The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 459

"Mrs. Ye!"

The nurse was so frightened that her face paled and she hurried forward to help Mango up.

Mango was afraid that Nathaniel would hang up because she was too slow to answer, so she quickly stood up with the nurse's help before saying, "I'm going to the bathroom."

"I'll accompany you."

"No, don't come in and don't speak."

As soon as Mango finished speaking, she rushed to the bathroom.

Thus, Mango was a little winded when she answered the call.

"What's wrong?"

Nathaniel hadn't seen his wife for five days. When he saw Mango's face, he suddenly missed her even more.

"Nothing. I'm in the bathroom."

Mango tried her best to steady her voice, but her palms were soaked with sweat and her knees radiated pain.

It seemed like the fall she took earlier was quite hard.

On the other hand, Nathaniel noticed that Mango had lost weight and her eyes seemed sunken in. Hence, he couldn't help but ask, "Did you eat properly after I left? Why do I feel like you've gotten thinner?"

"Yeah, you didn't call me again after you left, nor could we reach your phone. Without news from you, I was worried until I lost weight."

Nathaniel was a little confused by Mango's words.

"You called me?"

"Yeah, I did, why?"

Mango felt that Nathaniel's question was strange, but she still answered him anyway.

Nathaniel didn't say anything except smile. Then, he said, "Perhaps I missed it. I've been too busy to look at my phone recently."

"You..."

At first, Mango wanted to ask what he was doing, but she changed it at the last moment.

"When are you coming back?"

"Three more days. I'll be back in three days."

Nathaniel's words caused Mango to nod slightly.

"You've lost weight as well."

"Eh, I'm not really used to the food here. I miss your cooking."

"I'll cook for you when you come home."

Mango gave Nathaniel a soft and tolerant smile.

"All right."

Nathaniel felt that Mango was very beautiful now, and her beauty took his breath away. If only he could be by her side now.

"Oh hey, that isn't the bathroom inside our house. Did you go out?"

"Yup, I went out for a walk."

Mango nodded in reply.

"Has anything interesting happened recently?"

"I'm fine. Everything is fine."

Mango did not tell him about her current situation.

Although he didn't say anything, Mango spotted the dark circles underneath Nathaniel's eyes and his noticeably sharper jaw.

What was he doing out there?

How could he have lost so much weight?

Was he suffering from the same illness that

afflicted Mango?

Or did something happen that Nathaniel was unable to solve?

These were the questions that lingered in Mango's mind.

She wanted to know more, but suddenly the urge disappeared when she saw how calm and loving Nathaniel was when he talked to her.

The most important thing between husband and wife was trust.

Since Nathaniel didn't tell her, there must be a good reason for that. As long as he had her and their family in his heart, there was nothing they couldn't discuss.

Now that Nathaniel was somewhere else, there was no point in talking too much about something that was out of her control. It would only make each other more worried.

Didn't he just say?

He said that he'd be back in three days!

Three days weren't a big deal!

"When you come back, I'll go pick you up."

Mango smiled faintly, and that made Nathaniel miss home dearly.

"Okay, I'll let you know what time's the flight later."

"Okay!"

"Mango."

"Hm?"

"I miss you."

Upon hearing Nathaniel's words, Mango suddenly felt a lump in her throat.

All the negative experiences over the last few days suddenly resurfaced, and she couldn't help but tear up.

Wouldn't it be great if she could lean back and relax in Nathaniel's arms?

However, she forcefully stopped herself from talking about it.

Mango believed that Nathaniel wasn't that cruel, and she knew that he must have faced his problems to cut off all contact with everyone after he left Ocean City.

Mango didn't want to make things difficult for Nathaniel, so she could only swallow the pain for the time being.

"I miss you too."

All the yearning, desire, and love were packed into a few simple words, and it made Nathaniel want to cry.

He saw the tears welling up in Mango's eyes as well as the stuttered speech by her. Just then, Nathaniel wished he could teleport to

her side.

However, he decided to restrain himself upon recalling that the effects of the drugs hadn't left his body.

"Was it hard living at home for the past five days?"

Nathaniel knew that he shouldn't have asked, but he felt uneasy if he didn't.

"No, who would ever make it difficult for me at home? On the contrary, you should take care of your diet while you're abroad. Everything's fine at home, Mom is fine, and the kids are waiting for you to come home. No matter what you're up to out there, I want you to come home as soon as possible."

Mango decided not to say anything else in fear of losing control. Aside from that, she felt blood gushing from her nether regions once more.

"Okay, I will handle everything and get back as soon as I can. Wait for me."

"Okay!"

