The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 776

Mango's heart skipped a beat.

She knew that Walter would definitely guess something was up once she took out the evidence, but she could not care about it now.

Mango avoided Walter's gaze and handed the surveillance video to the police.

"I think I have all the evidence here. I'll leave it to you."

"Thank you, Mrs. Ye."

The police took over the video camera and took Mitchell away, too.

The ward suddenly became so quiet that even a drop of the needle could be heard clearly.

Mango had never been so nervous before, but she knew that Walter would find out even if she didn't tell him.

"Walter, listen to me."

With a 'bang', Walter smashed the vase.

The vase flew by Mango and landed in pieces behind her.

This was the first time Walter had lost his temper in front of Mango.

She was completely shaken up.

She saw the veins popping out on Walter's forehead, and his gaze filled with hatred but he was trying his best to hold it in.

"Walter, it's not me. I..."

"Get lost!"

Walter's voice sounded so deep like thunder roaring.

Mango was a little afraid.

She had never seen Walter like this, but she felt wronged and worried.

"No, listen to me..."

"I told you to get lost!"

Walter's fist connected to the wall. His back was facing Mango, and his shoulders were trembling slightly.

"Mango, I don't want to fight with you, and I don't want to hurt you either. So, it would be best to leave now before I do anything that I can't control. I know that Novalee didn't have much time left, and I also know there are secrets between you. But how can you do it? How can you use her remaining time to exchange for evidence? Yes, she should've died! She's cruel and shameless. But even so, doesn't she have the right to live? You used her life to let me know the truth, to clear anything that's on my path. Do you think that a man like me can't handle those things that I need you and a dying person to do them for me?"

Tears began to pool around Walter's eyes.

He didn't want to owe anyone anything, but he would never have the chance to repay Novalee in this life.

It was her who had let him down, but now the table had turned.

Although Novalee had passed away, he still couldn't get over it.

Mango did it for his own good, but how could she know how complicated his relationship with Novalee was?

He wanted to know the truth even from what Mango would testify, but never in this way.

Novalee used her life to let him know who the real enemy was. How could he ever repay her?

As a man, he couldn't even protect his own woman, he even let his woman sacrificed her life for him. Had they ever thought about how he would feel?

Mango couldn't find a word to say.

She had not expected that this would take a toll on Walter.

"I'm sorry."

"Just go. Asked Nathaniel to pick you up. I don't want to see you for a while. I need some time alone."

Walter's order to leave made Mango feel very upset.

For the first time in a while, she felt that she might've done something wrong.

Mango bit her lower lip, so she turned around and left the ward. She couldn't bring herself to say anything anymore.

Novalee laid on the bed, she looked very peaceful but she could never open her eyes again.

After Mango left, Walter finally turned around and looked at Novalee with tears running down his charming face.

"What are you doing? Do you want me to owe you for the rest of my life? Novalee, you made me upset when you were alive. Now even when you're gone, you wanted to make me remember you for the rest of my life? How can you be so selfish? How can you!"

Sadly, Novalee could no longer answer him.

When Mango walked out of the hospital, she saw Nathaniel driving over.

"Mango, I'm sorry I'm late."

As soon as Nathaniel got out of the car, Mango ran over and hugged Nathaniel.

She was sad at the moment!

"I feel so dejected!"

Nathaniel was taken aback by Mango's actions. He was stunned for a moment before hugging Mango in his arms.

"What's wrong? Are you hurt? Who's bullying my wife? I'll beat them up!"

Nathaniel's words caused Mango's tears to flow out in an instant.

"Nathan, I may have done something wrong."

"How could it be? How could my wife do something wrong?"

It would be fine if Nathaniel didn't mention it. But, he did. It made Mango cried even more.

"I made Walter angry. He threw a vase at me. I have never seen him so angry, I..."

"Wait a minute. Walter threw a vase at you. Are you hurt? Let me have a look."

Nathaniel was extremely nervous, he pulled Mango out and looked at her from head to toe. He let out a sigh of relief when he was sure she was alright.

"Is Walter insane? He threw a vase at you? I can't take it. I am going to look for him! So what if he is your cousin? How dare he throw a vase at my

wife? Does he have a death wish?"

