The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 623

"Sh*t!"

Mateo and Terrance's faces instantly darkened.

Terrance couldn't rush over immediately. By the time Mateo reached the scene, the car that was carrying Madam Ye had already exploded, and the bodyguards were scattered around the car with injuries. "Where's Madam Ye?"

When there was no sight of Madam Ye, Mateo's face was grave.

The bodyguard tried to answer between gasping breaths, "Madam Ye was in the car and she couldn't escape in time."

Did that mean Madam Ye was dead?

Mateo couldn't believe what was happening.

Who was it that wanted Madam Ye dead?

He hadn't intended to take the life of Madam Ye, and Nathaniel would probably not be that coldblooded to kill her either. Then, who exactly sabotaged the Ye Family's car?

No matter what the answer was, Madam Ye was dead, and Mateo felt that he wouldn't be able to steer clear from being a suspect.

Nevertheless, he sighed and proceeded to tell Nathaniel the news.

Upon hearing from Mateo, Nathaniel frowned.

"What caused the explosion?"

Tm not sure, but I can smell the gunpowder. Someone must have put it in the car and caused it to blow up. Nathaniel, trust me, I never wanted her to die. I was just...'

"I understand. This matter ends here."

Nathaniel's words stunned Mateo.

He added, "Aren't you going to look into it?"

"No, there's no need. She's already dead anyway. No matter who it was that wanted her dead, she brought this onto herself. Now that her fate is sealed, let's not waste any more time. Instead of investigating this, why not put our energy into searching for Mango? After all, she's what's important right now."

Hearing Nathaniel's words, Mateo sensed the coldness in Nathaniel's tone and wondered if it was really him.

However, he did not mention his suspicions.

After both of them hung up, Mateo and Terrance quickly returned to the Hans Mansion.

After Madam Ye's death, they no longer held any grudges. Hence, they did everything they could in search of Mango.

Just as everyone was searching for Mango, she and Wisdom chose to stop at a small town.

Bettany was a little worried, but Mango was determined to leave.

Nathaniel had already looked into Desmond's car. Once he returned to the Ye's Mansion, he would have all the information needed to track her down through Desmond.

She didn't want to see Nathaniel at all, so in order to prevent him from finding her, she got off the car in a small and unknown town.

Desmond was worried and said, "How about I'll ask the driver to send Dr. Zhang back. I'll accompany you wherever you want to go, and at least I can be there to take care of you. I'm really worried about you, especially the state you're in now."

Hearing this, Mango shook her head.

Although she couldn't speak and had lost an arm, she still had the ability to live.

She looked at Wisdom and smiled.

Because of her smile, Wisdom stood beside her obediently as if he would never leave her side no matter what Mango wanted to do.

Seeing that she was so stubborn, Desmond couldn't help but add, "Even if you don't care about yourself, you should think about Wisdom. You can't survive like this. Besides, you're unfamiliar with this place. How can I not be worried? I brought you here. If something happens to both of you, how can I forgive myself? No, you have to go back with me."

Mango found a paper and pen and wrote crookedly with her left hand. "I can't go back with you as it will bring trouble to you and the Fang family. I know what Nathaniel is like, and he will look for me desperately. I really don't want to see him right now. If he finds you, just say that you've dropped us off here, and say that you have no clue where we went. If it's no trouble, please lend us some money. I'll definitely give it back to you later."

"No, you don't have to give it back. If it weren't for you, I would still be in the Underground City being auctioned off. Here are three thousand dollars in cash. I will transfer you another twenty thousand dollars for emergencies."

Then, Desmond proceeded to transfer the money to Mango. Due to account limitations, he couldn't transfer that much. He said apologetically, "I'll transfer the rest to you tomorrow."

"There's no need, I'll change my phone number and bank account tomorrow. Desmond, thank you.

I will contact you later and pay you back."

Mango wrote.

Desmond shook his head and said, "You don't have to pay me back, really. Remember to contact me once you've settled down."

"It's better if you don't know where I am."

Mango put away her pen and paper, nodded at Bettany, and prepared to leave.

On the other hand, Bettany hadn't expected Mango to make such a decision.

She had thought that Mango was weak and easily bullied. Furthermore, Bettany thought that Mango wasn't capable of anything and that she was a woman that had to keep relying on others. However, she had never imagined that Mango would actually be so assertive.

"Mango, are you sure you want to bring Wisdom along? You should know that he would be in good hands if you let him come with us. You could also lessen the burden."

With that, Mango looked at Wisdom.

