The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 480

Mango knew that Madam Ye was worried about her, but she didn't want Nathaniel to know what had happened. So, she hurriedly cut in, "I'll go with you and draw the bath."

"All right."

It was clear that Nathaniel did not want to separate from Mango at all.

Madam Ye felt even sorrier for Mango once she saw her acting like this.

"I'll have someone to prepare food."

"It's fine, Mom. I had breakfast on the plane, so I just want to rest after my shower."

Nathaniel was really tired.

All his life, he had never felt so utterly exhausted. If it wasn't for the thought of Mango sustaining him, Nathaniel wasn't sure if he would make it back. Content is © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.

Mango also felt her heart ached at the sight of the dark circles beneath Nathaniel's eyes.

"Mom, we're not hungry yet, so we'll be resting in our room."

"Okay, go ahead."

Madam Ye knew that there wasn't any point in speaking to Nathaniel now. Even if she did, he wouldn't even listen.

After that, the couple went up to their room.

As soon as they entered, Nathaniel pinned Mango to the door while kissing her frantically.

At the same time, Mango did not back down from his affection. Instead, she wrapped her arms around his neck enthusiastically as she tiptoed to kiss him back.

The two of them were like tinder to a flame, and their passion began to engulf the entire room.

Nathaniel embraced Mango tightly, and his hands began to wander up and down her body.

Although Mango really wanted to continue, her body still couldn't take it.

Just as Nathaniel moved to strip her of her clothing, Mango gasped, "My period isn't over yet."

Nathaniel was perplexed.

"It's not over yet?"

He remembered that Mango's period had been here for over a week.

Why wasn't it over yet?

Mango avoided Nathaniel's gaze as she replied, "Dr. Bay said that the miscarriage damaged my body, and there's still some residual blood clots. That's why my period is longer."

Of course, Nathaniel didn't have much of a clue what Mango was talking about, but since Genevieve said it, he decided to suppress his desire. After all, Mango didn't look too good.

"But I miss you so much."

This was the truth.

Nathaniel was a virile man that had undergone over a week of inhuman torture. Now that he was back with his wife, he couldn't wait to ravage her.

It was so close, and yet he could not have what he wanted. So, how could Nathaniel not be frustrated?

Guilt tinged Mango's tone as she replied, "How about I draw you a bath?"

As she spoke, she ducked out from under Nathaniel's arm before heading to the bathroom. However, he decided to sweep her up from behind.

"Nathan, put me down!"

Mango was slightly panic.

He wasn't going to go ahead, right?

Although she wanted to give herself to him, her body really could not take the stress.

Hence, Mango was a little anxious.

Yet, Nathaniel carried her to the bed, and he set her down gently before taking off her shoes. He muttered, "You should rest since you're not feeling well. Don't have to draw my bath water for me, okay? Just lie down, and going to take a shower."

He even stroked her hair after finishing speaking, and that action nearly brought Mango to tears.

What if her body stayed this way forever?

Mango was a little worried.

Nathaniel then entered the bathroom. After closing the door, his expression shifted.

He turned on the shower and let the water dropped, but Nathaniel immediately placed a call to Thomas.

"Where are you?"

In truth, Thomas didn't expect to receive a call from Nathaniel so quickly.

He whispered, "Mr. Ye, I'm in Colliqer County."

"Colliqer County? What are you doing there instead of staying beside Mango's side?"

Nathaniel suddenly felt as if he had missed something important.

Over the past eight days, Thomas strangely had not called him at all. Upon his return, Thomas had actually run off to Colliqer County and the person who picked him up with Mango was Merle.

The more Nathaniel thought about it, the more he felt that something was amiss.

"Did something happen while I was gone?"

Nathaniel's words surprised Thomas.

"Mr. Ye, did you not receive any of the calls I've made? Not even our secret signal?"

A frown formed on Nathaniel's face as he heard Thomas's words.

"You called me?"

"More than once."

At this time, even Thomas noticed that something was wrong.

"Mr. Ye, did something happens to you? Was your phone hacked? If not, why couldn't we contact you?"

Clearly, Thomas was really worried.

Yet, Nathaniel replied in a low voice, "We'll talk about that later. Can you tell me if anything happened over the past week? What are you doing in Colliqer County?"

Since Nathaniel had asked, Thomas went ahead to tell Nathaniel everything.

He told Nathaniel about Mango being kidnapped, and about her being ill and nearly died in the Hans family's club. Aside from that, Thomas told him about how Mango had arranged for him to take Rainie to lay low at Colliqer County. Essentially, Thomas told Nathaniel everything he knew.

Nathaniel's chest constricted, and he felt suffocated.

