The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 259

"Well, your mommy and I won't blame you because that's all in the past now. So, will you tell me where's your mom now?"

Nathaniel already knew that Mango had been rescued by Merle and she had returned home on the cargo ship, but he had no idea where Mango currently was.

Obviously, Nathaniel was rather anxious.

At first, Zion was still upset but he lifted his head to speak to Nathaniel when he noticed Nathaniel's anxiety. "Now, I can finally see that you're actually sincere towards mommy."

"Nonsense, that's my wife, so of course I’m sincere to her!”

Nathaniel felt that his little brat always looked for opportunities to provoke him no matter what.

"Wait, what do you mean you can finally see my sincerity towards your mommy? Do you really think that there’s been a time where I’ve never loved her?”

Nathaniel abruptly caught the error in Zion's words.

Then, Zion shook his head and said, "I'm not sure what happened between you and mommy five years ago, and everything I know about it was told to me by mommy and Abyss, or it was just my mere guessing. I became quite irritated, because how is it possible for such a cruel man like you to exist? Even the devil loves his children, but why did you abandon Rita and me? Furthermore, you even set a fire to burn us to death!"

"That's a total misunderstanding because I've never wanted to hurt both of you."

This was the moment that Nathaniel realized that even if Zion and Rita had not remembered the events five years ago, it still affected them greatly.

Nathaniel was not in a hurry, and if Zion could stand here and chat idly with him, that meant that Mango was safe. So, Nathaniel’s next priority now was to clear Zion’s doubts about the situation five years ago.

Zion nodded his head before he said, "Well, I don’t know all the facts, but to tell you the truth I was quite upset when mommy forgave you the last time she returned to the mainland. How could she forgive you so easily after you abandoned your wife and children?"

"You little brat, when did I ever do that? Don’t just say things willy-nilly when you’re not familiar with how to use them, okay? I assure you, I’ve always loved all three of you.”

"But mommy didn't know that you sincerely loved her five years ago, didn't she?”

Nathaniel's reply was stuck in his throat when he heard Zion's words.

Well, it was true that Nathaniel wouldn’t have realized his true feelings for Mango if not for the fire incident five years ago, but there was no need for Zion to know that.

Next, Zion continued speaking as he saw that Nathaniel had not denied his earlier statement. "So, I wanted to see your reaction when something happened to mommy this time. If you chose to do nothing and came back to the mainland because you thought mommy was dead, then I would've disregarded you as my father. Furthermore, it would be pointless for mommy to put in any more effort for you."

"Little brat, aren't you glad to see me acting like an insane man just to find your mother?"

Nathaniel didn't know how to react when he discovered that this was the reason why Zion had not informed him, that the Dark Night had found Mango.

Zion nodded solemnly and said, "Yeah, that's what made me feel that you're actually reliable. So, only a man like this is fit to be my daddy.”

"Wow, thanks for your compliment."

Nathaniel's tone was calm as he said that.

Zion smiled brightly and said, "You’re welcome!"

"Little brat, you're just itching for a spanking, aren’t you?”

"Hey, I'm telling you that you're not allowed to hit me again, if not I’ll complain about you to mommy."

Then, Zion immediately utilized his trump card.

On the other hand, Nathaniel felt like he had completely been outwitted by Zion. So, he sighed and said, "Okay, Young Master, when will you tell me about where your mommy's location is?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? You wouldn’t be able to see her even if I told you right now, so it's better for you to be patient." "What do you mean?"

Nathaniel started to become anxious.

Zion stopped teasing Nathaniel when he realized that his father was genuinely worried. He smiled before he said, "Apparently, mommy accidentally ingested some seawater when she first fell in, but fortunately she regained consciousness shortly after. At the same time, Merle had rushed over just in time to rescue mommy. However, the cold seawater paired with mommy’s injuries caused her to have a high fever somewhere around midnight. Initially, Merle did not realize that the boat they boarded was a cargo ship and he thought there were people on board, only to find that there were only a few crew members and their captain. To make matters worse, their supplies were limited so Merle had no choice but to steal their first aid kit to treat mommy."

"What happened after that? The captain told me that they looked for Mango and Merle, but the ship’s crew never found them.”

This aspect of Zion’ s explanation surprised Nathaniel.

However, Zion replied proudly, "Do you really think that the agents of the Dark Night Empire would be discovered so easily?"

"Wow, you must be very proud, aren't you?"

Nathaniel felt like smacking Zion's proud look off his face.

Nevertheless, Zion smiled as he paid no heed to his father, "I’m going to take over the Dark Night Empire in the future, so of course I'm proud." "Oh my, what a powerful person you are."

Honestly, Nathaniel couldn' t be bothered to entertain his son.

Then, Zion scratched the nape of his neck in embarrassment before he said, "Mommy's fever stubbornly refused to subside, so Merle could only reduce her food intake and he gave her more water to drink. Finally, the ship docked at port to replenish their supplies, so Merle brought mommy off the ship and he managed to contact our agents to send mommy to the hospital. Unfortunately, the hospital wouldn't accept her as she had no identification, so Merle had no choice but to get in contact with headquarters and I sent mommy back to our base."

"Our base? What base are you referring to?"

Nathaniel became quite stunned all of a sudden when he heard Zion's words.

