The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 420

"I'll get it!"

Mango yelled out suddenly, which took Nathaniel by surprise.

"What's going on with you?"

"I don't know, I just have a bad feeling about this phone call. As if something bad is going to come out of it."

Mango was completely transparent with Nathaniel.

She was feeling uneasy.

Seeing her like this, Nathaniel reassured her and he said, "Don't worry, I'm right here. No matter what happens, I'll be by your side."

"That's right!"

Mango nodded with a renewed determination. She took a deep breath before grabbing the phone off its hook.

"Hello?"

She did not realize that her voice trembled a little.

Nathaniel was concerned as he saw how anxious his wife was and he wanted to take over the phone call. Instead, he was interjected by Thomas, who sounded equally anxious over the phone.

"Missus, where's Mr. Ye?"

"What's going on?"

Mango's nervousness was amplified when she heard Thomas sounded flustered.

Thomas spilled everything immediately and he said, "We had only just left the gates when our car was followed by someone. They caught up with us during the junction to force us off the road. It's all my fault, missus, I did not expect them to kidnap the young girl like that. Please punish me as you will, Missus."

The phone clattered to the ground.

"Missus, I've already informed the other household members of the Ye family to come pick up Madam Ye and the young master Zion. I'm going after the kidnappers who took Rita!"

Thomas was still explaining, but Mango was on the verge of fainting.

"It's Rita, she's been taken!"

She grabbed Nathaniel's arm as her eyes welled up with tears.

Only a few hours ago, Rita was enjoying a delicious meal with her and commenting on how her brother Zion was an old soul. Mango could still feel her presence in the house, so how could she be lost now?

Nathaniel caught Mango in time before she collapsed.

"Don't worry, I'll send someone to chase after them right now."

Nathaniel picked up the phone and he said to Thomas, "You must keep Madam Ye and the boy safe. Did you get a good look at the perpetrators?"

"I'm not sure, but judging from their agility they must be ex-army or retired veterans. You know me, Mr. Ye. Not many people can snatch away my charges on my watch. But these men were no

ordinary citizens, they were all well-trained in the martial arts."

Thomas's description had Mango thought of one person.

"It's the Hans family, isn't it? Who else other than the Hans family could have such training?"

Mango grabbed hold of Nathaniel.

"Nathaniel, it must be the Hans family! It has to be! Their businesses are suppressed now, and I refused Madam Hans's request to divorce you. She told me that she would make me regret my actions! It has to be them! They took Rita away to teach me a lesson!"

The more Mango thought about it, the more plausible it seemed.

Madam Hans had wanted Andrea to marry Nathaniel instead, but her plans were foiled and it caused a feud between the Hans and the Ye family instead. Since the stock prices had dropped dramatically, Terrance's claims that Madam Hans was ill could be a ruse after all. The purpose was to lure Mango over to the Hans residence to force her to leave Nathaniel and give Andrea an opportunity.

But to their dismay, Mango refused to bite the bait, and Nathaniel did not mince words with Terrance either. That must be why Madam Hans was getting desperate now, and she resorted to these dirty tricks.

That's right!

This explained everything!

"I'm going over there now! I'm going to get my daughter back!"

Mango was suddenly possessed by demonic power and she almost charged out of the room, if not for Nathaniel grabbing ahold of her.

"Calm down, Mango. We need to think this through!"

"What's there to think about? That's my little girl Rita! Other than the Hans family, who would dare do this to our children? Even Susie doesn't have enough influence to hire these mercenaries. Madam Hans is forcing my hand for Andrea's sake! She's holding my daughter hostage!"

Mango had lost her mind and she refused to listen to anybody now.

Rita was born of her own flesh and blood.

These last five years, Rita did not have a good childhood. She had only just recovered her health and Rita started to live a good life with the Ye family. Yet now, she was going through a kidnapping.

Mango was gutted when she recalled how Rita had been with her through thick and thin.

Mango always thought that she would be strong enough to protect her children from harm, but she ended up wanting to kill those who wronged her.

