The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 603

"What happened?"

Mango and Madam Ye ran up instantly. They were both stunned the the moment they opened the door.

Wisdom escaped from Nathaniel's embrace and bumped into the flower rack nearby. The flowers fell to the ground and shattered into pieces. Wisdom curled himself up in the corner and sat huddled as if he had lost his sense of security.

Mango's nose suddenly twitched.

"Wisdom."

Madam Ye's heart also broke when she saw this.

"Come on, Wisdom. Come to grandma. I love Wisdom the most."

However, Wisdom did not respond to anyone.

He sat there like a statue. He didn't cry nor laugh. He was so quiet that it made people's hearts ache.

Nathaniel went forward. He went straight to Wisdom and squatted down in front of him regardless of the broken glass from the flowerpots.

"I know that you're feeling terrible. Just cry if you feel sad. You're still a child. There's nothing you can't do. The floor is very cold. Can you get up please?"

Nathaniel's voice was very soft and gentle, but Wisdom acted as if he did not hear anything.

Mango couldn't hold it in any longer. She took a step forward and stood in front of Wisdom.

"Wisdom, mommy will take you back to rest, okay? The floor is really cold. Should I ask Zion to come back and accompany you?"

Madam Ye was stunned by Mango's words.

"That's right. Where's Zion? Where did he go?"

His subordinate said, "Zion has gone to A City. I haven't heard from him yet."

"What is it?"

Mango's heart was suddenly in a mess.

A City was in a mess, and Zion had not shown up. Did something happen to him?

"When did he leave? Get someone to find him!"

"Yes sir!"

After the subordinates left, Mango looked at Wisdom in front of her and she became uncomfortable again.

"Wisdom, come to mommy, okay?"

Nevertheless, Wisdom was very resistant.

He was murmuring something in a low voice while being apprehensive to everyone.

Mango could only hear him clearly when she went closer to him.

He said, "I want my own daddy!"

Mango's tears streamed down again.

Everyone could have thousands of reasons to do things, but it was simply something unforgivable if it hurt a young child.

Mango couldn't help but walk up to hug him as she sobbed, "I'm sorry, mommy didn't protect your daddy. It's my fault. Why don't you give me a chance to love you? You're a good boy, the best kid on earth. Let's go to sleep now, and mommy will take you out for some food and fun later, okay?"

"I want daddy."

Wisdom repeated this sentence over and over again.

Madam Ye's heart broke when she saw this.

"Wisdom, it's all my fault. I apologize to you, okay? Actually, he isn't your..."

"Mum, that's enough. You can go back and have a rest."

Nathaniel quickly interrupted Madam Ye's words.

Things had already happened, and the harm had been caused. Wouldn't it be another kind of hurt if Wisdom knew that person was not his daddy, but his father had already died five years ago? Madam Ye was stunned all of a sudden.

She realized that she must be going senile. Why didn't she think of this?

Five years ago, they thought that their plan was perfect, and it was only to attract Mateo. However, what did they get after they lured Mateo out?

His dead son wasn't going to resurrect, and Addison as well. Now, even her grandson had become like this. As for Mateo, they weren't sure if he was still alive. It was not worth it no matter how they looked at it How did she lose her rationality? Why did she have to be so persistent?

Madam Ye seemed to have suddenly aged by ten years.

She started to tremble and found out that the butler was no longer there when she wanted him to help her up.

She had lost her butler, and she also lost Nathaniel's love for her.

Madam Ye clutched her chest in discomfort and turned to leave. Her retreating figure looked so lonely that it made everyone feel uncomfortable.

Wisdom didn't react much to all of this. He seemed to have locked himself away, and he just kept silent and ignored everyone.

Mango's heart ached as she had no idea what to do. She looked at Nathaniel helplessly.

"What should we do?"

"Let him get some rest."

Nathaniel forcefully carried Wisdom.

Wisdom did not struggle this time and let Nathaniel carry him onto the bed instead. However, he quickly curled himself up into a ball and leaned against the edge of the bed, with his back facing everyone. The big bed made him look helpless and fragile.

Mango sat at the edge of the bed and said softly, "Wisdom, take a nap first. Tell me what you want to eat and I will prepare for you, okay? You love mommy's cooking, right?"

Wisdom didn't respond at all.

Nathaniel let out a light sigh and ordered someone to tidy up the room. He then looked at Mango and said, "Let him rest for a while. How is your arm? Do you want to ask Genevieve to come over and take a look?"

"No, I'm fine now."

Mango was still a little worried, but Wisdom looked as if he was asleep right now.

Mango felt that he was too quiet right now, especially after going through trauma like that. However, Wisdom refused to communicate with them now, so there was nothing that she could do. She could only hope that Wisdom would slowly get over the pain of losing her father.

