The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 320

Nathaniel turned and left, but Nick did not stop him this time.

More often than not, their supposed kindness and filial piety ended up backfiring on them instead.

If they had been indifferent towards their connection to Nanny Zhang from the start, would all of this have happened?

When Nathaniel left the ward, Thomas had a grim expression on his face while Charlotte glared at Nathaniel with hostility in her eyes.

"Is it possible for you to not endanger Mango's life for one day? If you can't provide her with a stable life, then just let go of her. I don't care how deep your feelings are for her, but think about it. Has she ever known peace ever since the day she got together with you? Honestly, she's suffered through unimaginable pain. I don't care what you've done or what you've sacrificed for her, but what I do know is that she's risking her life every day to be together with you. If this is the only life that you can give her, then please just let her go."

This time, Charlotte wasn't chastising Nathaniel out of anger, instead, her voice carried a hint of sadness.

For the first time, Nathaniel couldn't say a single word to Charlotte.

Meanwhile, Thomas was a little hesitant, but he still pulled Charlotte behind him before he muttered, "Mr.

Ye, where are you going? Your body...¹'

"I'm going to see Nanny Zhang. Where is she now?"

There was a stern edge to Nathaniel's voice as he spoke.

Then, Thomas shook his head and said, "Merle would know. I didn't participate in this, so..."

"Got it. Keep watch over here, and give me a call once Mango is discharged."

"Will do!"

As soon as Thomas finished speaking, Nathaniel walked away. However, he suddenly spoke just as he passed by Charlotte.

"I can't promise that there won't be any more danger down the road, but I will do my best to eliminate every single one of them. I hope that you can give me another chance to prove myself."

After that, Nathaniel walked away from them.

On the other hand, Charlotte was astonished.

What did Nathaniel say just now?

He wanted her to give him another chance?

Since when did the high and mighty Mr. Ye deign to ask a humble citizen like her for another chance?

Charlotte looked at Nathaniel's retreating figure with a puzzled look on her face, only to notice that his shoulders were slumped.

It seemed that Mango's incident had dealt a huge blow to Nathaniel and he was crestfallen.

Then, Charlotte suddenly felt a lump form in her throat.

She quickly turned her head away and did not speak.

When Thomas saw this, he whispered, "I think you may have been overly biased in your opinion of Mr. Ye."

"Perhaps."

Charlotte did not say anything else as she walked towards the operating theater.

"Miss Blu, although the doctor cleared you, he did say that you needed rest. So now..."

"Do you think I can rest when Mango's life is hanging on the balance? She's so stupid. Doesn't she know the extent of her own abilities? Even so, she still used herself as a lure to confront Nanny Zhang. Who does she think she is? Wonder Woman?"

The more Charlotte spoke, the angrier she became and a layer of tears started to cloud her vision.

"Hey, I'm sure that Mrs. Ye knows what she's doing."

Thomas didn't know what else to say, so he had to comfort Charlotte like this.

Next, Charlotte replied in a low voice, "Does Zion know?"

"No, he doesn't. Master Zion is currently with Mrs. Ye's parents, and Miss Rita has been relocated elsewhere by Mr. Ye. Hence, I don't think the children would be affected."

Thomas had initially wanted to keep this from Charlotte, but he had no choice but to tell her since Charlotte was Mango's best friend and he could see how much she cared so much for Mango.

After that, Charlotte stood guard silently outside the operating theater.

When Nathaniel exited the hospital, he immediately saw Merle standing outside.

Then, Merle was punched in the face by Nathaniel before he could say anything. The next moment, Nathaniel had grabbed him by the collar.

"You'd better pray that nothing happens to Mango. If something goes wrong, I'll fire you on the spot."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Ye."

Merle did not retaliate at all after Nathaniel had hit him.

Merle didn't know how to face Nathaniel out of the respect and guilt he felt for Mango. Content © copyrighted by NôvelDrama.Org.

Then, Nathaniel pushed him aside and said, "Wouldn't it be perfect if apologies could fix everything? Yes, Mango is your commander and it's not wrong to obey her, but she just took over the Dark Night Empire. Don't you know how to stop her when she makes such a risky plan?"

"I'm sorry."

It was fruitless to say anything else now.

Hence, Merle kept his head down and he could only continue to apologize.

Initially, he'd assumed that the plan was perfect and didn't expect Nanny Zhang to hurt Mango so badly. However, no one expected Mango to be pregnant.

If he'd known about this before, he would have never let Mango risk her life even if a gun was pressed against his head.

Conversely, Nathaniel was furious when he saw Merle like this and he asked irritatedly, "Where is Nanny Zhang?"

"She's in the hospital's basement. As of now, the police haven't been involved because we still have plenty of things to interrogate her about, so..."

Before Merle could finish speaking, Nathaniel immediately headed for the basement.

