The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 364

Madam Hans was rendered speechless by Mango's question.

When she thought about it, she realized that Mango had never known about her true identity for years. Furthermore, Mango just found out that she was part of the Hans Family, so Madam Hans had hardly given Mango any love and affection at all.

Madam Hans's attitude softened for a moment.

"Oh Mango, I know that the previous years have been hard on you."

"I don't feel that way, and I even feel like I had better days when I lived with the Shen Family. At least my parents wouldn't accuse me blindly based on someone else's claims. You can favour and accept whoever you want as your granddaughter, it doesn't matter to me. I'm almost thirty years old, and my parents were there when I needed them most. Thus, I don't need the Hans Family at all. Madam Hans, not everyone thinks so highly of your family. In fact, I'm getting by just fine without you."

Mango immediately turned away after she said this.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel had gotten off the car and witnessed the whole chain of events. Hence, there was a chill in his eyes.

"Madam Hans, why did you stand in front of my car?"

"Don't ask, I don't want to know either."

Honestly, Mango had no desire to find out the reason either.

Previously, she might still have had some lingering affection for the Hans Family, but it was completely gone now.

Of course Nathaniel knew how hurt Mango was, but he couldn't bear to witness his wife being pushed around like this.

"No, they're already here, so I need to ask them how my wife has offended the Hans Family? What has Mango done that requires Madam Hans to come here personally?"

Nathaniel's face was so cold that no one dared to look at him directly.

Terrance wanted to smooth things over initially, but he heard Nathaniel say, "Mr Hans, I'd suggest you refrain from speaking on your mother's behalf. If that happens, I'm afraid that we can no longer be friends."

Those words made Terrance shut up immediately.

Madam Hans had always been aware of Nathaniel's iron fist when it came to dealing with things, but she couldn't help but become irritated with Nathaniel's aggression.

"How can you speak to me like that?"

"Should I be polite to you? You would be my elder if you were Mango's grandmother, and I would treat you with respect in that case. But as far as I know, Mango hasn't been inducted into the Hans Family since she returned. Thus, how should I speak to you? To put it plainly, you're blocking the path to my door and you nearly hit my car. So do you think I should still watch my tone with you?"

Nathaniel did not mince his words, which caused Madam Hans to be a little embarrassed.

She looked at Mango's retreating back and muttered, "Mango, you're going to let your husband treat me like this?"

"Well, he's right. Please behave yourself, Madam Hans."

Then, Mango turned around after she forced her tears back.

There was nothing to be sad about, right?

She had obtained the antidote for the sake of both Madam Hans and Madam Ye, and the difference in the way both women treated her was apparent.

Since Madam Hans was more willing to believe the words of an outsider compared to hers, then what else could Mango expect?

The more expectations she held, the more disappointment she'd feel. Hence, Mango might as well draw the line now. This material belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.

When Mango realised this, her entire demeanour had shifted.

Then, Terrance panicked as soon as he noticed that.

"Mango, my mother hasn't been in good spirits recently, so she might be a little muddled. Please don't take it to heart."

"Mr. Hans, we are all human, and my feelings can be hurt too. I can give my all to the Hans Family, but it's clear that all of you don't want it. If so, why should we maintain a facade of peace?"

The more Madam Hans listened, the more upset she got.

"What nonsense are you spouting, Mango?"

"Nothing really, I just think that perhaps the Hans Family's standards are too high for me. Unfortunately, I'm unable to meet them, nor do I want to. Hence, please do not involve me in your family matters anymore, I'm not interested at all."

Madam Hans completely understood what Mango meant, and that was precisely the reason that she became even more livid.

"You locked Andrea up for a day and threw her into the ocean to drown! Don't you feel any remorse for doing that? Andrea is a person! If you don't like her, just tell me and I'll ask someone to send her away. Why did you have to do that? You have children too, so how could you be so merciless towards your sister?"

However, Mango immediately barked out a laugh when the words left Madam Hans' lips.

"Do you have any evidence to prove that I did all of that to Andrea?"

Madam Hans' body trembled with rage as she realised that Mango wasn't remorseful at all. She said, "Would we still be having this conversation if I had proof?"

"I'm sorry, but I have no idea what you're talking about. However, you can submit whatever proof you may have to the police and prove my innocence. I have nothing to do with this, nor do I care what Andrea said to you. Nevertheless, I'll make it clear that I will never put my family on the line for Andrea's sake! She doesn't deserve any of my attention!"

