The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 629

"Mr. Song, what if the applicant refuses?"

His staff's question made Thomas's heart skip a beat.

That was right, if Mango really wanted to hide from them, she wouldn't agree easily.

"Then track their IP address."

This was the best idea Thomas could come up with. He really couldn't bear to see Nathaniel abusing himself anymore.

His staff went to perform the task immediately.

Then, Thomas quickly packed up and drove to The Ye's Mansion.

Ever since the passing of Madam Ye and Mango and her two sons were sent away, The Ye's Mansion had become like a ghost town. If it weren't for Rita still being around, there wouldn't be a single trace of life left in this place.

Soon after Thomas had reached the mansion, he wasn't in the mood to answer the bodyguards that greeted him and went straight to Nathaniel's room.

The room was filled with the smell of nicotine.

Nathaniel slouched on the floor and smoked without bothering to open any of the windows. Cigarette butts had already piled up several ashtrays beside him. The heavy smell of cigarettes had seeped into every corner of the room, and the smoke buried Nathaniel entirely, making it difficult to see his face.

Nathaniel had been like this since the day Mango left him.

"Mr. Ye."

Thomas called out to Nathaniel but he didn't respond.

Then, he took a step forward, took away the cigarette from Nathaniel's hand, and put it out.

"Mr. Ye, you have to stop. Your body won't be able to take it."

"Does anyone still care? Will she care?"

Nathaniel's voice was hoarse and rough, as if it weren't his voice anymore.

Thomas felt sad at the sight of him like this. He whispered, "There was an application that came in today. The details looked very much like Mrs. Ye. I have already asked someone to go check it out. If there is any news, I will let you know immediately. Mr. Ye, I believe she will come back."

However, Nathaniel didn't have much of a reaction.

He stared at the pillow and sheets blankly, not saying a word.

Thomas looked at them and said with a sigh, "Mr. Ye, you haven't slept in the bed for days. You are always sleeping on the floor, and your body can't stand it anymore."

As he said that, he intended to tidy up the bed, but he was stopped by Nathaniel.

"Don't touch that. That's Mango's bed. She likes to sleep a lot. There's still her scent left on it, and that's all she left for me."

Nathaniel's sad tone made Thomas feel like crying.

"Mr. Ye, I'm serious. The applicant's name is Katherine, and she's lived in the U.S. for five years and has a band eight in English. All her details are similar to your wife." Nathaniel's entire body went rigid.

"What?"

"I've already asked someone to investigate. There will be news soon."

"I'll just do it myself. Give me that person's IP address."

As he said that, Nathaniel stood up abruptly and rushed into the study in a flurry.

Thomas saw him running barefoot outside and thought of reminding him about it.

"Come on, give me the IP address!"

Nathaniel was so anxious that his face flushed.

At this, Thomas immediately called his staff and asked for Mango's IP address.

When the IP address was sent, Nathaniel felt every hair on his body stand on end.

It had to be Mango, right?

It must be.

God wouldn't be so cruel to him, right?

He quickly searched Mango's IP address, and found that it was in Estania.

"Estania? Quick, check which district it's in and which area it belongs to."

Nathaniel couldn't hold in his excitement.

Thomas didn't waste another second and began to investigate quickly, but when he saw the results, he was perplexed.

"Mr. Ye, it's the Blu family."

"Where?" Nathaniel asked.

"The Blu family of Estania. This IP address is theirs."

Just then, one of his staff called.

"Mr. Song, the applicant provided a bank account.

I checked it out, and it belongs to a man called Denver Blu."

Thomas had answered the call in speaker mode, so Nathaniel heard it loud and clear.

"Denver Blu, the son of the Blu family. He studied in the United States for five years, and his English band level is eight.

Nathaniel remembered Denver. After all, he still needed to know a little on the children of those wealthy families. And Denver Blu of the Blu family in Estania was a talented one too.

Upon hearing this, Thomas was a little disappointed, but he knew that Nathaniel was even more disappointed than he was.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Ye. I thought it was Mrs. Ye. After all, her name is Katherine too."

"Many people are named Katherine in the U.S.

Nathaniel felt as if all his strength had been drained away.

Just now, he really thought that he had found Mango.

Thomas asked in confusion, "But why did the son of the Blu family pretend to be a woman and pick up a translator job online? It makes no sense." "Mango doesn't have any means or reasons to know Denver Blu. Besides, I heard that he likes to go anonymous now and then. Perhaps it is a habit of his."

Then, Nathaniel pushed the computer aside and got up to go back into the bedroom.

On his way there, Nathaniel bumped into Rita in the corridor.

Rita held the doll in her arms tightly as she stood in the middle of the corridor. She looked at Nathaniel quietly. On the other hand, he dared not look at her big doe eyes.

"Rita, why are you here? Why aren't you in kindergarten?"

Nathaniel wanted to smile at Rita, but his lips seemed to be stiff and they were unable to curve upwards.

Rita looked at him and asked, "Where's Mommy? Where is she?"

In that moment, Nathaniel's heart started to ache terribly.

