The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 667

Mango had no concern for Merle's feelings at all. She contacted him only because it was an emergency, and she wouldn't have done so otherwise.

Mango sent a message to Nathaniel to ask if he could send her a map of Altane Village.

At that time, Nathaniel was already on his way there.

He read Mango's message and stared at his phone for a moment before shaking his head helplessly. He then replied, "I have a map but it's useless as the village's terrain is very complicated and we need someone to go in alone and take a look."

"Oh... I'll wait until Merle's men come then."

Nathaniel was stunned at Mango's words but the corners of his mouth slowly quirked up in a smile.

Mango was no longer acting rashly as before, and she could keep her composure. Nathaniel felt much more gratified by her behavioral change and even felt proud at the thought of how Mango learned from him.

"Yes, that's the way. Wait for me as I'll be there in a minute."

"You're coming?"

Mango was a little surprised.

"Are you insane? Since you went there, how could I not go? I didn't stop you from saving Anaya, but still, I won't let you act alone!"

Nathaniel's message warmed Mango's heart and joy was evident on her face.

"Alright, I'll wait for you and send you my location so that you can find me. The villagers are all prepared, so we cannot rush in carelessly. I also heard that it was Edolie that instructed them to do this. If murder wasn't illegal, I would've killed her now!"

Nathaniel could understand Mango's feelings.

That was also exactly what he thought but they couldn't do things as they liked here.

"Let's just wait a little longer. Edolie will get what's coming to her."

"Huh? It's really too slow to wait for God's punishment."

Mango had never been as angry as she was at this moment.

"We'll talk about Edolie later as the most important thing now is to save Anaya. Send me your location, I'm almost there."

As soon as Mango saw Nathaniel's message, she immediately sent her location to him.

When they met, Nathaniel realized that the hotel was only five kilometers away from Altane Village. At the same time, Merle's men arrived.

When Mango saw Merle, there was no expression on her face at all, and she immediately gestured towards Nathaniel, "You talk to them."

Nathaniel laid a map in front of them and said, "This is the map of Altane Village, but there have been a lot of changes in the village in recent years, so we'll need someone to go in and explore the place now and find out where they locked up Anaya and what facilities they have inside. So, you guys shall take the lead."

As soon as Merle heard this, he said immediately, "I'll go!"

His gaze had been fixated on Mango the entire time.

If it was in the past, Mango would definitely remind him to be careful, but she didn't even lift her head to look at him as if he was a stranger. Furthermore, it seemed like she didn't hear what he said. The way Mango treated Merle as if he was a stranger made him feel very uncomfortable.

However, he knew that he couldn't blame Mango.

Nathaniel felt slightly displeased as he glanced at Merle, who was staring at Mango though he did not utter a word about it.

"It doesn't matter who goes in, but the main issue now is that we need to be able to enter the place. If the villagers are all on guard and are waiting for us to come to save her, what excuse can you use to enter the village?"

At that instant, Merle was stunned.

Nathaniel noticed his shock, so he took something out from his pocket and handed it to Merle before saying, "Just tell them that it's Edolie that asked you to go. This is one of Edolie's keepsakes. So the doorkeeper, Hank Beckett, should be able to recognize it."

Mango narrowed her eyes when she saw Nathaniel take out a woman's jade bracelet.

Edolie's keepsake?

Why did Nathaniel have it?

Of course Nathaniel sensed the anger and suspicion from Mango's glare, but it wasn't the time for him to explain it to her now.

Nathaniel looked at Merle and said, "There's no need for me to tell you what to say, right?"

"Of course not, I know what to tell them."

Merle took the item from Nathaniel's hand and once again cast a glance at Mango before realizing that she didn't even spare a glance at him, so he just turned around and left dejectedly.

As soon as Merle left, Mango grabbed hold of Nathaniel's collar, but her action and angry expression made Nathaniel feel extremely satisfied, although she didn't say anything.

"I went to Edolie's house on my way here and stole it."

Mango's brows were still knitted tightly together as if she didn't believe Nathaniel's words at all.

Nathaniel quickly explained, "I really went to her house, and I even recorded a video, look."

As Nathaniel spoke, he showed the video that he had recorded to Mango.

Only then did Mango let go of him.

She clicked on the video and found out that Edolie's home was very luxurious.

Nathaniel breathed a sigh of relief before continuing, "Just now, I asked Merle to check on Edolie's home address and tell his men to fake an accident, you heard that too right? After Merle gave me her address, I had already left but I was still trying to figure out how how to enter the village, so I went to her house. Since she was not there, I went in and took the bracelet as I heard that Edolie liked it very much. The bracelet is the one that Edolie bought when Hank brought her to the jade market when she first came here, so he must be able to recognize it."

Mango was relieved only after hearing what Nathaniel explained.

