The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 229

Mr. Shen felt that Mango's action was quite strange, so he asked in a hurry.

Then, Mango looked at her father and she whispered, "Dad, there are some things that can't be made explicit to you because we don't have much time, but I really can't leave at the moment. So, you leave first with grandma and Wisdom. Right now, Rita's body is too weak to get on a plane, so I've arranged a boat for all of you. Rita is unwell and she needs to get a kidney transplant, plus she hasn't stepped her foot out of the hospital these few years and she has no idea what the outside world looks like. So, I'm leaving the children in your care and you must bring them back to Ocean City safely. As for Zion, I'll bring him to see you as soon as I have the chance."

Mr. Shen felt even more uneasy when he heard Mango's words. In fact, it seemed like she was preparing her will before something bad happened to her.

"No, you must go with us. My child, your father and I have lost you once, and we cannot lose you again! Listen to me, we must go together. Nathan is a very capable man, and he'll be able to solve whatever problem that comes his way. You must come with us first!"

Mrs. Shen held Mango's hand tightly.

After that, she thought of the genetic test report in Ocean City. How could Mango not be her daughter?

How could a mere piece of paper indicate that Mango was not her daughter? She was the mother who gave birth to her after nine months of pregnancy.

Before they came to the United States, the old couple had the intention of talking to Mango about the paternity test. However, what happened after they came made them realize once again that they could not lose Mango.

Therefore, they suppressed the matter in their hearts and pretended that it never happened at all.

In fact, Mango did not look like them at all in a closer look. Furthermore, many people commented on her beauty when she was younger. However, now that she had gotten plastic surgery, she looked even less like them.

But so what?

Anyway, they were having a father- daughter relationship for so many years!

As Mr. Shen noticed that Mrs. Shen was so sad, he said in a soft voice, "Your mother is right. Nathan will be able to solve anything, so you just leave with us."

"Mom, Dad, I'm sorry but I really can’t leave with you guys. There’s someone spying on me, so it would be impossible for everyone to leave the United States if I went with you. If you really care about me, then please take my children and Madam Ye away from here. I’ve arranged for guards to ensure your safety on the return journey, and they’ II take you to the Hans family in Ocean City. I'm sure that Terrance and Mr. Hans will protect you. Lastly, don’t trust anyone who comes near you or Rita before I return."

Mango's tone was very serious.

Mrs. Shen still wanted to say something but she was stopped by Mr. Shen.

In fact, he could see that Mango's character hadn’t changed even after five years had passed. Once she made a decision, she would stick with it all the way regardless of what anyone thought, just like when she made the decision to marry Nathaniel five years ago.

"Okay, we’ll do as you say. But you have to promise us that both you and Nathan will return safely! We’re too old to help you raise a child, got it?"

Mango's father's words warmed her heart.

Mango nodded quickly and she hurriedly left to see Madam Ye, fearing that Mrs. Shen would cry sadly.

Meanwhile, Madam Ye had made all the preparations before Mango had left. She felt relieved when she saw Mango was safe and sound.

"Are you hurt?"

"Not really."

Looking at the mother-in-law in front of her, Mango was somewhat reluctant to part with her.

"Mom, I hope to have you take care of them along the way."

"Silly girl, what are you talking about? I'm not worried about anyone else but Rita.”

Madam Ye sighed. Rita's physical condition was ill-suited for leaving the hospital, let alone long- distance travel, but Mango had no choice in this matter.

Moreover, Abyss had already hurt Rita once, and he would not have any qualms about doing it again. Although she had not witnessed it personally, she understood the danger Rita was in after someone else told her about it.

Frankly, Yetta was right. This was Abyss's territory. No matter how capable Nathaniel was, Abyss would always have the upper hand. Furthermore, Nathaniel’ s family was a liability to his actions as Abyss could hurt them while they remained in the United States.

Mango said in a low voice, "Mom, I don’t have a choice."

"I understand how you feel, but you should go and talk to Rita. Only God knows when we’ll see each other again. You and Nathan have to take care of yourselves, okay?"

"Don’t worry, I got it."

Mango saw that Madam Ye was ready to go, so she went to Rita's room.

Meanwhile, Rita and Wisdom were playing a game. Rita searched for Nathaniel but she was disappointed when he was nowhere to be found. “Mommy, is daddy not back yet?”

"Daddy is sort of busy right now, so he’ll be back later. Rita, mommy wants to tell you about something."

Mango rarely spoke to Rita so seriously. For a moment, Rita was stunned. "What's going on?"

She subconsciously mirrored her mother's serious behavior.

Wisdom had never seen Mango so serious either. Next, he pulled Rita to his side quickly and they waited patiently for Mango to speak.

As she looked at her daughter’s pure and innocent eyes, Mango's heart was a little sad.

She was only four years old but she had already been through so much hardship. Furthermore, Rita barely had enough time to get to know her father before they had to be separated again.

Thus, Mango felt sorry for the children.

