The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)
Chapter 999

Mango had smelled this scent somewhere before as Gisella used this perfume brand.

But Gisella should be with Lebanon right now. So why did Laney have this scent?

Mango had a lot of thoughts in her mind.

"Auntie, the scent in your body smells nice. Is it a new perfume? What brand is it? I want to buy and try it one day."

Mango asked with a faint smile.

Laney's eyes suddenly flashed for a while, and then she smiled and said, "I'm already so old, and I don't use any perfume. You must've smelt it wrongly."

"Really? Well, perhaps my nose is a little weak because I have been staying in the hospital since I got injured. Now everything seems to smell pleasant to me."

Mango had a smile on her face, but she had a cold gaze.

Laney looked at her in surprise. "When did you get hurt? What happened? Is it serious?"

Mango sneered secretly after hearing her reaction.

The news about Gisella whipping her had become the most trending topic on social media. Even if Laney didn't use Twitter, Sisi would have told her about the news since she knew about it, right? Mango never thought that Laney would be suspicious. How could there be a spy in her own home?

She thought for a while and smiled faintly, "It's not a big deal. Look, I'm still fine, right? Well, a lot of people wanted to kill me, but I survived all the attacks somehow. Alas! I have such good luck!" She shrugged mischievously as she spoke.

Laney coughed and quickly asked, "Um... are you going out?"

"Yeah, I'm going over to my grandfather's place. You don't have to make lunch for me because I'll be having my meal there too."

Mango walked out of the house after she said that. However, the smile on her face slowly disappeared.

She called Ned directly after that.

"Help me check where Laney has been and who she met recently."

"Alright."

Ned was Mango and Nathaniel's most capable subordinate, so he immediately went to carry out her orders without asking anything else.

After that, Mango opened the garage and gave the cars inside a look. She noticed that there was some dirt on her car's tire.

Her car had always been clean. Plus, she hadn't been to Ocean City all this while, and she did not use it too. So, why was there dirt on her car? Mango gave Ned another order after giving it a glance.

"Check if my car had violated any laws recently. Also, go to the traffic police to check my car's recent whereabouts."

"Okay, Madam."

After hanging up, Mango immediately drove Nathaniel's Land Rover and left the house.

Nathaniel's car plate was powerful. If something happened to her, the police would immediately receive updates about her location.

Mango chose this car because she was concerned about her own safety.

Before she returned, she thought that she would not meet a spy anytime soon. However, she became worried once she discovered a spy in The Ye's Mansion.

After that, Mango drove away from the Ye family and went straight to Brantley's place.

Brantley started to prepare for Mango's arrival when he heard that she was coming.

"Hurry up and prepare some desserts because my granddaughter has a sweet tooth. Alas! She suffered through a miscarriage and three whiplashes. Now that she's back, I have to pamper her as much as I can!"

The housekeeper hurriedly went to work after hearing his orders.

Meanwhile, Brantley started inspecting the sofas at his house. He felt that the sofas were not comfortable enough, so he brought out a cushion from his study and placed it on the sofa.

Mango couldn't help but feel touched when she saw this scene as she stepped into the house.

"Grandpa, what are you doing?"

"Mango, you're back! Come and sit here! I laid this cushion for you. It's soft and warm, and it won't hurt your back."

Brantley welcomed her warmly with a teary smile.

"Hello, Grandpa!"

Mango rushed over and hugged him. She was very touched, and she started tearing up after seeing him.

"Hey, you're a mother now! How can you hug me so childishly? Aren't you embarrassed?"

"Bleh, I don't care. I just want to hug you because I miss you so much!"

Mango hugged Brantley childishly and took the opportunity to wipe her tears away.

After all, their reunion was a happy occasion, so Brantley shouldn't cry!

"Alright, I'm running out of breath. Sit down! I'll get the housekeeper to prepare a scrumptious meal for you. You'll be having dinner here, right?"

"Okay, I want sweet and sour fish then!"

Mango immediately starting making demands when she heard what Brantley had said.

Brantley burst out with laughter at her demands.

"Yes, yes, I'll get them to make it for you. I never knew that you were such a foodie! Rita must have inherited your genes because she loves food too. Haha!"

Mango couldn't help but miss Rita when she heard Brantley mentioning her.

"Hey! Rita's just greedy when it comes to food, and that has nothing to do with me! Grandpa, did Rita come over when I wasn't around?"

