The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 508

Zion was undoubtedly feeling excited. Meanwhile, the child continued to scribble on the ground, "However, those things are spoilt and impaired. They were thrown inside because it's no longer useful. In the past, I heard that the room used to be a warehouse. It's just that we couldn't see what's inside while we're locked up. But last time I found something like this while I'm being locked inside, and I secretly brought it out. Yet, I don't know where it is now."

Seeing the words written by the child, Zion frowned slightly, but he was very optimistic.

"It doesn't matter. As long as we have this stuff, I can find a way to get everyone out of here. But I also need a lighter."

Zion needed a bit of light to find the items in the dark room. Otherwise, it wouldn't be easy for him to do it.

Upon seeing the tragic death of the other two children recently, everyone was even more eager to escape. They rekindled a glimmer of hope after seeing Zion's positive attitude.

"I can get it for you."

One of the kids got involved.

Zion knew that these people wanted freedom, just liked how he longed to go home.

"Okay! We'll cooperate tomorrow then. I'll find an excuse to be locked up in the room. You guys have to be careful to avoid being exposed."

Zion's words made everyone quiet down. The children seemed to be a little excited, afraid, and also slightly worried.

Meanwhile, Gissel held Zion's hand and she wrote down, "I'll go into the room with you."

Recalling how Gissel had been beaten up to protect him and she was coughing incessantly for the past few days, Zion quickly shook his head to reject her request.

"No, I will do it myself. I don't want you to be beaten again."

Although Gissel was two years older than him, she was as thin as a rake in comparison to him. She was all raw-boned and it was worrisome to see her like this.

Gissel, on the other hand, was rather persistent.

Zion muttered in a low voice, "If you don't listen to me, I'll go and expose my identity to them now. If so, I'll probably die by then."

Zion didn't know why he had to threaten Gissel with his own life. But at this moment, he just didn't want to see her being hit, even the slightest.

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Upon seeing his reaction, Gissel quickly kept her mouth shut. However, she was still slightly bitter.

Just then, Zion couldn't help but think of Rita.

He really missed that foodie very much.

Zion was reminded of the way she called him and her gluttonous appetite.

He was even more eager to get out of this place.

During the training in the afternoon, Zion deliberately stirred up trouble with the guard. To his expectation, the keeper gave him a good beating.

He curled himself up to protect his vital parts while allowing the punches to throw on him mercilessly. Zion was in extreme pain and on the edge of dying, but he could only grit his teeth to endure it.

Just when Zion thought that he was going to be beaten to death, another guard came over to put a pause to the situation.

"That's enough, stop hitting him and I think he has strong stamina. After all, this kid has the most potential among the others. Don't beat him up so forcefully, or there's no possible candidate left. What if our boss blames us for this? We really can't afford to offend him. Just throw this rascal into the dark room and let him starve for a day or two, then he will be well-behaved."

"B*stard, you're lucky!"

The guard immediately lifted Zion and he was ready to throw him into the dark room.

The children quickly came forward and they pretended to protect him. Then, one of them seized the opportunity to toss the lighter into Zion's pocket.

"F*ck! You guys are seeking death, don't you?" The guard had a pretty bad temper. He waved his fist aggressively while lifting Zion up with another hand.

The children ran off in fear and they started the training obediently.

"Such a wretch!"

Then, the guard threw Zion into the unlit room.

Zion was already in excruciating pain after the beating, but he was in even more pain after being cast harshly onto the floor. He almost screamed out loud.

After the guard left, Zion struggled up to lean

against the wall while gasping for air.

What a humiliation to human rights!

He would definitely get them back one day. Just wait and see!

After calming down, Zion ignited the lighter while looking around. He found that the place was indeed a large warehouse. However, everyone was scared of the darkness and they didn't have the chance to search the place.

Zion climbed over and he was surprised to find the items he wanted.

After retrieving the materials, he quickly fiddled with them before someone entered.

Thankfully, there wasn't any surveillance camera or electronic device inside the room.

Those people probably thought that the abandoned warehouse wasn't a big deal to them and that it was enough to scare the children by locking them up in darkness. After all, they believed that the kids wouldn't come up with any tricks with it.

However, it just so happened that they ran into Zion.

Zion was hurting so much that he couldn't move at all. Yet, with the thoughts of his loved ones and the children, he eventually regained his courage and confidence.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel, Mango, and the others were busy in search of him in the past four days.

Nathaniel caught up with the train, but he was told that the woman took the child away halfway during the ride and that they didn't know where they went.

After that, Nathaniel continued to search for another two days when he got back. Recently, he received news saying that the child was brought to a remote place.

