The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 467

Walter didn't think he was paranoid. After all, he was a soldier and he was familiar with the sensation of being followed.

Walter left the car quietly and he parked it at the airport before buying a flight ticket to a neighboring country.

Meanwhile, the man following him saw that Walter had boarded the plane. They breathed a sigh of relief when they checked the flight and found that it was going to a nearby country that had one of the Song family's projects in.

Walter flew straight to the neighboring country, but he did not forget to call Zion.

"You little brat, I was followed the moment I left Ocean City."

Zion frowned slightly at his words.

"You are smart enough to not fly directly to the destination, right?"

"Do you think I'm stupid?"

Zion nodded his assent after Walter asked.

What did it matter? It wasn't like Walter could see him anyway.

Upon hearing Zion's silence, Walter replied, "I'm going to settle my affairs at work and sneak out in the middle of the night. But if you purposely gave me the wrong directions, I'll never let you live it down!"

"That won't happen!"

Zion and Walter exchanged a few more words before they cut the call.

When Madam Ye entered Zion's room, he was in the middle of playing some games.

"You need to rest, okay? You can't just keep playing games."

Madam Ye stroked Zion's head as she spoke in a kindly tone.

"When you're a little better tomorrow, I'll take you to the hospital to visit your Mommy. I feel like your mother is missing you dearly, and Rita can't go over there either. As the eldest son, you should accompany her, right?"

However, Zion replied, "I think it's better if I wait a couple of days, Grandma. My cold isn't fully healed, and I don't want my illness to spread to Mommy. If nothing else, I can always video call her."

"That's a good idea too. Since you're afraid of spreading your cold to your mom, we'll do it your way."

Madam Ye smiled as she walked out of Zion's room.

After she left the room, Madam Ye made her way to the greenhouse.

This was her private domain, and very few people ever entered here. All the plants inside were personally cultivated by Madam Ye, and she put a lot of effort into them.

Then, Madam Ye picked up the watering can and she watered her flowers serenely.

Not long after, a figure quickly entered the greenhouse and he bowed respectfully upon seeing Madam Ye, "Madam Ye."

"Oh, you're here?"

Madam Ye did not turn, but she knew who it was.

"Yes, I'm here."

Merle quickly took the watering can from Madam Ye's hand.

Madam Ye had him sit down on the rattan chair beside her and she said, "You said that Walter has gone overseas?"

"He has gone abroad. I sent someone to follow him, but he seemed very cautious as he headed directly for one of the Song family's branch offices to talk about business."

Merle's words made Madam Ye smile and she replied, "He's smart, so I'm sure that he's noticed our people following him. Make sure to send another group of people to tail him. The men we have now have failed to remain discreet."

"Of course! But why are you following Walter, Madam Ye? Do you think he knows where Mr. Ye is?"

"He doesn't, but Zion does."

Madam Ye glanced at Merle across from her before saying, "Zion is the shining beacon of the Ye family's next generation, and his talent matches Nathaniel's when he was younger. Although he is young, he is very detailed. He managed to locate Nathaniel using the computer quietly, and no one has been able to do this except for Nathaniel himself. Since Zion doesn't want to tell me, then I'll just pretend like I don't know anything about it. Still, I'm Nathan's mother and I need to know what's happening to my son, especially now that Mango's in the hospital."

Merle couldn't help but ask quizzically, "Then, why didn't you have Nick follow Walter?"

"Nick? Nick has been very busy recently, and even I don't know what he's up to. Plus, he has a lot to deal with at the HY Group, and he doesn't need any more distractions. Although I've had you to follow my second son, and the Dark Night Empire to obey Nick's order, I hope

you know who your true master is."

"Yes, ma'am!"

Merle was puzzled for a moment before he understood what he meant.

Madam Ye continued, "I've handed over the Dark Night Empire to Mango, and Mango is your new mistress now. Although Nick is doing her job due to her illness, does that mean you can ignore Mango's safety?" Exclusive content from NôvelDrama.Org.

Merle was rather unsettled by how strict Madam Ye was being.

"Madam Ye, Nick has recently given us a lot of tasks, so we're short-handed."

"Short- handed? The Ye family has no shortage of bodyguards, so Nick can use them instead of the Dark Night's men. Isn't your most important mission to protect Mango? She's the mistress of the Dark Night Empire, and yet she was kidnapped in broad daylight! What's more, there was no news from her for days! If it weren't for Walter's crass methods that found her, are you going to show me her corpse?"

Anger rose in Madam Ye's chest as this topic was brought up.

