The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 661

"What's the condition?"

Mango asked while feeling down.

Bettany shook her head and said, "I don't know. They didn't say anything. They just said that as long as you agree, I will operate on you."

"You're asking me to agree when there are no conditions given yet? What if it's slavery? That would be a disadvantage to me!"

Mango felt that this was very unreasonable.

Bettany whispered, "They said that they won't ask you to sell yourself, and they'll inform you when the time comes."

"It's ridiculous!"

Mango got up and poured herself a cup of water. Her expression was a little cold.

How could the Fang family think that she would agree to their request just because she wanted to regain her voice?

When Bettany saw Mango like this, she couldn't sit still any longer.

"Mango, I'm sorry. I know I shouldn't do this, but I have no choice. Please agree to them. I can guarantee you with my life that you won't lose anything." "What do I need your life for? I only want my own freedom. If this is the price you have to pay for healing my throat, then I'd rather just remain mute. I really hate being threatened, and I don't like to do things that I have no knowledge of. The scenery here isn't bad. You can stay here for a few more days if you want to."

After Mango made a gesture, she put down the cup.

Bettany knew that Mango was angry.

She hurriedly said, "Mango, I really need my freedom, I..."

"Bettany, I can't help you."

Mango went straight to the point.

She knew that crushing Bettany's wish for freedom was particularly cruel, but if she was not cruel to others, then who knew if they'd return the favor.

She was no longer the innocent girl she used to be.

Bettany was stunned as she looked at Mango. She wanted to say something but stopped on second thought.

"Does Nathaniel know about this?"

Mango could not help but ask.

Bettany said with a bitter smile, "I didn't dare tell him. If he knows, I think it would be impossible for me to come to Nakasara at all."

Fortunately, Nathaniel did not know about this.

The thought flashed across Mango's mind.

She made a gesture to Bettany and said, "Well, let's call it a day. I can take you out for a spin in the afternoon. If you are busy, I can also have Nathan send you back."

"Mango..."

"I'm a little tired. I want to rest. I'm sorry."

Mango directly cut off Bettany's words, causing her to feel a little embarrassed.

She left the room in shame.

When Nathaniel saw Bettany leaving, he hurriedly came in and asked, "How is it? How confident are you in this surgery?"

"I don't want to treat my throat anymore, I'm fine this way."

Mango smiled and gestured towards Nathaniel.

Nathaniel was stunned for a moment and subconsciously felt that something had happened, but he did not ask. Then, he said with a smile, "Don't worry. No matter what, I will be by your side." "Sure! Mango smiled before making a gesture. "Bettany has something else to do. If she wants to leave later, send her off. I have been feeling a little uncomfortable these days."

Nathaniel sensed that something must have happened between Mango and Bettany. However, he still nodded.

"Well, do you want to go out or take a rest?"

"I want to check on the tourism industry here as I want to get involved. To be precise, I want to take all the resources from Edolie's hands."

Since she couldn't heal her throat, Mango didn't want to waste any more time being sad. So, she decided to take action against Edolie.

When Nathaniel saw the fighting spirit in Mango's eyes, he suddenly felt that the current Mango was really amazing.

He couldn't help but recall the day when Mango had just returned from the United States. She looked so full of confidence as though the entire world was in the palm of her hands.

Her eyes were shining so brightly, and her entire being was so confident.

Now, she was once again standing in front of Nathaniel like a shining star. It was only then that he realized that he loved this version of Mango so much.

Mango could sense the slight change in Nathaniel's gaze. She looked straight at him, and there seemed to be something else in his eyes. There was admiration, amazement, and myriad other emotions. She could not help lowering her head.

"What are you looking at?"

"You are so beautiful."

Nathaniel was very generous in praising Mango. His words sounded extremely alluring to her ears. In an instant, she froze, and her body went weak.

She turned her face away in embarrassment and made a gesture. "You should leave quickly. I need to check on some information."

Nathaniel laughed again when he saw her blush.

After he left the room, Mango heaved a sigh of relief. She suddenly raised her head and saw Anaya standing at the door and looking at her. With a smile, Anaya gestured and said, "I heard that! You're so pretty."

"Go back to your room!"

Mango was a little shy.

After Nathaniel left Mango's room, he quickly found Bettany. When he saw that she was packing up her things, he quickly stepped forward and asked, "What's going on with Mango? Why did she give up the surgery?"

Bettany paused and didn't dare to look into Nathaniel's eyes. She whispered, "It's too risky. I advised her not to do the surgery."

"Really? Bettany, you know that I hate it when people lie to me."

Bettany suddenly raised her head and said coldly, "What? Do you want to punish me like how you did with Jigsaw?"

