The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 579

"You're actually one of Nick's men! Did you also plan to be caught by his men earlier?" Mango was in disbelief.

Nathaniel held her hand tightly and said, "Calm down. Darling, it's all over, right?"

She suddenly felt like a fool.

She had always kept her guard up. However, she didn't expect to be deceived.

"I'm too stupid."

Self-blame welled up in her chest.

Nathaniel felt sorry for her and he replied, "It's not your fault. Nick studied psychology in the past. Therefore, he knows how to strike at your weaknesses and read your mind. That's what enabled him and Hadley to work with each other seamlessly. No one discovered their scheme, so don't feel bad about it."

"You're just saying that to comfort me."

Mango was a little annoyed.

Nathaniel was stunned for a moment before he said with a smile, "Yes, I'm comforting you. Are you listening?"

Mango almost burst out in laughter.

"You're gonna spoil me if you keep going like this."

"It's okay. From now on, the most important task for me is to spoil you rotten."

Mango couldn't stand his overwhelming sweet talk anymore.

"There are so many people here. Stop it."

"Did you guys hearthat?"

Nathaniel shouted at the top of his lungs, and all the people in the living room shook their heads simultaneously.

Of course, they didn't hear a thing. They didn't want to lose their jobs.

Meanwhile, Mango flushed scarlet and she couldn't help but hide away from everyone's sight.

What the hell.

The previously serious atmosphere had turned into a big romantic scene.

Honestly, she was really not used to it.

Meanwhile, Hadley was also stunned.

Was this really the aloof man he knew?

Or had he mistaken Nathaniel for someone else?

Just then, Thomas kicked him hard when he saw Hadley spacing out.

"What are you looking at? Confess."

Only then did Hadley come to his senses, and he said, "Yes, it was indeed Nick who arranged for me to seek out Mrs. Ye at the amusement park. Later, I pretended to be watched by his men and was even captured by them. In fact, everything that happened that day was all arranged by us. The purpose was to make Mrs. Ye to ease her doubts about me so that we'll be able to get the information we want." "What do you guys want? Didn't you say that you were going to take me to Boston?"

Mango finally realized that she had been deceived by them all this time.

Then, Hadley replied in a guilty tone, "Boston didn't know that I did this. Nick promised me that as long as I get Mrs. Ye to meet Boston and get the things he wanted, he would give me some money and even arrange for me to go abroad."

"Boston treated you well over the years, am I right?"

Nathaniel voiced out suddenly.

Hearing this, Hadley lowered his head and said, "I owe a gambling debt."

At this point, Mango knew that he was helpless, and she didn't want to hear anymore excuse from him. If a person were to be tainted by either drugs and gambling, his life would be over.

After she found out that she had been tricked by Hadley, she already figured out the subsequent chain of events.

"So you promised to go to A City with me, but you knocked me out and brought me to this villa just to get Boston to meet me here?"

"Yes! Unfortunately, Boston was not at home, and I couldn't get in touch with him. Nick then suggested that we let you go to A City. Perhaps we would achieve a different result." Nathaniel's gaze turned even colder after hearing this.

"What do you mean by that?"

In fact, Mango had already guessed what was going on. However, she did not dare to ask too much in front of Nathaniel. She was afraid that Nathaniel would kill Hadley.

However, Hadley didn't understand her hint and continued in a low voice, "Mr. Ye asked me to find some kind of experimental medicine and administer it to you so that you would have the strength to rush to A City. As long as you arrive in A City and was caught by Jigsaw Coon, then they would have the leverage to threaten Nathaniel to hand over the thing he asked for. Furthermore, Nathaniel did hand it over to save you, didn't he?"

"What is it?"

Mango was very surprised.

She looked at Nathaniel. How could he hand over such an important thing to those evil people for her?

"Nathan!"

"Don't listen to his nonsense."

Nathaniel comforted Mango for a moment and before he looked at Hadley coldly.

"Where did that medicine come from?"

"The doctor made it himself."

"Are you still refusing to tell the truth?"

Seeing his stubbornness, Thomas immediately stabbed him in the thigh.

"Ah!"

Hadley wailed mournfully and he broke out in a cold sweat instantly.

It was the first time that Mango had witnessed Nathaniel's merciless actions. He seemed to not care about a single thing, but the looming fury he had almost made people tremble with fear.

She had no doubt that Thomas did this under Nathaniel's instructions.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel did not seem to care for the pain that Hadley was suffering. Instead, he continued to peel the grapes for Mango as if no one else was present, and he did so very meticulously. After that, Thomas directly stepped the wound on Hadley's thigh.

"Ah!"

Then, Hadley screamed in pain, and he almost fainted. Next, Thomas said, "If you faint, I'll cut off your leg and feed it to the dogs."

"How dare you!"

Hadley was filled with rage, but Thomas brushed it off.

"What is it? Do you think you can defeat me?"

On the other hand, Hadley was obviously triggered by his words.

