The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 460

Rainie had wanted to ask the nurse outside what was going on, but then she heard Mango's muffled groans.

Although it wasn't clear, she still panicked a little.

"Mango, are you all right?"

She asked with some concern.

Meanwhile, Mango felt extremely weak and both her legs were very uncomfortable. However, she still said, "I'm fine, just a little weak."

"You...hey...you can't go inside!"

At first, Rainie was speaking to Mango but she suddenly raised her voice. Before Mango could react, the door to the bathroom was opened by none other than Walter.

"Ah! Why did you come in?"

Mango was very surprised and the hand holding onto the wall nearly slipped.

Walter did not say anything to her and he swept her up off the ground before carrying her to the bed.

"Hey, Walter, I admit that you saved Mango and we're all very grateful for that, but that was too much. Mango was just in the bathroom, and what would people think if you just went inside before she was done?"

In fact, Rainie felt that Walter was simply too bold.

Wasn't Terrance standing guard outside?

Why was Walter here?

Didn't he go home to rest?

If so, why was he back?

A series of question revolved in Rainie's head, but Walter had already carried Mango to the bed before she could react and he gently rolled up her pant leg.

"Walter, that's enough!"

Upon seeing this, Rainie quickly pushed Walter away. However, she didn't expect that she would accidentally touch the wound on his shoulder.

Then, he let out a muffled groan as blood seeped out of his shirt. The bright red liquid was especially eye-catching as it flowed out.

Then, Mango felt a lump form inside her throat as an inexplicable sense of gratitude rose in her chest.

It wasn't enough to just thank Walter for what he'd done, but if she didn't do so, Mango

would feel like she owed him something.

"Forget it, Rainie. I only tripped and fell, so my knee hurts." NôvelDrama.Org holds this content.

At first, Mango hadn't planned on telling her in fear of Rainie worrying about her. But from the looks of it, Walter knew that she'd fallen.

The expression on his face was dour, and he raised his head to look at Mango once she finished speaking. Then, their eyes met.

Gratitude filled Mango's eyes among other things, and it made the haze of anger disappear from Walter's mind.

"You're an adult and the mother of two children, so don't you know how to take care of yourself? I worked so hard to save you, so you shouldn't hurt yourself like this."

Walter was still angry, but his tone had softened involuntarily.

Then, Mango just chuckled at his annoyed expression before replying, "I just slipped because my legs gave out. Look at you, you're acting like I've committed some major sin."

"Am I wrong? Do you think you're Supergirl or something? Gosh, you're so clumsy."

Walter's heart throbbed at the thought of Mango's expression when he first found her.

Walter didn't know if he could bear to see it again, alas he couldn't forget it.

Meanwhile, Rainie sensed an easy camaraderie between Mango and Walter and even some intimacy in the mix. Hence, she gestured for the nurse to leave the room together with her.

She knew it was a bad idea to do something like this.

Mango was a married woman, and people would talk if they saw her together with a playboy like Walter.

However, Rainie still thought that someone should be there by Mango's side.

At first she'd assumed that Nathaniel would be here, but where was he now?

In fact, Rainie's impression of Nathaniel gradually got worse, and she even hoped that Walter would somehow find a way to clinch Mango's heart.

This was the very first time she'd ever seen Walter so crazy about a woman.

On the other hand, Terrance was surprised when he saw Rainie leaving the ward.

"How could you leave Mango and Walter alone inside?"

"Why did you let him in?"

Terrance was taken aback by Rainie's question.

"Well, I can't stop him from going inside if he wants to."

The dismissive tone in Terrance's voice was clear.

Then, Rainie smiled before saying, "I think you also feel that someone who loves Mango romantically should be there for her, right?"

Terrance sighed at Rainie's guess and replied, "But it's not fair to Walter. You and I both know that Mango only has eyes for Nathaniel, so no matter how good Walter is to her, he'll only ever be her friend."

"It's fine. He can still keep her company as a friend."

Rainie's words made Terrance silent.

She was right!

After going through a near-death experience, no one knew what had happened to Mango over the last five days. She remained steadfastly silent about it, and it was hard to gauge her true feelings about it.

Walter was the first person to find her, and he knew better than anyone how bad she was at the time. Perhaps Mango's true desire was to be with Walter now?

However, the fact of the matter was that Mango was embarrassed.

One of the most embarrassing moments in her life was letting Walter witnessed a very unrefined side of herself.

It was fine if Nathaniel saw it because he was her husband, but Walter wasn't.

Not only that, Walter harbored feelings for her and he even risked his life multiple times for her.

