The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 187

Nathaniel had made Mango's favorite century egg and pork porridge. But he could not find Mango when he came in.

Nathaniel's heart started to race suddenly.

Could it be that someone had taken Mango away from him again?

"Mango, Mango!"

Nathaniel felt panicked.

He shouted Mango's name and he searched everywhere for her. Then, he heard a soft voice rang out in the house. NôvelDrama.Org owns © this.

"I'm here."

Nathaniel was confused at this moment.

He had clearly heard Mango's voice but how could he not see where she was?

"Mango, where are you?"

Nathaniel put the porridge on the table and he quietly listened to the source of Mango's voice. Even after waiting for a long time, Mango did not reply.

He felt that he must have hallucinated her voice.

Mango was no longer here and he did not know who had taken Mango away.

Nathaniel anxiously tried to stand up when he suddenly realized that someone had grabbed hold of his foot. He lowered his head and he saw Mango's frightened eyes were looking out from under the

bed.

Nathaniel was shocked and his heart ached until he felt suffocated. Soon, his voice became so hoarse that he found it hard to speak.

"What are you doing here?"

He did not blame Mango at all and he still wanted to pull her out from under the bed.

Mango sat on the bed like a child who had done something wrong. She was anxious that she did not know what to do with her hands.

She did not know what to say to Nathaniel neither.

Mango felt that Nathaniel would be very irritated by her.

There was no way for her to hide herself when she was imprisoned in Abyss' house. Back then, the happiest time for Mango was during the night when no one was around and she could be alone in the dark staring at the ceiling until dawn.

Although it was boring, the dark night gave her a sense of security.

But now in front of Nathaniel, Mango suddenly felt ashamed of herself.

She was no longer the generous and confident Mango that she was back then. Thus, Mango had no clue how to tell Nathaniel about this.

With Mango's silence, Nathaniel's heart pierced bitterly.

"I've made your favorite century egg and pork porridge. Let's have some, okay?"

Nathaniel changed the topic but he still looked at Mango tenderly. However, she lowered her head as she felt like she was unable to maintain eye contact with him.

"I'm sorry."

"Don't apologize to me. It's not your fault. No matter what you've been through or how you're doing now, I'll be there for you. Mango, you have to believe me when I say that we're a married couple. I will not abandon you nor despise you, and I will not loathe you just because you're mentally traumatized. You're still the same Mango in my heart, the girl who chased after me all day long and told me that she liked me."

Nathaniel said sincerely and Mango felt like she wanted to cry.

She must have really become weak. Otherwise, why did she always want to cry?

"Thank you."

Mango lowered her head and she watched as Nathaniel sat next to her. Not long ago, his long and slender legs were entangled with hers. But now that she was dirty all over, she was ashamed of sitting next to Nathaniel.

"Stay away from me. I'll eat it myself."

Mango felt as if she was a beggar while Nathaniel was a noble emperor. With that, the two no longer seemed like a good match for each other.

She did not know where she got the gut that she dared to be able to tangle with Nathaniel like that just now.

She felt like she was no longer worthy.

Nathaniel saw Mango was flinching and he did not give her the bowl and chopsticks. He said in a gentle voice, "I'd like to feed you. Would you indulge me?"

What reason could Mango have to refuse him?

She then nodded.

A wave of nausea resurfaced when Nathaniel brought the porridge to Mango's mouth.

Mango did not want to lose her composure in front of Nathaniel. She tried her best to hold back her nausea and she watched as Nathaniel fed her the porridge. She chewed gently but she felt that her stomach was churning.

"No!"

"I can't lose my cool in front of Nathaniel!" She thought.

"He mustn't know that I can't eat anything now, or else Nathaniel will feel even more guilty."

Mango never wanted Nathaniel to feel guilty for her!

Mango tried hard to suppress her nausea. When Nathaniel attempted to feed her the second bite, she shook her head and she said, "I don't want to eat anymore."

The porridge was once her favorite food but now she could not even swallow it.

Mango did not know what happened to her. Perhaps she was really sick. Mango dared not look into Nathaniel's eyes.

"Would he feel that I'm very hard to deal with?" She thought.

Would Nathaniel think that she was being dramatic?

But Mango really could not eat another bite.

Unexpectedly, Nathaniel did not force her to eat. Instead, he ate the remaining porridge that she had left behind.

Mango looked at his unbothered expression and her eyes grew wet with tears again.

"I'm going to the bathroom."

Mango ran to the bathroom as if she was trying to escape. She was in a hurry that she did not even care about the quilt that fell off her body.

Nathaniel sighed silently when he saw Mango behaved like this.

"She just had one bite. Is she really unable to eat now?" He said to himself.

After that, Nathaniel prepared some clothes for Mango and he picked out a casual one for her. Suddenly, he heard a slight sound came from the bathroom.

He frowned and he walked over quickly, but he stepped up silently.

