The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 706

Wasn't that Desmond?

Mango quickly got rid of Abyss and ran towards Desmond. Before she could reach him, Desmond had already been taken away.

She quickly caught up but the car drove too fast that Mango couldn't catch up at all.

Abyss heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Mango didn't managed to catch up the car.

He came to Mango and said in a low voice, "Get in the car. We haven't seen each other for a long time. Let me buy you a coffee."

However, Mango seemed not to hear his words. She looked at the car which was driven away by Desmond and quickly took out her mobile phone to send him a text.

When Abyss found out that Mango had Desmond's contact, he was taken aback.

"You know Desmond? How are you acquainted with him?"

In Abyss's impression, Mango's profession and entire core of her being revolved around Nathaniel. Nathaniel and Desmond didn't have any connections at all, so how did Mango get to know him?

However, she didn't even spare time to explain to Abyss. She asked in a hurry, "Desmond, It's Mango. I'm at the gate of the Fang family. Are you able to come back soon after reading this text? I'm looking for Bettany, and that's why I must see Marissa."

Meanwhile, Desmond's cell phone rang.

He took a glance at it and found that it was from Mango. His face turned pale once he opened the text.

"Turn back."

Desmond ordered the driver to turn around immediately.

When Abyss saw that Mango was ignoring him, he anxiously grabbed her arm again and said, "Did you hear what I said? Mango, I know that you hate me because of previous incidents but you shouldn't be here now."

Mango stared icily at Abyss, hoping that he would let go of her. However, Abyss did not notice her intention at all.

"Mango, will you listen to me one more time? Didn't I lie to you in the past, did I?"

Mango pushed Abyss away, but she fell to the ground as she did it too hard, and it hurt her so much that she grimaced. "Are you okay, Mango?"

Abyss stepped forward and tried to help her up, but Mango dodged him.

Just then, Mango's cellphone rang. It was Genevieve's text.

"How is it? Have you met Bettany?"

"Nope, Bettany went missing. I have to find her as soon as possible."

Mango replied quickly.

Then, Abyss finally realized that something wasn't right.

"Why don't you talk, Mango? Why are you just sending text without calling? Are you having sore throat?"

Mango paused her movements for a moment, but she didn't look at Abyss either.

It was unnecessary for her to tell him about her recent condition and past experiences.

"Just tell me! What's wrong with you? How has Nathaniel taken care of you? If only I knew you turned out in this way, I wouldn't have let you go at the beginning, I..."

Before Abyss could finish his sentence, Mango raised her head abruptly and glanced at Abyss. The coldness in her eyes made Abyss slightly stunned and he couldn't take it.

Mango's eyes were strange and impatient as if he was merely a passer-by. It seemed that the good old times no longer existed.

Abyss knew that he was the one who had brought this upon himself. If he hadn't been too reckless, he might still be friends with Mango, but now...

He couldn't help but take a step back involuntarily with a complicated feeling in his chest.

At this moment, Desmond's car drove back.

When Desmond got out of the car, he couldn't help but frown when he saw Abyss.

"Why are you here, Mr. Tang?"

Abyss looked at Desmond. He restrained his emotions and said, "What about you?"

"That's none of your business, Mr. Tang."

After finishing his words, Desmond looked at Mango with a somewhat anxious expression.

"Mrs. Ye, you shouldn't be here. Get in the car, and well talk later."

Upon hearing Desmond's words, Mango was just about to get into the car, but she was stopped by Abyss.

"Wait, did you both know each other?"

"That's nothing to do with you, Mr. Tang."

Desmond was extremely repulsed by Abyss's attempt to stop Mango.

However, Abyss said coldly, "When did you get to know Mango? What intentions do you have for her?"

Mango felt that she'd had enough of Abyss.

She pushed Abyss away and typed on her phone, "Excuse me, can you please stop interfering in my affairs? My social relations are none of your business. Would you like to give me an explanation for making me look like Marissa?"

Abyss's face turned pale all of a sudden.

"How did you know that Marissa and you..."

"We've met and become good friends. Do you have any questions?"

Mango had almost lost all her patience.

She was worried about Nathaniel and she wished to find Bettany instantly. However, Abyss was trying to stop her from doing so. If it wasn't for the fact that she couldn't speak, Mango would really have gone berserk.

Abyss never thought that Marissa would become friends with Mango. In his opinion, both of them were from two different worlds. Most importantly, how did Mango get to know her when Marissa had never left her house before?

However, before Abyss could ask this question, she had already got into Desmond's car. By the time he wanted to stop her again, Mango had already left with Desmond.