If Mango still couldn't decipher his intentions, then she might as well be blind.

"Walter, thank you for saving me."

At that moment, Walter was applying some medication for Mango.

She had a large bruise on her knee, and it could only be dissipated using the ointment.

He hadn't returned home in the morning. Instead, Walter changed clothes and he washed up before grabbing a bottle of ointment from the store.

Perhaps no one noticed that there were bruises on Mango's body, but he did.

When he barged into the room at the club, he clearly saw that there were bruises all over her body from rolling across the floor.

Walter couldn't help himself as he reached out to brush away the long hair covering her forehead, but the action startled Mango so much that she drew backward.

Thus, he couldn't help but smile bitterly when he witnessed Mango's reaction.

"You'd better tie your hair up. It's better not to cover up your wounds during your hospital stay as it reduces wound healing."

Walter's words caused Mango to realize that she'd thought too much about his action earlier.

She'd assumed that Walter wanted to do something to her, and guilt slowly seeped into her chest.

"Thank you."

"You know that what I wanted was never your gratitude."

After that, Walter lowered his head and he continued rubbing ointment into Mango's skin.

He applied a little more pressure than necessary, which made Mango grimace in pain. However, she knew that this was essential if she wanted her bruises to fade quickly.

On the other hand, his words rendered Mango slightly speechless.

"I know, but I still have to say it. If it weren't for you, I would be dead now."

"Who kidnapped you?"

Walter felt that Mango's words of gratitude were particularly grating to his ears.

It only served to widen the chasm that separated the both of them.

True lovers didn't need to thank one another. Although they weren't lovers, Walter was still reluctant to face this fact.

Since he'd changed the topic, Mango decided not to talk about it any further. After all, it was unusual to be so serious when their conversations were usually filled with playful banter.

"I don't know. No one came to me during my kidnapping, nor did anyone give me any food or water. It felt as if I was forgotten by the world. If you hadn't found me, I might actually have died without anyone knowing I was there."

In fact, Mango was very puzzled about this.

Then, Walter frowned slightly and he whispered, "Do you know where you were locked up?"

"The Celestial Clubhouse?"

This was Mango's guess.

Mango always felt like she'd been dumped at a club, and it didn't take a detective to make the connection as she was kidnapped near the Celestial Clubhouse. If Mango was the

kidnapper, she would think to use the Celestial Clubhouse too as no one would ever guess she would be there.

However, Walter shook his head.

"No. You're right about it being a club, but it isn't the Celestial Clubhouse. On the contrary, it's one of the Hans Family's clubs."

"The Hans Family?"

"Yeah! Also, Andrea seems to have escaped from their custody."

Mango's brows knitted together in a deep frown when she heard Walter’s words.

"The Hans family employs many skilled people, so ordinary people aren't able to escape their custody. But you're saying that Andrea's escaped?"

"Yeah, I looked into it and apparently Andrea used her body to seduce the bodyguard watching her. After that, the both of them worked together to escape the Hans family's mansion."

Walter told Mango everything he knew.

However, Mango shook her head and before replying, "The Hans family only employs retired veterans, not mercenaries. Plus, they're thoroughly vetted before they're employed. How could Andrea ever seduce any one of them? Something's fishy about

this."

"You think so too? Terrance is right outside, so why don't you ask him?"

In fact, Walter had always felt that the Hans family was suspicious.

Mango shook her head and she replied, "I don't want to ask about these things for now. If Andrea really wants to do something, she'll show up sooner or later. Wasn't Susie the same way? However, one thing I find strange is the fact that Susie escaped from the Ye family's custody."

This was something that Mango had failed to figure out.

Then, Walter whispered in a conspiratorial tone, "Could there be a spy from the Hans family in the Ye family?"

"Why are you so biased towards the Hans family?"

Mango chuckled faintly, but Walter glared at her.

"The old matriarch of the Hans family wants you dead just as much as Andrea. Although Terrance said that Madam Hans has been sent to a rehabilitation center, I'm not going to blindly believe what

he says about his mother suddenly repenting for everything she's done. Who knows, maybe it's all Madam Hans'

plan."

"I don't think so."

Mango was pretty sure that Madam Hans wouldn't be in the mood to bother her, especially after she'd been drugged and betrayed by her beloved granddaughter, Andrea.

But if it wasn't the Hans family, then who could it be?

Mango failed to wrap her head around it, and she seemed lost in thought.

At that moment, Walter suddenly leaned closer to her, and his face was a hair's breadth away from her nose.