Suddenly, she turned around and noticed that Merle's men were all looking at them. It seemed that she was being extremely unreasonable and that Nathaniel was afraid of his wife.

At that moment, Mango was somewhat crestfallen.

Her reputation was ruined!

On the other hand, Nathaniel was extremely pleased and happy as Mango's concern and anger showed how much she cared for him.

He somewhat felt as if he had masochistic tendencies.

Seeing Nathaniel smiling like a child, Mango shoved the phone into his arms and walked out of the pavilion.

Nathaniel did not care and even turned to Merle's men before saying, "Do you see that? Happy wife, happy life!"

The others pursed their lips and smiled as none of them could believe that the person in front of them was the legendary Nathaniel, who was famous for his iron fist!

Nathaniel didn't have the mood to waste his time chatting with them, so he hurriedly went after Mango and exited the pavilion.

"What are you looking at?"

He wrapped his arms around Mango's waist from behind subconsciously.

Mango noticed that Nathaniel's actions had become increasingly affectionate.

She looked back at Nathaniel, yet he pretended as if he had no idea what she was thinking as he continued, "The scenery here is very beautiful, isn't it?"

Mango could only sigh at Nathaniel's shameless behavior before turning around and leaning into Nathaniel's embrace.

She made a gesture and said, "I wonder how Anaya is... I feel that we're the ones who got her into trouble."

"That's not true, and don't worry about it as well surely save her."

Nathaniel was aware of Mango's exceptional concern for Anaya, especially now that she'd become mute just like Anaya. They were probably the only ones who had a deep understanding of how it felt.

At the thought of Mango's voice, Nathaniel wanted to say something but stopped on second thought.

He had always been skeptical of Bettany as he appeared out of nowhere and left just as suspiciously.

Mango was so eager to regain her voice, yet she did not mention it anymore after Bettany arrived, so why was that?

There was something fishy about this matter.

Nathaniel had once asked Bettany about it in private, but he didn't say a word and now that Bettany was gone, the question remained in Nathaniel's mind.

He really wanted to pry open Mango's skull and see what she was thinking and what she was afraid of, but he knew that he wasn't in the position to do that right now.

Although Mango became very close to him and they seemed to have become as close as they were in the past, many things had changed, and Mango's attitude towards handling matters was becoming increasingly independent as she became less reliant on him.

The issue of Madam Hans had created a barrier between them. They would never be able to get along like how they did in the past as long as the problem remained unsolved. Unfortunately, there was no way the issue could be straightened out.

Nathaniel wasn't a god, and there was no way he could bring Madam Hans back to life. He could only pray that their good days could continue so that Mango would slowly open her heart to him and let go of the past.

Mango leaned into Nathaniel's embrace and she had no idea what Nathaniel was thinking right now. Instead, she just felt worried as she looked in the direction of Altane Village, and she wondered if Merle would be able to bring back any useful information.

The two of them stood there with different thoughts in mind, but their silhouettes attracted the attention of many onlookers.

Though, none of them noticed this.

Finally, Merle came back and Mango was somewhat worked up, though she didn't say anything in front of Merle and didn't even pay any attention to him.

Nathaniel quickly asked, "How did it go?"

"I found it. Anaya is imprisoned in the ancestral hall of Altane Village, which is about 800 meters away from the entrance. However, there were many people along the path to the hall and they seemed as if they were chatting while playing chess, but in truth, all of them hid weapons with them. The terrain inside is quite complicated and there's a mountain behind the village so if they want to escape, they can leave at any time, though it would be impossible for us to leave through that route as I heard that there's some poison in the forest. Those people have been living here all this while so they would naturally have a remedy for it, whereas we would just collapse if we go in."

Upon hearing Merle's words, Mango and Nathaniel frowned.

"Is there no other way?"

"Can we attack them indirectly instead?"

Mango suddenly spoke with her gestures.

Seeing Mango's current state, Merle teared up in an instant as a strong sense of self-blame filled his heart, which made him no longer able to look straight into Mango's eyes.

If he had stood by Mango's side back then, would he still be able to hear Mango's alluring voice now?

At the sight of Mango's current state and how she had to interact with other people despite not being able to speak, Merle couldn't even imagine how much pain she was in. Nathaniel didn't know what Merle was thinking but was stunned when he perceived Mango's intentions.

"Attack them indirectly? Do you mean that we should get Edolie into trouble so that Hank will send some people away?"

Mango nodded her head immediately.

Nathaniel whispered, "But I'm afraid that Edolie will probably be caught up in a traffic accident by now."

"That doesn't matter, you can still go and meet her in time."

Nathaniel felt slightly unsettled at Mango's gestures.

"You're telling me to look for Edolie? Mango, are you crazy? Aren't you aware of Edolie's feelings for me? Why do you want me to see her?"