The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 778

It was Thomas!

Walter didn't have a good impression of his brother to begin with and now that Novalee died because of Delilah who was his mother, Walter's gaze became fierce due to his intensified hatred. However, Nathaniel grabbed Walter's arm in an instant.

"Don't vent your anger on him as it's none of Delilah's family fault! Besides, Thomas has no idea what had happened."

"How can you be sure that he has no idea? Perhaps it's exactly because Thomas was backing up Delilah that she could act so recklessly!"

Walter gritted his teeth as he said.

Nathaniel said coldly, "That's impossible! I know Thomas best as he grew up with me and he will never act against his conscience even though Delilah is his mother. You won't be the president of Sminorf Corporation now if Thomas is a scheming and deceitful person."

"What do you mean? Are you saying that Thomas has greater capabilities than me and that he is more qualified to be the president of Sminorf Corporation, is that so?"

Walter was really vengeful at the moment and he could come up with numerous arguments to refute whatever Nathaniel said.

He was unable to vent out the resentment in his heart.

Nevertheless, Nathaniel didn't take Walter's words to heart as he knew how he felt.

"Walter, are you intending to reproach anyone who is related to Delilah like a mad man as soon as you see them? Novalee may be a special person to you and you might think that you owe her a debt of gratitude, but that doesn't mean that everyone else should treat her as you did. She is kind to you but she may not treat others the same and she even had evil intentions against Mango, isn't it? Walter's eyes became red-rimmed with tears instantly although Nathaniel spoke softly in a bland and monotonous manner.

"That's not what I mean, I'm just..."

"We understand how you feel and what Novalee means to you, but you can't expect everyone to treat Novalee as you did because a good relationship should be reciprocal. Mango didn't avenge Novalee's wrongdoings and she fulfilled Novalee's wish all because of you, is that not enough?

Walter completely calmed down after hearing

Nathaniel's words.

It was right at this moment that Thomas rushed over.

"Mr. Ye, we need you to sign this document urgently."

Thomas was stunned when he saw Walter as he knew that Nathaniel was investigating Cyrus who was his uncle recently. He felt worried when he saw Walter glaring at him so fiercely. Could it be that his uncle and mother had stirred up some trouble?

"What's the matter?"

Thomas asked subconsciously out of curiosity but Walter almost burst with anger because of this.

"Get lost!"

He pushed Thomas away and walked to his car in a flash.

"What's going on?"

Thomas looked at Nathaniel and he was staggered as Walter shoved him.

Nathaniel sighed and said, "Don't mind him as he has a bad temper as you know... Let's go to the company now."

Having said that, he looked in the direction of Mango's bedroom and decided that it was better for Mango to deal with her issues on her own.

Thomas followed Nathaniel to the company.

On the other hand, it was already late in the afternoon when Mango woke up.

She stretched her limbs and realized that Nathaniel must have been gone for a while now as the space beside her was cold and empty.

Mango's heart ached as she thought of how strenuous Nathaniel must be and yet she couldn't help him. All she could do was to avoid causing him any trouble.

Lucy pulled Mango to the dining table for her to have breakfast after she woke up.

Mango turned on the TV and was watching a show when Lucy whispered to her, "Mrs. Ye, Mr. Song came here in the morning but he left angrily after having a conversation with Mr. Ye." "Mr. Song?"

"Yeah, Mr. Walter Song."

Mango was taken aback.

She remembered that Walter was really angry at her the day before and she wondered if he came here so early in the morning to apologize or to continue venting his anger on her.

Mango contemplated it for a moment before she picked up her phone to call Walter as she couldn't

figure it out.

"Did you come to meet me this morning?"

"Yeah, I nearly froze to death."

Walter's voice sounded a little hoarse.

Mango let out a sigh of relief when she noticed that his tone was the same as before.

"What's up?"

"I'm buying a burial plot to situate Novalee's tomb... Anyway, have you gotten out of bed? Let's go and find Henry if you're awake as Novalee must have told you where he is. Don't worry as I've already asked Nathaniel for permission and he told me to go with you as he's a little busy today."

Mango immediately replied after hearing Walter's words, "Okay, I'll wash up now and meet you in a while."

"Let's meet at your place so that you don't have to travel back and forth. Also, I'm sorry for yesterday's incident as I was really worked up at that time and I didn't take your feelings into consideration. I won't have any objections if you want to vent your anger on me as I did act like a jerk."

Mango almost feared up after hearing what Walter said.

"It's alright as I didn't take it to heart." "Just forget it then, though I heard that someone cried like a baby and your husband almost hit me this morning... Are you sure that everything's fine? I was wrong for not thinking in your shoes and I admit that it's all my fault, but I just couldn't hold it back sometimes and you're also well aware of my bad temper."

