The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 488

Mango was still scrolling through the news on her laptop when she heard frantic knocking on the door. Thus, she couldn't help but frown.

"Who is it?"

"Mommy, hurry up and go to the study! Daddy and Uncle are fighting!"

Wisdom burst into tears upon hearing Mango's voice.

Mango quickly shot out of bed after discovering that Nathaniel and Nick were fighting. She put on a coat before leaving the room.

"Wisdom? What's wrong?"

She was a little confused to see the horrible state of Wisdom's body. Then, she spotted his bleeding palms before saying, "Hurry up and come inside! Let me treat those wounds."

"Don't worry about me, Mommy. You should go to the study room. Daddy and Uncle are fighting!"

Wisdom had unknowingly started addressing Nathaniel as his uncle.

Mango was surprised to hear that, but it was only natural once she thought about it.

She hurriedly said, "Okay, honey, don't cry. Mommy will go take a look."

Mango and Wisdom rushed to the study together.

Loud noises emanated from inside the study, but Mango was unable to open the door. It seemed like the room was locked from the inside.

"What's going on?"

Zion left the shower only to see Wisdom in tears and Mango slamming her hand on the study's door hard. Thus, he couldn't help but ask curiously.

Mango immediately replied, "Zion, go and ask Grandma for the key to the study!"

"Oh, okay!"

Zion rushed to the greenhouse with wet hair.

"Grandma, Mommy asked for the keys to the study room."

Madam Ye was tending to her plants. Hence, she was rather surprised by Zion's words.

"What do you need?"

"The key to the study. I don't know what's going on, but Mommy can't open the door and Wisdom is crying."

Zion told Madam Ye about what he had seen.

The old lady was taken aback and she quickly handed the key to Zion.

"Quick! Give this to your mother. I'll be right there."

Next, Zion took the key and he stormed out.

After all, Madam Ye was slower due to her old age, and she followed Zion from behind.

After Mango received the key, she said to Zion, "Take Wisdom somewhere else and don't go inside."

"Okay!"

Zion agreed, but Wisdom cried, "Mommy, let me in!"

"There's no point for that. Listen, Mommy will handle this! Be a good boy, okay?"

Mango patted his head before having Zion took him aside.

However, Wisdom yelped in pain as Zion may have touched his wounds.

"What's wrong?"

Zion lifted Wisdom's sleeves subconsciously.

"Who beat you up? I'll kill him!"

Zion's anger flared as soon as he saw Wisdom's wounds, and his roar startled Mango.

She jerked her head back to glance at Wisdom with a grim expression on her face.

Yet, Wisdom pulled down his sleeves and he said anxiously, "I'm fine. Hurry on inside, Mommy."

Mango had an idea of what was going on once she saw Wisdom's nervous face.

She could guess why there was a fight going on inside.

"Zion, take Wisdom back to my room."

"I'm not leaving, Mommy. No!"

Wisdom was a stubborn child, and he wouldn't leave no matter what.

Zion was so angry that he pouted. He wanted to hit someone very badly right now.

Although both of them were not biological brothers, Zion was Wisdom's first sibling when the latter returned to the Ye family. Hence, Zion remembered how Wisdom treated him in the past.

That little brat had called him 'boss'.

Did he even deserve to be called that?

How could Zion let Wisdom being treated like this?

Zion was enraged that he was about to explode.

When Mango noticed Wisdom's anxiety, she decided to throw caution to the wind before opening the door.

With a loud whooshing sound, an object flew past Mango's ear out into the corridor. It landed with a loud thud at Madam Ye's feet.

It was an inkstone.

That item was antiques.

It was left in the study for a long time.

Madam Ye's expression hardened.

Meanwhile, Mango remained silent and she quickly went inside.

Just then, Nick and Nathaniel were locked in an even battle.

"Stop fighting! How old are you two? Aren't you afraid of scaring the children?"

Mango had never seen both of them fought before.

Were they still brothers?

From the looks of it, it seemed as if the both of them were about to fight to the death. Hence, Mango became extremely anxious.

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Mango stepped forward to separate them.

Nathaniel had to pull Mango aside for fear that Nick would hit her.

However, at that moment, Nick's fist headed straight for Nathaniel's nose.

A warm streak of liquid immediately flowed down Nathaniel's face.

Blood gushed from Nathaniel's nose, but at least he'd shielded Mango.

"Nathan!"

Mango couldn't help but feel sorry for Nathaniel once she saw that he was bleeding.

