The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 831

"What more can I do? It seems that Nathaniel didn't teach you anything good either. Did he ask you to go against your elders, didn't he? After all, Isla is his mother and she raised him. How can he be so heartless towards his own mother?"

Mango wanted to retort his words, but she broke out in cold sweat under his forceful rebuttal.

Her grandfather, whom she had just met for the first time, was already beating her up and it was really annoying.

"What else can you do other than bullying your own daughter and granddaughter? Seeing that you've been living here after your retirement, you probably survived from pure luck. You didn't have any real skills don't you? Otherwise, how can you be so unreasonable?"

Even though she had been caught and subdued by him, she was still offending him in an unforgiving manner.

Brantley was displeased.

"What the f*ck do you know about me?!"

"You're right, but what you've done is too embarrassing. Isla is a nuisance, and yet you chose to help her. You don't deserve to live here!"

Mango didn't care about what would happen to her. Anyway, she just couldn't compromise against him as it would be against her own conscience.

Moreover, this old man placed her mother under house arrest. At the thought of this, she couldn't suppress the burning anger in her heart anymore and she almost had an urge to burn this place.

Brantley had once again exerted force onto her wrist. Although she felt as if her hand was about to break, she gritted her teeth and endured it without making a single sound.

Just when she thought that Brantley would fracture her hand, he suddenly let go of her.

She quickly took a few steps back and it almost felt as if she had been given a second chance a life. Although Brantley was very old, he was still strong and this was a fact. If they really fought, she did not know if she could be on par with Brantley.

"Take a seat."

Brantley suddenly restrained his anger and sighed before he sat in his original position.

Mango was taken aback.

What was going on?

However, she didn't want to stand there. After all, she didn't want to act like a child who had just been punished after she had been bullied by Brantley.

Mango sat in her seat and her glass of water had turned a little cold.

She wanted to ask someone to fetch her some warm water, but she decided not to because she was afraid of what the old man would do to her.

Meanwhile, Brantley noticed it and shouted to the servant, "Give her a glass of hot water."

"Yes sir."

One of the servants responded and came in with a cup of hot water as well as some fruits and snacks.

"Eat up, your body is not as good as before and you need to replenish your energy. Think about your child."

Brantley waved his hand after he said that, and the servant went out again and closed the door.

Mango felt that Brantley was simply a weird old man.

"I don't want to eat it. What if I get poisoned?"

Upon hearing this, Brantley was once again aggravated.

"You're really the child of the Hans family. Your words can really anger a person. If I want to poison you to death, I would've done it earlier, alright?" "That's hard to say. What if you want to see me suffer in pain? Otherwise, why would you keep my mom under house arrest?"

Mango was simply being unreasonable.

Meanwhile, Brantley was burning with rage and he quickly drank some water to suppress his anger.

"I knew it, I shouldn't have let your mom stay with the Hans family. The little b*stard that she gave birth to will really make me die of anger."

"You're still living well now, aren't you?"

"That's because you haven't seen me before!"

After saying that, Brantley realised that he was behaving like a bad-tempered child.

"I don't wanna care about you anymore. Anyway, the baby in your belly does not belong to our family."

Mango suddenly felt that Brantley looked somewhat cute when he acted like this.

She calmed down and whispered, "Grandpa, please release my mom. She's so old and she has lived a hard life. How many more years can you lock her up? Besides, why did you do this to her? She's an adult now! You locked her up just because she didn't listen to you. Isn't your parenting style a little too barbaric?"

"So what if I am? What's the matter?"

Brantley began to act unreasonably again.

This was something that Mango didn't expect from him.

She wanted to laugh, but she did not dare to do so. Then, she stood up and walked behind him. She whispered while she held his shoulders with both hands, "Grandpa, why do you have to help Isla? You know what she has done. She can't be released just like this. You are so capable, yet you can't bail her out. So, how can I do that?"

It seemed that Mango was trying to persuade him gently. Upon hearing her words, Brantley let out a sigh and said in a low voice, "Of course I knew about all the misdeeds that she has done, but it's not a good time to catch her right now."

"Why? You have to tell me the reason."

"Why are you just like your mother? Why do you have to question everything? Do you know that people that behave like you in the military will be shot dead directly?"

Brantley was still so stubborn and headstrong at his age.

Mango, on the other hand, felt that he looked very adorable.

"I have never served in the army before, so it's only natural for me to ask you for a reason."

"You...