"Mommy is..."

"Has mommy been zapped away by the old witch?"

Nathaniel was confused by Rita's sudden question.

Hearing this, Thomas quickly explained, "The old witch refers to Madam Ye. Miss Rita thinks that

Madam Ye had transformed into a witch."

The bitterness in Nathaniel's heart intensified.

"Yes, mommy has been zapped away by the witch."

"Then are you going to bring Mommy back? Just like how the princes rescue the princesses on TV. Will you bring her home?"

Nathaniel's heart skipped a beat.

He really wanted to bring Mango home, but right now, it was she who didn't want to return. She must not be willing to forgive him or the Ye Family.

Looking at his daughter's hopeful eyes, Nathaniel couldn't bring himself to say anything.

He stepped forward and picked up Rita, but he heard her whine in disgust while covering her nose. "Daddy, you stink!"

Nathaniel remembered that he had not taken a bath for several days, and he had smoked every day in that room of his. The smell on his body had to be really disgusting.

He put down Rita gently, patted her head, and said, "Sorry, love. Daddy will go freshen up. Don't worry, I will definitely bring mommy back. As for you, I will send you to kindergarten later. When mommy comes home, she'll definitely be very happy when she sees what a good girl our little baby is."

"Really?"

Rita's eyes sparkled with hope and doubt at the same time.

"Of course! When have I ever lied to you?"

Hearing Nathaniel's words, Rita tilted her head and thought for a moment before saying, "No, daddy has never lied to me."

"That's right. Hurry and go get ready. Daddy will freshen up as well and send you to kindergarten later."

"Okay."

Then, Rita went back to her room obediently.

Thomas was really glad that Nathaniel still had Rita by his side. Otherwise, he was sure that Nathaniel would turn into that shell of a man he witnessed five years ago.

Nathaniel returned to his room to tidy himself up before he opened the windows.

He couldn't help but let out a sigh when he saw that the sheets on the bed. It was exactly how Mango had left them on the day she left.

No matter where Mango was hiding or what she thought, he would find her and bring her home.

Soon, Nathaniel took Rita to kindergarten and then went straight to the office.

Thomas couldn't help but feel relieved when he

saw Nathaniel back at work.

It was a relief that Nathaniel came back, otherwise, he would be exhausted to death.

Thomas transferred some of his work to Nathaniel, but Nathaniel said coldly, "From today onwards, you are the vice president of the HY Group. Every decision is up to you."

"What? What do you mean, Mr. Ye?"

Thomas had never expected this.

Nathaniel said softly, "I'm going to look for Mango."

"Are you going by yourself?"

"Yes! I'm doing it myself. From now on, you and Lucy will be in charge of Rita. Call me whenever you need anything."

After that, Nathaniel turned and left.

Right now, Thomas felt as if he was going crazy.

He hadn't seen Rainie for more than a week and he hadn't had the time to call her. There were a ton of things waiting for him to deal with. He was really afraid that after he had settled everything, Rainie would've already become someone else's girlfriend.

He helplessly texted Rainie, telling her that he would be very busy recently. Furthermore, he told her that he wouldn't have time to accompany her and that he was sorry.

Thomas didn't dare tell Rainie the news of Mango's disappearance, much less all the pain that Mango had gone through.

He was afraid that Rainie would be unable to stay put and come here looking to slit Nathaniel's throat. Furthermore, he didn't want her to worry. After all, he was well aware of her and Mango's relationship. What he didn't know was that Rainie had known about this all along, and she hated Thomas for it.

Thomas knew, but he hadn't bother to tell her anything. He knew that she and Mango were best friends, yet he didn't tell her about this. He'd even let Mango suffer this much.

Seeing Thomas's text, Rainie directly pulled out the sim card and replaced it with a new one.

Thomas waited for a long time but he didn't receive Rainie's reply. He was a little worried and proceeded to phone her, but he was greeted with a robotic voice that said her phone had been turned off. Turned off in the middle of the day?

Thomas thought that Rainie was angry with him.

He called Rainie's landlord and received news that Rainie had already left the house a few days ago.

At this, Thomas's heart sank suddenly.

"Madam Zhang, do you know where has she moved to?"

The landlord, Madam Zhang shook her head and said, "I'm not sure. She left in a taxi and didn't say anything."

Hearing this, Thomas became anxious at once.

He couldn't wait to go look for Rainie now, but unfortunately, Nathaniel had handed the entire HY Group to him. Hence, he couldn't leave.

What should he do now?

Thomas called all the places that Rainie frequented, but no one had seen her.

Now that Mango and Rainie were both gone, what was he supposed to do?

After that, Thomas told Nathaniel about this, then, Nathaniel allowed him to put the company on hold in order to search for Rainie.

The two men seemed as if they had gone mad as they searched high and low for Rainie and Mango. Mango, on the other hand, was staying at the Blu family's house. During the day, she attended to Wisdom,

and at night, she translated documents. The days went by comfortably in a flash.

A month passed in the blink of an eye. Just as Mango was waiting for her salary to be paid, something happened at the company she was working for.