The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 264

Upon seeing her confused looks, Nathaniel had no idea how to tell Mango that she was not biologically related to the parents in the Shen family. However, he still had to tell her anyway since Queena had sacrificed too much for Mango's sake.

As she saw Nathaniel' s conflicted expression, Mango whispered, "Is there something going on in the meantime that I don't know about?"

"Do you still remember who took you away from Minister Xiao's house?"

In fact, Nathaniel was unwilling to mention Andrea, but in the end, he had no choice as there was no way he could hide this from Mango.

"I do."

Mango didn't react much when the subject of Andrea came up. She never really liked Andrea, but Mango understood why Andrea had given her to Abyss in the first place. In fact, Andrea's only redeeming quality was that she was not purely evil and that she hadn't done anything worse to Mango, but Mango still disliked her anyway.

Nathaniel smiled wryly at Mango' s disdain of Andrea and he said, "In fact, you two are sisters."

"What?"

Mango thought that she had mistakenly heard what Nathaniel said.

"My parents only have one daughter, which is me, and they’ve never even stayed in the United States. Andrea and I have nothing to do with one another, so would you quit joking around?”

"Do you think I'm joking?"

Nathaniel sighed helplessly before he told Mango about her parents taking a DNA test after Mango had disappeared. At the time, he was indirectly telling Mango the fact that she had no blood relation with her parents.

Everything that came afterward was easier to explain, as Mango knew about the issue of Dennis. However, Mango was suddenly the main character of this story.

Mango remained silent for a long time after she finished listening to what Nathaniel had to say, and he did not push her to accept the fact as well. Instead, he just held her in his arms as if she was the most precious treasure in the world.

Mango finally spoke after a long time passed.

“Have you confirmed that I’m a child of the Hans family?”

“Queena did a maternity test earlier, do you remember that you drew a blood sample at the embassy?”

The memory popped into Mango’ s head as Nathaniel said this.

She nodded.

So, it seemed like all this was true.

Mango's emotions were rather calm. She had always felt close to Queena but she never expected that woman to be her mother.

Mango didn't know what to say as she thought of all the hardship that Queena had suffered all this time. Although Mango knew that Queena was her mother now, some bond couldn't be built overnight nor could they be strengthened just because they were biologically related.

Then, she sighed and said, "Do my parents know?"

"They only found out just now, but they got rather flustered about it."

"I will always be my parents' daughter."

Mango' s tone was determined, and Nathaniel understood what she meant.

"Don't worry, Madam Hans has already said that you can keep your surname, so you'll still be called Mango Shen as well as part of the Shen family. But the Hans family will apply for your identification. As for the matter of returning to your ancestral roots, that's up to you."

Mango felt a lump form in her throat when she heard Nathaniel say this.

She didn't expect that the Hans family would be so open-minded about this.

Although the Hans family was her true family, the Shen family had taken care of her for the past twenty years. They had given her love and warmth, and without them, Mango wouldn't be who she was today.

The Hans family, the Shen family as well as Queena were now connected through Mango. Although this relationship was unique, it was quite acceptable.

Thus, Mango took this fact in stride.

Then, she muttered, "Please take care of them for me as I can't leave for the time being."

"Won't you go back to see Rita? She might have to undergo the surgery tomorrow, and Zion is back as well. Why not you come home with me to see them just for a while?"

Nathaniel knew how much Mango missed her children, but she was willing to go through so much trouble to stay put for the sake of Nathaniel and the Ye Family.

Of course, Mango was eager to return home as well.

Furthermore, she hadn't seen that little brat Zion in a very long time.

Over the past five years, the two of them had been inseparable, so how could she not miss him when they were suddenly separated for such a long time? However, her plans would be ruined if she left and the people spying on her would discover her intentions. In the end, her plan to use herself to lure them out was in vain.

If the secret mastermind behind all this was not dealt with, Zion, Rita, and Nathaniel would all be in danger.

Honestly, Mango could not bear witnessing her children be kidnapped or disappeared again.

Mango wanted to be strong enough to protect her children, but at the same time, she couldn't be the one who put her children in danger.

After careful consideration, Mango muttered, "I believe that they'll be safe as long as you’re here, right?"

"I can guarantee their safety, but what about yours? Mango, I can't take care of both of you at the same time, so how about I have the Hans family..."

"I'll manage it by myself."

Mango interrupted Nathaniel's words in time to prevent the Hans family from helping her.

"Nathan, there are some things that we should keep within the Ye family, so there's no room for others to interfere. I still remember that you wanted to marry me again, so how about you marry me once again in front of everyone in Ocean City after this is all over?”

"Very well!"

Although Nathaniel felt reluctant, he knew how determined Mango could be.

She was not a woman who could do nothing but hide behind him when she needed protection.

The last few years had shaped Mango into a strong woman, which fit to wield the title of Young Madam of the Ye Family.

"Sleep together with me tonight and leave quietly in the morning. I'm afraid that I'll miss you too much if I know that you've left."

