The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 226

Merle knew that this was not a trivial matter when he heard the seriousness in Mango's voice.

After that, he immediately searched Mango's location and came over, followed by a few people, all of whom looked like martial arts practitioners.

Mango was somehow quite satisfied with his arrangements.

Afterward, Merle installed a tracking system on Mango's phone. In addition to that, Merle gave Mango an earring as a backup plan.

"There's also a tracking system inside, just in case."

Seeing that Merle was so thoughtful, she nodded and put on the earring in front of him.

"Does Mr. Ye know that you're doing this alone?"

Merle's words made Mango pause for a moment before she said, "I’ve left him a message so I think he'll be here soon, but I can't wait any longer for him, so I have to go ahead first."

"Madam, please be careful."

"Got it! But Merle, do have your people follow me from a distance to reduce suspicion."

There were too many things that Mango couldn't understand, so she had to ask Merle's men to guard her at a distance.

Then, Merle relayed Mango’s orders to them. Instantly, a few cars turned around and they disappeared into the throng of other cars.

Thus, Mango was very impressed by their concealment skills.

Merle said proudly, ''They're all trained in investigative and counter-investigative techniques. Don’t worry, Madam, no harm will come to you."

"I'm so sorry to trouble you, Merle. You can head back now."

"Do remain vigilant, Madam."

Mango then set off for the beach after Merle said goodbye to her.

However, there were four locations here that were next to the ocean, and she didn’t know which one Yetta was in. Thus, she could only rely on luck.

Mango knew that this was a waste of time. But at this point, even if it was a time- consuming effort, she had to find her parents no matter what.

Then, she drove the car to the East Bay.

East Bay was an area exclusively for holiday villas.

Mango had seen it before, and this was the only place in the four bays that had holiday villas. If one wished to kidnap someone, then this would be the perfect place to do it. Plus, the other three places had areas to enjoy sea bathing, so it would be rather cumbersome to hide someone there.

Nevertheless, she had no idea if she was right, but she tried to come in this particular way.

After the car stopped in the midst of the holiday villas, Mango faced a problem.

There were a lot of villas here, so which one was the Even if there were several villas near the beach, which one was the one where Yetta and her parents were located?

Mango was a little conflicted.

Then, she drove slowly towards the last row of villas.

This row did not have many occupants and many of the villas had been left empty after they had been bought. There were only a few maids who cleaned it, and it was unlikely that anyone lived there.

All of a sudden, Mango saw a familiar car.

That was actually Yetta's car!

Mango's eyes then narrowed.

So, was Yetta really plotting against her?

Or was it Yetta who kidnapped her parents?

Mango parked the car before she got out of it. After that, she walked up the driveway to the villa.

The villa was not large but it looked rather luxurious. The people who could afford a house there must be quite affluent. With Yetta's social standing, it would not be an issue for her to buy it.

Mango walked to the front of the villa and she rang the doorbell.

Soon, a maid came to her and opened the door. "Miss Shen, you're here?"

What the maid addressed Mango made her more or less realize what was going on.

So, it seemed that she was right. Not long ago, Mango was still trying to convince herself that she was being overly suspicious, or that Yetta had really run into trouble. No matter what, it would not be what she had in mind, and Yetta would never plot against her.

However, all of it seemed ridiculously ironic now.

The friendship and loyalty that she thought she had, all of it was meaningless at this moment.

Of course, Mango was very hurt by that but she tried her best to conceal it.

After that, she followed the maid to the living room before she saw Yetta.

Meanwhile, Yetta was sitting on the sofa in a set of housecoats and she was brewing tea at the moment. When she saw Mango, she smiled as usual before she said, "Oh, Mango, you're here? Come on, I've just made some Pu'erh tea and you should have some."

Looking at her best friend in front of her, Mango felt like Yetta was a stranger instead.

Was she really that gullible?

Or did she have too much expectation of human nature?

Yetta and Mango had known each other for five years. Never did she expect that it would be Yetta and Abyss who plotted against her in the end.

The feeling of being betrayed by people who were closest to her left a bitter taste in her mouth.

As Mango did not react, Yetta's expression was a bit stiff, but she still smiled and said, "What's wrong?" "Where are my parents?"

Mango did not intend to beat around the bush with Yetta anymore.

Since Yetta's intentions were nefarious, why should she remain to be good and show Yetta courtesy as how she behaved normally?

Yetta's hand paused for a moment and she lowered her head so that Mango could not see her expression clearly.

“If you knew I was lying to you, why did you even come here?"

"I came because I wanted to prove that my own suspicions were wrong. I was even worried about you, Yetta. If you really were kidnapped, I’d never forgiven myself if I didn’t come to your aid."

Mango's words were calm and monotonous. However, Yetta smiled bitterly.

"Don’t you hate me now that your suspicions were right?"

She raised her head to look at Mango.

Yetta's countenance was still the same as it was five years ago, but Mango felt Yetta was a stranger at this moment.

