The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 263

"Mmmm..."

Mango hit Nathaniel hard as she felt suffocated. Was this man insane? Why was he so aggressive?

Thankfully, Nathaniel let go of Mango just as she was about to suffocate, but he still held her hands tightly. Furthermore, his arms embraced Mango in a viselike grip and she was pressed flush against his body with the perfect curve of her body.

Mango felt quite hot, so she whispered, "Let go of me."

"No way!"

"Nathaniel!"

Mango twisted her body in discomfort.

Nathaniel's voice became even hoarser.

"If you move again, I can’t promise you that I won't do anything to you. Or... is it possible that you want me to do something to you?”

Mango was stunned by his words.

In fact, she was eager to do 'business' with Nathaniel as she was rather aroused right now. Furthermore, they had just been reunited and this was the perfect situation to do it.

However, Mango's physical strength had reached its limits and she could not take any more exertion.

When she heard Nathaniel's threat, she obviously dared not to move. She became limp while she solely put all her weight on Nathaniel's body.

"Why are you here?”

Mango's question was much too heartless.

Nathaniel glared at her discontentedly, but Mango pretended not aware of it. Even though she was guilty, she still put on a brave face and this caused Nathaniel to change his opinion of her.

"Oh, you stubborn woman. Why didn't you send me a message right after you've escaped danger?"

"There was no way to send a message on the ship as there was a signal jammer on it. Furthermore, we had snuck onboard. So, we were afraid to send a message out."

Mango's words made Nathaniel heartbroken.

"Did it hurt?"

As Nathaniel stretched out his arm, Mango immediately found a comfortable position for herself as she laid in his arms. She then muttered, "Not really, I thought I was going to die when I fell into the ocean. At that moment, I didn't want to die because my mind was full of thoughts about you and our children. So I thought if I really died, you'd fall in love and marry another woman after a few years, then I would have died in vain. My man would have been sleeping with another woman and my children would be beaten by a stepmother, but all I could do was just watching from another world. Honestly, even thinking about it irritates me so much."

Nathaniel couldn't understand Mango's thought process.

Then, he shook his head and said, "I wouldn’t marry another woman for the rest of my life.”

"That's not necessarily true, tons of men would swear up and down now, but once their wife passes, it's different. They might miss their wives for the first few years, but time is a frightening thing as it

numbs all the sadness and pain that one could feel. After a few years, the only remembrance of me would just be on the tombstone in the cemetery.”

Mango's tone was plaintive, but it made Nathaniel's heartache terribly.

"What nonsense are you spouting? People always say that you'll have good fortune if you escape the jaws of death. Look at you, you've escaped death from both fire and water incidents, clearly the Grim Reaper hasn't come for you so you have many years of life ahead of you."

"Why do you sound so awkward when you say that?"

Mango frowned slightly, but Nathaniel just smiled without elaborating further.

Then, she leaned into Nathaniel's arms and she felt an unparalleled sense of safety and security.

"Aren’t you supposed to be very busy right now? Why did you still come here?"

"Are you still going to bring that up? I nearly believed that you were dead, now that I know you’re alive, do you think I'll be able to relax if I didn't see you?"

Nathaniel said grumpily.

Mango chuckled and said, "Didn't I send someone to inform you?"

"You mean that little brat, Zion? He nearly caused me to have a stroke out of anger, all right?"

Nathaniel felt irritated at the mention of his son.

He really loved the little brat, but Zion insisted on fighting him on every turn as if Nathaniel was his mortal enemy.

Mango sat up immediately as she heard this.

"Zion was the one who went to deliver the message? How is he? Is he all right? Did he grow any taller or become skinnier? If not, has he become plump?"

Mango missed Zion so much.

Nathaniel was starting to feel a little jealous.

"Is it really a good idea for you to be missing another man while you're in my arms? Didn't you say that I was petty? Aren’t you afraid that I'd be jealous then?"

Mango was stunned for a moment before she burst into laughter.

"How could you call Zion a man when he’s just a child? Furthermore, he's your son! How could you even be jealous at all?"

"As long as the other person is male, I won't allow it!"

Mango was rendered speechless by Nathaniel's overbearing manner.

However, when he spotted her worried expression, Nathaniel told Mango about his encounter with Zion, including the fact that Zion knew about everything that happened to Mango. Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Frankly, Nathaniel had some malicious intent as well, because he didn't want Mango to miss Zion that much.

Mango saw through his intentions straight away but she didn't point it out. She then laughed gleefully as she heard Nathaniel bad-mouth his own son again.

"Like father, like son.”

Nathaniel had no idea if that was a compliment or an insult, but he couldn't be bothered to care. After all, he would only end up irritated himself if he argued with Mango.