Mango lifted her head as she tried to hold back her tears.

She took a deep breath before saying, "Walter, we have known each other for decades and way longer than you've known Novalee yet you doubted my personality...I was really sad to be honest." "I'm sorry, I..."

"You don't have to be sorry as we cherish each person differently in our hearts. In fact, I have overestimated your feelings for me deep down as you're perhaps more concerned about Novalee's emotions than mine. I felt aggrieved yesterday but I have gotten over it as Nathaniel would probably have the same initial reaction as you if I were to be involved in an accident and if you're handling the issue from my perspective. So, you don't have to apologize as you didn't do anything wrong."

Walter was stunned by Mango's words.

Was that so?

Was he more concerned about Novalee's feelings than Mango deep down?

No!

That couldn't betrue!

He overreacted upon knowing that the person he liked the most hurt Novalee because he owed Novalee so much that he couldn't handle it.

However, there was no point in explaining these to Mango now.

Mango would probably not believe him.

At that instant, Walter felt that everything was a joke.

He lost both Novalee and Mango at the same time, didn't he?

Whatever it was, there would be a barrier between him and Mango and there was no turning back.

Walter bit his lower lip harshly.

"Mango, your remarks are really hurtful to me deep down."

"Is that so? I'm just being honest with you... Wait for me for a moment as I'll wash my face and change my clothes before I come out."

"Okay."

Walter was almost arriving at the Ye Family's house although he didn't go in a hurry and now that he heard what Mango said, he agreed instantly. He also knew that Mango didn't want to continue talking about the incident the day before.

Nevertheless, he was really upset as he felt that his love life was a mess.

He wanted to pour it all out to Sophia but he was afraid that his mother wouldn't be able to take it mentally.

At that moment, Walter felt that his life was tough.

On the other hand, a surge of feelings welled up in Mango's heart after she put down her phone.

She had never expected that Novalee would change her relationship with Walter so drastically and she didn't know what to feel about it. Mango could do nothing else about it now that everything had already happened.

She hastily washed up and changed into a smart and casual outfit before leaving her house.

Walter was already waiting for her at the door and he quickly put out the cigarette when he saw Mango coming out.

"It's okay as I learnt to tolerate the smell."

At that moment, Mango realized that she had expected too much from Walter.

They were just friends and buddies or even relatives at this point but they were still independent individuals.

She should be satisfied having Nathaniel's companion.

In fact, she shouldn't care too much about Walter's decisions and his attitude toward her.

Mango finally smiled as she always did at the thought of this.

"Look at you, your eyes are red-rimmed... Did you pull an all-nighter? Or did you not sleep well? Here are some hot milk and food, you should have some."

Mango gave him the breakfast that she had prepared.

Walter was stunned and he felt like crying when he saw Mango's bright smile.

"Are you not angry at me anymore?"

"Why should I be angry? You didn't do anything wrong and I was being too small- minded. Anyway, hurry up and have some food as it will go cold soon and I know that you must have not eaten anything this morning. We have tons of issues to settle later on, so you should at least eat some. I'll assist you if you need my help but I'll go home if you think that I'm bothering you, either way doesn't matter." "What are you talking about? Why would I think that you're bothering me? Mango, you're trying to make me angry, aren't you?"

However, Mango smiled without saying anything.

She looked fresh and refreshing this day as she wore a white dress.

"I'll drive the car so that you can have your meal. Don't worry as I know the address."

Mango dragged Walter to the passenger seat before getting on the driver's seat.

Walter didn't put on airs either.

He didn't have an appetite initially but Mango's attitude lifted up his mood in an instant.

He guessed that Mango was probably not mad at him anymore.

Mango didn't utter a word although she knew that Walter was observing her and she started the engine instantly after getting on the car. Then, she drove them toward the address that Novalee gave her. Walter was really hungry.

He wolfed down the food before drinking the milk as he belched and only then did he realized that they had arrived at the suburbs.

"Did Novalee put Henry in the suburbs?"

"No, I came over to get something."

Walter was at a loss and he was confused by Mango's words as he didn't know what she was trying to do nor did he know what she wanted to get in the suburbs. Nevertheless, he didn't ask about it as he felt at ease being with Mango.

However, Walter sensed out of his alertness that a vehicle was following them from behind suspiciously not long after they entered the suburbs.

His expression became solemn.

"Mango, someone seems to be following us from behind... Pull the car over and let me drive so that I can shake them off."

"No, it's okay as I can do it."

Having said that, Mango stepped on the accelerator to the floor and their car sped forward in a flash.