The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 408

When she jerked her head back, the figure was gone. It was as if everything that happened just now was her illusion.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Andrea's halted footsteps, Madam Hans asked curiously and looked around them.

Andrea quickly shook her head and said, "It's nothing, grandma. I might have been too bewildered by the Ye Family today. Somehow, I feel like there’s someone watching us."

"Silly girl, this is the Hans Family's residence. They won't dare to do anything. Besides, the reporters won’ t write anything inappropriate. You don't have to worry about anything."

Madam Hans patted the back of Andrea's hand and comforted her with a smile before going in.

Despite her grandma's reassurance, Andrea still felt a little uneasy.

When they were back inside, she told Madam Hans that she didn’t feel well and returned to her room.

As soon as she stepped into her room, her phone rang.

Andrea frowned slightly when she saw that it was from a number she did not save in her contact list. It was a string of numbers she recognised at a glance.

It was from a woman she had worked with to bring Mango down. However, this mysterious woman never contacted her again after Mango's pictures went viral. Besides, the picture she posted wasn't even good enough to cause any real harm to Mango. Although it was still a hot topic now, she knew that Nathaniel was going to do something about it.

If he made a move, he would find out the truth behind those pictures. And if he came to know that it was her...

At the thought of this, Andrea suddenly realized that she had been used as a scapegoat.

And now that woman had contacted her again. This made her feel like she was playing with fire.

Who on earth was she?

What kind of grudge did she have against Mango?

Why was she using another person to get rid

of Mango?

These thoughts kept running through Andrea’ s mind. However, she did not plan to answer the phone.

After a while, the phone stopped ringing.

Andrea could not help but let out a sigh of relief.

Perhaps she should cut ties with this woman. Andrea had her own methods to marry Nathan or to destroy Mango, so why must she collaborate with this woman?

That woman did not help much anyway.

As she was thinking, her cell phone rang again. This time, she received a video.

It was a video of her being raped by the two directors.

In that moment, Andrea was completely stunned and her body trembled subconsciously.

Where the hell was going on?

After she was raped, she had sent someone to look for this video but she couldn't find it at all. She thought that Nathaniel had it, but now it seemed that this woman was the mastermind.

Nathaniel had denied that he was the one who raped her even when she insisted on putting the blame on him. If this video got out, everyone would see through her lies.

Andrea quickly picked up the phone and called the woman.

"You're finally willing to answer the phone?"

There was a hint of sarcasm in the woman's voice.

Andrea trembled and asked, "Who are they? Are you the one who planned this? Or was it Nathaniel?"

"Does it matter? If it weren't for Nathaniel, would the two directors take interest in you? And even if Nathaniel had been by your side, would they have taken advantage of you? Andrea, he doesn't care about you. Do you really think that you have any chance with him without my help?"

There was a trace of coldness in her voice and it made the last glimmer of hope in Andrea shatter.

"What can you do for me? Apart from giving me those photos, I did everything else myself. I found someone to publish the photos and had to endure the wrath of Nathaniel and my family. You did nothing and yet you’ re threatening me with this video now? How could I possibly want to work with you?"

There was a hint of tremor and rage in

Andrea's voice.

She was rarely tricked by others. But now other than being used by someone, she was also threatened. It was outrageous!

Ignoring Andrea's banter, the woman on the other end replied coldly, "Do you have any other options? No matter what I do to you, we have the same goal which is to tarnish Mango' s reputation, isn't it? You can back out now if you want to. However, I will give this video to the media. By then, your chances of marrying Nathaniel would be ruined to ashes."

"You..."

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What can she possibly do when the woman had evidence that could destroy her forever?

"What on earth do you want me to do?"

"Actually, it's nothing much. I just want you to make Mango come out of hiding. After we sent the pictures, she did not reply to any of them. What's the point of doing this then? Are you going to just wait silently for Nathaniel to find evidence and prove her innocence? And watch them as they live happily ever after while you don't get anything?"

The woman's words suddenly made Andrea feel very uncomfortable.

"It's none of your business."

"Trust me, I don't want to get involved. But if you don't do anything, I'm going to take matters into my own hands."

Without waiting for Andrea' s reply, the woman hung up.

Andrea was shaking from the anger that built up within her.

It was impossible to ignore the woman when she had evidence against her. But what could she do to make Mango come out of hiding?

Ever since the pictures went around, Mango could not be seen anywhere. Nathaniel, on the other hand, was also trying to uncover the truth and prove her innocence. If he succeeded, their relationship will only get stronger. When the time came, there would be no hope left for Andrea.