Nathaniel was stunned all of a sudden.

"His death can't be blamed on me. He's the one..."

"I know, it was his fault. He was the one who followed the wrong person. He shouldn't have resisted when he encountered the armed forces. It was all his fault. It had nothing to do with you, Nathaniel. What else do you want to say?"

There was a hint of complaint in Bettany's voice.

Nathaniel thought about what kind of impact Jigsaw's death might have on Bettany. Originally, he thought that the relationship between Jigsaw and Bettany had ended. Moreover, after his death, Bettany had only taken his body back to cremate and bury it. She didn't react to anything and lived the same life. She even helped to cure Marissa.

If it wasn't for Bettany talking about Jigsaw, Nathaniel always thought that she had no feelings regarding his death.

Nathaniel looked at her and said, "Is it because of Jigsaw's death that you don't want to treat Mango's throat?"

"No!"

Bettany lowered her head and packed up her things again, but there was a glimmer of tears in the corner of her eyes.

"I'm sorry."

Nathaniel's apology made Bettany pause again.

"I'm sorry, not because I joined forces with the military to destroy Jigsaw's organization, but because I didn't consider your feelings. I'm truly sorry."

Bettany's tears finally slid down her face.

Since the death of Jigsaw, she did not shed a tear. She dealt with his funeral very calmly, and she did not even show much emotion. Everyone thought that she was only collecting his body out of respect. But Nathaniel's apology made Bettany suddenly sad.

"I actually did love him, for real."

Bettany's voice was choked with sobs.

"There's no conflict between loving a person and doing my job. From my perspective, I didn't do anything wrong." "I know. You didn't do anything wrong. It was Jigsaw who chose the wrong path. I always thought that I had no feelings for him. However, when I saw his ice-cold body there, my heart sank. Was there any purpose to continue living? I don't even know who to seek when I get lonely. I told myself that still have an apprentice, and I am still waiting for him to fully recover before I teach him all of my skills. But I was really sad, and my heart ached so badly. I want to stop living in secret because that's the only way where I won't end up like Jigsaw. But what if I died? Who would know? Who's going to collect my body? Who would understand all my life's achievements?"

Bettany became increasingly agitated as she spoke. In the end, she crouched on the ground and began to cry.

She was once the very proud Yama Hades, but now she was just a poor woman who had lost her husband and son.

When Nathaniel saw Bettany like this, he knew that it was not convenient for him to ask any more questions.

"Take good care of yourself. I'll be going."

When he exited Bettany's room, he met Mango at the door.

"Why are you here? Didn't you say you wanted to look for information?" Mango didn't explain, despite Nathaniel's surprise. She just stared at Bettany's door for a long time, and the expression in her gaze was very complicated.

Nathaniel didn't know what Mango was thinking, nor did he know exactly what had happened between her and Bettany. However, he couldn't ask about it right now because he could tell that Mango didn't want to talk about it.

Since Mango had given up on treatment, Nathaniel felt at ease. After all, the risk of surgery was too great.

He gently wrapped his arm around Mango's shoulders and said in a low voice, "Let's go, let her be alone." "Jigsaw is dead?"

Mango made a gesture and asked.

Nathaniel nodded.

"Yes, he died in the firefight. He waved a gun around and was shot dead on the spot. This incident didn't affect Bettany much at the time, so I didn't tell you. However, I didn't expect her to be so reserved with her feelings."

After hearing Nathaniel's words, Mango finally understood why Bettany was acting so strangely.

She didn't say anything and went back to the room with Nathaniel.

However, when Mango entered, she found that it was not her own room, but Nathaniel's.

She suddenly became nervous.

"Sit down! What are you afraid of? Do you think I'll bite?"

Nathaniel forced Mango to sit down.

He sat in front of Mango and poured her a glass of water. Then, he pushed the laptop in front of him to Mango.

"Let's see, who are you going to start with?"

Mango was stunned for a moment. Then, she looked at the laptop and found that all the information about the staff involved in the tourism industry was presented to her.

"When did you manage this?"

Mango was simply too surprised.

Then, Nathaniel said with a smile, "From the day I saw Edolie, I began to investigate these things since I knew that she was involved in the industry. I planned to do it myself, but since you want to get rid of her, I will be your strategist."

Mango's face turned red.

Strategist?

Whoever said she needed one?

Moreover, Nathaniel, who was usually at the forefront of things, was willing to go behind the scenes for her?

Mango found it hard to believe no matter how she thought about it.

At this moment, Nathaniel's cell phone rang.

Mango looked at the call in front of her and couldn't help but frown.