The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 781

"What's wrong?"

Carter went forward as he wanted to have a look but Walter hid the report away from him.

"You have never cared about my mother throughout the years, so just stay away from her regardless of what happened!"

"What are you saying? Your mother and I haven't even divorced yet."

Carter had a hunch that something was wrong and his expression changed the moment he recalled the content of the recording.

"Is it that the incident mentioned in the recording is true? Your mother..."

"Indeed, a long-standing toxin is detected in my mother's blood sample! Are you happy now? The mistress that you have been taking care of intended to kill my mother and even me! I'm probably dead in the tomb now if Novalee hadn't fallen in love with me. Mr. Carter Song, are you contented with what you've done?"

Walter threw the test report to Carter's face directly.

At that moment, Carter was completely stunned.

How could this be?

How could Delilah be the mastermind of a murder when she was so gentle and virtuous?

The recording couldn't be fabricated and neither could the blood test report be falsified.

Carter could not accept the cruel truth at that instant.

On the other hand, Thomas was embarrassed to the max.

He had always thought that he was the son of a mistress and that he had broken up Walter's family, but he realized at this moment that he was worse than a mistress's son!

He was overwhelmingly ashamed by what Delilah had done and he felt embarrassed standing in front of Walter and Carter.

"I'll go back and interrogate her."

Thomas's voice was hoarse while his eyes were slightly red and he probably would have had a mental breakdown if it weren't for his maturity and toughness. Mango and Nathaniel felt really sorry for him.

No one would be able to accept the reality as not only did Thomas have such a mother, but he also has an excessively greedy and insatiable father like Mitchell.

Carter had mixed feelings when he looked at Thomas as he thought that Thomas was his son but everything had changed now.

He took a closer look at Thomas and realized that Thomas didn't resemble his appearances at all though he took after Delilah. At this point, Carter felt really heartbroken deep down although he didn't mind previously that Thomas resembled his mother.

What had he done all these years!

He abandoned his wife in the sanatorium without giving a d*mn about her and letting her live entirely on her own for the sake of an outsider's son and for his mistress. Now, the relationship between him and his son became even tenser as he had disregarded the fact that his son hated him throughout the years.

Carter failed to protect his family in his present life and he even had to rely on Walter to support his business.

Carter felt so ashamed that he no longer expected Walter to respect him.

He was so regretful all of a sudden.

"I'll go back with you as I want to question Delilah what exactly does she want to do."

"What she wants to do? Aren't you aware of her intentions? Or did Delilah brainwash you and turned you into a fool?"

Walter didn't care about Carter's reputation at all and every word he said was harsh and savage.

Carter couldn't refute and he just left with Thomas in embarrassment.

Mango was worried about Thomas and she said to Nathaniel, "You'd better go and have a look as I'm afraid that Thomas might..."

"He will be fine as I'm sure that he can handle it. You should go back with Walter to have a look while I'll stay here to look after Henry as I think auntie wants you to be with her now. She has already returned to the Song family's house when I came here."

"What? My mom went to the Song family's house? She would not be able to defend herself against Delilah!"

Walter became nervous at that instant.

Mango also felt worried.

"Why did you tell us about it now? What if auntie..."

"It's okay as I told someone to go after her, so don't worry."

Nathaniel knew that Mango would be worried and it was impossible for him to let Sophia confront Delilah all by herself.

Mango let out a sigh of relief upon hearing

Nathaniel's words.

"Alright, I'll go with Walter now and leave Henry to you."

"Go ahead and be careful, just call me if something happens."

Nathaniel looked at Mango with a faint smile.

"Okay."

Mango nodded her head.

She was grateful for Nathaniel's love and understanding towards her and she appreciated Nathaniel's tolerance. She knew that Nathaniel did this because he treasured her and he was afraid that she might feel sad and be at a loss. Besides, she couldn't have settled the issue in time if it weren't for Nathaniel's help although she could probably handle it well herself too.

Mango looked at Nathaniel affectionately before she turned around and rushed out of the hospital with Walter.

Then, all of them returned to the Song family one after the other and they saw Sophia sitting on the sofa in the living room while Delilah was standing on the other side as she glared at Sophia with hatred. "What happened? Are you alright?"

Carter entered the house and the first thing he did was to ask Sophia about her condition. Sophia was surprised at first but she smiled sarcastically after giving it a thought.

"Shouldn't you be asking what happened to your son at this moment and if he has been bullied by me?"

Sophia's voice remained soft and gentle but Carter could no longer hold back his anger after hearing her words.

"Sophia, we are a married couple!"

"Wow, what a rare occasion for you to recall that we're a married couple... I have been gone for almost 20 years from the Song family's house and you let a random woman lived here all these years as if she belongs here! She isn't even your wife but she was given the title Mrs. Song... Do you even still have me in your mind?"

Sophia looked at Carter without a trace of resentment in her eyes as she was as calm as a cucumber and it was tearing Carter's heart out.

"Sophia, I admit that I've been wrong all these years."

"What did you do wrong? Carter, what have you done? I'm your woman! You promised me that you..."

