The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 476

Meanwhile, Thomas focused his full attention on the changing room.

He really wanted to see how Rainie looked like in a dress. Although she liked to act tough, he knew better than anyone than Rainie was a huge softie on the inside.

On the other hand, Mango paid attention to the fitting room as well, but she was glancing at the back from the corner of her eyes.

Merle had already walked in, but the man behind him did not follow him. Instead, he walked past the boutique as if he had no connection to Merle at all, but Mango still felt that something was off.

"Madam."

Thomas was shocked to discover that Merle had arrived as he had not noticed at all.

Was there a lapse in his vigilance?

Or had he forgotten everything after placing his attention on Rainie?

Thus, Thomas felt a little remorseful for his actions.

However, Mango seemed to sense what Thomas was thinking and she muttered, "Your job now is to protect Rainie, so just leave me be. With the Dark Night Empire's protection, I'll be fine. Don't worry."

Thomas couldn't help but nod his head after hearing Mango's words.

After that, Merle sat down quietly beside Mango. NôvelDrama.Org owns © this.

When Rainie left the fitting room, both Thomas and Mango were flabbergasted.

They had never expected Rainie to look gorgeous in a dress.

"What's wrong? Is it ugly? I feel awkward too, perhaps I look better in jeans."

Rainie couldn't help but feel slightly embarrassed at their expressions. After those words, she moved to take off the dress but Mango quickly stopped her.

"No, it's great! I never expected it to look so good on you at all!"

Rainie was perplexed by Mango's comment.

"You're just saying that to comfort me, right?" "It's true, you can ask Thomas if you don't believe me. Look, he's gone all wide-eyed at you."

Mango burst into peals of laughter when she saw Thomas's giddy expression.

Rainie looked over at his stunned face when Mango said that and she instantly became shy.

No matter how tough a woman was on the outside, her reticent would still show upon facing the man she loved.

"Do I really look good?"

"Yes, you are beautiful."

Thomas didn't expect Rainie to look like a completely different person after changing into a dress. Honestly, he had no words to describe his current feelings.

Rainie bit her bottom lip as she saw how satisfied the both of them were, "But this dress is way too expensive."

"I already told you that it's a present. Just take it as a celebratory gift for finding a good boyfriend like Thomas."

As Mango spoke, she went off to swipe her credit card to pay.

Rainie moved to stop her, but Thomas wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Hey, what are you doing? Let go of me, we're in the public!"

In fact, Rainie felt that Thomas was especially affectionate today.

Although there weren't many people in the boutique, she still felt like all eyes were on her.

However, Thomas seemed completely at ease and he whispered, "You look so beautiful, Rainie. I can't take my eyes off of you."

Thomas was rarely ever this romantic, and his words brought a furious blush to Rainie's face. A rush of happiness filled her chest up to brim.

"Wasn't I beautiful in the past then?"

"You were, but you look even more attractive now!"

Thomas wrapped his arm around Rainie's waist while bringing her closer to him.

His warm breath caressed Rainie's face.

Meanwhile, Rainie realized what Thomas was about to do and she quickly grabbed his shirt. Furthermore, her heart was about to beat out of her chest by his action.

Her eyes fluttered closed subconsciously.

Thomas gently kissed her lips.

With that, Rainie's entire body trembled imperceptibly.

The feeling was so wondrous that it was absolutely surreal to Rainie.

Thomas continued the intimate gesture. When Rainie was embroiled in the kiss, he took the opportunity to knock her out swiftly.

He managed to catch her in his arms as she slowly sank to the ground. Thomas then looked at Mango, who had finished paying for the dress as well as Merle before saying, "Mrs. Ye, Captain Malthus, I'll be taking Rainie away now. Please take care."

"Be careful, okay? I saw someone follow Merle earlier, and it would be better if you could get them off your trail. If you can't, then return to the Ye's Mansion as soon as possible. We'll think of another way."

Merle was slightly shocked by what Mango said.

"Did someone follow me? Impossible."

However, Merle spotted the grave look in Mango's eyes.

He could not help but feel a little startled.

Who on Earth could follow him without him noticing?

Because of that, Merle's mood soured considerably.

Thomas nodded and he walked out of the boutique with Rainie in his arms.

Meanwhile, Mango watched as they left. Although she was reluctant to see them go, Mango knew that she would not regret this decision.

"Let's go send Rita and Zion to kindergarten."

"All right!"

After that, Merle brought Mango's items with him as they both left the boutique.

Mango put on a pair of sunglasses as she left the boutique, and there seemed to be a different aura around her.

