The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 660

When Mango opened the door to the room, Nathaniel was standing outside.

"Is she getting better?"

Nathaniel asked.

Mango nodded and brought him in.

Anaya had already packed up her things. When she saw Nathaniel come in, she smiled slightly.

She was only a year or two older than Gissel, but Anaya couldn't be compared with her.

Thinking of Gissel's current life in the Soo household, Nathaniel was speechless for a while.

He took out his mobile phone and handed it to Anaya, whispering, "There are some of Gissel's daily vlogs on it. You can have a look."

Hearing this, Anaya's eyes turned teary.

She didn't refuse. She took the phone and went inside the room, leaving Nathaniel and Mango alone.

Mango's gaze followed Anaya until she closed the door. Only then did Mango look away.

Nathaniel poured her a glass of hot water and said, "How are you going to deal with Edolie?" Mango was stunned for a moment. Then, she recalled that she had been together with Nathaniel for so many years, so he naturally knew what she was thinking.

She nodded and gestured, "I will drive her out of here. I will make her return all the money you gave her. This woman is not worth your sympathy. I saved her from those people but she wasn't grateful, and now she even wants to hook up with you. In order to get you, she didn't hesitate to turn against me. She even took the money you gave her to do evil things and hurt the innocent. After knowing that we arrived here she still wanted to attack us. This woman is simply a troublemaker. Instead of keeping her alive to harm us in the future, I would rather kill her now."

A hint of coldness flashed across Mango's eyes.

She used to be very kind, but it didn't bring her any good. Therefore, she would fight fire with fire.

Nathaniel didn't know whether to be happy or sad when he saw Mango like this.

"Do you need my help?"

Nathaniel's words made Mango pause for a moment.

She needed Nathaniel's help because she was unable to speak at the moment.

Thinking of Mango's problem, Nathaniel said in a low voice, "The deal is off. As long as you're willing, I'll arrange for someone to operate on you immediately." Mango's eyes lit up in an instant.

"Don't be too happy as I haven't finished speaking yet. Mango, do you know why I don't want to operate on you? It's not because I want to force you to spend seven days with me. It's just that it's not very optimistic for you to carry out this operation with your current condition."

Nathaniel looked at Mango and decided to listen to her opinion.

"Bettany said that she has a good chance of curing your throat, but there's also a big risk. Because of the previous infusion of Desmond's blood and some rare medicines, there is a high chance of drug rejection during the operation. Once the drugs are rejected by your body, there will be serious consequences. At that time, not only will your throat not heal, your life will be in danger as well. Do you understand? I mean to find better treatment, but I will still listen to you. If you want to have surgery, I won't oppose it. But remember, if anything happens to you, I will definitely die along with you." Nathaniel's gaze was fixed on Mango.

Mango suddenly felt a burst of pain in her chest.

She knew that Nathaniel would absolutely do what he had just said.

Just as she was about to make a gesture, Nathaniel held her hand.

"Don't tell me that we still have children or something. Without us, they will still grow up. They will just live a little harder than they do now, but everyone has their own lives. If something really happens to you, I can't take care of them for the rest of their lives. I believe that the money I left will be enough for Thomas and Rainie to raise them. So, think about it carefully."

Nathaniel said in a serious matter, but it made Mango a little sad.

"You're forcing me."

"No, I have said that I will respect any choice you make. Before that, I was not around while you suffered a lot, which is something I regret and it will haunt me for the rest of my life. In the coming years, I won't allow you to suffer anymore."

Nathaniel gripped Mango's hand tightly as if he wanted to touch her heart.

She was moved and embarrassed. Mango was caught between a rock and a hard place, she did not know what to do for a moment.

"I need to think about it." "Alright. Give me your answer when you're ready.

I'll be waiting for you."

After Nathaniel finished speaking, he planted a kiss on Mango's forehead. Then, he stood up and walked out of the room.

In the past few days, they rarely spent time alone in the same room.

Nathaniel respected her very much. Except for the last time when he kissed her forcefully in the parking lot, he seemed to be very reserved here.

Seeing Mango's sad expression, Nathaniel suddenly turned around and said with a smile, "Why don't I stay here tonight?"

"Get lost!"

Mango cursed at him directly and Nathaniel was so amused that he laughed out loud. Then, he left happily.

Mango was puzzled. Right now, she didn't really understand Nathaniel. No matter what she said, he was still so happy.

This feeling made Mango feel that Nathaniel was trying to get on her good side.

