The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 773

"Ms. Shen, I may not have much time left."

Novalee sounded particularly sad when she said this.

Mango nodded his head. She didn't interrupt her, nor did she say anything. This made Novalee a little awkward.

"I know, you must hate me very much, or you think I'm particularly bad. You see, God has punished me. Don't be angry with me, please?"

Novalee looked at Mango pitifully.

Mango said in a low voice, "I wasn't angry with you. To be more precise, I was sad that you weren't being honest with me when I treated you as my friend. But that changed after I told myself that I will not let a stranger's emotion affect me. Thus, I don't feel much about you right now."

Upon hearing Mango's words, Novalee felt even more uncomfortable.

"Ms. Shen, I know that I have failed your trust and destroyed all the possibilities between us, but what choice do I have? My parents died when I was young and ever since my brother was ill, my life wasn't controlled by myself anymore. All I can do is to protect you as much as possible. This is the biggest compromised I made."

Novalee said sadly.

Perhaps she still felt a little wronged.

Mango couldn't help but think of Sophia's words as she looked at her.

"You didn't kidnap my aunt, did you? You went to the sanatorium to save her. You're afraid that Walter will be sad after knowing what happened to his mother, aren't you?" Mango asked out her own speculation.

Novalee was a little stunned.

"Your aunt?"

"Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you. My aunt is Walter's mother. She is my closest aunt. Walter and I are cousins. I also knew it not too long ago."

Novalee looked at them in surprise as she listened to Mango.

"You're cousins?"

"Yes!"

Walter nodded.

Novalee felt that she was stupid.

What was she doing?

She actually fought with her sister-in-law for Walter. What was wrong with her?

"Do you think I'm ridiculous?"

"No, on the contrary, I like you when it comes to your feelings for Walter. If it weren't for your feelings for Walter, I would not let you go easily. You should be glad that you did one good thing when you were alive."

Mango's words were like daggers stabbed into Novalee's wound as she felt the pain from it.

"You're really rude."

"Do I need to be polite? I don't think it's necessary. That's how thing is. I'm thankful that you saved my aunt from danger for Walter's sake. If you needed money, I could give them to you. You don't have to worry about anything else."

Mango's words really hurt Novalee. She had always felt that Mango was easy-going, but she never thought that every word that came out from her mouth hurt like hell when Mango was serious. Novalee shook her head with a wry smile and said, "I had motives at that time. I wanted auntie to have a good impression of me so that Walter can talk to her about the marriage smoothly." Mango already knew, but she was still feeling very uneasy.

"You didn't ask me here to hear you confess, did you? Novalee, I am not Walter. Walter is a sentimental person. Perhaps because of that, you fell for him and lied to him continuously. At this point, I don't think there's anything else to hide anymore. When I knew that you're from Zhang village, I told Walter that he needs to make sure whether or not you really did hurt your uterus while saving him. But do you know what he said? He said that if a woman is willing to give up her right to be a mother, she could really be desperate. He also said that you're not bad in the bones. He's willing to take care of you for the rest of his life and give this relationship a try. He's even willing to marry you. But how could you lie and hurt such a kind man?"

Mango was angry that Novalee wasn't honest with Walter.

How could there be so many lies in love?

Love was pure. Why do you need to mix other things in?

Novalee looked at Walter in shock and asked in a trembling voice, "Is that true?"

"Is there any point in saying these now?"

Walter had no intentions of saying all of these.

Novalee's gaze slowly went from excitement to dull.

She wore a bitter smile and said, "Yes, it's meaningless to say these words now, because I'm dying. Even if I regret and want to make up for it or to change, it's all too late. You and I were really never meant to be in this life."

Mango couldn't help but feel a little angry as she heard Novalee's words.

"Novalee, do you know that I can forgive you for whatever you did to me, but one thing I can't forgive is the way you treat a man who is sincere to you. He is my cousin and my former best friend. I invited you two for a business trip because I wanted to set you up with him, but it backfired. I was blind that I didn't see through who you really are. You may have many difficulties and frustration, but these are not reasons for you to hurt others and use them as excuses to lie to others. Even if you are about to die, I still won't forgive you, and I don't intend to forgive you. But as I said, since you have saved my aunt, I can promise you one request, which may also be the purpose of you asking me to come here."

