The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 766

"Who is this?"

Mango couldn't help but ask when she saw a girl that she didn't knew.

Sophia looked at Nathaniel in confusion as well.

Nathaniel brought the girl in and hinted at her to introduce herself.

The girl was a little shy, but she still introduced herself in a low voice after seeing Mango and Sophia, "I'm Itzel Zhang's daughter. My mother is missing."

"Who is Itzel Zhang?"

Mango subconsciously looked at Sophia.

Sophia quickly explained, "Itzel is our nanny. She said that her daughter was ill, and asked me for some money then left. What do you mean that she's missing?"

The girl bit her lower lip and pondered for a while before saying, "My name is lona Abbott. Itzel is my stepmother. She mistreated me ever since I was a child. I would only drink some ginger soup to get me through it whenever I am sick. I rarely go to the hospital. A man came to see her yesterday, and she went out for a while. She barely spoke to me when she came back, and after going out this morning she never came back. It was not until this uncle came to look for me that I found the family's deposit and household register missing."

"What?"

Sophia was very surprised.

"The real estate agent had said that Itzel did an excellent job at taking care family, which is why I chose her as a nanny in the first place."

lona mumbled, "My father left a sum of money when he passed away in a car accident. Because she was afraid that people would say she mistreated me, she would put up a facade and be kind to me when we're out in public places. But it would be the opposite when we're at home. My father left that money to me, but now it's gone. My mother might've run away with that guy. I know who he is. He works in a pub. After listening to her, Mango and Sophia would be naive if they still believe that the food oil on the floor was an accident.

"Who would have such hatred against our family?"

Sophia had been in the nursing home for quite a while now, so she had no idea how people could be so cruel and disgusting. She was a little overwhelmed after hearing such things.

Mango looked at lona and asked, "Do you know that man?" "I sort of knew him. After my father passed away, he came to our house several times, but I didn't like it. My mother told me that we might live together in the future, but I really didn't want to. She probably ran away with him."

"What's the name of this man?"

"I'm not sure, but everyone calls him Cyrus."

lona's words caused Mango's brows to furrow slightly.

Nathaniel spoke up at this moment.

"I've done some research. Cyrus's full name is Cyrus Fang. Coincidentally, he is Mrs. Song's younger brother."

"Huh? Which Mrs. Song do you mean?"

Mango didn't know how to react for a while.

Nathaniel looked at Sophia and Mango immediately understood, but she couldn't deny that things turned a little awkward.

Sophia seemed to understand as well as she said with a wry smile, "She calls herself Mrs. Song now?"

"Aunty, don't treat me as an outsider. You also know that Carter..."

When Mango found out that Sophia was her aunt, it was a little weird for her. However, she still

called her auntie like how Sophia wanted her to.

Sophia was glad but still somewhat emotional as she said, "For all of the years I've spent in the nursing home. Never once had I let go of my feelings for Carter. It seems unreasonable for me to continue holding on to the title Mrs. Song after so many years. It's time for me to give it back to who it truly belongs."

"No, Auntie Liu, you may not understand what I mean. Cyrus is the younger brother of Delilah. Her younger brother knows your nanny, Itzel. And the reason why you fell was that someone purposely poured food oil on the corridor so that you would slip and fall. If I guessed it correctly, they intended to let you accidentally fall from the stairs and had a fracture, or injuries or something more serious, or they wanted to kill you behind your back. So I think you should tell Mr. Song about this. I don't believe that her younger brother dared to do anything without Delilah's instruction."

Nathaniel's words were very straightforward.

Mango knew that Nathaniel truly thought of Walter as his brother. Therefore, he did not want Sophia to be in danger. The current situation made Mango very sad. "Nathan, I found out something just now."

"What is it?"

"Aunt Liu and my mother, Queena are biological sisters, but one is surnamed after mother, and the other is surnamed after father."

Nathaniel was stunned for a moment, but he immediately turned happy.

"Nice to meet you, auntie."

He greeted her in a very well-behaved way.

Sophia looked at him gloomily and said, "Don't think that I don't know the reason behind why you're so happy. It's because now that I'm Mango's aunt, Walter and Mango had become cousins. Therefore they wouldn't have a chance at being together anymore. You're relieved, aren't you?"

Nathaniel giggled. Obviously, Sophia had guessed it correctly.

Mango gave up.

They've gone through so many things together over the past few years. How was it that Nathaniel was still so narrow-minded?"

She said it herself that her relationship with Walter wasn't what he thought about, yet he was still insecure.

Nathaniel did not dodge Mango's gaze. Instead, he smiled and said, "My heart is now at ease."

"You are really..."