Right now, Andrea was bent on marrying Nathan and becoming the head of the family. She wanted everything that Mango had. If Mango kept hiding, there was no way Andrea could do anything.

What could she do to force Mango into the public's eyes? A thought flashed in her mind, "If Madam Hans fell sick, she would definitely come."

Without finishing the thought, she shook it off.

"No, I can't do that!"

The relationship between Mango and Madam Hans was bad. Judging by Mango’ s personality, she wouldn't return just because of this.

It seemed that she had to think of other ways.

Andrea's brows were tightly knitted together in concentration. She had to plan carefully if she wanted to destroy Mango's life completely.

Oblivious to whatever that was happening, Nathaniel went to the villa with Zion's cake.

When Mango woke up, Thomas told her that Nathaniel would not have dinner with her. Mango decided to sleep in as she was too lazy to get up. Just then, she heard the engine of Nathaniel's car revving in the driveway.

Mango was already used to this fickle-minded man.

She was not planning to greet him, so she just leaned on the edge of the bed and drank some water.

When Nathaniel opened the door, she saw Mango lying there and sipping her water lazily. To him, Mango looked alluring even like that.

"Has anyone told you that you have become more attractive now?"

Nathaniel stepped forward happily and embraced Mango, kissing her as he did.

Mango felt that Nathaniel was like a child. She could only roll her eyes at him and said, "Didn't you say that you're not coming back for dinner?"

"I knew that if I didn't come back, you’d not eat. So I had to rush back for your sake."

Mango was at a loss for words.

"So do I have to thank you for being so thoughtful of me?"

"Of course!"

Nathaniel smiled as he passed Mango the cake he brought home.

"Wow! It’s my favorite cake! Where did you buy it?"

Mango hadn't eaten this for so long and was delighted to see it.

Nathaniel beamed brightly upon seeing the happiness on Mango's face.

"Zion asked Aunt Lucy to make it. He said that you liked this and asked me to bring it to you. He also wanted you to know that he and Rita missed you. You should call them or send them a video if you have time. They're worried about you too, you know?"

Mango teared up a little after hearing that.

She missed her kids a lot too.

However, she had to clear away all malicious rumors before seeing them. She didn’t want them to get hurt because of her poor reputation.

"Are Zion and Rita still going to kindergarten?"

"No. I stopped them from going after this incident broke out. You should see the happy look on Rita's face when I told her to stay at home. She has only been to kindergarten for a few days anyway, so she definitely prefers playing at home. And Zion, you know how he is. It doesn't matter to him whether or not he goes to school."

Nathaniel told her about how their children were doing.

Mango was upset upon hearing this.

"I'm the one who caused this to happen to them."

"Don't worry, this matter will pass soon enough and you can stop hiding by then. I’ll make sure you can live with pride for the rest of your life."

Nathaniel's words managed to comfort Mango.

As she ate the cake, she felt a warm current rippling from the bottom of her heart.

"What were you up to just now?"

"Nothing. I was just trying to find out where John was. Too bad Walter didn't know either."

Nathaniel didn't hide this from Mango.

"How is mom?"

Upon thinking of Madam Ye, Mango felt a little guilty.

"Mom is fine. Don't think too much. Our family will always be here for you."

To have a mother- in- law and husband like this, Mango truly felt that this was a gift from the heavens.

After a while of snuggling together. Nathaniel smiled and said, "I asked Sisi to cook chicken soup for you. Is there anything else you want? I'll make it for you."

"No, it's okay. I’m a little tired and I don't have much of an appetite. You should take a rest too, you've been working all day."

"No, it’s okay. I'm not tired. By the way, I'm going to publish an official statement stating that we are not getting divorced. If you post something like this again, I won't let you off so easily."

Even though Nathaniel glared fiercely at Mango, all Mango could feel was warmth and

care from him.

"Alright, I won't post it online in the future. I’ll just send you a letter..."

"I dare you to say one more word!"

Nathaniel pounced aggressively towards Mango.

The two wrestled with each other jokingly and happily, their laughter could be heard echoing through the house.

Soon after, both of them were tired from wrestling. Seeing the beads of sweat that were forming on Mango's forehead, Nathaniel said, "Let’s go take a shower, I'll carry you."

"It's okay, you go first. I'll rest for a bit longer."

Mango wasn't athletic so she was easily tired.

Seeing how tired Mango was, Nathaniel could only do as he was told. He stood up and turned to leave. At that moment, Mango's expression changed.

There was a whiff of a familiar scent on him.

It was the smell of a woman's perfume!