The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 668

Nathaniel felt that Mango was deliberately making things difficult for him and she intended to punish him.

On the other hand, Mango smiled in an instant as she noticed how unsettled Nathaniel seemed.

"You're laughing? What do you take me for?"

Nathaniel felt even more downcast at that.

He looked at Mango with an expression full of frustration. Yet, his face made Mango laugh even more uncontrollably.

It was a rare occasion to see Nathaniel acting like this.

Seeing that Nathaniel was about to really get mad, Mango quickly stopped her laughter and made some gestures, "I'm not asking you to go over and take care of her, I'm just asking you to kidnap her. It would be even better if she sends a message to Hank and asks for his help."

"No, I refuse to go. Merle can do it."

Nathaniel rejected in a muffled voice.

He hated Edolie to death, yet now he had to kidnap that woman. What if she took this opportunity to flirt and cling to him?

As soon as Nathaniel mentioned Merle, he immediately answered, "I can do it!"

Mango finally looked at Merle with an expressionless face before she shook her head and gestured, "No one else can do it other than Nathaniel. Do you think that Edolie won't figure things out after the traffic accident? She will only be more careful now and prevent any strangers from getting close to her. That woman is really smart."

Nathaniel fell silent.

He had no way of refuting Mango's words, which made him feel even more annoyed.

"Do you agree with this plan or not?"

Mango urged.

At that point, Nathaniel's expression became even more gloomy.

"Aren't you worried that I will be attracted by her charms?"

"If she can seduce you that easily, then it just means that we are not fated to be together, so why should I be concerned about it?" Mango's words almost gave Nathaniel a heart attack.

At that moment, he realized that Mango didn't actually take his love seriously.

A strong sense of bitterness filled him, and his heart was breaking apart but there was no way he could mend it.

He noticed that Mango was still waiting for his reply so he nodded his head reluctantly.

"Perfect. You should get going now and we'll start Anaya's rescue after you have successfully subdued Edolie."

Mango had a bright and beautiful smile on her face, but Nathaniel felt extremely hurt deep down.

Mango asked him to seduce Edolie just because of Anaya... If the person in trouble was someone even dearer to Mango, would she trade him for them? The more he thought about it, the more bitter he felt. So, he couldn't help but pout and say, "You must reward me after this."

"Okay, I will! Get going!"

Mango urged.

With every step Nathaniel took, he turned his head back to look at Mango with a sad expression, which pressured Mango to take back her words.

How would she not know that Nathaniel felt aggrieved deep down?

Who would expect the dignified lord of Ocean City to seduce a woman who harbored evil intentions against him?

No one would be able to imagine that, let alone spread rumors about it. Mango was actually very touched deep down by the fact that Nathaniel was willing to do this for her.

She entrusted the mission to Nathaniel only because she trusted his feelings for her and that no matter how many tricks Edolie pulled out, she wouldn't achieve what she wanted as long as Nathaniel refused to give in.

Mango was very confident about this fact.

After Nathaniel left, Merle looked at Mango as he seemed to have something to tell her, but she just lowered her head and started browsing through the news on her phone while treating Merle as if he wasn't there.

Merle bit his lower lip as he became envious of Nathaniel all of a sudden.

Mango would treat Nathaniel gently at the very least, but never to Merle. Perhaps she hated Merle with a passion, and he probably wouldn't stand a chance to message Mango if it wasn't for the fact that they had to save Anaya.

Mango clearly felt Merle gazing at her, but she really didn't want to experience the betrayal again.

A few moments later, Rainie updated Mango on the shopping mall.

Rainie was very talented in doing business as she was able to manage the mall very well even though she had only taken over the business several days ago.

Mango chatted with Rainie for a while, and Rainie decided to transfer more money to her as she was afraid that Mango might not have enough money to spend. The amount that she transferred to Mango probably exceeded the amount she earned from her business.

On the other hand, Zion also left a message for Mango, wishing her a good time there with Nathaniel. Furthermore, he told her that there was no need for them to worry about him and Wisdom. If possible, they wouldn't mind having another younger brother or sister.

The corner of Mango's mouth twitched.

Was Zion really a four-year-old child?

How did he know so much?

Mango nagged at Zion and she suddenly started missing Rita.

She took out her phone and made a call to Ye's Mansion.

But when Lucy received the call, Mango paused.

What could she say?

There was nothing she could utter other than making gestures.

Even if Rita could see her hand signs, she probably wouldn't understand what Mango was trying to convey.

After she heard Lucy's voice, Mango could only hang up the phone sadly.

Merle saw this scene and immediately suggested, "Ma'am, if you're thinking of Miss Rita, I can bring her over."

"That's not necessary."

Mango turned him down with her gestures.

Then Merle suddenly became aware of the barrier between him and Mango.

He looked at Mango's gestures and had no idea what she was saying, but he did not want to ask further, as he was afraid that he might hurt her self-esteem. On the other hand, if he kept quiet, he would be letting slip the precious opportunity of talking to Mango, and they might really be stuck like this for the rest of his life.