Mango snuggled her head in Nathaniel's embrace as she listened to his heartbeat. Frankly, Mango wished that time would stop at this moment so that it became eternal.

They had been in love for so long, but their time spent together was far too short as they had missed out on the last five years. Now that they were finally reunited, it was nigh impossible for them to have a peaceful life.

However, the sensation of embracing her lover to sleep was very blissful. Anyway, every woman obviously wanted to have a stable and comfortable life like this though.

Mango's arms encircled Nathaniel's waist tightly.

Nathaniel felt a heart-wrenching pain in his chest that he could not express.

He owed Mango much more than just a stable and comfortable life!

"Go to sleep, as I'm not going anywhere tonight. I'll be right here by your side tonight."

"Okay!"

Mango smiled in satisfaction. Actually, she had wanted to talk to Nathaniel a while longer, but her body was spent, not to mention the aching in her bones. Thus, her eyelids became heavy and she fell asleep without even realizing it.

Nathaniel looked at the exhausted expression on her face and there was a glimmer of heartache flashing in his eyes.

In fact, he wanted to shoulder these burdens for Mango. But he knew that this was a problem that she had to solve herself if they were to stay together for the rest of their lives.

From tomorrow onwards, all of them had their own battles to fight and Nathaniel was very likely unable to protect Mango for the sake of his own daughter. However, did this really mean that Nathaniel had to leave Mango alone and defenseless?

Of course, he knew that he would never be able to do that.

Nathaniel embraced Mango so tightly as if he wanted to assimilate her into his own body, but alas he knew that he could not do so.

Their time together had always been short.

Then, the entire night passed in a flash.

At four o'clock in the morning, Nathaniel opened his eyes, which had not caught a wink of sleep the entire night. He looked at Mango lovingly before he lowered his head to kiss her on the forehead.

He needed to leave now!

It took quite some time to fly back home from the base, furthermore, he couldn't allow anyone to know that he was ever here.

Mango had said that Nanny Zhang's men could be in the base, and this fact worried him greatly. Thus, he had to solve this problem before he left.

Nathaniel gently released Mango.

It was still dark and cold outside.

Nathaniel tucked Mango into her blankets and he raised the temperature on the thermostat before he left the room reluctantly.

The moment he closed the door, Mango opened her eyes and there was no trace of sleepiness in her expression.

Tears welled up in her eyes but she gritted her teeth and said nothing, not even a farewell. Then, she closed her eyes again to rest when Nathaniel shut the door, but stray tears oozed out of the corners of her eye.

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Alas, she wanted to get up and hug him tight as she wished to tell him not to leave.

Nathaniel felt a cold breeze sweep across his face as he left Mango’s room, and the frigid loneliness he felt erased all of his earlier recklessness.

In the past, Nathaniel could do whatever he wanted without a care for the consequences. Now that he had to protect Mango and his children by his side, so Nathaniel could not make any mistakes.

After arriving at Zack's room, Nathaniel quickly came in.

Zack was very startled and he wanted to flip on the lights when he felt the presence of someone else in the room, but he heard Nathaniel murmur, "Don’t turn on the lights, lest anyone finds out I

was here to see you.”

"Mr. Ye?"

Zack was somewhat confused, because why would Nathaniel come to his room now?

Nathaniel cut right to the chase and he told Zack everything about what Mango had told him, which stunned Zack greatly.

"Nanny Zhang's men have infiltrated the base? How is this possible? We personally selected everyone on this base, so this..."

"We selected Newell and Sisi when they were children, but they still ended up working for other people right? If my assumptions are correct, they’re connected to Nanny Zhang. Even if Newell is dead, Sisi is still alive and I'm sure that her disappearance had something to do with Nanny Zhang, so go and find out Sisi's whereabouts right away. Mango and the children are back home, and now I have to undergo surgery so we mustn't let anyone hurt Mango. I know that she's trying to set a trap for them, but I can't just do nothing. Ultimately, Mango must be the main focus of the base's activities and her safety is our main consideration, got it?"

Nathaniel's commands effectively handed control of the entire base over to Mango.

This was his last bastion of strength, but he did not use it to protect himself even though he knew that he would be vulnerable after the surgery. Instead, he gave up his last barrier of protection to Mango.

Zack could see Mango's importance to Nathaniel and he wanted to say something, but he refrained from that in the end and just nodded instead. Furthermore, no one knew what Zack was thinking as he narrowed his eyes in the darkroom.

"Are you leaving soon?"

"Yeah! I'll leave as quietly as possible soon. Since Nanny Zhang's men are on the base, I won’t be using the helicopter. Instead, I'll be leaving by the ocean in a dinghy as that draws less attention. Zack, I’m leaving everything here in your hands."

Nathaniel turned to leave after he finished speaking. Zack got up to send him off but Nathaniel stopped him instead.

After he left Zack's room, Nathaniel threw one last longing look towards Mango's room before he turned around steadfastly and headed to the ocean. However, Nathaniel had no idea if he was mistaken or not, but he could not shake the feeling that a pair of eyes were watching him intently...