The mistress of the Ye family was kidnapped on the street, and to make matters worse, no one knew who did it! This was an insult to the

Dark Night Empire's capabilities!

"I think that all these years of success have caused you to forget what your original mission was. You nearly let your mistress die, and her husband is nowhere to be found. Even then, you have the time to listen to Nick about other things? Did I ask you to come back from the United States to work for the HY Group? Even a child like Zion is better than you!"

"Also, Susie was in the Ye family's custody with guards all over her, but she managed to escape anyway. I don't know if our family's bodyguards are useless, or if the Dark Night Empire's men are failures."

The more Madam Ye spoke, the angrier she became.

The atmosphere was so stifling that Merle didn't even dare breathe too loudly.

Alas, he had his own troubles too.

During this time, Nick had been busy with acquiring a piece of land but the people living there refused to move. Hence, they had linked forces with local gangs to resist the HY Group.

Nick had sent their men over to deal with this, and they couldn't defy a direct order from him. However, no one expected that something would happen to both Nathaniel and Mango.

Hence, Merle had no words to refute Madam Ye's accusations.

Ice seeped into Madam Ye's tone as she stared at Merle's apologetic expression, "The funny thing is that no one in the Ye family can locate Susie after she escaped. What's more, she could even sneak into Mango's room at night that nearly killed her. Thankfully, Walter was there. If it weren't for him, all of your heads would be rolling."

"Yes, I admit we were negligent, I did leave some men to protect Mango when I left."

"Is that so? Then where were they? Where were our men when these tragedies kept happening to Mango? Don't tell me we have a crisis inside the Dark Night Empire!"

Madam Ye's tone was very grave.

With that, Merle's expression shifted into one of seriousness.

"I'll make sure there's a thorough investigation into this."

"Make sure to follow Walter closely as I want to know what the hell is Nathan doing. I want to know how he could leave Ocean City and cut off all contact with everyone just as things were falling apart. Also, make sure not to alert Walter and help him if necessary. As for Zion, don't touch him. He has a keen sense of alertness, and he's also very observant. If he knows that I know about this, I'm afraid he will stop trusting me."

Madam Ye sighed.

Her beloved grandson would rather believe in an outsider like Walter instead of his grandma.

Even Zion could see that something was up with the Ye family, but Merle did not investigate at all despite being the head of the Dark Night Empire.

Truth be told, Madam Ye was rather disappointed.

"Go, and don't let me down. If not, I doubt that there would be any need for the Dark Night Empire to remain in this country any longer."

Embarrassment colored Merle features once again.

He left the greenhouse just as silently as he'd come, but Madam Ye's gaze was fixed on a single rose flower for quite some time.

Mango had bought her this flower, and it was a green rose.

Madam Ye still remembered the filial expression on Mango's face when she finally found the flower after much effort.

Mango was a kind and simple child, and Madam Ye wished that she hadn't gone through so much strife.

She had initially thought that the Ye family would be peaceful, but in fact, it was the opposite.

On the other hand, Mango's ward was quiet as well.

After all, Rainie's energy was limited and she couldn't stop herself from falling asleep. Then, only the nurse was left awake guarding Mango.

Her treatment over the past two days had been effective. Although Mango still felt weak, she seemed more energetic and less sleepy.

Perhaps it was due to her sleeping excessively during the day, and she did not feel tired tonight.

Instead, she was up thinking of Nathaniel.

She missed him dearly.

In fact, she wondered what Nathaniel was doing now.

Mango took out her cell phone and she intended to call Nathaniel. Unfortunately, she was afraid that Nathaniel wouldn't be available to pick up.

Truth be told, Mango never had trouble sleeping through the night until now.

All was quiet outside, and darkness covered everything like a thick quilt. Just then, Mango's loneliness seemed like a towering behemoth that loomed unbearably over her soul.

Then, Mango realized that Nathaniel had changed the profile photo on his messaging app to one of hers.

Oh my God, what was he doing by changing his profile photo to hers?

Then, she absently flicked through his socials page, only to realize how boring he was.

There was almost nothing on his socials page as if he'd used the messaging app just to call and talk to Mango.

Suddenly, Mango didn't know why she had an impulse to take a photo of herself before posting it up on her socials page. She captioned it, 'The darkness of the midnight has me missing you. Do you miss me too?'

After she posted the photo, Mango felt a little shy. Why was she acting like a teenager again?

Just as she was about to delete it, there was a reply to her photo.

Mango's heart suddenly beat faster.

Could it be Nathaniel?

Was he not asleep? Could he be online?