No matter what, children should be off-limits when it came to settling disputes between adults. Why bring the children into this?

Seeing Mango about to go mad, Nathaniel got up to hug her.

"Calm down Mango, you're not supposed to be seen in public. There are many people out there waiting for you to make a mistake now. Susie, for example, can't wait to find you."

"I don't care anymore. So what if the media wants to chew me up and spit me out. I don't give a cr*p! Nothing is more important to me than saving my daughter now. Plus it's dark now, they can try

to take all the photos they want but I am going over to the Hans residence now. I must save my daughter!"

Mango struggled against Nathaniel's iron grip as she gritted her teeth.

Nathaniel said gently, "Okay then, but at least put on some shoes and get a fresh outfit, won't you?"

Mango realized then that she was still wearing pajamas and she was barefooted.

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Mango was stunned as Nathaniel crouched to carefully shod her in slippers as he spoke softly, "I know you're anxious about Rita, but so am I. But you should know by now that as long as you don't show up, they won't dare to harm our little girl. We can't let ourselves be played for fools just yet. Don't underestimate Thomas either, and the rest of the Ye family are a force to be reckoned with. They're in pursuit of the kidnappers now and perhaps they can get her back in time. What you need to do now is to calm down and change if you're planning to head out. It would be quite unwise to let the paparazzi spot you looking disheveled and distraught now, no?"

Mango was still worried, but Nathaniel was right.

If it was the Hans family who took Rita, she could expect them to call very soon. Even if they did not, it was to incense her.

If Mango overreacted now, she would be easily manipulated by those b*stards.

Mango gnashed her teeth as she thought of this point.

For the first time in her life, she despised herself for sharing the same DNA as the Hans family.

Why did those supposedly closest to her always failed to discern right from wrong?

Was this Madam Hans's idea or Andrea's?

Mango did not know, but one thing was certain, she was on fire within.

Seeing that Mango had regained some of her composure, Nathaniel let go of her and he said, "Listen, go take a shower and change, I'll be waiting for you downstairs."

"Are you coming along?"

Mango was surprised, but upon seeing Nathaniel sulked, she knew she had said the wrong thing.

"Rita is my daughter too. I won't give the media any chance to accuse me of cowering at home while my daughter is missing. Plus, the Hans family isn't just doing this to hurt you, but myself as well. They've been in Ocean City for a long time now and have amassed their hard- earned wealth here. I disrupted their business here by cutting them off, that's why they're going all out to launch a counter-attack. Therefore, I must ride out to meet them in battle too."

Mango was distraught to hear Nathaniel's hypothesis.

"Are you saying that my uncle is somehow involved in this?"

It did not cross Mango's mind that Terrance could stoop so low.

Although Mango disliked Madam Hans, she still had some respect toward her uncle.

Terrance had always conducted himself according to standards, but if it was revealed that he was involved in the kidnapping, Mango would be devastated.

Nathaniel comforted her and he said, "Everything is still up in the air now, and we're only grasping at straws here. We'll know more when we get to the Hans residence, so stop worrying now and go take a shower. We'll head over once you're ready, I'm certain we'll find out more once we're there."

Mango nodded.

She turned to the bathroom, but her mind was still in disarray.

Could it really be the Hans family?

But apart from them, who else could pull this off?

Furthermore, only the Hans family knew that she was hiding in Nathaniel's mansion. No one else was aware to staked them out like this.

Mango had ruled out several possibilities and she tried to give them the benefit of doubt, but she really could not come up with a good answer other than the Hans family.

After a quick shower, Mango came out to find that Nathaniel had picked out an outfit for her already.

It was a chic casual outfit that looked clean and sharp.

Mango changed quietly and she headed downstairs.

Nathaniel was on the phone with someone, and his sullen expression made Mango feel unsettled.

Nathaniel had not looked like this in a while.

Mango could not help but felt concerned.

Surely she wasn't kept in the dark about Rita, right?

Mango descended the stairs quickly.

"What's up? Is it Rita? Did they find her?"

Mango looked at Nathaniel intensely, which was almost too much for him to bear.