Mango couldn't find a suitable word to describe

Nathaniel.

Nathaniel did not care. He turned and looked at Sophia and said, "Aunt Liu, how do you want to deal with this matter? After all, it's your family's affair. It's inappropriate for me to intervene." "How is it inappropriate? Aren't you my niece's son-in-law? What's wrong? Are you trying to get rid of me now?"

Sophia's words shocked Nathaniel and he hurriedly said, "Of course not. I just think that Mr. Song may have some opinions on me. After all, his other son is my special assistant and deputy general manager." Speaking of Thomas, Nathaniel felt a little embarrassed.

After all, Delilah was Thomas's birth mother, and now Sophia was Mango's aunt. The relationship between them was so complicated that he really didn't know how to deal with it.

Sophia couldn't help but feel a little heartbroken when she heard that Carter has a son, even though Walter did mention it before.

"I heard that Thomas and Walter are about the same age?"

"Yes, there is only a year difference between them. Thomas is one year younger than Walter."

Mango glared at Nathaniel once he finished

talking.

He couldn't help but feel that he had been wronged. He was speaking the truth. Besides, he couldn't hide this matter even if he wanted to.

lona was lost in their conversation.

"Uhm so... can I go now?"

"Are you the only one at home?"

Mango couldn't help but ask when she saw how pitiful she was.

lona nodded.

"I know the place where my mother and Cyrus go for their dates, but I'm not sure if they are still there. If you want to find them, I can take you there, but I hope you can take back the money my father left for me, is that alright?"

lona wasn't a clueless kid. She even demanded something from them. Mango was a little surprised at this, but it was understandable.

She was a child who had lost her biological father at a young age and was mistreated by her stepmother. It seemed like her life afterward would be a problem.

Nathaniel nodded.

"Okay, I'll go with you."

"What about us?"

Mango looked at Nathaniel.

Nathaniel smiled and said, "Aunt sprained her ankle, so she needs a lot of rest. As for you, stay here and take good care of your aunt. Don't worry about it. I got it covered."

"Can you call Walter? I don't know where he went today, and he didn't answer my calls. Find him and ask him to take care of me here. I've heard about Mango's health, she's not very well. Go home and get some rest."

There was a pause after Mango and Nathaniel heard Sophia's words. Mango pondered a while before deciding to come clean, "Aunt, there's something I need to tell you. Please don't blame Walter." "What's wrong with Walter? Did something happen to him?"

Sophia suddenly became nervous.

For so many years, Walter was Sophia's everything. She could abandon Mrs. Song's title and stay away from Carter, but she couldn't live without Walter.

Mango saw the nervous state Sophia was in, so she immediately said, "No, nothing happened to Walter. To be exact, it's Novalee that's in an accident." "Novalee? The woman who claimed to be Walter's girlfriend? Didn't she run away? What happened to her? Did Walter went to find her?"

The look on Sophia's face didn't look very well.

She didn't know why, but she didn't like Novalee very much. Novalee tried to please her, and she even treated her well, but she just felt uncomfortable around Novalee. Mango hesitated whether she should be honest or not as she saw how big Sophia's reaction was. But Nathaniel had beat her to it.

"So here's the thing. We found Novalee at a dumpsite. She was stuffed inside a plastic bag and thrown there. If we were half an hour late, she'd probably be mistaken as trash and thrown into the garbage disposable where she would be compressed. There was not one piece of her that was in good condition; her bones were completely crushed. Even if the doctor manages to save her, she would be spending the rest of her life on a bed as she will be disabled. We sent her to the hospital, and Walter is there right now waiting for her. After all, Walter still loves her. We hadn't told Walter the news that you fell. We're scared that he couldn't take too much at one time, so..."

Upon hearing Nathaniel's words, Sophia's brows furrowed tightly together.

"Who would be that cruel? Even if Novalee is vicious, she shouldn't be treated ruthlessly like that! I can't imagine the pain she must be in having all her bones crushed. How deep of a grudge does it take for someone to do such cruel things? Although I don't like that girl, I can see that she is kind. It's just that she's too cunning for my liking. To be honest, I think she did it out of good intention when she picked me up from the nursing home."

Sophia's words stunned Nathaniel and Mango.

"Auntie, didn't she kidnap you from the nursing home?"

Sophia shook her head.

"There are some things that you don't know. When Novalee came to find me, a group of people was looking for me as well. I don't know who they were, but they were very aggressive. The guards wanted to take me away to somewhere safe, but they've blocked the back door. Novalee then came in, took me away, and said that Walter had assigned her to do so. At that time, I thought she was telling the truth, but come to think of it, there might be some things that we don't know about hidden in there.