The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 490

Wisdom fell asleep as he sobbed in Mango's arms, but his body still twitched from time to time, making her heart ached.

Mango then placed Wisdom on her bed before applying medicine to his wounds.

The more she saw the injuries, the more upset she felt.

Meanwhile, Zion stood by her side and he didn't leave.

After watching Mango treating Wisdom's bruises, he muttered, "Mommy, can I stay here with Wisdom?"

"Sure, but he's a little tired, so don't wake him up."

Mango felt comforted when she saw how close Zion and Wisdom were.

"Okay."

Zion nodded his head.

Looking at Zion's expression, Mango knew he was worried, and she was afraid that he'd hate Nick, "You're not allowed to cause trouble for your uncle about what happened today, got it?"

"But he beat Wisdom!"

Zion's eyes narrowed.

Mango knew that both brothers loved one another, and she sighed upon noticing Zion's behavior, "He's your uncle and Wisdom's father. Are you going to fight your Daddy if he hits you?"

"Daddy will never hit me so badly."

Zion's brows were scrunched up into a frown.

Mango knew that it was hard for him to let it go. To be honest, she was rather angry with Nick's methods, but Mango couldn't agree with Zion's standpoint right now.

"Well, everyone's parents are different. Since you love Wisdom, then make sure you guys get along, okay?"

"Yeah, I'll definitely protect him."

Zion nodded his head.

"Okay, you stay with Wisdom while I go down to check on your Daddy and Grandma. I'll call you when it's time for dinner."

"All right."

Zion was especially quiet right now.

He had just washed his face, and now he sat by Wisdom's bed while staring at the sleeping boy.

Mango sighed and she shook her head before walking out of the bedroom.

Meanwhile, Madam Ye's emotions had yet to calm down.

Nathaniel ignored his wounds as he talked to Madam Ye.

"Mom, we don't know what Nick's gone through over the last five years. Yes, he was harsh towards Wisdom, but as a father, perhaps he feels pain after hitting Wisdom. So, don't get mad at him."

"After all that, you're still defending him."

Madam Ye was livid whenever she recalled the wounds on Wisdom's body.

"Does he even deserve to be a dad? What kind of father beat his son like that? That explains why I've not seen Wisdom for a long time. It turns out that Nick is torturing his son all this while!" NôvelDrama.Org owns all © content.

The more Madam Ye thought about it, the angrier she became.

After that, Mango walked over and she whispered, "Mom, Wisdom is asleep and I've finished tending to his wounds. Don't worry, Zion is with him."

"How serious are his injuries? I can't even bear to look at them."

Madam Ye sighed before saying, "Wisdom has a tough life. His mother was useless and she passed away early. Although his father is back, that guy treated him badly. After going through such torment, I'm afraid Wisdom would go into depression. By that time, how will I explain this to your late father?"

Madam Ye teared up as she spoke.

On the other hand, Nathaniel was upset as well.

At the end of the day, he had raised Wisdom, so of course, Nathaniel was pained by how badly injured the boy was. Furthermore, Nick's methods were cruel.

Mango took the first aid kit and she gently turned Nathaniel's face to her before putting the medicine. She then said to Madam Ye, "Was Nick always like this?"

"Of course not! Nick used to be a gentle person, and I have no idea what causes him to be so ill- tempered recently."

Madam Ye's words caused Mango to be slightly taken aback.

"Huh? What happened recently?"

If everything was going well in someone's life, there was no reason for them to have a short fuse.

Just then, Nathaniel suddenly remembered what Madam Ye had told him earlier. At the same time, the old lady was reminded of the same thing as well.

They shared a glance as they both fell silent.

Mango was confused when she saw that the two of them weren't speaking, "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"

"No, I just suddenly remembered that Nick may have run into a problem recently."

"Oh?"

Mango was slightly surprised.

Nathaniel muttered, "Ever since Nick took over the HY Group, he's been extremely busy, and I heard that he's been preoccupied with the relocation of the southern suburbs. Yet, the plan doesn't seem to be going well, and most of the shareholders are unhappy. Also, there may be some disagreements among them. After all, Nick is new to the industry, so he could never escape from having conflicts with those old geezers."

Mango suddenly understood what was going on after Nathaniel said that.

"Are the shareholders comparing Nick to you?"

If that wasn't the case, then Nick wouldn't have any reason to act harshly.

After all, their relationship was quite good.

Nathaniel looked at Mango and he said nothing. It was obvious that he agreed with her guess.