Thus, it was a better idea for him to stay peacefully with her instead.

"Just now in the training center, you mentioned that a high-ranking member of the HY Group transported a shipment of goods? Do you know what they are?"

Mango knew that it was pointless to hide anything from Nathaniel as he obviously knew it all, so she said, "I couldn't see what it was as the goods were packed very securely, and they were taken away immediately after they were unloaded. Oh yeah, I managed to get a photo of the person secretly, you see if you recognize this person from the company?"

With this, Mango took out her mobile phone and she retrieved the photo that she took before she handed the phone to Nathaniel.

Nathaniel frowned when he saw the person in the photo.

"It's Manager Zhang from the Commerce Department.”

"Is he a very important person in the company?"

"Yes, he's quite important indeed."

Nathaniel had never expected that Manager Zhang would secretly transport goods.

"Did you manage to discover where the goods were delivered to?"

Nathaniel felt that it was out of character for Mango to not investigate this further. Now that she was the madam of the Dark Night Empire, there was no need for her to personally investigate anything and this fact reassured Nathaniel greatly.

Then, Mango whispered, "Would you be surprised if I told you the goods were delivered here?"

"What?"

Nathaniel was very surprised but when he realized that Mango was not joking, his expression became more solemn.

"So, training was not the only reason you're here in this camp?"

"Not really, I do think that I’m weak so I need to train and make myself stronger. That's why I had Zack to train me, but I'm also here because of that shipment of goods. This camp belongs to you, and I heard that everyone here are your most trusted subordinates, but I think it’s odd that someone would secretly transport stuff inside here."

Mango’ s analysis was very accurate and this shocked Nathaniel greatly.

He had always known that the Ye Family was not completely under his control, but he never expected for someone to infiltrate the training base that he personally established.

"Is it my uncle?"

"Frankly, I don't know because nothing is certain now, that’s why I can’t go home. I'm still an illegal immigrant, so I'll just cause trouble for you and the children if I return home. Furthermore, I’ve assumed command of the Empire and if what grandma said is true, the mastermind behind all this will attack me. I heard that Nanny Zhang has fled and she's now missing. You know that she has never liked me, and my presence is bound to draw everyone here so it' II give you some space at least. Moreover, our children will be safer too.

Mango told Nathaniel about her plan.

Nathaniel's expression soured upon hearing that.

"Do you know what you’re doing? Don't you realize that you've brought a lot of danger here to this camp? Do you intend to worry me to death?"

Mango felt a lovely warmth in her heart as she sensed Nathaniel’s worry and anxiety for her. Then, she wrapped her hands around Nathaniel’s neck and said, 'T m fine though. Zack is here with me along with Merle, who has concealed himself nearby for my protection. Plus, I'm training hard here to strengthen myself, so nothing will happen to me. I heard that Rita's health is deteriorating rapidly and she needs to have surgery immediately. After you do the surgery with her, you'll be bedridden for at least half a month and I have to guarantee your safety during this time. Mom already told me that the Empire exists not only to serve the country, but it exists to protect you as well as the heir of the HY Group. You are my husband, whom the person I care about the most in my life, so I can't stand idly by while both you and our children are in danger."

"But I'm a man, how could I let a woman like you shoulder all these burdens?"

Nathaniel's words made Mango laugh immediately.

"Don’t be so misogynistic! What's the difference between a man and a woman now? We're husband and wife so we have to work together, I will shoulder your burdens when you can't and you'll do the same for me. Nathaniel, we still have a long journey ahead of us, so we have to work together to be able to succeed in the end. Believe me, Nathan, I'll protect myself alongside you and our children. Rita is our daughter and she has waited five years for you, so I won’t rob her of her chance to continue living no matter how dire our situation is. The only person who can save her now is you, so please leave everything to me for the duration of the surgery, okay?"

Nathaniel was rendered speechless at Mango's statement.

Then, he hugged Mango tightly and he whispered, "I swear that God will strike me down if I ever do you wrong in my life. How is it possible that a woman as silly as you could ever exist?”

"Oh, I'm willing to do anything for you until the end."

Mango replied in a soft voice. Meanwhile, her words were like the comfort that penetrated into Nathaniel’ s heart.

"I have good news for you."

"What is it?"

Mango asked softly as she was quite sleepy.

Nathaniel stroked her head as he spoke, "You're no longer an illegal immigrant since you have an identity. In a few more days, you'll be part of the Hans family and from then on, no one will be able to rob your identity on a whim."

"What do you mean?"

Mango abruptly raised her head and she did not feel sleepy instantly.

How did she suddenly become a member of the Hans family? Did Nathaniel strike a deal with Terrance?