She straightened up Rita's collar and she said with a smile, "Grandma wants to take Rita back home. Let's go sightseeing at Daddy's hometown, okay?"

"Really?"

Rita became happy instantaneously.

"Will daddy go with us?"

"No, daddy and mommy still have some things to settle here. So you, Wisdom, and your grandparents will go back first. Mommy and daddy will follow after."

Mango's words made Rita's joy decrease.

"Why can't we go with you? We can wait for you and daddy."

"Rita, listen to mommy. Grandma is sick and she needs to go back home for treatment as the United States isn't her home country. You know that you’re grandma’s favorite grandchild, so be a good girl and go home with her okay? I’m sure you don't want anything bad to happen to grandma, right?"

Mango had no choice but to mention Madam Ye.

Rita was silent when she heard Madam Ye’s name.

Rita loved her grandmother very much despite not having spent a lot of time with her, but it was clear that Madam Ye treated Rita very well. Now, Rita was unable to answer Mango’s question and this made her rather upset.

"Mommy, what if I miss you and daddy?"

"Oh Rita, Mommy promises to video call you, okay? Plus, what are you afraid of? Brother Wisdom will be there to accompany you home."

Truthfully, Mango was also reluctant to part with Rita but she had no choice but to send her daughter away.

In fact, the only reason that Nathaniel was being outwitted by Abyss was that Nathaniel had too many things on his mind. So, if she could remove some of his worries, perhaps they would have a chance at defeating Abyss.

Rita nodded reluctantly and it was clear that she was not in a good mood.

"When are we going to leave?"

"As soon as possible."

Mango's answer almost made Rita cry.

"I want to see daddy again, okay?"

"Oh Rita, you have to be a good girl and listen to me okay? Daddy is very busy right now, but later on, you’ II have plenty of chances to see Daddy. Daddy will be there for Rita forever, but you have to listen to me and go home first, okay? Grandma's body is very weak, and she can’t hold on much longer."

At first, Mango did not want to say that to Rita but she had no choice.

Rita bit her lower lip and she looked as if she was going to cry, which made Mango feel very sad. Instead, Mango wanted to wrap her arms around her daughter to keep Rita by her side.

In the end, she resisted the urge.

She couldn’t do that!

If Rita stayed back, she would be in a lot of danger. Content held by NôvelDrama.Org.

Rita gave up when she saw Mango was unwilling to budge from her decision.

"Mommy, hurry up and come home with daddy. I’ll miss you."

"Good girl, Rita!"

Mango kissed Rita on the forehead before she turned to Wisdom. "Wisdom, you’re now the eldest son of the family. From now on, I’ll leave Rita in your care."

At that, Wisdom suddenly felt very uncomfortable.

Previously when Zion said this to him, Zion disappeared right after. Now, Wisdom quickly took Mango’s hand after she said the same thing.

"Mommy, you won't leave us alone, right?"

Mango was so frustrated when she encountered Wisdom's observant nature. Nevertheless, she smiled as she nodded with tears in her eyes. Wisdom pretended not to see it as he spoke haltingly, "I'll definitely protect Rita and we'll wait for you and daddy to come back."

"Good boy!"

Mango held him tightly in her arms.

No one would guarantee when they would see each other again.

Nevertheless, Mango knew that Rita would be fine as long as Madam Ye was there. Furthermore, there were the Shen family's parents, Mr. Hans and Walter to protect them.

Next, Mango packed up their things for the children and she took them to meet her parents.

When Mango's parents saw Rita, they noted that she looked exactly like Mango when she was younger. Because of that, they immediately fawned over Rita and hope to give her the best things they had.

To her credit, Rita calmly accepted the presence of her maternal grandparents.

Soon after, Madam Ye was ready to go. After Madam Ye met the Shen family's parents, they exchanged greetings before Mango drove them to the pier.

Meanwhile, Merle was already waiting at the pier.

Merle bowed respectfully to Madam Ye when he saw that she and Mango had arrived.

Madam Ye waved her hand and she said, "Take good care of my daughter-in-law and her children. I don't want anything untoward to happen to the head of the Ye Family." "Yes, Old Madam."

Next, Merle escorted them to board the ship.

This was a cargo ship and it was inconspicuous enough to not draw attention. However, all of the crew on board were from the Dark Night Empire and all of them had extensive backgrounds in martial arts.

As she saw that Merle had made the proper arrangements, Mango reluctantly waved goodbye to them.

The moment the ship started to move, Mango felt a sharp pain in her heart.

Rita had never been on a boat ever since she was a child. So, Mango was not sure if Rita would become seasick. Truthfully, there were many things that she was concerned about now, but they were out of her control.

As the ship sailed further away, Rita waved to her from the bow of the ship. Despite her best efforts, the little girl still cried in the end.

"Mommy! Mommy..."

Rita sobbed as she shouted. It was as if she wanted to jump off the boat to return to Mango's side, but she was stopped by Wisdom and Madam Ye. However, her heart- wrenching sobs echoed across the sea unceasingly...