Delilah was panicked when she saw Carter's reaction.

"You shut up!"

Suddenly, Carter turned around and slapped Delilah on the face.

"Ah! Carter, are you crazy? How dare you hit me?"

Delilah fell to the ground as she didn't see it coming and it was right at the moment that she saw Thomas entering the house.

"Son, my dearest son! Your father must've gone crazy as he slapped me! Don't you see how I'm being treated at home? I wouldn't have to suffer such misery if you would've returned earlier and taken over the Song family's property."

"Shut up! Don't you feel ashamed? I'm so embarrassed to have a mother like you."

Thomas felt extremely disgusted deep down as he looked at the woman who was crying her heart out on the floor.

How could this person be his mother?

She did such a shameful thing yet she was still asking him to return and take over the Song family's property at this moment. Thomas would've been in an awkward position now if it weren't for the conflict between him and Walter that urged him not to return to the Song family's house.

It was rather fortunate that he didn't come back to the Song family's place!

Thomas felt really thankful that he made the right decision previously.

On the other hand, Delilah was stunned when she heard Thomas's words.

"Son, I know it's my fault that I didn't take good care of you in the past few years, but I'm still your mother after all! How can you say such things when your dad is bullying me with another woman now? Aren't you worried that I will feel hurt deep down? Do you know that I have been dying for you to come back and be by my side all these years?"

"Why should I be by your side? Are you expecting me to work with you and deceive Mr. Song to steal his property? You just want me to be with you so that you can cooperate well with Mitchell to commit crimes, isn't it? I don't even know who to side now that did such foolish acts! Have you ever thought that your misdeeds will be exposed one day? What am I supposed to do at that time!" Thomas shouted at Delilah loudly out of the blue.

At that instant, Delilah was completely stunned and she felt scared all of a sudden.

"What are you talking about? Thomas, what's wrong with you and why are you mumbling about such nonsense?"

"Nonsense? Did you forget about the things that you told Mitchell a few days ago? Ah, have I told you that Mitchell was captured by the police when he was murdering Novalee according to your instructions? He is now in the detention center and the police are interrogating him... Perhaps it won't take too long before you are asked to go to the police station too. Mom, haven't you heard of the saying that justice always prevails?"

Thomas had no idea what to do all of a sudden as he looked at Delilah as she was the one who gave birth to him.

At that instant, Delilah's face turned pale with fear.

She seemed to have realized something and she immediately crawled toward Carter before grabbing his trousers and cried, "Carter, I have been wronged and I'm telling you the truth! It was Mitchell who forced me to do this... It's him! He forcefully raped me and threatened to post the footage on the internet if I don't follow his orders! Carter, I'm really afraid of him and don't you know what kind of person I am after living with me for so many years?"

Carter looked at the tearful woman in front of him and he recalled the incident that happened 20 years ago suddenly.

Delilah cried pitifully as she told him that her parents had died and that she had been sold by her aunt to be a prostitute in the club. At that time, she had no choice but to ask Carter to help her redeem her freedom.

Carter could not recall why did he help Delilah redeem her freedom back then as it could be due to Sophia's obstinateness or his innate evil instincts as a man that urged him to sleep with Delilah that night. After that, he sacrificed everything that he had for her.

Now that Carter thought about it, he had no idea what benefits had he gotten from Delilah throughout the years.

Perhaps it was Delilah's younger age that gave him a sense of superiority or her gentle and considerate facade that moved him deep down. Nevertheless, Carter realized after thinking about it thoroughly that it was always when he quarreled with Walter that Delilah got the chance to sweet-talk him and make him happy.

Delilah would always side with Walter by saying that he was still a naive child and telling Carter not to take his words to heart. She said that Walter was still at a young and rebellious stage but he would surely change his attitude when he matured.

Throughout the years, the relationship between Carter and Walter had deteriorated day by day and their quarrels were increasingly intense yet Carter had always thought that it was all because of Walter's naiveness. He had the misconception that Walter deliberately fought against him because of Sophia but it wasn't until this moment that Carter realized that it was because of Delilah!

It was Delilah's schemes that gradually worsened his relationship with Walter!

It was also her who brought such a disaster to the Song family this day!

At that instant, Carter recalled that the Song family was about to bankrupt previously.

During those few days, Delilah kept asking him about the Song family's economic situation and she was even packing her luggage one night. However, she told him that she was just putting away her unwanted clothes when Carter noticed what she was doing.

At that time, Carter did not think much about it but now that he contemplated it, he realized that Delilah probably wanted to leave after knowing that he was about to go bankrupt. However, she delayed her plans as Carter caught her that night and who knew that Walter had the capability to revive the Song family afterward.

Carter recalled everything that had happened in the past in his mind and he realized all of a sudden that he had been living in a beautiful illusion all these years.

Delilah was the person who created that sweet yet

fake dream for him.

At this instant, Carter was completely clearheaded and anger poured through him as he saw how Delilah was still trying to gain his sympathy by using her pitiful and pathetic facade.