As he spoke, Nathaniel walked towards the hospital. But was stopped by Mango.

"Hey, don't. I might have done something really wrong today."

Mango felt extremely awful.

Nathaniel couldn't help but touch her back to comfort her as he saw her like that and asked in a low voice, "What's going on? I know Walter cares about you. He would rather hurt himself than hurt you. What's wrong?"

Mango wiped her tears and muttered, "Maybe Auntie's words had some effect on me. At first, she wanted to take Novalee away from here so she couldn't see Walter anymore. After all, auntie wouldn't agree if such a woman became her daughter-in-law. Although I disagreed with her and told Walter about auntie's plan, I still don't want Novalee to contact Walter anymore. Because whenever I see her, the images of her threatening Walter flashes through my mind, and I don't wish for Walter to get hurt again. I don't want Walter and auntie to fight because of her. So, I told Novalee that Mitchell was going to kill her. But Novalee wanted me to record it all as evidence so Delilah and Mitchell couldn't get away with it because it would be quicker that way than for us to search for the shreds of evidence by ourselves.

I agreed to her plan because I thought that not only could I make sure there will be no more threats to Walter, but at the same time, I could end Novalee and Walter's relationship once and for all. So I hid the truth from Walter and let Novalee take care of it."

Nathaniel's eyes turned dark as he heard Mango's words, but he did not say anything.

Mango looked at Nathaniel with some hesitation and said awfully, "Nathan, do you also think that I made the wrong choice? I felt terrible just now. Although Novalee had a small amount of time left, it was no different than killing her. Even I wanted to beat myself up."

Nathaniel sighed and held Mango in his arms.

"You didn't think this through before doing it, but I know you're not an evil person. You wouldn't want her dead because of the grudge you had with her, or you wanted the evidence. You did it because you don't want her to suffer anymore. All her bones were shattered. Even though the doctors said that she still has a few days left, to Novalee, she's enduring pain every single minute that she's alive. You're just fulfilling her last wish. You wanted to help her end the pain and let her do one last thing for the man she loves. I understand that."

Nathaniel's words caused Mango to burst into tears once again.

"But Walter doesn't understand. He assumes I am a bad and cruel woman. He thinks that I killed Novalee in order to get some evidence! But I didn't! I have already asked Boden to protect the caretaker of the sanatorium, and I supported you to investigate Cyrus. I have done so much, can't I get the evidence I want? I..."

"Yea I understand. You are a woman, and you know Novalee best. You knew she wanted to be free, and you knew she wanted to do something for Walter before she dies. That bastard Walter doesn't know you at all. He says he likes you and will not marry anyone except you for the rest of his life. But he doesn't understand you at all, or else you wouldn't be with me, right? It's all right, don't cry, and Walter is not a fool He couldn't think clearly because of what happened. I'm here for you. Your husband understands you, so don't cry. Today we were wronged. But when Walter realized what a fool he is later, we will teach him a good lesson."

Nathaniel consoled her as she patted Mango's back.

This made Mango cried even harder than before.

"How could he think of me like that? To him, am I just a cruel monster who doesn't care about other people's lives?"

"No, it's not what you think. Think about it this way. Novalee is very special to Walter. Although he may not love Novalee, things did happen between them, so it's really hard for him to accept that. And you, don' expect too much from him. He is an ordinary person, not a god. He can't always control his emotions. All right, Walter bullied you. Shall I comfort you? Is that okay? Let me take you to eat something delicious?' Nathaniel's words helped ease Mango's heart a little.

"I'm not Rita. I won't think of food when I'm sad."

Seeing that she was a little better, Nathaniel smiled and said, "What's wrong with my daughter? My daughter's just like me though..."

"Nah...you will always praise your daughter, aren't you?"

"My wife is also good. I'm not lying. You are so beautiful and considerate, right? Let's go. I'll buy you some cake. Didn't you say that when you are in a bad mood, it will be much better if you eat some desserts? It's my treat!"

Nathaniel pulled Mango's hand and got into the car.

Mango didn't want to go at first, but when she saw that Nathaniel was very persistent, she decided to follow him.