Just as Nick attempted to attack Nathaniel again, Madam Ye arrived at the scene.

"What the hell is going on! Are you trying to wreck the house?"

As soon as she spoke, Nick immediately stopped all his movements.

Madam Ye nearly fainted out of anger when she saw the mess in the study.

"Bravo! You two are almost thirty, yet you are fighting in the study! The kids are outside, so aren't you ashamed of yourself? Well, keep fighting then! If your fists won't cut it, I'll have the servants

bring you knives and guns. You two might as well kill each other then! Look at you two, how are you still brothers? How could you two fight?"

Madam Ye never thought that she would see Nathaniel and Nick fighting one day.

Both of them had been close since childhood, and they were twins. Hence, the brothers rarely ever fought, so what was going on?

When Mango saw that the fighting had died down, she immediately tended to Nathaniel's bloody nose. She asked in distress, "Does it hurt? Is anything broken?"

"I'm fine. Don't worry."

Nathaniel replied softly as he pinched the bridge of his nose.

He couldn't help but smile upon seeing Mango's worried expression, because it was rather funny as blood gushed down his face.

"Why are you fighting? Can't you talk it out?"

The first time Mango saw Nathaniel fighting, it was because of Walter and her nudes. Hence, she didn't expect to see him fighting Nick.

Madam Ye glanced at Nathaniel and she realized that there were bruises around his eyes, and his nose was bloody. Nick seemed to be faring better, so she turned around to ask him.

"Are you proud that you've beaten your brother like this?"

Nick remained silent with his head lowered.

Madam Ye's anger flared up violently.

"How many bad things have happened to our family recently? Neither of you knows how to solve these problems, instead, you're fighting at home. Nathaniel disappeared for eight days without a trace, and what about you, Nick? You keep taking Wisdom with you, and God knows what you are doing. What did you two take this house for! Am I to stay here alone? Now that I've managed to gather all of you for dinner, you end up fighting. So, tell me what is happening!"

After Madam Ye spoke, Nathaniel looked over at Nick and then at the crying Wisdom. Suddenly, he didn't know what to say.

Nick also remained silent.

"Have you two lost your tongues? You guys were fine during the fight just now, so stop being silent! Nathan, tell me what's going on."

Madam Ye immediately called out his name.

She was so angry that her entire body trembled.

She had never needed to worry about these two kids since childhood. However, they had fought inside the house, and in front of the children. How crass!

Nathaniel pondered for a moment before he said, "Nothing. Nick and I are just sparring." "Sparring? The inkstone you just flung outside was an antique your father brought home when he was younger. Do you know how much it costs? That was a memento from your father, yet you just tossed it out like that. Now you're telling me that you're sparring? Nathaniel, why are you protecting your brother?"

Madam Ye's words instantly provoked Nick.

"I don't need his protection. I started it."

Nick's words stunned everyone.

Perhaps Madam Ye never expected Nick to make the first move against Nathaniel.

"You started it? Why did you hit your brother then?"

Madam Ye's expression turned serious.

"Mom, it's fine. We'll clean up the study. Have Mango take you outside. Both of us have disagreed on something, and we'll settle it ourselves."

Nathaniel immediately cut in.

However, Madam Ye said coldly, "A disagreement? You've had plenty, but you've never fought like this. Nick, tell me why you fought your brother."

Nathaniel winked at Nick to gesture for him to shut up, but the younger brother pretended not to see it.

He glanced at Wisdom while muttering, "Because I hit Wisdom. Nathan said that I abused my position as a father to hit his son, and he said he would take charge of Wisdom's education from now on. Wisdom is my son, right? Why can't I decide for him?"

Madam Ye's brows immediately creased in a frown.

"You beat Wisdom?"

Just then, Madam Ye turned around and she walked towards Wisdom.

"Let me see where your father has hit you."

"It's okay, Grandma. I'm fine."

Wisdom tried his best to escape.

Alas, Zion did not let him leave and he pulled up Wisdom's sleeves angrily, "Grandma, look what Uncle did to Wisdom! He's far too cruel, how could he do this?"

Zion really wanted to avenge Wisdom when he had no idea who hit him, but he was frightened upon learning that it was Nick.

After all, Nick was his uncle!

However, Zion was still pissed off.

Wisdom was his brother!

Thus, he immediately presented Wisdom's wounds to Madam Ye.

Madam Ye's gaze darkened in an instant.

"Nick Ye! You beast!"

Madam Ye was so angry that she threw her cane at Nick.