Rainie told them that the images were sent from Walter's phone. Just what on Earth was going on?