The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 517

The sound of footsteps halted in front of the door. However, there were no knocks on the door and no one came in.

Mango frowned and she quickly got up. She then walked straight to the door to open it up.

"Madam!"

Lucy was standing outside the door.

Mango was surprised after looking at the expression on her face.

"Lucy? What are you doing here? What's the matter?"

"It's, it's no big deal. It's just..."

Lucy stuttered.

Mango felt that there was certainly something fishy going on.

"What is it?"

"Mr. Ye went to sleep and he didn't allow anyone to disturb him. But he left his phone in the living room and someone kept calling him just now. I don't know if I should go in to wake him up, so I come to ask for your advice."

After that, she quickly handed the phone to

Mango.

However, Mango did not take it.

There was a hidden camera in her room.

Besides, how could Nick leave his phone in the living room so carelessly?

That device was basically an inseparable part of people's life now.

This was obviously a trap.

Instead of going straight to Nick, Lucy came to her. Upon seeing this, Mango could already tell what was going on.

However, wasn't Lucy at Madam Ye's side?

It seemed that Nick was really something else as he could even order the people around Madam Ye.

Mango glanced at Lucy and she said coldly, "I can't help you with that. You'd better hand it over to him."

"But Mr. Ye instructed us not to disturb him."

Lucy seemed to be very anxious while stuck in a difficult position.

However, Mango replied coldly, "Nick is the CEO of HY Group, so perhaps it's some important call about the business matter. If anything goes wrong, neither of us will be able to shoulder the responsibility. It's better to get scolded by him than to suffer heavy losses. Just go."

Lucy was still a little nervous.

"Madam, why don't you go on behalf of me? You're his sister-in-law, so he definitely won't make things difficult for you."

"Lucy, have you forgotten your status? How dare you order me around?"

Mango was displeased.

Lucy shivered upon hearing her stern words, then she gulped nervously before answering, "Madam, I'm not ordering you. I'm just slightly afraid of Mr. Ye. He seems different from before, and his gaze is exceptionally scary these days whenever I look at him."

Mango was confused, as it seemed like Lucy was trying to hint at something. However, she couldn't possibly go looking for Nick no matter what.

This was obviously a snare set by Nick. If Mango insisted to fall into the trick, then she was a complete fool.

"Stop talking nonsense. Nick has always been kind and gentle. Don't try to bad-mouth him, or else Madam Ye will come back to punish you. Hurry up and deliver the phone to Nick!"

"O...okay."

Lucy turned around and she left with a bitter face.

Mango immediately closed the door before heading to the bathroom.

She was afraid that there was also a hidden camera installed in the bathroom, so Mango searched it carefully. Fortunately, there wasn't any.

Only then did Mango let out a sigh of relief.

What on earth did Nick want to do?

Mango took a shower in a hurry. After coming out, she suddenly heard the sound of the car engine outside. "Lucy, who is it?"

Mango was drying her hair as she opened the door. Upon seeing Lucy in the living room, she casually asked the lady. "It's Mr. Ye. He answered the phone and left in a hurry. It seems that there's something urgent in the company."

Mango narrowed her eyes after hearing those words.

What a coincidence! Did he really leave because of a critical matter in his company?

Or he was creating an opportunity for her to meet up with Boston?

Mango felt that everything that happened was too coincidental.

She wasn't a naive child and could sense that something fishy was going on.

Perhaps the reason Nick took the children out to play was to let her meet up with Boston deliberately.

So, what is the real identity of Boston?

Was he one of Nick's underlings?

If that was the case, Mango would have exposed her distrust towards Nick if she went to meet up with Boston.

Yet, if Boston was one of Nathaniel's men, and Mango didn't attend the meeting, she would miss out on the news of her husband, right?

After all, Nathaniel was out of touch now. Maybe Boston knew something about it?

Mango was embroiled in hesitation, and she didn't know how to go about this.

As time passed by, Rita woke up at around three and she insisted on finding Wisdom.

Mango couldn't calm her down. Thus, she brought her to Wisdom's room.

Just then, the boy was still asleep.

Mango comforted Rita, "Wisdom hasn't woken up yet, so don't disturb him, alright? Let's go back and we'll do some paintings, okay?"

"No, I want to stay with Wisdom. He's still injured."

Rita really liked to hang out with Wisdom these days.

Mango didn't know what to say.

"Then you'd better be a good girl and don't wake him up. Go and watch the cartoons alone, okay?"

"All right."

Rita had no choice but to listen obediently.

Mango turned on the animation for her, and she left the room afterward.