"Why didn't anyone tell me?"

Nathaniel felt as if he was about to go insane.

He couldn't imagine how much Mango had endured in his absence.

No wonder she had lost weight while saying that she was unwell. This was actually the truth.

However, Noah did not mention any of this to him.

Thus, Nathaniel's heart was filled with rage.

There was an aggrieved tone in Thomas's voice as he continued, "I couldn't contact you at all. If it wasn't for Walter, Mrs. Ye could've..."

Thomas didn't say the rest of the words, but Nathaniel knew what he meant.

He whispered, "Stay in Colliqer County. I'll contact you later."

"Roger that!"

After he hung up the phone, anger flashed in Nathaniel's eyes.

His shower was extremely brief.

By the time he came out, Mango had already fallen asleep on the bed.

Perhaps she didn't intend on sleeping, but Mango was exhausted. If it wasn't for the fact that she had to pick Nathaniel up, Mango would have dozed off long ago.

Her breathing was even and light.

Suddenly, Nathaniel was overwhelmed with self-blame.

He had actually allowed his wife to suffer so much.

However, she had not breathed a single word to him.

Did she really think of him as her husband?

Her strength, perseverance, and sacrifices caused Nathaniel to feel extremely upset.

He then pulled the quilt over her body while adjusting the air conditioning before changing into more comfortable clothes. After that, Nathaniel went downstairs.

Meanwhile, Madam Ye sat in the living room. She paused upon spotting Nathaniel coming down the stairs.

"Why aren't you with Mango?"

"She's asleep."

Nathaniel whispered before sitting down in front of Madam Ye.

"Mom, who kidnapped Mango?"

Madam Ye knew that this son of hers would definitely know the truth if he wanted, even if Mango tried her best to hide it from him.

"I don't know. She'd been kidnapped for four days, yet no one stepped up to claim responsibility. So, I think they just wanted to leave Mango to starve to death. But who would hate her that much to do this? Was it Andrea? Susie? But if they ever saw Mango in such a pathetic state, I'm sure that they wouldn't be able to hold themselves back from coming to mock her. Alas, they did not, so I'm thinking that it wasn't them. Furthermore, Susie managed to disguise herself as a nurse to try and murder Mango. Luckily, Walter was there, and he took the blade for Mango. Do remember to repay the favor we owe the Song family."

There were some things that Madam Ye felt were unnecessary to explain as she knew that Nathaniel was aware of Walter's feelings as well.

However, she believed that her son could handle it well.

Nathaniel nodded and he replied. "I got it, I'll take care of it. Mom, I'm heading out, so help me watch over Mango for a while."

"When are you coming back?"

"It'll be a while."

After he finished speaking, Nathaniel left the house.

He drove to the military hospital before entering Noah's office.

"Nathan, you're back?"

Noah stood up happily at the sight of Nathaniel's return, but the other man immediately punched him in the face.

"Are you insane?"

Noah dodged his first punch, but Nathaniel quickly threw his second one at him.

Thus, Noah had no choice but to fight against him.

Both men were evenly matched, and they were slightly injured after ten minutes of fighting. However, Nathaniel's anger had dissipated somewhat.

"Why didn't you tell me about Mango's situation? If she failed to make it, I wouldn't have been able to see her for the last time."

Nathaniel stopped to stare at Noah while gasping for breath.

Noah knew that Nathaniel would definitely come for him once he returned, so he decided to tell the truth.

"So what if I told you? You were at a critical point in your treatment, so how could I cut it off? You would be a cripple for life! You're not a doctor, so what could you do even if you come back? Also, Mango didn't want us to tell you about her condition."

"What did you say?"

Nathaniel was stunned with disbelief.

Noah ignored the murderous look in his eyes as he continued, "You heard me. Your wife is amazing, and she managed to infiltrate the secret base and recorded your treatment before coming to interrogate me. What else could I say? I could only tell her the truth."

"Are you out of your mind? If I wanted her to know, I would have called!"

Nathaniel's heart ached when he realized that Mango already knew his secret.

Nathaniel knew very well what he had endured.

He couldn't imagine how much despair she had experienced upon seeing what he was going through.

Worst, she was still sick! And her life was in danger!

Alas, Nathaniel had no idea what was going on. Other than that, he'd even worried her.

For a moment, Nathaniel's heart felt like it had been crushed by a rock and it was hard to breathe.

"I'm telling you, if anything happens to my wife, I'll f*cking kill you."

Nathaniel couldn't stay in Noah's office any longer.

Right now, he couldn't wait to see Mango. Nathaniel wanted to know how long she would continue to stay strong, and whether if she knew that he was worried about her as well.