Then, both of them closed the door gently.

Everyone in the Ye Family became somewhat depressed because of Wisdom.

"By the way, Yama Hades gave me an address and a phone number, saying that this person is a very good hypnotist. She asked you to see him, and maybe he can help to remove the hypnosis on you." Mango quickly took out the note.

Nathaniel frowned and said, "Let's wait first and see how Wisdom is doing. Besides, we haven't heard from Zion yet. How long has he been gone?" When his subordinate heard Nathaniel's question, he quickly said, "He's left for some time now. He went by helicopter."

"He should have arrived a long time ago. Why hasn't there been any news? Send someone to check out where Zion's route had leaded to."

"Yes sir!"

Mango thought for a moment and said in a low voice, "Wisdom likes Rita the most. Should we bring her back? Perhaps she will be able to help him out." "Well, too many things have happened these days. Our house doesn't seem like home anymore. Our family must stay together forever from now on, no matter what happens. Wisdom will be our child from today onwards, okay?"

Nathaniel gazed at Mango with suppressed pain in his gaze.

There wasn't a person in the world who felt worst.

He had just gotten to know that Nick was fake and his biological brother had died five years ago. He hadn't had the chance to react and now Wisdom was seemingly depressed. Wisdom was a child that Nathaniel had doted on for four years, and he treated him as his own son. Nathaniel's chest felt terrible pain looking at him now.

"Well, he has always been our child. I will love and care for him even more in the future."

Mango felt a lump in her throat.

"Thank you, Mango, thank you."

Nathaniel hugged Mango tightly and said in a low voice, "Lend me your arms just for a while."

He was so fragile now, which made her feel so sad.

Mango hugged him tightly and said softly, "It will pass. Everything will be okay. I will not forgive Mateo for the mistakes he did."

"Neither will I, but now is not the time to look into him. I feel like I'm about to explode. I want to kill, scream, and vent, but I can't. I am the leader of the Ye family, and I am Wisdom's father. I have to hold on. But my love, I am afraid that I can't keep going any longer."

Nathaniel had never said such things to Mango before. He was extremely fragile and displayed his weaknesses in front of her. Mango felt extremely uncomfortable with this.

"It doesn't matter. You still have me. I will help you get through it, and I will help you support the Ye Family. From now on, no matter what happens, I will never stand behind you and wait for you to protect me. Nathan, I want to care for you instead."

Nathaniel held Mango tightly. A stream of warm liquid dripped onto Mango's shoulder, and it was scorching.

He was crying!

Mango rarely saw Nathaniel cry. Mango didn't know if it was because of the news of Nick's death or Wisdom's sorrow. She only knew that Nathaniel was in his most vulnerable state right now, and it touched her heart greatly.

About five minutes later, Nathaniel's mood had stabilized.

He let go of Mango and said with some embarrassment, "Am I lame?"

"No, you finally seem human now, and you're not so high and mighty anymore. Thanks for unveiling your weakness in front of me. Nathan, if we work together, everything will be fine."

"That's right!"

Nathaniel grabbed Mango's hand, placed it on his lips, and said, "Please take care of my family. There are still many things outside waiting for me. I still don't know what kind of action they will take since I gave them the blueprint and authorization contract. This is something big and I can't ignore it. However, Wisdom and Zion and the others..."

"Don't worry. I'm here. I'll take good care of them."

Mango's words put Nathaniel at ease.

"And Mom..."

Nathaniel still looked at Madam Ye's room. There was a trace of sadness in his eyes and he said in a low voice, "Although I am very angry at her, she's still old. I know that I can't erase the damage she had caused to you. Although she did it to help avenge Nick, she had put your life at risk. It's her fault no matter what. You can do whatever you want to her as long as you feel better."

Mango paused for a moment.

To be honest, she still couldn't get over what Madam Ye and Addison did even though it was understandable.

Madam Ye, who had treated her so well in the past, actually risked her life in the end. This made Mango feel a little disappointed.

She really wanted to treat Madam Ye as her own mother, but she wasn't sure if she could get over the hurt Madam Ye had caused her.

"Aren't you afraid that I will do something bad to her? What if you get scolded for being an unfilial son?"

Nathaniel shook his head and said, "Don't worry about me. I can't heal your trauma, nor can I force my mother into treating you well. I can only say that you have suffered when you married into our family." Mango felt a lump form in her throat.

She had gone through too much just for the sake of loving and marrying Nathaniel. She felt heartache now when Nathaniel mentioned that she had suffered.

She buried herself into Nathaniel's arms and said in a low voice, "I'm satisfied with what you said."

"Silly!"

Nathaniel touched her hair and comforted her.

Just then, news of Zion arrived.