After returning to her room, she had been tossing and turning restlessly. Mango thought that maybe she was feeling unwell. Soon, she fell asleep unconsciously.

When Mango woke up again, it was already past six o'clock in the evening.

It was already dark outside.

Mango got up from bed to wash up before heading downstairs.

Meanwhile, Rita and Wisdom were playing the puzzle game that Zion had left behind. When Lucy saw her, she greeted smilingly, "Madam, do you want something to eat? Wisdom and Rita are both hungry." "Did Nick come back?" Mango asked unintentionally.

Lucy shook her head before replying, "Mr. Ye called to say that he had something to do in the company. He will not come back for dinner and probably won't stay the night here. Also, he told us not to wait for

him."

It seemed like she purposely said those words to Mango.

Mango nodded and she sneered inwardly.

Indeed, this was Nick's trap.

However, Mango had already made up her mind.

Regardless of what Boston wanted to do, she would never attend the appointment.

Mango believed that the safety of her family was way more important than to satisfy her curiosity.

However, Lucy couldn't pierce through her thoughts. Therefore, she hurriedly settled the children down for dinner.

Since Nick wasn't home, everyone ate very casually.

Suddenly, Wisdom asked, "Mommy, have you got any news about Uncle?"

He had always been worried about Zion, but Wisdom couldn't ask about him directly in front of Rita. Therefore, he chose to divert the subject of the question.

Mango looked at him and she said with a smile, "Hurry up and eat. Your Uncle will be back soon."

"Mommy, where's Daddy?"

Rita raised her head to ask Mango.

Since Nathaniel was always out for work, Rita was used to his absence. Naturally, she thought that her father was busy with work outside. Although Rita was a little upset, she didn't bother too much about it. Mango looked at Rita, and she wished that her daughter was sharp as Zion.

However, her being clueless about everything was good as well. At least, she would live fearlessly and happily than most of the kids of the same age.

Mango patted her head before saying, "Your Daddy went out to work and I don't know when he'll be back. Why? Do you miss him already?"

"Um, yeah. I'll advise him not to work so hard every time. We can live happily as long as the money is enough."

Rita spoke like an adult.

Mango felt bitter.

They never lacked money.

What they needed were a family reunion and a peaceful life!

However, Rita wouldn't understand the meaning behind these.

"Be good, let's eat up!"

The two children were eating away cheerfully, but Mango lost her appetite.

She was afraid that something bad would happen to Nathaniel, and Mango didn't receive any news from Merle either. Besides, she was stuck in a place full of hidden cameras. Hence, Mango needed to be cautious even while making a phone call.

Now, she was like a little bird trapped in a cage while being helpless and unable to do anything.

At night, Mango was reading a book with a very serious expression.

She acted undisturbed and calm, as if she hadn't received an invitation from the man that morning, and never heard of the meet-up at eight o'clock.

Lucy brought a glass of milk for her before leaving the room.

It wasn't until nine o'clock that Mango finally put down her book. She then drank the milk and went to wash up before sleeping.

In the meantime, Nick was monitoring every movement she made. Upon seeing this, he furrowed his eyebrows.

He had a new secretary by his side, who was promoted to the position after Nick became the president of HY Group.

The secretary looked at it and he said in a low voice, "Mr. Ye, it seems that this woman won't fall for the bait."

"Are you sure that Boston's man met up with her at the park just now?"

Nick was fiddling with the fountain pen in his hand while asking in a somewhat uncaring manner.

The secretary knew what he was thinking.

"Yes, our people monitored everything while the man was talking to her. But we couldn't hear their conversation clearly because it was too far away. However, we knew that they were meeting up at eight tonight."

"It's already half-past nine though."

The secretary immediately became flustered.

"Maybe she thinks it's a trap."

However, Nick responded with a sneer.

"Mango is indeed a smart woman. It's such a waste that she's with my brother now. If only Macy was as intelligent as her, then she wouldn't have died."

The secretary was speechless, so he kept silent.

"I have to go back and check on Mango."

Nick stood up and he threw the pen aside before reminding, "Keep monitoring the cameras. Be mindful about what you should or shouldn't see."

"Yes, I understand."

He nodded his head.

The secretary knew what Nick meant.

After all, it was Mango's bedroom. He wouldn't dare to look at it when she changed her clothes.

However, he didn't understand. Why did Nick still take care of Mango even though he hated the couple so much?

Of course, the assistant didn't dare to ask him directly, unless he was seeking death.

After Nick left, the secretary could still sense the weird atmosphere lingering around.