Mango saw the shrinking figure of Abyss in the rearview mirror. She couldn't help but furrow her brows.

What was the relationship between Abyss and the Fang family?

Why did Abyss make her look like Marissa?

Mango had too many questions in her mind, but she didn't have the chance or even the time to ask.

Desmond saw the complicated expression in Mango's eyes towards Abyss. He couldn't help but ask, "Do you both know each other?"

"We were friends before but not anymore."

Mango made a gesture as she spoke.

"Oh I see."

Desmond nodded.

Mango had no time to explain her past encounters with Abyss to him. She could only gesture and ask, "What's wrong with the Fang family? Do you know where Bettany is? I'm in a hurry to find her right now. Desmond, you gotta help me."

Desmond's body flinched for a while. He didn't look good either.

"What's wrong?"

Mango saw the expression on his face and knew that she shouldn't have asked him. However, she was indeed anxious.

Desmond looked at Mango. He sighed and said, "Marissa is dead."

"What did you say?"

Mango was very surprised.

Marissa looked fine when Mango last saw her. How could she have died in just a few days?"

Desmond's expression was very heart-wrenching.

"It's true. The Fang family suppressed the news of Marissa's death. Besides our family, nobody knows about her death. In other words, no one knows that Marissa is no longer alive except her parents and me." After a moment of silence, Mango asked, "Does Abyss know about it?"

"He doesn't know. It's just that he's been cooperating with the Fang family recently. He might have guessed that something had happened to the Fang family ever since they shut themselves off from seeing visitors."

"Wasn't Marissa looking fine before? How could it be..."

"I have no idea. It might be Bettany's mistake. Marissa's condition was getting better when

Bettany first came. But for some reason after she came back from a trip, Marissa's illness became worse, and she passed away in merely a few days. Then, Bettany hid because of this incident. We were looking for her everywhere but to no avail. It seems like she's disappeared from this world as nobody could trace her. I even suspect that she was killed by someone."

"What do you mean by that?"

Mango was taken aback once again.

Desmond looked at the road ahead and whispered, "When the Fang family invited Bettany to treat Marissa, she said that Marissa just had an ordinary cold. One night, Bettany suddenly disappeared and came back the next morning. She claimed that she came back from exercising, but I smelled the scent of seawater on her. You know that I have a sharp sense of smell, right? The Fang family home is far from the beach, and it takes four hours to drive there. Why would she go to the beach for exercise? Since then, Marissa's condition began to deteriorate. Later, she said that she had to leave for two days. I checked it out subsequently, and I found that she went to Estania for two days."

Upon hearing Desmond's words, Mango's heart skipped a beat.

"When did this happen?"

"It was not long ago. I wasn't sure of her motive for going to Estania, but I guess that she met up with you."

Desmond's words made Mango nod her head.

"Yeah, she came to me and said that she could treat my throat. However, she asked me to agree to the Fang family's conditions. At that time, Bettany kept the terms a secret. She wanted to make sure that I agreed to it before she treated my throat. So I rejected her offer, and she left the next day. I haven't seen her afterward."

Mango made a gesture as she spoke.

Desmond nodded and said, "I believe you. However, Marissa's death was somewhat peculiar. It seems like she died of a natural illness, but I always felt that something was wrong. The Fang family arranged her funeral secretly the night she died. Marissa was the only daughter of Mr. Fang, and she was his princess. Isn't it abnormal for the body of his beloved daughter to be cremated and buried right after her death?"

Mango furrowed her eyebrows slightly.

Under normal circumstances, it would be considered odd, but she couldn't rule out the possibility of infectious diseases.

"What kind of disease did Marissa have?"

Desmond shook his head and said, "I have no idea. Bettany had never told us the type of disease Marissa got. At first, we thought that she was having an ordinary cold. She had a severely bad cough, and she coughed up blood in the later stages. We thought it was tuberculosis, but a test showed that it wasn't. I still don't know what disease Marissa had up till now."

"How could this be?"

Mango was feeling surprised and anxious at the same time.

Yasser was dead while Bettany had gone missing. All those people who could cure Nathaniel's illness had met with mishaps, and it almost seemed planned.

Was this a coincidence?

Mango suddenly felt like someone was pulling the strings from the dark, and they did not want Nathaniel to wake up.

But who could it be?

Mango thought hard, but no one crossed her mind.

As Desmond drove Mango, she didn't ask about the destination he was taking her to. However, Mango couldn't help but be stunned when he stopped his car.

"Why did you bring me here?"

Mango asked in confusion, but Desmond directly pulled her out of the car.