He was once a happy and carefree child, but now he had turned out like this. To tell the truth, her heart ached for him more than anyone else. But the thought of Wisdom not being by her side made her and Wisdom uneasy. Then, she smiled and shook her head before reaching out to

Wisdom.

Just as Mango extended her hand, Wisdom didn't hesitate in the slightest as he placed his hand on Mango's palm.

The two of them started forward hand in hand with a heavy burden on their shoulders.

Watching them leave, Bettany sighed and said, "Maybe everyone has their path to take, and we aren't destined to walk with them."

"But I'm still worried. With the state that she's in, it would be already be a challenge to survive, let alone with Wisdom."

Desmond's words made Bettany pause for a moment. She said, "It might not necessarily be good for them to go back with you. As you said, Mango and Marissa look very similar. No one knows what would happen if she went back to the Fang family with you. Are you sure you could protect her? If you care about her too much, what would Marissa think? Will it affect your relationship with her? So, it really isn't suitable for them to go back to the Fang household. After all, you're not the head of the Fang family yet."

Hearing this, Desmond suddenly fell silent.

"I know, but do we just leave them like this?"

"Didn't she say that she would contact us when the time came? Let's just wait and see. We have people we care about, and we can't afford to provoke Nathaniel, so let's just let it be."

Desmond couldn't help but feel a bit selfish after hearing Bettany's words. He wanted to say something but was interrupted by Bettany.

"Take care of yourself first. Don't you know where you stand in the Fang family? Apart from Marissa, who else in the family treats you well? You can't even take care of yourself. How are you going to protect Mango? You have to know your limits."

Desmond was embarrassed by Bettany's words, but he didn't say anything as that was the truth.

If it weren't for Marissa, he would just be some experiment in the Fang family's laboratory. If it wasn't for her sake, he wouldn't have had the chance to leave the Fang household to seek help from Bettany. So, what did he have to protect Mango?

Was he going to force Mango to live in such squalid conditions?

No!

Mango valued her dignity very much. She definitely would't allow Wisdom to live in such an environment.

Desmond stared as the two of them were getting further away. Although he was still worried, he had to admit that he didn't have the ability to take care of Mango.

Soon, he drove away in dismay.

After they left, Mango stopped abruptly.

Wisdom looked at her questioningly. Although he didn't say anything, the uncertainty in his eyes was obvious.

Mango tried to use hand gestures to communicate with Wisdom, but she soon realized that she couldn't. She couldn't help but feel a little down.

Was she unable to do even this simple thing?

A flicker of sadness flashed across her expression, but she still mustered a smile when she faced Wisdom.

She wanted him to know that no matter what kind of difficulties they may face, they would survive.

When Wisdom saw Mango's smile, his nervousness eased up a little.

Leaning against Mango, he stretched out and gently patted the back of Mango's hand, as if he was comforting her.

Neither of them made a sound, but their hearts were warm.

Mango looked at the sun hanging from above, and it was almost noon.

She and Wisdom were easily identified, even more so now in this digital era. As long as Nathaniel gave generous rewards, it would not take long for them to be found and sent to Nathaniel. Mango couldn't face him, and she didn't want to go back to the Ye Family. Hence, she took Wisdom to a small restaurant to have lunch.

Wisdom ate eagerly, but Mango had no appetite.

Her throat was still burning with pain, and any food she ate seemed to taste the same.

As Wisdom saw that she didn't touch any of her food, he took a chicken wing from his plate and gave it to Mango. The worried look in his eyes willed Mango to eat it, but it did not go down smoothly.

After the two of them finished their meal, Mango decided to find a place to stay. Although Nathaniel might be able to find them very quickly, they still needed to rest and catch their breaths before deciding their next move.

She felt that Nathaniel would not be able to rush over immediately. Even if he had news about them, he still needed time to get here, right?

Mango took Wisdom and settled down at a small inn.

The inn wasn't very hygienic, but there weren't many people here. The landlady didn't care much, and she didn't even ask for an identity card for registration. This saved Mango a lot of trouble.

Soon, she brought Wisdom to their room and let him take a hot shower before the both of them finally had some rest.

The unexpected events and blows that came at her over the past few days caused Mango to feel completely exhausted.

As she lay down on the bed, she fell asleep not long after.

Meanwhile, Wisdom lay in her arms, which put her at ease.

After a good sleep, Mango immediately checked on Wisdom. She was relieved as she saw that he was still sleeping in her arms

She pulled out her arm carefully as she wanted to get Wisdom something to eat. She also decided to buy some necessities but suddenly felt that there seemed to be something wrong with this room.

What was amiss?

Mango looked around carefully and finally found the problem.