Actually, she did not want to utilize the power of the Dark Night Empire at all since both she and Nathaniel planned to leave the country on an extended vacation. Mango intended to leave the Ye family's affairs to Nick, and the Dark Night Empire to Zion. Yet, the situation now forced her to resume command again.

Hence, Mango still felt slightly uncomfortable despite Nick not having much of an opinion.

After both of them got into the car, Mango deliberately glanced backward only to find that the man who followed Merle earlier had suddenly reappeared. He then hailed a cab right behind theirs to follow them at an easy pace.

"Look at that man, do you recognize him?"

Mango's words caused Merle to turn his head slightly. He then frowned before replying, "That's someone from the company. I've met him a few times, and he is one of Director Huang's men."

"A company? Which company?"

"HY Group."

Merle's words caused Mango's brows to furrow even more.

"Who is Director Huang?"

"His full name is Boston Huang. He's one of the shareholders inside the company, but he has a slight bias against Nick. Recently, they've been disagreeing on a lot of things. The issue of the relocation of the southern suburbs was brought up by him, and you wouldn't have been kidnapped if Nick did not send me off to deal with that issue. That was my mistake, and I am fully prepared to accept any punishment."

Merle took the initiative to tell the truth.

However, Mango just made a dismissive gesture with her hand while saying, "This has nothing to do with you. If someone is targeting me, Nathaniel, or the Ye family, you couldn't guarantee my protection even if you are around twenty-four-seven. Yet, I need you to look into Director Huang for me."

"Roger that!"

After that, Merle ignored the man following them.

Since they knew who it was, the two weren't afraid that he would cause any issues.

Both of them arrived at the Shen household first.

When Mrs. Shen spotted Mango, she chastised her daughter angrily, "You always tell me about things after they've already happened! Do you think I'm just some extra in your life? Am I so frail to you?"

Mango knew that she was going to be reprimanded upon reaching home, so she couldn't help but laugh while saying, "Mom, do you have to get mad because I was hospitalized? Plus, it wasn't

anything serious, so I didn't want to alarm you. You're busy enough caring for Rita, so I didn't want to trouble you."

"You are not treating me like I'm your family."

Mrs. Shen's words were a little harsh, and Mango was rather surprised at that.

Remorse started to permeate her heart when Mrs. Shen turned to exit the room without sparing another glance at her.

Had she really done something wrong?

Was what Mrs. Shen said true? Did Mango not treat her like her own mother?

If she did, why didn't Mango tell her anything?

Hence, Mango became alarmed instantly as she realized that Mrs. Shen was truly angry. After that, she went after her mother.

"Don't be like that, Mom. I was just afraid you'd be worried, that's all. If you're unhappy, I promise to tell you about everything that goes on in my life, okay? I'll even tell you about the times I sneezed in a day!"

Mrs. Shen then glared at her daughter's worried expression and she sighed. "What the hell are you talking about? Who would intentionally curse themselves with illness?"

"But aren't you angry with me now?"

Mango shook Mrs. Shen's arm petulantly.

Thus, Mrs. Shen was helpless against her daughter.

"I'm telling you, if you hide anything from me ever again, I won't even acknowledge you as my daughter!"

"Okay! I was wrong, and I won't do it again."

Mango's repentant attitude caused Mrs. Shen to forgive her for now.

"Mommy! Do I look pretty?"

At that moment, Rita rushed down from the stairs.

With a long and flowing white dress, she looked just like an angel when paired with her wide smile. Thus, Mango was delighted to see her.

"Woah, my little princess! Gosh, you're so beautiful! Come and let me see."

Mango stretched out her arms and Rita rushed straight inside her embrace.

"Mommy, do you think the other kids will like me if I go to kindergarten like this?"

"Of course! You're so cute and beautiful. Everyone will love you!"

"Really?"

Rita's self- esteem still needed some practice.

She seldom interacted with other children, so Rita was naturally excited to go to kindergarten to meet other kids. However, she was still a little concerned.

Mango was upset at Rita's self-doubt, but she smiled while saying, "Don't worry, I believe that everyone will like Rita. Plus, you have Zion with you, right?"

"Will he go to the kindergarten with me?"

"Of course. Both of you will be together in the same class."

Rita finally felt a sense of security when she realized that Zion would be with her.

"Mommy, will you be sending me and Zion off to kindergarten?"

"Yeah! Should we go and pick him up now?"

"That's a good idea!"

Rita was genuinely ecstatic.

Mr. Shen and Mrs. Shen couldn't help but laugh when they saw how excited Rita was.

"Is Rita coming back to stay with us or is she going over to the Ye's Mansion?"

Mrs. Shen asked under her breath.

It was clear that the older couple didn't want Rita to leave after spending the last few days with her.