Mango's words made Novalee feel very uncomfortable.

"Ms. Shen, you are really straightforward now. I am a dying, can't you show me some sympathy?"

"You don't need it, and I can't do it either. There's no reason to pretend with each other. Let's just talk about your purpose of asking me here."

Mango's impatience allowed Novalee to understand that she had completely lost any good feelings Mango had of her.

She still remembered the first time the two of them met. Mango was so gentle and kind. If it weren't for her excessive way of doing things, she would probably be very happy to have a friend like Mango right

now.

Novalee regretted it so much, but if fate made her choose again, she might still make the same choice as she did now.

She said in a low voice with a wry smile, "Yes, I do have something to ask you. I heard from my brother that you met each other earlier. Mr. Ye promised him that he could work in HY Group. I hope that you can fulfill your promise. Don't have any grudge against my brother because of me. He doesn't know what I have done."

Mango had long guessed that Novalee asked her here because of Henry, but she still had some doubts.

"Why don't you let him go to Walter's company? You should know that because of Walter's affection for you, he will not treat your brother Henry unfairly."

When she heard Mango's question, Novalee quickly shook her head.

"No! Henry can go to any company, but not to work in the Song family! I locked my brother in a neighborhood, hoping that you can help me get him out. As for my cause of death, you can tell him that I was in a car accident. Don't tell him the real reason. I am afraid that he can't stand it and will follow in my footsteps. Henry is a good child. He has a bright future and should not be compromised by me."

Tears were pouring out of Novalee's eyes.

Indeed, she loved her brother a lot.

Mango nodded and said, "Alright, I promise you. I'll get Nathan to give Henry a chance and we'll make sure he's safe. I think that is what you want to ask of us the most, isn't it?"

Novalee nodded at once.

"Yes, thank you."

"You're welcome. I'm not here for you."

After saying that, Mango stood up and patted Walter on the shoulder before she went out.

When there were only Walter and Novalee in the room, Walter seemed to be particularly silent.

Novalee looked at the man in front of her. He was charming and good to her. If it was not because she had no choice, she really hoped that they could grow old together, even if he didn't love her, but as long as she loved him, it was enough.

"Walter, I really like you."

Novalee couldn't help but let out.

Walter's body trembled. So he quickly turned his head to the other side as the corners of his eyes were a little wet.

"I really wanted to give you a home, and live a normal happy life with you."

Walter did not lie.

And Novalee believed in him.

It was her that wasn't blessed enough to have it.

"Walter, you deserve someone better, not me! I admit that I had it planned all along. I approached you to make you fall in love with me so that I could steal the seal of your company. But in the end, I couldn't bring myself up to do it."

Novalee's confession stunned Walter.

"My company's seal? What do you want the seal for? No, to be exact, what does the person behind you want the seal of my company for? Is that person my business rival? Who is it?"

Novalee only smiled when Walter bombarded her with questions.

She was in pain!

Her body was in pain!

But the pain in his heart was worse!

Novalee knew that she really didn't have much time left.

She looked at Walter sadly and said, "Walter, although there were lies in our relationship, I was honest when I'm with you. Every word that I say is nothing but the truth. I hope that my brother can go to military school. You promised me."

Walter was a little sorry at this.

"I'm sorry, but I can't. Henry's background is not good enough for political trial. Besides, if you have a criminal record..."

"I don't need anything. I don't need you to avenge me. I won't say anything to the police. I'll say that it was a traffic accident. I hit the wall while I was driving. I beg you. Please let Henry get into military school. I know you must have a way of getting him in, even if it takes a few years. Please."

Novalee's pleading made Walter feel bad.

"All right."

He nodded.

Novalee finally smiled.

She looked at Walter, tears rolling down her face as she smiled. She then said, "Walter, I'm dying, can you hug me? I feel cold!"

Her words brought tears in his eyes.

He didn't say anything, just went forward and hugged Novalee tightly...