Brantley wanted to say something, but he felt a sudden pain in the spot that Mango was massaging him.

"Stop massaging me. Let go!"

"What's wrong?"

Mango knew that she didn't exert too much strength. How could she make Brantley feel so much pain?

Brantley endured the pain and said, "There's a bullet stuck there. It's blocking my nerves and I haven't been able to take it out. My shoulder hurts because it's raining now and you're only making it worse. Hurry up and sit down. Don't get too worked up."

Mango was surprised when she heard this.

A bullet in his shoulder?

Based on his age now, he was a person who had survived the war and made great contributions to the country. Generally speaking, he shouldn't be a person that was unable to distinguish between right or wrong. However, why did he have to do this?

While Mango was still thinking, her hand was suddenly grabbed by Brantley. Then, she was pulled to a chair as she was forced to sit down.

"Ugh"

Brantley sighed again.

He looked at Mango and said in a low voice, "There are some things that I really can't tell you. It's a secret of the country. I can only say that we can't solve anything by putting Isla in jail. There's no point in doing that. What we need to do is to destroy her strong network of support. Do you understand?"

"Us? You mean it's not solely your own idea. Is there someone..."

"Shut up. Don't say it out loud and don't ask anyone about it."

Although Brantley had said so, it seemed that he had also answered part of her question.

Mango vaguely understood what he meant.

"But even so, why did you let Thomas get into trouble?"

"To make it real and to confuse the other party. I can't come in contact with Nathaniel directly on this matter. This is because they will be alerted once we come into contact. Therefore, I invited you here to lure Nathaniel out and also to force him to release Isla. I still need your cooperation in this. Although you're not a soldier, your husband used to be one. Your grandfather, your mother, and even your father are people who have made great contributions to the country, so you have to cooperate with me."

Brantley patted the back of Mango's hand.

Mango immediately understood the meaning behind his words.

She stretched out her arms and wrapped them around his neck with excitement when she looked at Brantley.

"Grandfather! Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Brantley was stunned by her sudden hug. Then, he let out a cheerful laugh.

"I told you earlier. How do I know what kind of person you are? The reports may not be true, and I'm not sure whether you and your mother have the same character. Fortunately, you didn't let me down. Rest assured, I have put your mother under house arrest not only as an act, but also to protect her safety. These things have already gone beyond what you can expect. I really don't want you to get involved if it's possible, but I can't do anything about it. Do you know that I'll be afraid if you're involved in an accident?. Can you understand my concern?"

Mango suddenly felt tears welling up in her eyes.

"I do, Grandpa, I will cooperate with you and carry out whatever you want me to do." "Good girl! Stay here first. It won't be long before that brat Nathaniel comes here. We'll discuss our next step by then." "Alright."

Mango felt that Brantley looked extremely cute.

Suddenly, Brantley pulled Mango over and said in a sad tone, "Your mother used to stay by my side like this, but she didn't have time to accompany me lately. People have always disliked me, and I don't know if your mother will blame me this time." "No, grandpa, if my mom knows that you're doing this for the country, she absolutely won't blame you."

"I hope so. Let's go. I'll take you to your mother's room. She hasn't lived at home for many years and I haven't prepared a room for you. You can stay in her room."

Brantley's gaze was gentle and kind, and Mango was very happy with it.

She was filled with joy because she had even more relatives now.

Just when Mango and Brantley were about to leave the room, Haniya immediately rushed over.

"Madam, are you alright? Are we going back?"

"No, we are staying here."

Haniya was surprised by this sudden news.

"What do you mean?"

"Don't ask anything. Just follow me."

After that, Brantley said to the man next to him, "Go out and get rid of the driver. Let him go back and inform Nathaniel that he needs to do as I say if he wants his wife. Otherwise, I will not let him see his wife for the rest of his life!"

Haniya's face suddenly turned pale when she heard Brantley's words.

"What do you want to do with Madam? Madam is pregnant. If anything happens to her, you will not be able to bear the consequences."

Brantley looked at Haniya, who was clearly very scared, but she still protected Mango behind her. He couldn't help but laugh and say, "This rascal is a little interesting, I like her. Why don't you follow me?"

"Bah, you're an old wreck! Take a look at yourself! How dare you have your eyes on someone younger than you?"

Upon hearing this, Brantley was instantly aggravated. On the other hand, Mango couldn't help but burst into laughter. It seemed that Haniya had misunderstood his words!