"Of course! She used to come here every day! But I haven't seen her since she decided to go to the forests to sketch. Also, Nathaniel's too kind! He was the one who sent Rita here because he was worried that I would be lonely now that your mother is gone. Haha! We had a hard time accommodating her at first because she had a fiery temper. In fact, she would throw and smash things when she was displeased After that, I saw how weak her body was, so I decided to teach her some martial art skills. Alas! I wonder whether she's been practising those skills since she left her. It's a good thing that I taught her some martial skills so that she can protect her!"

Brantley continued to rant and praise Rita for a long time.

Mango felt comforted when she saw how happy Brantley was.

"Has Rita grown taller during this period of time?"

"Yes! She can't even wear her old pants anymore, so I got people to buy some new ones for her. Anyway, there are only two months left till the new year, so what are you planning to do?" Mango didn't know how to answer Brantley's question.

She knew what Brantley meant. The Hans family was only her biological family, but Brantley was already old. Therefore, he would be lonely if she left him to celebrate the new year alone. Mango thought for a moment and said, "Hmm... maybe I could ask Uncle Terrance and Uncle

Mateo to come and celebrate the new year with you? Haha! I hope that you don't think that we're too boisterous because we don't want to cause trouble for you."

"Of course not! What kind of trouble will the few of you cause anyway? All of you should come together!"

"Got it!"

Mango smiled happily when Brantley agreed to her suggestion.

After all, she only felt at home when she was back here at Brantley's place.

"Are the wounds on your body fine? Do you want me to get Noah's wife to check for you?"

Brantley's was upset when he saw that Mango's face had become thinner again.

Mango shook her head and said, "Nah, you don't need to do that. I have another doctor with me. Genevieve's tummy has grown very big from her pregnancy already, so it's too inconvenient for her to come here. Just let her rest well and take good care of her baby."

"Argh! You always think of others and don't know how to take care of yourself."

Brantley sighed as he said this.

Sometimes, he felt that Mango was more like his wife than his granddaughter.

His wife had done some unforgivable things, and she had also given birth to a child that had attacked Mango. However, Brantley started to miss her when he started getting old.

He missed their past relationship, especially the times when they were dating and the first few years after they had gotten married.

So many years had passed in a blink of an eye.

Brantley could not help but let out a sigh at this thought.

"Grandpa, what's wrong?"

Mango couldn't help but got worried because Brantley was rarely this upset.

Brantley shook his head and said, "Anyway, have you contacted Walter lately?"

Mango paused for a moment after hearing his question.

Walter's name seemed a little unfamiliar to her now.

She remembered the first time that Walter and she met each other like yesterday. However, she had started to forget about him as she was busy dealing with other issues.

Well, to be exact, he was her cousin. Although they did not share a grandfather, they both had the same grandmother.

However, Mango wasn't sure why Brantley had suddenly asked about him.

"Grandpa, what do you mean?"

Was Brantley trying to cause trouble for Walter?

Brantley raised his hand and hit Mango's head when he saw her looking at him cautiously.

"What are you thinking? Do you think I would take advantage of my seniority to bully someone younger than me?"

"No! Of course not!"

Mango shook her head quickly in reply. However, Brantley became irritated when he saw the teasing smile on her face. "Hey! Can you be a little more serious?"

"Yes, sir!"

Mango immediately gave him a military salute in reply.

Brantley was a little bit satisfied after seeing this.

"Alas! Walter is a poor child. He's alone now, and I have no idea how he's doing now. After all, I think that he needs a family to return to when he's facing troubles. Well... your grandmother and I are married, and Walter is her grandson, so I guess I should consider him one of my grandchildren too. Try contacting him when you have time and ask him to come back during the new year. I'll be his grandpa if he will accept me too. After all, I loved and hated your grandma, so I can't leave her grandson alone now that she's dead."

Mango felt a little upset after hearing his words.

She couldn't help remembering the look on Walter's face when he had bidden her farewell.

He said, "Mango, perhaps we weren't meant to meet this life after all, but I still wish for your happiness."

Mango didn't know why but she suddenly felt like crying. Heck, she even missed him so much!

After all, he was the first person that had helped her when she had returned here. However, he had to take care of himself now because he did not have a home to return to.

Mango felt extremely sad when she thought of this.

"Thank you, grandpa."

Mango hugged Brantley's neck. She suddenly felt blessed to have a thoughtful grandpa like Bratley.

"Well, I guess we should stop talking about the past. So, let's discuss some serious issues."

Mango was slightly stunned when she heard what Brantley said.

"Grandpa, what issues do you have? You're already retired, so shouldn't you live a leisurely life now?"

"Hey! Stop joking around! We need to discuss your problems now. After all, you came back this time for Nathaniel, right? Did you manage to get any information since you returned?"

After all, Brantley could read Mango like a book, and she knew that she couldn't hide anything from him now that he had asked this question.