Zion looked at him quizzically and said, "The base that belongs to you, of course! Furthermore, Mr. Yan is still an instructor there, but didn't he call to inform you about this? Oh right, he must have forgotten as he was too busy treating mommy.”

Although Zion's words were sort of confusing, Nathaniel still understood what he meant.

"You' re saying that Mango is at the Ye Family’s training base?”

Frankly, he did not think of this possibility at all!

After that, Nathaniel immediately stood up and rushed outside as he heard Zion call out after him, "It is pointless for you to go there now because mommy said that she wanted to train after her fever subsided, so she followed Mr. Yan into the mountains. I heard she was planning to learn self- defense, survival skills, or stuff like that."

Nathaniel was astonished when he heard Zion's words.

"What did you say?"

Zion stood up and he dusted himself off before he said, "Mommy told me that she wanted to stop being a burden to everybody, and she also said that she wouldn’t have fallen into the ocean if she had the skills to protect herself. Furthermore, she decided to improve herself because the Dark Night Empire has to watch over the HY Group and the Ye Family. So, mommy told me to come back and tell you not to worry about her, and that she’ II come back after she has completed her training."

"Did your mother ask you to come back?”

Nathaniel's voice indicated that his anger was rising.

Then, Zion uneasily took a step back and said, "Well, I’m just relaying whatever mommy said to you, so you can’t attack me! I won't go easy on you if you hurt me again!"

Nathaniel stared at Zion without uttering a single word, but the more Nathaniel was silent, the more uneasy Zion became. Honestly, Nathaniel was much scarier than the one Zion faced earlier.

"Mr. Ye, are you all right?"

However, Nathaniel did not say anything and he turned around before he walked out.

As Zion saw this, he immediately grabbed Nathaniel' s hand and said, "Don't be so hasty Mr. Ye, I still need you to take me back to the mansion because it has been such a long time since I’ve seen Rita, and I’m concerned about her current situation. Furthermore, I miss her a lot, and mommy said that grandma is home as well, so will you take me to see them?"

"If so, why didn't you go home in the first place?”

"I already told you that there are people who are monitoring my movements, and I wouldn’t want them to stop me. However, it’ll be different if you’re the one bringing me home because I'm sure they wouldn't dare do anything to you, right?"

Zion's words caused Nathaniel to calm down.

In fact, he had been furious earlier.

Nathaniel had been so worried about Mango, but he never expected her to undergo training in the mountains alone.

Didn't she know that he would worry about her?

Otherwise, was there something else that he didn't know about the whole situation?

Perhaps Zion had not told Nathaniel the full story?

Nevertheless, Nathaniel remained calm as he looked at Zion beside him, "Is there anything else that you haven't told me about?"

"Nope! I'm just a messenger, but Mr. Ye, why do you look awfully displeased to see me? It seems like it was pointless for me to have missed you then.”

Nathaniel sneered as he heard Zion's words and he said, "After our short separation, I see that you've become better at sweet-talking. But unfortunately for you, that’s not going to work on me. Don’t forget, I’m the one who brought you into this world so I know your character better than anyone. Honestly, your little tricks won't fool me."

Zion's expression soured immediately.

"Is it not good enough for me to tell you that I miss you?”

"I want to hear the truth."

Nathaniel said calmly.

Then, Zion took a deep breath and said, "To be honest, I have missed you very much at all."

"Good boy!"

Nathaniel patted Zion on the head before he picked Zion up and they left the number three dock together.

He was finally relieved now that he knew where Mango was.

After they both got into the car, Nathaniel drove them back to Ye’s Mansion immediately.

Apparently, this was the first time that Madam Ye had seen Zion, so she was incredibly delighted to see that Zion was the spitting image of Nathaniel when he was a child.

"Hello, grandma!"

Zion's words were very polite and courteous, and Madam Ye smiled widely when he called her grandma.

"Ah, how wonderful. My lovely grandson, come over here and let me take a proper look at you.”

Madam Ye held Zion's hand as she gave him a once over, and the more she saw, the wider she smiled.

When Wisdom heard that Zion had come back, he quickly ran down the stairs to greet Zion.

"Zion!"

He charged straight into Zion's arms and the force made Zion stumble slightly.

"Holy crap! Can't you be more subtle?”

"Zion, you’re back! I swear that if you abandon me again, I’ll, I'll..."

"What will you do then?"

Zion smiled gleefully at Wisdom' s speechless expression.

After all, they were brothers, and Zion was very happy to be able to reunite with Wisdom.

However, Wisdom curled his lip in dissatisfaction before he said, "Ugh, you only know how to pick on me."

"Hey, we're the only two boys in the entire family, so who else would I pick on if not you? By the way, how' s Rita doing?”

Wisdom frowned lightly at Zion's words.

"Rita’s still in a coma and she's not doing so well.”

"Well, let's go and see her then.”

Zion took Wisdom's hand and they went s upstairs right away.

Madam Ye smiled with relief as she noticed how close the two brothers were.

Then, Nathaniel spoke in a hushed voice, "Mom, Zion told me that some of Nanny Zhang's men are posted outside, so I think it’s better for me to ask for help from the Hans Family. After all, I’ve decided to go somewhere tonight."

"The doctors informed me that we can’t hold off on Rita's illness anymore and that it’s best if she was prepped for surgery tomorrow. Are you sure you want to leave tonight?"

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