After she spoke, Mango looked at Terrance and said coldly, "Mr. Hans, please take your mother away from here. If not, I'll call the police."

As soon as Madam Hans heard this, she was so angry that she lifted up her walking stick, but Nathaniel caught it in mid-air.

"Madam Hans, this is my house. So you'd better think carefully if you plan on hitting my wife in front of me. Although I'm no longer the president of the HY Group, I'm still the eldest son of the Ye Family. If you insist on touching my wife, then you're welcome to try."

The atmosphere between both of them was stifling and it was crackling with tension.

Then, Terrance immediately hurried forward to handle the situation.

"Mom, I believe that Mango is innocent as she has no reason to do those things at all. Don't just listen to Andrea's side of the story. Kidnapping and murder are serious crimes, and Mango would never do those things."

However, Mango did not change her attitude after she heard Terrance's words. Instead, she just felt exhausted.

In fact, she was both physically and mentally worn out!

"Nathan, I'm tired."

Mango said in a soft voice, and her tired expression seemed genuine.

Today was supposed to be a joyous day, but the Hans Family ruined it unexpectedly in the end.

Nathaniel frowned and said to Terrance, "If you don't want to embarrass the Hans Family, then you'd better get your mother out of here. It's up to you whether you choose to believe Andrea, but if what you say is true, then I will sue Andrea for defaming Mango. If you can accuse Mango of such serious crimes, then show me the proof."

Then, he pulled Mango onto the car without another look at Madam Hans after that and they immediately drove past the members of the Hans Family.

Madam Hans trembled in anger and she wanted to say something else before Terrance cut in, "Mom, think of Dennis and Queena. What sort of people are they? Would they ever have such a cruel daughter?"

"Mango had never been by Queena's side growing up, perhaps the Shen Family..."

"The Shen Family are well known in Ocean City as artists, so it's impossible for them to raise a daughter like that. Instead, you assumed that Mango did it just from Andrea's accusations. Actually, I would like to know, who is your actual granddaughter? Is it Mango and Andrea? Have you gone senile? Or do you really refuse to let Mango join the family?"

Terrance's words stunned Madam Hans.

"She is a member of the family, so why would I stop her from being part of us?"

"Is there still a chance for that to happen? You keep pushing Mango out the door. Previously when Mango wanted to join us, you forced her to agree with Andrea's adoption. Do you think that Mango needs our family to give her an identity? If I can get an identity for Mango, so can Nathaniel. She can live without the Hans Family. But what did you do when Mango gave us her all? You pushed her away and protected an outsider, and you're even accusing Mango now! Mom, feelings can be hurt easily! Mango has never been with us since her youth, so she doesn't have much of an attachment to us. How many times do you think you can squander her affection?"

Truth be told, Terrance felt that Andrea had really brainwashed his mother.

Earlier, Andrea had returned and told Madam Hans that she'd been kidnapped by Mango and left to drown in the ocean. Despite the lack of evidence as well as both his and Queena's disbelief, Madam Hans still believed her.

In Madam Hans' opinion, Mango was an extremely petty woman.

Such an assumption made Terrance speechless,

Furthermore, Mango hadn't even addressed him as uncle just now and she'd called Mr. Hans instead. Couldn't his mother hear Mango's obvious attempt to distance herself from the Hans family?

Was Madam Hans naive enough to believe that Mango would give in to her repeatedly for the sake of kinship?

Meanwhile, Madam Hans was rendered speechless by Terrance's questions, and she realised that she may have been to quick to jump to conclusions.

"Even if I had jumped the gun, I'm still her grandmother after all. How could she speak to me like this? She could just tell me that she didn't do it."

"She did tell you that, but did you believe her?" Hence, Terrance was speechless.

He had no idea if his mother had indeed gone senile, but no one could discern what her true motives were.

Now that they had a reached this point in their relationship, Terrance had no idea how to salvage it.

Meanwhile, Mango and Nathaniel returned home and carried their children back into the house.

Nathaniel knew that Mango was in a bad mood, so he muttered, "Stop thinking about it. Go take a shower and sleep, you'll have a better day tomorrow."

"You're right."

Mango nodded before she suddenly asked, "When is my passport going to be approved? I really want to go on a trip overseas."

Truth be told, being here made her feel depressed. At first, she actually thought that Hans Family were her roots, so she was unwilling to part with them. However, it now seemed like the enthusiasm was only on her part.