The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 618

Mango's hand immediately held onto the car door tightly.

"What should I do?"

Should I just meet him like this?

Mango was so nervous that she felt as though her heart was caught in her throat.

At the moment, she was hesitant as to whether she should greet Nathaniel or not.

At the same time, Desmond took out a pass and handed it to Nathaniel.

"Mr. Ye, I believe we have met before. You should know who I am. I think there is no need to stop Mr. Jose Fang's car, right? Do you think that he would collaborate with Jigsaw's men?" Nathaniel glanced briefly at the pass in Desmond's hand and asked, "Who's in the car?"

"Ms. Fang and Dr. Bettany Zhang. Ms. Fang is in poor health. We heard about Dr. Zhang's excellent medical skills and came to seek help. However, Miss Fang's illness is slightly complicated, and it has been difficult to treat. We can only ask Dr. Zhang to return with us to treat Ms. Fang."

Desmond's words made Nathaniel frown slightly.

"Roll down the window and let me have a look. I hope you can cooperate. Since you're under Jose, you know why I'm doing this. I don't have to say anything more, right?"

Desmond paused for a moment.

Right at this moment, Bettany rolled down the window. Mango turned her head quickly, causing the burn marks on her back to be exposed clearly.

Nathaniel took a glance and nodded slightly as he saw that it was indeed Bettany. Then, he spotted Mango by the side, which made his heart tremble slightly.

Mango had mentioned before that she and Marissa looked very alike. Seeing her side profile now, they looked exactly the same.

However, Mango was at home, so it was impossible for her to be here, Nathaniel thought. Besides, his men had not reported anything worrisome about Mango to him. Therefore, he merely took a glance before handing back the pass to Desmond and said, "It's best if you don't appear here anymore over the next few days. There will be yet another military operation in two days, so please try to avoid this area." "We appreciate the reminder, Mr. Ye."

After that, Desmond wound up the window and the car drove off quickly.

Mango finally let go of the breath she was holding after the car had left. Wisdom had also crawled out from under his seat.

However, Mango quickly leaned against the window and looked at Nathaniel, who was getting increasingly further away. She felt as if someone had hollowed out a piece of her heart.

He was so near, yet so far away from her.

From now on, it would be impossible for them to meet again, right?

Mango's gaze was practically glued onto Nathaniel.

He was still that handsome, calm, capable, and not to mention charming. However, from now on, all this was just a memory.

She wouldn't even have the chance to talk to him anymore.

Mango's eyes welled with tears, but she had been holding it in aggressively.

She could no longer cry, not anymore.

There was no use in crying, as it would only make her seem weak to others.

After Mango's car had left, Nathaniel felt a sudden emptiness in his heart, as if he had just lost something important.

He covered his chest as there was a sudden stab of pain.

What was going on?

Was it because he had seen Ms. Fang who looked very much like Mango?

He had to admit that Marissa and Mango looked very alike. They were practically the same person!

He would have to find out more about the connection between Abyss and Marissa later. Why did he have to make Mango look like Marissa?

However, Nathaniel's chest continued to ache as he was about to leave.

"Mr. Ye, are you alright?"

His men couldn't help but ask as they saw Nathaniel like this.

Nathaniel shook his head lightly and said, 'T m fine."

He turned around and stared at Desmond's car as it drove away. Suddenly, he wanted to see Mango very badly, as he missed her very much. "How much longer will it take until there is news?"

"It should take a couple of hours."

"A few hours?"

Nathaniel murmured.

In a few hours, he would be able to turn on his phone and contact Mango. Everything would finally be over in a few hours.

The people who harboured bad intentions towards the Ye Family would be identified, and the debt Mateo owed to the Ye Family would also be settled. Everything would come to an end.

As he thought about this, Nathaniel's lips couldn't help but curl up slightly.

If he could endure another couple of hours, he would finally be able to see Mango again.

By then, he would take her and the children out to have fun and he would keep his promise this time, no matter what happened.

Nathaniel's smile widened as he thought about this.

"Check it out as soon as possible."

"Yes, sir!"

It was then that Nathaniel and Mango were separated.

As the news was delivered that evening, Nathaniel was stunned.

It turned out that the people who were against the Ye family were from a criminal organization overseas. They wanted to use Nathaniel's designs to commit crimes, but the military managed to stop them. To fulfil this, the Ye Family played an important

role.

Nathaniel had decided not to attend the celebration party as he wanted to return to Ocean City as soon as possible and see Mango. He couldn't wait to tell her the good news.

Mateo wasn't a traitor nor a b*stard. He was an undercover spy.

It turned out, Nick had been shot and he knew he couldn't survive. In order for the enemy to trust Mateo, it was Nick who had guided Mateo's hand and stabbed himself, sacrificing himself to grant Mateo the opportunity.