She had never thought that he would try to please her one day, and she had mixed feelings about it.

After Nathaniel left, Mango was unable to fall asleep.

She urgently needed to regain her voice because she couldn't do a lot of things without it. Only when she personally experienced it did she realize how difficult and humiliating it was. However, Nathaniel also said that her operation would come with a great risk.

This risk was a gamble for Mango. If she won, she might be able to get everything she wanted. However, if she lost the bet, she would lose her life.

What to do? What should she choose?

Just when Mango was at a lost, Anaya came out of the room.

She looked at Mango and asked, "Ms. Shen, can my throat be cured?"

Mango paused for a moment before noticing the desire in Anaya's eyes. She didn't know what to say.

Anaya's tongue had been cut off, and their situations were different.

Anaya knew the answer when she saw the troubled expression on Mango's face. She made a gesture sadly. "It's alright, I was just asking. If I could, I'm willing to pay with my life to recover my voice. After all, living in silence is just too cruel."

After that, Anaya went back to her room.

Mango sat there thinking about Anaya's words.

Her heart ached even more when she heard what Anaya said.

Even at the cost of her life?

Many people would not understand the feeling of being suddenly mute but Mango did. It was also because she understood that she wanted to recover.

Mango wasn't able to sleep well after all of this.

She thought of Zion, Rita, and the others. She thought about how they would feel after they lost their parents. The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt.

However, Mango also thought about being silent for the rest of her life. The feeling of being unable to speak was giving her depression. Hence, she was probably going to go crazy in a year.

After a night of hesitation, Mango made up her mind.

She told Nathaniel that she wanted the operation and treatment.

This answer seemed to be within Nathaniel's expectations.

Hence, he was not too surprised. He just said softly, "Since you have made up your mind, don't go wandering around for the next two days. We will be waiting for Bettany here."

"All right."

Mango nodded her head.

When she thought of the fact that she was about to regain her voice, Mango's heart was filled with excitement.

Compared to Mango, Nathaniel was a little occupied.

He locked himself in the room, and nobody knew what he was doing. He just came out for a while to eat occasionally.

Mango wanted to speak a few times when she saw him like this, but she held back.

On the afternoon of the third day, Bettany arrived.

Bettany was a little excited when she saw Mango.

"Ah, we meet again!"

She hugged Mango, and there was a trace of joy on her face.

Mango saw her and asked about her current situation.

After the two of them exchanged a few pleasantries, Bettany cut to the chase.

"I can heal your throat, but I have one condition. This condition is not something I wanted, as it was the Fang family that set it."

"The Fang family?"

Mango was a little confused.

Bettany had always been alone. What did she have to do with the Fang family now?

Bettany smiled bitterly as she knew what Mango was thinking. "It's really a shame. You know what happened to me. I threw my son off a building when I was depressed. Although this happened many years ago, I was ultimately guilty of murder. All these years, I didn't dare to use my real name to practice medicine, and I was afraid to appear in any of the large hospitals, much less let anyone know that I'm still alive. I just wanted to live in seclusion. This time, Mr. Fang of the Fang family asked me to cure Ms. Fang. In return, he said that he could improve my current situation and guaranteed that he would explain that what happened to my son was an accident. In the end, he'll make it so it has nothing to do with me."

Speaking of this, Bettany felt a little ashamed.

"I know I'm shameless. It is I who killed my son, and now I want to say that all of this is an accident. I really don't deserve to be a mother. But Mango, I really want to live a life without fear. I don't want to live forever in secret. I want to teach Wisdom everything I know. When he grows up, others will ask him who his teacher was, and he can tell them that it was Bettany Zhang, not Yama Hades."

Bettany lowered her head with tears in her eyes as if she didn't want others to see the pain in them.

Mango sighed and gestured, "So you've agreed to their condition?"

"Yes!"

Bettany didn't hide anything.

"The Fang family promised me freedom in return for curing Marissa, and there is also another condition, which is you."

"Me?"

Mango was a little surprised.

Bettany bit her lower lip and thought about expressing it, but she didn't know where to start. She could only nod her head slowly.

"Yup, they want you! The Fang family would not allow me to heal your throat or return me my freedom if I didn't convince you to agree to their conditions. Mango, I know that it's shameless, but please forgive me. I really have no other way."

Seeing the guilty expression on Bettany's face, Mango's heart sank slowly.

She had no interaction with the Fang family, so why did they want to see her?