He clenched his teeth and said, "The medicine was given by Nick! Since he's your brother, it seems that you're venting your anger at me because you can't bear to hurt him. Nathaniel, you are a coward!" Hearing this, Nathaniel paused for a moment, while Mango was stunned.

"Nick gave you the medicine?"

She suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.

Did Nick actually hope for her death?

Why was that so?

There was no feud or hatred between them!

Besides, he had saved her before, hadn't he?

She couldn't figure out what was going on. However, Nathaniel seemed to know all about it.

"Where did Nick get this medicine?"

"I don't know."

Hadley was afraid that Thomas would torture him again, so he quickly added, "I really don't know. I only know that the medicine was sent from Santell Capital."

"It's Nanny Zhang."

Mango was once again taken aback.

"Nanny Zhang? Isn't she in prison?"

"As long as she is not sentenced to death, that d*mn witch will always have a way to hurt people."

Nathaniel felt absolutely exasperated at his own mother's actions.

Hearing this, Mango patted the back of his hand gently.

Then, Nathaniel put on a smile and said, "It's okay, I'm fine. I guess that only she is able to invent this medicine. That doctor is perfectly capable of treating illnesses, but coming up with this kind of medication? Never in a million years."

However, Mango was made aware of another problem,

Nick had been keeping in touch with Nanny Zhan all this time.

They were mother and son, so was Nick was helping her with something? Were they trying to destroy the Ye Family? Did the item Nathaniel gave Boston have anything to do with it?

A series of questions flashed across her mind.

Then, Nathaniel waved his hand and gestured for Thomas to take Hadley away.

"Nathaniel, you can't kill me! I'm one of Boston's men. You promised me that as long as I tell you the truth, you won't kill me! Ah!"

Mango frowned at the sound of his ear-piercing wailing.

"What are you going to do to him?"

"That's not for you to worry about. What do you think? Are you feeling better?"

Nathaniel looked at her with concern.

Mango nodded her head and said, "I'm fine. Is this the thing that you wanted to show me?"

"No, it's just a prelude. I will not let anyone go, especially those who had hurt you previously, including Hadley and the doctor. I'll avenge you no matter what."

Mango was slightly taken aback upon hearing his words.

"What will you do to them?"

"Are you trying to plead for mercy on behalf of them?"

"No!"

She wasn't Mother Teresa nor was she that generous. It was impossible for her to be kind to those who had schemed against her.

She just didn't want Nathaniel to go against the law.

As if Nathaniel had seen through Mango's thoughts, he smiled and said, "Sometimes, living can be even more terrifying than death. Don't worry, I am a law-abiding citizen, and I won't casually take a person's

life."

However, his words seemed forced.

Mango looked at him with suspicion.

Then, he said with a smile, "Well, let's get to the point. What do you think of this villa?"

Mango was startled by the sudden change of topic.

"What do you mean?"

"Just tell me what you think."

She looked around at the decor. It was very luxurious, but not so flamboyant. In general, it was quite good.

"It's not bad."

"What do you think if we give this villa as a wedding gift to Thomas and Rainie?"

Hearing this, she was surprised. Then, she suddenly asked excitedly, "Are you saying that Thomas and Rainie are getting married?"

"That's what Thomas said. Although he had made a lot of money working for me all these years, he has never bought a house."

Mango was stunned.

"Where does he live then?"

"The staff dormitories, can you believe it?"

"What?"

Mango had always thought that Thomas was rich, so how could he not have a house of his own? Who would have thought that he would actually live in the staff dormitories!

Then, Nathaniel whispered, "He has been an orphan since he was a child, so he values the definition of a home. He said he wouldn't buy a house before he got married. After he proposed to Rainie, he was also house-hunting at the same time, and he's already got the documents sorted."

Upon hearing this, she couldn't help but ask, "Then why are you still gifting him this villa? Isn't that a waste?"

"The villa was meant for Rainie. She is your best friend. Now that she's finally getting married, what are you going to give her? It is better for girls to have a house of their own, a place where they can go whenever they need a break. Rainie is also an orphan. Although you regard her as your biological sister, she might not turn to you when she is faced with trouble. That's why I plan to gift this house to her."

Mango was suddenly moved.

She never thought that Nathaniel would think so much on her behalf.

Rainie was a proud woman. Even if she was facing any problems, she would definitely not tell Mango. If that happened, where would an orphan like her go?

As expected, Nathaniel was really thoughtful.

However, was he the one who bought the house, or did he rob it from elsewhere?

"You've sorted the documents for the purchase of this villa, right?"

Nathaniel understood the meaning behind her doubts.

He stretched out his hand and poked her on the nose. Then, he smiled and said, "Who do you think your husband is? A bandit? I don't need to rob a house at all. This villa belongs to Boston, and I bought it from him All the procedures have been set up, and Rainie's name is written on the deed. Here!"

While speaking, Nathaniel took out the deed from under the tea table and handed it over to her.

Mango couldn't help but feel touched when she saw Rainie's name on top of it.

"Thank you. Nathan."

"Silly girl!"

He patted her head affectionately.

Just then, the sound of car engines and arguments suddenly echoed from outside.

Who was it?