The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 673

Mango drove to the hospital at full tilt and went straight to the ICU as she felt unsettled. However, she remained perturbed when she saw Nathaniel lying on the bed.

"Nurse, may I go in and have a look? Just a few moments will do as I'm his wife."

Mango hurriedly took out her phone and typed when she saw a nurse coming over.

The nurse answered awkwardly when she saw Mango's expression, "I'll need to ask the director for permission."

"Please, I'm counting on you."

Mango waited outside the ICU anxiously.

Several minutes later, the director came and he noticed Mango's worried expression. Then, he spoke in a low voice out of pity for her. "You're usually not allowed to visit the patient in the ward if he hasn't woken up yet, but considering the exceptional situation, I can allow you in with a sterile suit. However, you can't stay too long. Thirty minutes tops, and you must come out, alright? I don't want to make things complicated."

Hearing those words, Mango thanked the director immediately.

Then, the nurse gave Mango a set of sterile scrubs for her to change into before she entered the ward.

A strong smell of disinfectant permeated the ICU.

Mango felt worried seeing Nathaniel lying on the bed motionlessly as she knew that he hated the smell.

She approached Nathaniel, and only then did she notice the numerous small wounds on Nathaniel's forehead and cheeks. Perhaps he had gotten those scratches while falling off the cliff.

With her trembling fingers, Mango reached for Nathaniel's nose. Her pounding heart calmed down only when she felt Nathaniel's weak breathing.

She sat in front of Nathaniel's bed and looked at him blankly, as she couldn't bring herself to say anything although she had a thousand things to tell him.

Mango held Nathaniel's hand and prayed in her heart that he would wake up soon, although he remained motionless on the bed.

She took out her phone and clicked on the message that Nathaniel had sent her last time.

He said that he loved her.

Mango smiled as tears welled up in her eyes.

"Nathaniel, I love you too... I love you more than anyone else in the world."

Her mouth was moving, but no one else could discern the thoughts she had deep down inside of her.

In the blink of an eye, half an hour passed.

Mango knew that it was time for her to leave when the nurse knocked on the glass door outside.

She kissed Nathaniel on the forehead before leaving reluctantly.

However, Nathaniel could not sense whatever that had happened at all.

Mango was extremely distressed and sorrowful as she walked out of the ICU, but she knew that she had to stay strong.

Nathaniel and the children needed her.

So, she had to stick it out no matter how tough the circumstances were.

The director saw Mango walking out of the ICU, and he was rather impressed by her resilience.

"Mrs. Ye, there's something I need to tell you."

Mango nodded her head in reply.

The director continued, "Mr. Ye hurt his head when he fell off the cliff and there's a blood clot in his brain that hasn't dispersed until now, so it is putting pressure on his nerves and preventing him from regaining consciousness. However, I also noticed some abnormalities in his nerves that might be another reason for his coma. So, may I know if he has experienced any brain trauma or mental stimulation in the past?" Mango immediately nodded her head upon hearing the director's words.

She took out her phone and typed, "He had been hypnotized earlier and it hasn't been treated yet."

"No wonder he hasn't woken up... Frankly speaking, Mrs. Ye, I'm very sorry but I can't treat Mr. Ye's illness if that's the case."

The director said apologetically.

Mango was mentally prepared for this but she still felt crestfallen hearing the director's words.

"Director, do you have any suggestions then?"

Mango tried to hide her sorrow as she looked at the director.

The director shook his head and said, "A craniotomy is a very dangerous operation, to begin with, and we will carry out the surgery only if his blood clot does not dissipate. However, since he had experienced hypnosis, his injured cranial nerve might not be able to withstand the pressure when we perform the surgery and his blood vessels might rupture. By the time this happens, we cannot rescue him in time... Mrs. Ye, I know that your family is rich and powerful, so why not you use your connections to see if there are any local or foreign neurologists that can save Mr. Ye? We do not recommend moving Mr. Ye around for the time being, so it'd be great if you can call for experts to perform the operation here as soon as possible."

At that moment, Mango was completely stunned.

She wrote hastily, "Can't we find a hypnotist to cure his hypnosis?"

"Mrs. Ye, the patient must be conscious of his hypnosis to be treated. There's no way Mr. Ye's hypnosis can be cured now that his brain is in a vegetative state. Moreover, the hypnosis treatment might not be effective as his nerves are seriously damaged."

Mango's heart sank in despair upon hearing what the director said.

"What is the possibility of him fully recovering?"

"I'm not sure...but surely not more than ten percent."

The director told Mango the truth as he didn't want to deceive her.

Mango felt extremely upset deep down, but a spark of hope lit up in her heart once again when

she looked at Nathaniel in the ICU.

There was still a ten percent chance no matter how things would turn out in the end, right?

At the thought of this, Mango became full of confidence.