Nathaniel didn't give up and he kept tracking down Zion's location, even though he had encountered countless assassinations along the way.

Nathaniel was faced with even more threats and dangers while he was in the secluded region.

Just then, he almost went out of his mind.

Nathaniel had an urge to call Nick to confront him about everything. However, he chose to call Mango instead.

"How's everything going on in the house?"

The truth was, Nathaniel wanted to know about Mango's condition.

He knew that it was dangerous to keep her at home during this time, but Nathaniel had no choice because Zion was still missing.

He just couldn't take it after knowing that Nick wanted to kill Zion. Nathaniel knew that he had to do something.

Mango was afraid that Nick might have installed a recording device. Therefore, she whispered, "Not really, I'm feeling unwell these days, and Mom was hospitalized because of her poor condition. Sisi is taking care of her. Also, Rita has been causing trouble recently, saying that she wants to find her brother and Wisdom has been comforting her. By the way, how is it over there? Are you doing alright? Have you found Zion?"

Nathaniel was slightly stunned.

He was a little surprised after listening to her words.

He knew that Madam Ye had been under the weather ever since she was poisoned. Nathaniel even asked Noah for some tonics to help her. Although Zion's sudden disappearance might temporarily trigger her condition, he felt that there was no need for her to be hospitalized unless it was an emergency.

However, that was what Mango told him just now.

Furthermore, wasn't Mango in poor health? Logically speaking, she should have gone to the hospital for treatment instead. Yet, she chose to stay at home.

Nathaniel suddenly became fully aware of it.

Perhaps this silly woman was trying to turn herself into the hostage, so that was why she planned to stay in the house instead?

Maybe Mango was afraid that Nick would harm Madam Ye, so she sent her away first?

Indeed, their minds were in sync.

After realizing the reason behind Mango's actions, he couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

"Have a good rest if you're not feeling well. Don't worry too much. Also, I have some updated clues regarding Zion and I'll bring him back in a few days. Trust me."

Nathaniel's words were meant for Mango and Nick.

They knew that Nick might be able to listen to their conversation right now.

Mango hurriedly asked, "Really?"

"Yes, there's some news about him. Don't worry. You should trust your husband, alright?"

Mango was about to cry.

"I know, and I believe you. But what about you? How have you been doing over there? I heard that you didn't have time to rest at all."

Mango was truly worried about Nathaniel.

With his injured body, he continued with a smile, "I'm fine. It's okay. How could a man like me back down that easily? I'm just tired. Don't worry about me. Don't you know who am I? All I want to do now is to find Zion for a reunion."

"All right, you've worked hard."

Mango bit her lower lips as she muttered.

In fact, she still had a lot of questions and doubts. However, it wasn't the right time for her to ask about them.

Mango was concerned after learning about all the struggles that Nathaniel had experienced along the way from Merle. However, she had to pretend as if she knew nothing, and Mango couldn't even comfort him.

If all these schemes were plotted by Nick, she would never let it slide!

Even if he was Nathaniel's brother, Mango still had to make him pay for everything that he had done.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel was reluctant to hang up the phone.

It had been three days since they last met, and he really missed Mango. Nathaniel was also extremely worried about her, but he was forced to stay outside. At that point, it was an awful feeling to be separated from her.

"Take good care of yourself and wait for me. If anything happens, remember to find Nick for help. He is my younger brother, and he will look after you!"

Mango nodded her head slightly.

After spending some lovey-dovey moments together, they finally hung up the phone.

As expected, Nick was eavesdropping on the entire conversation.

Upon hearing Nathaniel advising Mango to look for him if anything happened, he curled his lips coldly.

"You're begging for my help now? Do you finally realize that I'm your brother? When you backstabbed me and was praised by the others, have you ever thought about my feelings? The time when you forced me to leave Ye family and went to Nakasara, have you ever thought about my stance? When you raised my wife and child while telling others that Wisdom is your son, have you ever think about me? And now you're saying that I'm your brother? It is too late! Nathaniel, you owe your life to me. From now on, you will have to pay it back bit by bit."

Nick said coldly. But at the same time, he also thought of Nathaniel's words.

There was news about Zion?

It seemed that he had more fun things to do.

At the thought of this, Nick made a phone call to the manager of the shooting club.

"Stop everything you guys are doing for the time being and follow Nathaniel in secret. Let's see where he will go next and whether he can find Zion. If he finds him, don't do anything to Nathaniel just yet. Instead, kill Zion in front of him because I want him to witness his son's death with his very own eyes. I want him to have a taste of what I've been through!"

After that, Nick took out a watch from his pocket.

When he opened it, it was Macy's photo!