Madam Ye sighed and she said, "Ah, those old shareholders are only after the money. We give them dividends every year, and it doesn't matter who's the CEO as long as they're from the Ye family. Now that the boss has changed, they'll naturally complain due to the reduction in dividends. Isn't your plan to go overseas being postponed? Now that Nathan is still here and Nick is underperforming, it's only natural for those sharers to grumble."

Only then did Mango finally understand.

It was very likely that the shareholders were doubting Nick's leadership, and they might be asking for Nathaniel to return.

They had been compared ever since they were children. Nick couldn't care less about it when he was a child, but it was different now since he'd become a father.

"This actually has nothing to do with Nathan."

Mango felt that Nathaniel had caught flak for nothing.

They hadn't done anything, right?

Why were they dragged into this?

Madam Ye knew that this had nothing to do with Nathaniel.

"Ah, Nick had never been as smart as Nathan ever since their youth, and he's always accepted it. Now that Wisdom's not as good as Zion, the issue may have provoked him. With the company's issues troubling him, it's understandable that he was harsh to Wisdom."

"But that doesn't mean he can vent his anger on a child! Mom, you don't know the extent of Wisdom's injuries. Dare I say it, but Macy would have fought Nick if she were still alive. Look at how rough Wisdom has suffered! His mother is gone, and his father is cruel. What has he done to deserve this?"

Mango was staunchly defending Wisdom now.

If Nathaniel ever beat Zion like this, she'd divorce him in a heartbeat.

On the other hand, Madam Ye agreed wholeheartedly with Mango.

"Nathan, I think you should head over to the office and calm the shareholders now."

"No way!"

Mango immediately tried to stop him.

"Mom, Nick is already pissed because the shareholders want Nathan to come back, so won't he be even angrier if Nathan goes? Once Nick vents out his frustration against the kids and Nathan, God knows what will happen. Since you've entrusted HY Group to Nick, then Nathan shouldn't interfere with it. After all, we still have to manage our own companies."

After Mango finished speaking, she looked over at Nathaniel before asking, "Right?"

Nathaniel suddenly smiled.

Mango's protectiveness made him quite happy indeed.

Nathaniel did not feel ashamed that his wife was defending him. Instead, he was delighted.

"What are you smiling at? This is a serious issue."

Mango was a little surprised by Nathaniel's grin.

Madam Ye couldn't help but sigh when she saw the exchange between Mango and Nathaniel, "Does it feel good to have your wife siding with you?"

"Not bad, I like it."

Nathaniel didn't feel embarrassed at all. On the contrary, he smiled even wider. However, the action accidentally stretched the wound on the corner of his eye and he winced in pain.

"Ha, you deserved that!"

Mango glared at him before she continued tending to his wounds.

Madam Ye continued softly, "I'll talk to Nick about this later. He needs to get over his mental block. Stay out of this, you two. I was wrong, and Mango was right. Since the both of you don't want to stay in Ocean City any longer, then the HY Group should be handed over to Nick."

"Mom, Nick's frustrations are temporary. Don't be angry, he'll be okay after a while."

"I hope so."

Madam Ye's gaze focused on a spot outside, and no one knew what she was thinking.

Then, Mango stuck a bandaid on top of Nathaniel's wound before she chuckled, "Hey, you look kind of funny."

"So you're laughing at me now? Ha, let's see what I'll do to you!"

Nathaniel wrapped his arms around Mango as his entire body moved closer to her.

Mango was so frightened that she hurriedly pushed Nathaniel aside before uttering, "Behave yourself. Mom is here."

However, Madam Ye was in a trance and she didn't even look at them.

"Look, Mom's not even looking.' Nathaniel said in a soft voice as his hands began to roam upwards from Mango's waist.

"Stop it!"

Mango gave Nathaniel a nudge, and a blush coloring her cheeks.

At that moment, Rita walked out of the bathroom.

"Mommy, Daddy, Grandma, why are you all here? Where's Zion?"

Rita's bath usually took longer than normal, and her hair was still wet. Thus, she asked that upon seeing the three of them gathered in the living room.

When Mango heard her daughter's voice, she pushed Nathaniel away.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel was sort of hurt and he glared at Mango for a moment before turning towards Rita.

"Honey, come on over. Daddy will dry your hair for you."

Rita was delighted to hear that and she quickly rushed over to him.

"Daddy is the best!"

As she leaned against Nathaniel's arms, Rita giggled happily.

On the other hand, Madam Ye couldn't help but smile at Rita's carefree state.

However, no one knew about the earth-shattering plan the two little brats were cooking up in the bedroom upstairs.