Mango wasn't willing to hang up because she didn't know when would she see him again after this.

He said that he would be back in three days.

Three days felt like forever!

She never knew what it felt like to miss him so much until a day without him felt like a year without rain, but now she did.

After being rescued from the brink of death, she still loved and missed this man.

No matter what happened in the past, the type of love she had for Nathaniel was deeply rooted in her soul. It was so bad that she couldn't even see him lose weight without being sad.

Then, the two of them stared at one another through the screen as if everything was frozen in time. For a moment, it felt as if they could reach and embrace one another through the screen.

Then, Nathaniel stretched out his hand and he tried to caress Mango's face through the screen.

She was simply too thin!

How could she have lost so much weight over the past five days?

Thus, Nathaniel's chest tightened with anxiety.

"Are you sick?"

In fact, he didn't want to hang up at all. Nathaniel cherished the time when he was lucid enough to speak with Mango.

At first, Mango wanted to deny it but when she recalled how thin she'd become, she chuckled before saying, "I'm not sick. I just had my period, so I don't have much of an appetite."

With that, her face blushed red which made her previously pale complexion look a lot better.

Then, Nathaniel's eyes narrowed slightly.

"You still have to eat anyway. Later I'll call my mom and have her prepare something nice for you to eat. I heard that Dr. Bay prepared a special medical diet for you, so is that causing your lack of appetite?"

"Yep!"

Mango agreed casually before she said, "Don't call Mom, okay? She's been rather tired of caring for both me and Rita. If you really cared about me, then why not you personally take care of me when you get home?"

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Nathaniel promised himself that he would do all he could to ensure Mango ate well when he got home.

The two of them had a lot of things to talk about, but they suddenly found themselves tongue-tied. Thus, they could only stare at one another.

Suddenly, Rainie's voice rang out.

"Where's Mango? Where did she go?"

That jolted Mango back to her senses.

If Rainie knew that she was video calling Nathaniel, she figured that Rainie would blabber about everything to Nathaniel.

Truth be told, she didn't want to be an extra burden to Nathaniel.

Since Mango knew he was safe and sound, she wasn't really worried about anything else as she believed Nathaniel would tell her what was going on when he got home.

As he thought of this, Mango replied in a low voice, "I'm going to hang up. Rainie will be worried if I hog the bathroom for too long."

"All right, don't stay outside for too long and make sure to go home soon."

"Got it."

Mango hesitated to end the call, but Rainie's footsteps were quickly heading her way.

After that, she hurriedly muttered, "Come home, I miss you!"

Next, Mango quickly hung up the phone.

Her entire body was trembling with emotion.

It was a mix of anxiety after not receiving any news from Nathaniel and relief from knowing it was okay. The potent stew of emotions finally allowed her to fully relax.

"Mango, what are you doing?"

Rainie suddenly shoved open the bathroom door to see Mango sitting on the toilet with a silly smile on her face.

"Do you have a fever again?"

Rainie quickly touched Mango's forehead only to find that her skin was of a normal temperature. However, she was confused by the stupid grin etched onto Mango's face.

"Mango, are you all right?"

"I'm fine. Actually, I'm better than ever."

Her relaxed mood and bright smile befuddled Rainie greatly.

"You're fine? Why didn't you let the nurse come inside the toilet with you? Also, your pants are still on while you're sitting on the toilet bowl. Anyway, why are you dressed like this?"

By now, Rainie frowned after realizing that Mango had changed out of her hospital gown.

Yet, Mango smiled and she said, "It's fine, I wanted to change my clothes to take a walk. Suddenly, I felt the need to go to the bathroom. But the urge disappeared after I walked inside, so I decided to sit for a bit. However, I seem to have made a bit of a mess, so could you step outside while I clean

myself up?"

Rainie didn't really buy what Mango said, but she nodded anyway.

As Rainie left the bathroom, Mango held on to her phone tightly.

It wasn't like she wanted to deliberately hide it from Rainie. However, with how pissed Rainie was with Nathaniel, Mango was sure her best friend was going to make a fuss regardless of whatever problems Nathaniel had.

Since she didn't intend on telling Nathaniel about her illness, Mango decided to keep him in the dark until he got back.

The thought crossed her mind as Mango quickly cleaned herself up. When Mango held the wall for support, she realized that her knees hurt terribly.

A muffled groan escaped involuntarily from her lips, and sweat oozed from her forehead.

It couldn't be, right?

She just had a slight fall. Was that enough to make her this weak?

Then, Mango smiled wryly to herself as she struggled to leave the bathroom. Alas, Mango couldn't muster up the same strength she had when she was anxious to see Nathaniel.