Merle didn't want to be estranged from Mango. She was thinking hard about what to tell her as he scratched the back of his neck. Eventually, he spoke. "Ma'am, there's something I want to tell you."

Mango didn't even raise her head nor say anything as if it didn't matter to her whether Merle spoke to

her or not.

Merle felt even more upset but he still uttered in a low voice, "Mr. Ye's hypnosis has not been cured."

At that instant, Mango suddenly raised her head.

"What did you say?"

She made a gesture in question.

Although Merle couldn't understand, he could guess what Mango was asking as her face appeared extremely anxious.

He whispered, "After returning from the Underground City, Mr. Ye didn't visit the hypnotist as you recommended, and neither did Madam Ye look for a therapist to cure his sickness as she wanted to keep him under control. Later, some issues came up, so Mr. Ye and the military went to settle the problem, yet you were caught in an accident when he came back, so Mr. Ye didn't treat his hypnosis as he wanted to punish himself."

Mango's expression changed.

His hypnosis had not been treated?

Did that mean that Nathaniel had always had a headache?

How did she not notice?

On their way here, she had not seen Nathaniel have a headache at all.

Merle really wanted to know what was going on in Mango's mind, so he continued, "Mr. Ye got some medicine from Noah, so he could suppress the hypnosis temporarily, but it would only make it harder for him to recover in the future. Plus, it would hurt so much more when the condition rebounds. He wouldn't be able to fall asleep at night, and he would even have the urge to beat himself up. Mr. Ye probably didn't want you to know the truth when he's with you, so..."

Suddenly, Mango stood up and left hastily.

However, she halted after taking a few steps.

She looked at Merle and knew that he probably did not understand her gestures, so she took out her mobile phone and sent him a message instead.

"Can I still trust you?"

Merle had waited for Mango to ask him this question for a long time, so he got so excited that tears started welling up in his eyes.

"I swear with my life that I will be loyal to you for the rest of my days, and I will stand by your side no matter what happens."

"There's no need for you to swear fealty to me as I'll give you some money as a reward after this incident, and you won't have to follow me around anymore. You have been managing Dark Night Empire all this while anyway, and everyone there are your men, so I won't interfere with that. On this occasion, I'm just your client, in which I hire you and you help me with my business. After this, I will pay you and we'll have nothing to do with each other anymore."

Mango's blunt and merciless words hurt Merle and made him felt heartbroken.

He wanted to say something and struggled to explain himself, but ultimately, he decided to keep quiet.

At this moment, he finally realized that there was no way he could ever overcome his regret.

Mango didn't care what Merle was thinking and just continued typing, "I will be leaving for a while, so please inform me if something happens over here, alright?"

"Okay."

Merle nodded.

He knew that this was the last time Mango would trust him, and even though it was associated with material benefit, he still felt that this was a good start.

After all, it was only by comforting himself like this that he could stay strong and carry on.

As soon as Merle agreed, she immediately got into the car and went straight back to the hotel.

She found the manager of the hotel and gave him some money. Afterward, she asked him to take her to the security room with the excuse that she had lost something.

She searched for the recordings of Nathaniel's room specifically on the day that she and Nathaniel arrived.

Mango saw that Nathaniel would take a lot of medicine every night. Then, he would lean against the bed and take a short rest, but around 12 o'clock, he would start feeling pain.

He held his head in agony as he rolled on the floor as the veins bulged on his neck. Sweat formed on his forehead, and even his pajamas were drenched.

His pain lasted only for an hour in the beginning but it became worse. Every time Nathaniel was in agony, he would collapse on the floor weakly without the strength to even move his fingers. Nathaniel's face was pale and his helpless expression caused Mango's heart to throb in distress.

The next day, she didn't even notice anything unusual about him, and Nathaniel would just go and have fun with her.

Did he think he was Superman?

Was he really of the opinion that he would be able

to carry on like this without having to rest?

Didn't he know that if he carried on like this, he would soon be unable to endure it anymore?

Mango's chest clenched tightly in pain.

She couldn't help but feel distressed and sad.

When Mango walked out of the security room, she was still in a daze.

After that, she sent a message to Genevieve to ask about Nathaniel.

Genevieve had been waiting for Mango to contact her, and when she saw Mango asking about Nathaniel, she figured that they must be together now.

"Mango, tell Nathaniel that he can't take too many painkillers, or else he will start relying on them too much. Noah said that he should come back as soon as possible to treat his condition because it's impossible for him to just keep taking medication. His nerves will soon be damaged, and his life will be in danger if he continues enduring the pain like this."

Mango's heart was thumping wildly.

Nathaniel's life was in danger?

What on earth was he thinking?

He was already in so much pain, yet he still wanted to go on a vacation with Mango?

At that moment, Mango felt extremely sorry for Nathaniel.

Even though she knew that Nathaniel was punishing himself for what happened earlier, she still could not accept it.

She could divorce Nathaniel and not see him for the rest of her life, but she really hoped that he would live well and not suffer like this.

At that point, Mango made up her mind to settle the situation here as soon as possible and take Nathaniel back home to treat his hypnosis. It was right at this moment that Mango's phone rang.