"I do hate you, but to be honest, I hate myself more. My naivete and indiscriminate kindness opened up opportunities for you to hurt me and my family. I don’t know how I’ve managed to offend you, Yetta, but was our friendship over the past five years just a farce? Why did you have to hurt my parents? What benefits do you stand to gain by helping Abyss?”

Yetta was unable to answer Mango's barrage of questions.

Then, Yetta pointed to the seat opposite her and she said, "I think it’s better if we sit down and talk. Don't worry, your parents are fine."

"Do you think I'll believe anything you say now?"

Mango replied sarcastically.

In reality, her heart ached madly!

Although she looked calm on the outside, Mango clenched her fists in anger.

Over the past five years, Yetta was her only close friend aside from Abyss.

Furthermore, Yetta was the one that performed plastic surgery on her.

She had restored Mango’s beautiful face and Yetta encouraged her to further her studies. Moreover, Yetta was actively involved in Mango’s children's education.

However, the best friend turned out to be the culprit who kidnapped her parents.

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Yetta saw the anger and hatred in Mango's eyes but she pretended not to notice it. However, her hand which was brewing the tea trembled imperceptibly.

"I've been brewing this tea for more than two hours. It'll be a waste if you don't drink it."

Yetta’s laughter was obviously forced. Mango came over and sat down opposite Yetta, but she refused to drink the tea that Yetta made for her.

"Do you really want to know the reason why I'm doing this?"

Finally, Yetta could not rein in her turbulent emotions any longer.

It was exhausting for Yetta to laugh and pretend that nothing was wrong.

However, Mango did not reply. In fact, she came here because she wanted to know the truth, and she knew that Yetta would spill it out eventually.

As Yetta sat opposite Mango, she gazed at Mango's flawless features before she said in a low voice, "Do you know that your face was my magnum opus? I did my absolute best to fix your face

and I have successfully made it flawless. However, I never expected the perfect masterpiece I created would shatter all my hopes and dreams."

"What do you mean?"

Mango was confused when she heard Yetta’s words.

She was Yetta's masterpiece, and their bond was so strong that they were like sisters. Thus, Mango didn’ t know how she could’ve shattered Yetta's hopes.

When Yetta noticed Mango's confused expression, she could no longer maintain her kind facade and she spoke with a vicious tone, "What? Do you really not know? I’m doing this because of Abyss!"

Her furious gaze was so frenzied that Mango suddenly realized what she meant.

"Yetta, do you like Abyss?" Frankly, Mango was a little surprised.

Yetta smiled bitterly at that and she said, "What's wrong? Aren't you my best friend? You say you know me the best, but you took this long to realize that I liked Abyss! Do you know that I didn't want to save you when I found out the woman that Abyss brought back was you? I even wanted to kill you!"

"Then why the hell did you save me?"

Mango felt a chill sweep through her chest.

It turned out that Yetta hated her from the start.

But what sort of flawed logic did Yetta have?

If Yetta hated her, why would she torture herself by saving Mango? Not only had Yetta saved her, she even gleefully became Mango's friend for five years.

What kind of evil scheme was that?

What kind of emotions did Yetta feel when she came up with this plan?

Mango really had no idea but she felt the cold sweat on her back.

Ah, how dull-witted she was!

It took her so long to find out about all this.

After she heard Mango's question, Yetta became somewhat agitated.

"Abyss is the only reason you’re alive right now! He told me that he would do whatever I wanted as long as I saved you. Mango Shen, what spell have you cast on Abyss to make him fall so deeply for you?"

Yetta admitted the true reason reluctantly. Actually, she had met Abyss by chance.

Indeed, his intelligence and gentle manner attracted Yetta. She even gave up an opportunity to study abroad for the sake of Abyss.

She was very devoted to him until she nearly lost herself in her love for Abyss. Then one day, he suddenly brought a disfigured woman back with him. Moreover, the woman was pregnant while her body was covered in burns.

At the time, Yetta was not suspicious of Mango at all because Abyss claimed that she was his college classmate. Furthermore, he told Yetta that Mango almost died in a fire that was set by her husband.

As they were both women, Yetta sympathized with Mango. Moreover, Abyss had told Yetta that he would do anything for her as long as Yetta could save Mango.

At that moment, Yetta was intrigued.

If rescuing a woman could make Abyss her boyfriend, would she not have grabbed the opportunity?

However, Mango's condition worsened and her reluctance to give up the baby in her belly delayed her surgery. It was then Yetta realized that the way Abyss treated Mango was different from the way he treated her.

Truly, Abyss was in love with Mango!

Yetta could not accept this fact and she wanted to kill Mango because of it. However, Abyss stopped her by reassuring Yetta of his promise to her. Because of that, Yetta agreed to perform the reconstructive surgery on Mango a year later. After that, she was forced to become friends with Mango in order to get close to Abyss again.