The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 422

Madam Hans found Andrea more and more to her liking.

"Good girl! You have suffered too much on our account! I thought we could give you a better life in the Hans family, but you've been bullied ever since you joined us. It's all my fault, I failed to protect you. Even if we have to die here together, we cannot back down from these evil people."

Madam Hans glared hatefully at Mango when she was done talking.

Mango watched the interaction between the two of them, and she smiled sarcastically.

"What a heartwarming scene. But you wouldn't have to pretend in front of me, Andrea. Because I can see right through your bullsh*t! If you intend to die here today, I can grant you your last wish."

Mango beckoned four or five men dressed in black tactical gear to approach.

"Yes Madam!"

"Carry these idiots away! Remember not to allow them to commit suicide by biting their tongues or anything like that. I don't want the blame to fall on us."

"Yes Madam!"

Andrea seemed to waver as the men closed in on her.

"Are you going to stand there and let Mango have her way, Nathaniel? She's part of the Ye family now, and if anything goes wrong today, you won't get away with it either. Think about it, all the years of hard work by yourself and Madam Ye, and the future of your children...Are you going to risk it all for this crazy b*tch?"

Nathaniel must be crazy too, Andrea thought.

Despite Mango causing such a ruckus, all he did was to stand in a corner quietly. Did he want to watch Mango brought ruin to the Hans family?

Nathaniel scoffed and he said, "Mango is my wife, and as her husband, I must support her in all her endeavors. She can do whatever she wants if you ask me. Forget the Ye family, if my wife desires the stars in the sky, I'll pluck them down for her. So what's the puny Hans family when compared to that? Even if we decide to level your house today, so what?"

Madam Hans was shocked at Nathaniel's insolence.

She coughed before choking back her rage as Andrea comforted her.

"Don't get too angry, Grandma, I'm worried for you!"

Andrea's eyes were brimming with tears that would fall at any moment.

Mango was moved by Nathaniel's declaration of love and she looked at him deeply for a moment, before turning her attention back to Madam Hans, "I'll say this one more time, give me what I want and I will leave this instant and to never return. I will overlook all the sins of the Hans family too if you obey my wishes," Mango bellowed.

"I don't know what the hell you're yapping about. Did you think you would get away scot-free, Mango? After everything you've done in our home, and the paltry tricks your husband has pulled on our business empire? I don't think so. If I lost my life here today, you and the Ye family will surely be condemned!"

Madam Hans was ready to go all out.

No matter what, she was not going to let Mango walked out unscathed.

Mango hesitated when she saw how resolute Madam Hans was.

Was she really going to do this?

But there was no way to find out Rita's condition if she did not barge in.

She was conflicted.

Nathaniel was behind her now and he reached one hand around her waist, then he said, "We can't stop you if you want to commit suicide here Madam Hans, but we're not leaving until we get what we want. So please accept my apologies in advance. Let's go, boys! Search the house!"

"How dare you!"

Madam Hans cared about the Hans family reputation more than anything else.

If Nathaniel was allowed to rampage across their home like this, what dignity was there left for the Hans family? Was this the end of the Hans family honor?

Just as the siege had come to a stalemate, Terrance arrived.

"What the hell is going on here? Mango, Nathan, we're a family after all, surely we can talk this out? How did it get so out of hand?"

Terrance's return gave Madam Hans some confidence.

"Terrance, look what they've done to an old lady like me, and still they insist on barging into our home! See for yourself how your darling niece is behaving! You tell me that she's a kind soul and that she would never do such a thing, but take a look at this again!

How are you going to explain her actions here today?"

Madam Hans wailed and she flailed around as if she had not a shred of dignity left.

Terrance was rather annoyed by his mother's crying before saying, "Alright mom, stop crying, maybe there's some kind of misunderstanding here."

"Uncle, there's no misunderstanding at all. Mango came all the way here to threaten us and now she wants to trespass into our home. Are we, the Hans family the kind that will let just anybody waltz into our home? We live in a civilized society, so where's the justice in this?"

Andrea fanned the flames intently.

Mango and Nathaniel said nothing as they watched the drama unfolded.

Terrance was astonished that Mango and Nathaniel had taken such drastic measures.

"Mango, Nathan, tell me why you're here today? Surely you did not bring all these men here just to visit my mother?"

"Do you really have no idea, Mr. Hans?"

Mango referred to her uncle by his surname.

Terrance noticed the change in her tone and he sensed Mango's animosity.

