The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 469

Walter's heart suddenly felt like it was going to leap out of his chest.

Although he didn't like Nathaniel, he was someone Mango cared about. If he had been captured with no way of escape, then it wasn't strange that Mango wouldn't be able to contact Nathaniel.

As soon as he thought about Mango being sad over Nathaniel, Walter felt a bitter feeling in his chest.

Honestly, he was simply being too noble.

He loved her so much that he was willing to put his own needs aside for her.

Then, Walter made up his mind and he gritted his teeth before running in the direction of Nathaniel's shouts.

The security here wasn't very strict, as there was only one person on patrol. However, he seemed quite sleepy and he didn't have much reaction to the screaming coming from the inside.

Nathaniel screamed like a trapped beast. It was so lonely and tortured, and it was mixed with other emotions Walter couldn't decipher.

Walter didn't know what kind of torture Nathaniel was suffering inside, but as he was formulating a plan, Walter saw a man walking out with a blood bag in his hand.

"Did you draw another 800cc's of blood today?"

The guard couldn't help but ask as he saw Evan walked out.

"Yeah. I have to ask the kitchen to prepare something more nourishing for him. I doubt that his body will be able to take any more of this."

"Can't he take it slow?"

The guard sighed, but he also felt pity for Nathaniel.

"I wanted to take it slow, but he refused to wait. Mr. Ye is willing to have his entire body drained of blood even if it could endanger his life. Damn, he's one of the strongest, most resilient men I've ever met."

Evan shook his head and he left with the blood bag.

Meanwhile, Walter was rather confused after he heard what the guard said, but he slipped in anyway.

It was so cold that Walter shivered as soon as he came in.

Holy crap!

The temperature inside was similar to the outside.

Didn't they have a heating system here or something?

Walter muttered to himself as he quickly rushed towards a lit room.

To his surprise, there were even fewer guards here in Nathaniel's room. After Evan had left, there was literally no one here.

Even so, Walter still approached with caution. Then, he was stunned upon spotting Nathaniel.

He never thought that Nathaniel would be locked up inside a metal cage. His limbs were tied to a metal frame as he twitched and jerked uncontrollably.

He bellowed loudly in pain as if he was suffering from some particularly unbearable torment.

There were traces of blood where it was drawn on his arm, and another bag of blood was being transfused into him at the same time.

Was he trying to replace all his blood?

Walter frowned deeply.

"Nathaniel, Nathaniel! How are you doing?"

Walter rushed over quickly, but now Nathaniel was unable to recognize him at all. He even thought that Walter was Evan instead.

The drug was far too strong, and even at the last vestiges of his treatment, he couldn't recognize anyone.

The desire for the drug felt like a million ants crawling all over his skin. He wanted to beg and gave in for the drug but he held all of it at bay when the vision of Mango appeared in his mind.

Nathaniel's face was covered with cold sweat, and fat drops of it trickled down the floor. At this point, he had already become emaciated.

Nathaniel kept on crying out and shouting in pain as if he was trying his hardest to find a moment of reprieve from the pain.

Walter was completely stunned.

How could this be?

How could the mighty Nathaniel have fallen so low?

Hence, he wanted to open the cage's door, but to no avail.

Walter knew that he couldn't stay here for long.

Given Nathaniel's current state, it was impossible for Walter to rescue him on his own. After that, Walter quickly used his phone to record a video of Nathaniel.

Suddenly, footsteps could be heard from the outside.

Thus, Walter knew that he couldn't stay any longer and he looked at Nathaniel. He didn't know if the sick man could hear him, but he whispered nonetheless, "Hold on, I'll get help. Don't worry, I'll save you, okay? You owe me big time after this, so you won't be mad if I fight with you over Mango, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Walter quickly masked his phone signal and he slipped out of the room.

On the other hand, Evan didn't notice anything amiss when he came back into the room.

Nathaniel had been in this state for the past few days and he was used to it.

Strangely, Nathaniel's phone was quiet over the last couple of days.

Next, Evan arrived to check on Nathaniel's condition. He returned to his post after he confirmed that Nathaniel was still holding on and he waited for this bout of withdrawal symptoms to pass.

After he escaped, Walter did not stay on the island and he returned to the private plane as soon as possible.

As soon as he got on the plane, Walter turned on the heater. His body was shivering terribly from the cold.

Alas, he couldn't activate the signal here to avoid being discovered.

Walter stayed for a while longer before he endured the freezing cold to start the aircraft. However, he decided to take a different route from what he originally used.