Merle's heart was pounding as he felt the chilling aura around Nathaniel.

Furthermore, Merle wasn't sure if his superiors would blame him if Nanny Zhang was killed now.

As he thought of this, he quickly followed behind Nathaniel.

"Mr. Ye, I know you're pissed off and you can't wait to kill Nanny Zhang, but she can't die yet. My superiors have sent word that someone will be here to pick her up, because we need her cooperation to solve a lot of open cases."

Merle's words made Nathaniel pause for a moment.

"Your superiors?"

"Yes. The Dark Night Empire exists not only to protect you and the HY Group, but we serve the country's interests as well. I'm sure you know about this."

Merle's reply was so soft that only Nathaniel could hear it, but Nathaniel's expression shifted slightly.

"Is she involved in other cases?"

"From what I hear, she's involved in a number of international cases. So Mr. Ye, no matter what you do, please spare her life."

To be honest, Merle wanted Nanny Zhang to die because it was pointless to spare the life of such a vicious and evil woman. Alas, the order had come from a higher authority, and Mango would have been the one to handle it had she not been unconscious.

Then, Nathaniel narrowed his eyes.

"What you mean to say is, nothing else matters as long as she's alive, right?"

Nathaniel's voice was tinged with a chilling intent.

Merle shuddered as he definitely heard the implication behind his words.

"Mr. Ye, I heard that she's your biological mother..."

Merle trailed off right after Nathaniel glared at him coldly, and he couldn't finish the rest of his sentence.

After that, Nathaniel walked away after he saw Merle speechless.

Hence, the other man had no choice but to follow Nathaniel.

Soon, the both of them arrived at the basement.

Nanny Zhang was curled up on the ground as she quivered in pain and her lips were blue as she bit them. Cold sweat drenched her clothes and she looked absolutely pathetic.

Nanny Zhang raised her head when she heard footsteps, and she felt a spark of hope in her chest once she laid eyes on Nathaniel.

"Help me, Nathan!"

She crawled in front of Nathan like a snivelling dog and she grasped the hem of his trousers.

Nathaniel looked at the pathetic state of the woman on the floor and he recalled Mango's hapless child. When he thought about Mango being covered in blood, his gaze darkened.

"You want me to save you?"

He replied coldly.

At that, Nanny Zhang nodded quickly.

"Yes, please save me. No matter what, I'm still your biological mother, Nathan. I carried you for ten months and brought you into this world. All these years, everything I have ever done was for you. I know that we've had our differences because of Mango, but one day you'll understand that I'm doing this for your own good! Mango isn't worthy of you at all!"

"Does that mean you can do whatever you want to her? Does human life mean nothing to you? What about other people's happiness?"

Then, Nathaniel kicked Nanny Zhang aside.

The old woman never imagined that her son would do this to her.

She looked at Nathaniel in disbelief as she collided with the wall limply. Then, she spat up a mouthful of blood.

"You, you ..."

Nanny Zhang stared at Nathaniel with wide eyes as she clutched at her chest.

Then, Nathaniel walked up to her slowly and knelt down in front of her. All of a sudden, he smiled, but that smile struck fear into Nanny Zhang's heart.

"What are you doing? Nathaniel, you'd better think this through. I'm your mother! I gave you life, and yet you want to kill me for the sake of that b*tch? Aren't you afraid that karma will strike you down?"

Before Nanny Zhang could say anything else, Nathaniel wrapped his hands around her throat and squeezed hard to suffocate her.

She was frozen with terror!

She couldn't even see a trace of warmth in Nathaniel's eyes!

Nathaniel really wanted to kill her!

Pure fear coursed through Nanny Zhang's veins as the thought crossed her mind.

"You can't kill me, Nathan! We're related by blood, and what you're doing is a huge sin! You'll be punished for this!"

"This is nothing compared to what you've done! Even if they did punish me, so what? No matter what happens, I will avenge Mango and my unborn child."

Nathaniel looked at Nanny Zhang as if he were staring at a corpse.

Nanny Zhang found it incredibly hard to breathe and she felt as if she was going to be choked to death. She struggled and scrabbled at Nathaniel's arm as she strained her voice. "Don't kill me, Nathan! Please don't!"

"Do you want to know something? I want nothing more than to kill you, but nothing can quench the hate in my heart even if you were ripped apart into a million pieces. The thing is, you're very lucky that someone still wants to keep you alive. I can't kill you, but you still have to repay your debt to my unborn child and wife."

Nathaniel looked at Nanny Zhang coldly and she felt like she would rather die instead.

Right now, Nathaniel seemed like the embodiment of rage and there was no longer any hope of negotiating with him.

Nanny Zhang struggled hard and she shook her head. Before she could say anything, a sickening crunch of a bone snapping was heard and Nanny Zhang's chilling scream filled the entire basement.