Mango laid on the toilet while she vomited profusely but she could not let Nathaniel hear her. Hence, she tried to suppress her nausea. However, the more she suppressed it, the worse it made her feel.

Upon hearing this, Nathaniel's heart ached in pain and he immediately shoved the bathroom door directly. When he saw Mango was lying on the toilet vomiting, he carried Mango in his arms quickly and rushed out of the bathroom.

Mango was surprised and more than that, she was ashamed.

"I didn't mean to do it. I'm just disgusting. I..."

"Stop talking." Nathaniel said to Mango.

Nathaniel's eyes started to sting with tears.

He put Mango on a bed before he called the doctor. After that, Nathaniel told the doctor about Mango's condition.

The doctor looked at Mango with an unreadable expression.

"Mr. Ye, let's have a word outside."

In the end, the doctor only said one sentence.

However, Mango grabbed Nathaniel's hand tightly and she said, "Can't you say it in front of me? I also want to know what's wrong with me. I was already like this even when I was with Abyss. He forced me to eat and even shoved food down my throat, but I wouldn't eat it. I wanted to keep on rejecting it but I was starving."

Nathaniel felt distressed as he looked at Mango's tear-filled eyes.

He embraced Mango tightly in his arms and he said to the doctor, "Let's talk here then. She has the right to know."

The doctor was stunned momentarily but when he saw that Nathaniel was not going to change his mind, he nodded. The doctor said, "Mrs. Ye's body doesn't have any serious issues. As I said, her digestive system is slightly abnormal, but she should be able to eat. This should be a psychological issue. Mrs. Ye must have gone through some food- related trauma, therefore she has a mental aversion to it. Thus, she began to refuse any food that enters her mouth."

"Ugh-"

When Mango heard the doctor's words, she quickly pushed Nathaniel away and she ran to the bathroom again to vomit.

Nathaniel seemed to understand what was going on and the pain reflected in his eyes was immense. He whispered to the doctor, "Is there any solution to this?"

"No, unless she gets over her mental aversion, she may be like this for the rest of her life."

Nathaniel knew that the doctor was not exaggerating.

He also knew that this was definitely related to Mango's experience on the slaver's ship as well as being with Abyss.

Nathaniel's gaze turned cold. After Mango was exhausted from vomiting, he carried her out of the bathroom again.

After Mango returned to bed, she wrapped herself in a quilt to separate herself from Nathaniel.

"What are you doing?"

Nathaniel did not want her to do this, but Mango was very stubborn. "I'm sick. I might not be able to eat anymore. Just leave me alone, okay?"

Mango did not shout or scream, but her blank expression and voice unsettled Nathaniel even more.

"I don't care. I will find a cure for you."

"It can't be cured, Nathaniel. You don't even know what I've been through, and I don't want you to know either. So stop asking, and stop caring about me. Can you let me be alone for a while?"

All the joy that Mango had felt after she had been rescued by Nathaniel disappeared instantly.

She suddenly realized that even if Nathaniel had saved her, they would never be the same again.

Those terrible experiences were like daggers that carved scars bit by bit into her heart and onto her body. Mango would never be able to get rid of them forever.

Nathaniel still wanted to say something but when he saw Mango burrowing into the bed, he sighed softly and he said, "You will always be the Mango I love. Don't let those experiences destroy our relationship. I've lost Zion, I can't lose you as well. What's more Mango, Rita is right here next to you. Do you really want her to see you like this?"

"No! You can't!"

Mango suddenly became agitated.

Mango would only scare Rita if she saw her like this.

"Nathaniel, don't force me, okay? I beg you, please don't force me." Mango curled up at the bottom of the bed like a helpless child.

If Nathaniel would step forward, Mango would retreat away from him. Nathaniel had to stop when he noticed that she was about to fall on the floor.

"All right, I won't force you. I'm going to be right outside the door. If you think it's better for me to stay outside for the night, then you can just ignore

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me.

Nathaniel turned around and he left after he finished his words.

Mango's heart felt a profound sadness.

In fact, she had actually hoped that Nathaniel would stay behind.

But what was she going to say if he stayed with her?

"Does that mean I have to reveal my ugly past to him?" She wondered.

No!

Never!

She absolutely could not do it!

Mango buried her head under the quilt and she wept softly.

Everything had changed! It was no longer the same anymore!

When Nathaniel heard Mango's cries outside the door, he felt even more upset.

When Thomas saw him standing outside the door, he wondered if he should go over to him. However, it was Nathaniel who approached him.

"I need you to do something for me."

"Of course, Mr. Ye. Tell me what you need."

"Tell Dylan that I don't care who the boss of the Fallen Paradise is. I want to buy that nightclub. It doesn't matter how much money it costs."

Thomas was stunned at Nathaniel's decision.

"Mr. Ye wants to buy the Fallen Paradise! Why? Is it something to do with his wife?" Thomas wondered.