After he flew some distance away, he resumed navigation back to Ocean City using his original flight path.

By the time he returned to Ocean City, it was almost noon.

Walter was exhausted beyond compare, but he didn't delay in sending Zion a message.

"You little brat, I nearly died out there. You owe me a huge favor."

Walter assumed that Zion would be at the Ye's Mansion without supervision, so he spoke freely without thinking of the consequences.

However, he wasn't aware that Zion had followed Madam Ye to the hospital out of concern for Mango.

Just then, Zion went to the bathroom due to a stomachache and he left his phone with Mango. On the other hand, Madam Ye had also left to inquire about Mango's condition.

Coincidentally, Walter's message reached Zion's phone while it was in Mango's hands.

Due to her sheer boredom, Zion had allowed his mother to play some games on his phone.

Therefore, when Walter's message came in, Mango was slightly taken aback.

Didn't Walter go abroad to deal with his company's affairs?

If so, why would he be talking to Zion? And with that tone, even.

Mango didn't know what else to answer except replying, "Where are you?"

"I had a narrow escape earlier. Damn it, you nearly killed me! Let me make it very clear, the next time you throw me into these situations blindly, I'm going to leave your precious Mr. Ye behind."

Walter gasped for breath as he felt as if his life had been exponentially shortened due to the experience.

When Mango saw Walter mention 'Mr. Ye', her heartbeat quickened.

"What happened to Mr. Ye?"

She didn't know that her son was looking for Nathaniel. From the looks of it, it seemed that Zion had asked Walter to search for Nathaniel.

Mango was instantly filled with anxiety.

Then Walter wriggled his shoulder only to find that it no longer hurt.

Hm?

Could it be that the little brat's medication was actually quite effective?

He had even spent some time in the ocean.

After that, Walter replied, "Well, Nathaniel isn't doing very well. It looks to me like he's been captured. You're just a kid, so the video I took might scare you. Ah, I think it's best if you talk to your grandma about this, and better send some of her men to rescue him. Your father is in really bad shape. If you don't want to alert anyone from the Ye family, I can use the Song family's men to help, but I'm not sure if they can save Nathaniel. Also, your father is captured by Noah. Although I don't know the reason, Noah is fully capable of doing something to your mother if he can capture Nathaniel."

Mango was completely stunned when she saw all of this.

Noah had captured Nathaniel?

How was this possible?

Weren't they good friends?

Moreover, Genevieve treated her very well. Could that have been all an act?

Hence, Mango had no clue what to do now. Her mind was a mess of jumbled thoughts.

"What did you record? Send it to me."

Mango's words made Walter a little hesitant.

"I don't think you can take it. Let's put it this way, I've seen a lot of gnarly things, but I was shocked by what happened this time. No wonder Mango couldn't contact him. It would be a miracle if he had any outside contact at all."

Walter kept on rambling, but Mango could stand it no longer.

"Give me the video!"

She sent the same sentence three times in a row.

Meanwhile, Walter was blissfully unaware that he was texting with Mango instead of Zion. Hence, he hurriedly replied upon noticing that the messages were filled with anxiety, "Okay, fine. I'll give you the video, but don't blame me if you get frightened. I haven't slept in close to two days, so I'm going to get some rest. Let me know what you're going to do after I wake up."

After that, Walter immediately sent the video he took to Mango.

Her eyes welled up with tears when she saw the contents of the footage.

No wonder Nathaniel had lost weight. No wonder he said that he lost an appetite for outside food.

In the end, it turned out that he was going through this torture!

Mango listened to Nathaniel's pained cries as his body jerked and twitched as if he was being whipped. Her heart broke into so many pieces that it hurt to even breathe.

She had always believed that Nathaniel was not a ruthless man, nor would he abandon their family. From the looks of it, it seemed like he had no choice but to do so.

But if Noah had really captured him, then why would he have the opportunity to video call her? Why was he able to call her before he left?

Could Noah have forced him to do it?

But what could Noah have used to threaten Nathaniel? Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

Hence, Mango was puzzled.

Just at this moment, Zion came out of the bathroom.

"Mommy, have you passed the level?"

Zion grinned as he spoke, but he was frozen in place when he saw Mango clutching his phone with red-rimmed eyes.

Oh no!

Did that bird-brain Walter contact him?

Zion wailed loudly inside his mind, but then Mango looked at him directly as she asked, "You know where your father is, right?"

"Mommy..."

"You know, right?"

Mango rarely ever lost her temper at Zion, but her raised voice frightened him.