She was openly challenging the Hans family!

What was going on?

Terrance's brows were deeply furrowed. Text © by N0ve/lDrama.Org.

"I really have no idea, so please explain everything to me. If it's true that our family has wronged you, then I will take appropriate actions to rectify it. You have my word."

Terrance's words took Mango by surprise.

Nathaniel said in a low voice, "Since you've given us your word, then we'll trust you this once. Our daughter Rita was forcefully taken from us this evening just outside our villa. The perpetrators drove a fancy car and they had formidable fighting skills that outmatched even our men. Who in Ocean City could have this many trained fighters in their employ? Also, Madam Hans had previously visited us at our villa to persuade my wife to leave me so that I may marry Andrea instead. Mango refused, and so you people decided to use such a lowly tactic against us? I see now, how the great Hans family is not beyond kidnapping a four-year-old girl to subdue their opponents!"

Terrance was utterly speechless upon hearing Nathaniel's story.

"How is this possible?"

"Why not? I saw with my own eyes the vehicle entering your compound. If you're still in disbelief, go check and see if the tires on that car are still muddied from the dirt outside my villa."

Terrance's face darkened upon hearing this.

He whipped around swiftly to face Madam Hans and Andrea, and he asked, "Did you do it?"

"They're framing us! We have no idea of any kidnapping incident!"

Andrea said hurriedly, but Terrance intercepted her curtly.

"Shut up, I wasn't asking you! Mom, did someone in the Hans family do it?"

Madam Hans could not stand being accused publicly by her son, and she was trembling with anger.

"How dare you speak to your mother in that tone? Did we waste all those years of etiquette training on you?"

"Answer me, did the Hans family do it or not?"

Terrance had no care at all about his mother's feelings now.

He was terrified!

He was worried that his mother may have done something stupid in her confusion and it would cause irreparable damage to their relationship with the Ye family.

Terrance's glare must have been piercing, or maybe Madam Hans sensed the ramifications of the issue at hand. She said indignantly, "It wasn't us! Surely we can't just take their word for it? Are we supposed to just sit here and admit to everything when they frame us for murder or whatever?"

Mango was about to retort angrily, but Nathaniel stopped her in time.

He said coolly, "Madam Hans, we want to believe you but there's no evidence for us to indicate that you didn't do it. So the best way is to let us have a quick look in your home and we will be out of your hair in no time. As I said earlier, we witnessed the car coming into your backyard. If the vehicle isn't found in your compound, then I take back everything I said. But if we manage to find it, then I'll be needing a very detailed explanation. My daughter had just undergone surgery and she is still frail. If anything should happen to her, I'll have no choice but to take appropriate action against you! Even if we have to bring the fight to Santell Capital, I'll never back down from the Hans family!"

Terrance shuddered when Nathaniel finished his words.

He knew better than anyone how much Mango and Nathaniel loved their children.

Previously, Mango had had a miscarriage from retrieving the antidote for Madam Hans. If it was the Hans family who had taken Rita this time, then there was no telling what would happen to the Hans family next.

Terrance hadn't said anything yet, but Madam Hans looked upset.

"Who do you think you are to search our house as you please? We're war heroes, so you can't just invade our home like this!"

"I agree to a search!"

Terrance spoke to override his mother's protests.

Madam Hans turned to look at her son furiously before roaring, "You...you good for nothing son! I've had enough of your stupidity! Do you know what you've just said? Huh?!"

She thwacked her cane on Terrance.

Andrea said hurriedly, "Uncle, how about we get our men to search the place? If we let the Ye family's men in the house, what will people say about the Hans family? Furthermore, we have a reputation of being the war heroes in the country, we can't afford to let the Ye family tramples us like this, or we will never hear the end of it!"

"You hear that? Even Andrea, such a young girl, has more brains than you, and you call yourself the head of the family. Did you misplace your wits somewhere?"

Madam Hans wanted to pry open his skull to find out what was going on in her son's head.

Terrance replied calmly, "If we didn't do it, then why are you acting so nervous? So what if they took a tour around the house? We're all family here, so if word gets out today then it'll be ourselves to blame. So what's with all the fuss? Or maybe it's as Mango suspects, that you did kidnap her daughter after all?"

Madam Hans was astonished.

"What the hell are you saying? How could we do such a thing? I just woke up from a coma and you know it. Did you think I'm a goddess who can kidnap children in my ethereal form?"

"What about you?"

Terrance stared at Andrea directly and it sent her into a frightening shiver.