She had to have faith in herself as no one else would find a doctor for Nathaniel if she gave up hope.

"Thank you, director... Please take good care of Nathaniel for the time being, and I'll be willing to pay the fee no matter how costly they will be, as long as he is well taken care of."

Mango knew that money couldn't solve everything, but it was indispensable at this point.

The director nodded immediately.

As Mango walked out of the hospital, she felt lightheaded.

She had never expected Nathaniel's past hypnosis to lead to such an insoluble situation now.

At that moment, Mango's hate for Madam Ye resurfaced although she was dead.

Mango stopped in her tracks to catch her breath, and she decided to go to the store to buy some water as she felt a little thirsty.

It was right at this instant that a van drove straight toward her.

"Be careful, young lady!"

A kind-hearted woman quickly called out to Mango.

The van was only inches away from Mango when she turned her head.

At that critical moment, Mango grabbed the guardrail with her hand and jumped over it while the van drove past her without even reducing its speed. Mango began to feel scared as she noticed that the driver looked somewhat familiar, although she couldn't recall who it was at that moment.

"Oh my goodness... people drive so recklessly nowadays."

The woman heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that Mango was fine.

Mango nodded at her gratefully before going to the parking lot with her heart still pounding in fear.

The incident just now flashed across her mind repeatedly.

Someone was trying to kill her!

Who was it?

At that instant, she recalled the group of men that attacked her the night before and wondered if they were from the same gang. Mango was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't notice a car that had entered the parking lot.

She started her car and was about to leave as she couldn't figure anything out.

However, Mango was alert enough to notice that a car had been following her as soon as she drove out of the parking lot.

At that moment, she frowned.

Then, Rainie sent her a message out of the blue.

"Mango, are you still in the hospital? Send me your location and we'll go have a look at Nathaniel."

Mango picked up her phone and was about to reply when the vehicle behind her crashed into her car without warning.

"Bang!" Mango's car shook violently, and her phone fell under the seat.

She didn't have the chance to ask for help from Rainie or anyone else at that point.

The driver behind her seemed to have gone mad as he kept crashing into Mango's car.

At that instant, Mango knew that someone was targeting her.

They failed to attack her the first and second time, so they were coming for her a third time.

However, who was it that wanted to end her life so badly although she did not offend anyone in this city?

Mango couldn't figure it out so she cut out her racing thoughts.

At this point, she had to focus on saving her own life.

Immediately, Mango sped up the car.

It was fortunate that she had bought a reliable car and it made it easier for her to escape.

The driver sped up his vehicle when Mango accelerated, but his car was obviously lagging behind.

Mango took advantage of the distance between them and swerved her car to the other side of the lane in an instant before making a sharp turn to drive in the opposite direction.

Her swift movements were incredibly smooth, and just as the driver behind her came to his senses and was about to imitate Mango's technique, another vehicle appeared. The two cars collided with each other as neither of the drivers could dodge in time.

Mango saw the accident from the rearview mirror and knew that she had temporarily freed herself from danger.

She quickly pulled over before picking up the phone to send a message to Rainie.

"I'm not in the hospital, so wait for me at the hotel."

Mango returned to the hotel immediately after sending the text.

Rainie was puzzled when she saw Mango's message, but she did not ask about it further and stayed with Denver and Anaya in the hotel instead. In the room, Anaya glanced at Denver before pouring him a glass of water and offering him some peanuts and fruit. Furthermore, she even started removing the peanut shells for him.

"Good girl!"

Denver praised Anaya and patted her head as he enjoyed her service very much.

However, Anaya became red-faced instantly.

Rainie couldn't bear seeing Denver ordering Anaya around, so she pulled Anaya behind her and said, "Don't you feel ashamed at letting a child serve you although you're a grown man? Shame on you!" "It's all because I'm handsome!"

Denver praised himself without a hint of embarrassment.

Anaya hurriedly stepped forward to defend Denver.

"It's not his fault as I peeled the shells for him willingly."

"Look, look! Rainie, you are mistaken, aren't you? As I see it, you are jealous of me because

Anaya won't do the same to you! Ha!"

Rainie picked up the pillow and threw it directly at Denver's handsome face as she couldn't stand his arrogance.

"Ugh, watch it, or you might become fat soon!"

Denver took the pillow and smiled cheekily.

"My dear Anaya is a compassionate girl, so she won't let me get fat. Right, Anaya?"

He pinched Anaya's cheeks as he spoke. Then, he frowned and continued, "Why are you so thin? Don't you have regular meals? That's not good...you should eat more or else you won't be able to peel the shells for me, am I right?"

Denver had no idea that his unintentional joke had urged Anaya to eat more and grow chubbier in the future.

Just as the three of them were fooling around, Mango returned with a disheveled appearance. Hence, everyone was stunned at the sight.