Moreover, their conversation had been recorded on Nick's phone, and it was handed over to Mateo before he died. Then, Mateo handed it over to the higher authorities.

Now, after five years, the case was finally solved, and the recording was also brought to light.

Everything was part of Mateo and Nathaniel's topsecret military operation.

Right now, Nathaniel was more than happy to hear all this.

He knew that Mango was particularly upset of this matter. Now that everything was fine, there were no longer obstacles between them. He was finally able to make Mango happy.

After Nathaniel got back his phone, he couldn't wait any longer to return home.

He turned it on, and as he expected, there were many missed calls. However, there was no sign of Mango contacting him after going through his call logs for some time.

Seeing this, Nathaniel was a little disappointed.

Come on, wasn't she the tiniest bit worried?

After clearing his call logs, he saw that there were two text messages.

Before opening them, Nathaniel had figured that they might be scam messages and didn't plan to open them. However, after thinking about it, what if Mango missed him and was too shy to say it in person, so she sent texts instead of calling?

Nathaniel smirked slightly as he opened the message.

The first message was from Merle.

Nathaniel's smile hardened as he read the words.

Did something happen to Mango?

Why didn't Mango call him?

On the contrary, it was Merle who called?

The next message was from a stranger, and it was from Lucy.

As Nathaniel read its contents, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

This was impossible!

He quickly called The Ye's Mansion, and the person who answered was Madam Ye.

"Nathan, what's going on? Are you coming home?"

As Nathaniel heard Madam Ye's voice, he hurriedly asked, "Mom, where's Mango? Please pass her the phone."

Madam Ye hesitated for a moment and said, "She isn't able to come to the phone at the moment. If you have anything to say to her, you can tell me."

"Why isn't she able to do so? She is my wife. Is it that inconvenient to answer a phone call? Where is she?"

Nathaniel pressed.

However, Madam Ye had already thought of an explanation. She paused briefly and said, "Nathan, let me tell you something, but please, you have to stay calm."

"Go on."

"Mango left with a man and took Wisdom and Rita with her. It was already too late when I found out. She had also left behind divorce papers with her signature on them. That woman didn't love you from the beginning, and you were fooled. Nevertheless, it must've been hard for her to pretend to be weak in front of you all these years. I'm telling you, she almost broke my back. There was a reason she came back five years later, and she also left with several contracts of the HY Group."

However, Nathaniel hadn't listened to a single word of Madam Ye's. All he could hear was that Mango left and had left behind divorce papers.

Had she run away?

Was it true?

Then why would a strange number text him that something had happened to Mango?

Nathaniel was silent for several moments.

On the other end, Madam Ye spoke to herself for quite some time. After a while, she noticed that there was no response from Nathaniel, and she stopped speaking.

"Nathan, are you listening? I know that you might not be able to accept this now, but it is the truth. Mango's heart was never yours from the start. It's a shame that you loved her so much. Listen to me, a man should be able to let go of the past. Let me introduce you to other women, and I guarantee they will be so much better than her. Don't be sad, dear. You still have me, right?"

"What about Merle?"

As Nathaniel suddenly spoke, Madam Ye was startled.

Her brows furrowed slightly as she said, "Merle took Mango away with him and everyone saw them. He is the man Mango left with."

Then, Nathaniel hung up abruptly.

Merle and Mango?

How was that possible?

If the text messages from the strange number were true, then what state was Mango in now?

Was she covered in wounds and mute as well?

At the thought of this, Nathaniel's chest tightened.

He suddenly remembered the car that Desmond had driven over that noon.

The person inside looked very much like Mango.

No!

Mango was the person inside the car!

So, it was really Mango?

Was he that blind to let his wife leave him like that?

But why didn't Mango tell him? Why did she pretend to not know him?

Was it because he was not by her side when she needed him the most?

Nathaniel's heart suddenly started to ache again.

"Someone, call Jose and tell him that I want to know about Ms. Fang's condition."

"Yes sir!"

Soon, there was news that Marissa was terribly ill, and she has been in bed for some time.

Since she couldn't get up, she wouldn't be able to come to A City to seek treatment from Bettany. So, the person in the car today was indeed Mango!

After confirming this fact, Nathaniel told his men, "Find Desmond Blu at all costs!"

"Yes sir!"

As everyone was trying hard to locate Desmond, Nathaniel called Merle quickly. Unfortunately, Merle's phone was turned off.

That made sense, because if Merle had been wrongly accused, then his phone would remain off. If any messages or calls went through, the Ye Family could use those to track Merle.

It seemed that something was really wrong.

Nathaniel thought of how Mango was still smiling and talking to him before he left. They had been so happy, so how did everything change in just less than two days?

No!

Impossible!

All of this wasn't true!

Mango was still waiting at home for him to return, right?

Nathaniel kept telling this to himself as he hurried back to Ocean City.