The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 286

When Terrance saw Mango again, his emotions were still quite troubled but he knew that Mango's only concern right now was Rita.

He quickly arranged everything properly and he spoke gently when he saw Mango' s worried expression, "Don't be afraid, we’re here for you."

Mango glanced at Terrance and she felt that he was always very kind to her. However, Mango never expected him to be her uncle and there were a lot of things that she couldn't discuss with him now, so she just nodded her head.

In fact, she seemed to have taken after Dennis as she was introverted and inarticulate like him.

"Your mother heard about what happened, and she wanted to come here as well but we couldn't leave the house empty. As you know, Nanny Zhang and Sisi are at the Hans family mansion, so..."

Terrance' s words made Mango pause for a moment.

She was unable to accept Queena as her mother yet, so she was perplexed for a few moments. However, she nodded silently after she cleared up the confusion inside her head.

Meanwhile, Edolie had changed into a hospital gown as she laid on the stretcher.

"Wait a minute!"

Madam Ye walked over to them as she looked at Edolie on the stretcher, and she said to the doctors beside her, "No matter what, you have to take good care of this girl. My granddaughter needs her kidney to stay alive, but this girl is still very young so please do your best to ensure that she doesn't suffer from any complications after the surgery.”

Edolie was stunned when she heard that, and tears started to build up in the corners of her eyes.

After so many years, Madam Ye was the first person who was kind to her.

Regardless of whether or not Madam Ye said this because Edolie was about to save her granddaughter, Madam Ye's words had touched Edolie.

Furthermore, this woman was Nathaniel’s mother!

Thus, Edolie wanted to join their family even more.

"Thank you, Madam Ye. I'll be fine."

Edolie smiled at Madam Ye.

"It is I who should thank you."

Madam Ye nodded before she let Edolie go.

Mango's emotions were complicated as she looked at Edolie, but she didn't know what to say.

At this moment, Edolie smiled.

"Don't worry, I'm quite resilient, so nothing will happen to me."

Mambo nodded but remained silent in the end.

Edolie and Rita were wheeled into the operating theater at the same time, and Mango's heart rate spiked as the lights in the operating theater came on.

Rita will be fine, right?

Mango was at a loss right now.

Rita was walking the line between life and death, but it’s not like she hasn’t experienced this before.

Terrance wanted to comfort Mango when he saw her like this, but he didn’t know what to say.

Meanwhile, Wisdom stood next to Madam Ye quietly and his eyes were fixated in the direction of the operating theater.

As time went by, Mango was incredibly anxious as she paced back and forth in front of the operating theater. In fact, she even wanted to go inside to observe the surgery.

Her anxiety distressed Madam Ye, but the old woman stayed silent.

Then, Walter sent a message to Mango saying that he had investigated everyone in the hospital, so she didn't have to worry.

Mango was finally relieved when she read it.

At least the chances of Rita' s surgery being successful would increase without the interference of Nanny Zhang's men.

The corridors were empty and the hospital was big, but the whole place was deathly silent and the stifling atmosphere seemed to choke them.

After that, Terrance went out to buy some drinks for Madam Ye and Mango, but Mango wasn't in the mood forthat.

Hours passed without any news and the lights in the operating theater started to make Mango’s eyes sting. Then, Mango felt herself sway dizzily and she nearly fainted. Fortunately, Terrance kept an eye on her and he helped her steady herself.

"Do you want to take a break? These kinds of surgeries will take a very long time, so if you can't stand it..."

"I can take it, I need to see Rita as soon as she comes out."

Mango remained steadfast with her decision.

Madam Ye couldn't help but interject when she saw that Terrance wanted to continue speaking, "Just leave her alone. Only a mother can understand that heart-wrenching feeling she's going through now. Sometimes, as mothers, we would rather suffer in place of our children."

Then, Terrance fell silent because even though he felt distressed, he knew he couldn't persuade Mango.

He handed some warm milk to Mango before he said, "Even if you don't want to rest, you should drink something. At least you can conserve your strength to take care of Rita later, right?"

His words touched Mango, so she took the milk and drank it.

In fact, Mango couldn’t even taste anything at all as she just wanted to prevent herself from collapsing out of exhaustion and increase her energy.

Suddenly, the phone rang and Mango had initially wanted to ignore it, but she immediately picked it up after she noticed that Zion was calling her.

"Zion, how's your daddy doing?"

Mango's heart ached violently again.

If she could, she really wanted to stay by Nathaniel's side, but alas, she couldn't be in two places at one time.

Madam Ye’s ears perked up when she heard Mango' s question and it was obvious that she was very concerned.

Zion replied gleefully, "Mommy, daddy is fine and he just left the operating theater. The doctor says he needs to rest and right now, the anesthetic hasn't worn off yet so he’s still unconscious. So, I'll go and see Rita when he's awake. How is she, by the way?"

"She's still in surgery, but there shouldn't be any problems. You take good care of daddy, okay?"

"Sure. Don’t worry mommy."

Zion promised Mango and he looked mature as he thumped his chest.

On the other hand, Mango felt very upset.

She really wished that her son could live a worry-free life, but now since she'd gotten him involved in this problem, there was no choice for her but to move forward.

After Mango hung up the phone, Madam Ye was visibly relieved.

"It's great that Nathan is fine, God will bless our family and protect our children."

Mango could only nod when she heard Madam Ye's words.

It was hard to be certain about things like life, death, happiness or misfortune.

The operation lasted for more than five hours, but eventually, the lights in the operating room were switched off. At this time, everyone was suddenly filled with anxiety.

Mango was especially worried, and she wouldn't have been able to stand on her own if Terrance didn' t hold her up.

She gripped Terrance's hand tightly and she didn't notice that her nails had pierced his palm.

Meanwhile, Terrance wanted nothing more than to bear this burden for Mango, but unfortunately, he couldn’t help her.

Mango felt as if her legs were frozen in place when she saw the doctor wheel Rita out of the operating theater. Initially, she wanted to be the first person to see her daughter, but somehow she couldn't walk and Madam Ye ended up being the first to step forward.

"Doctor, how is my granddaughter doing?"

Mango's heart rate spiked as soon as Madam Ye spoke.

Then, the doctor removed his mask before he looked at them and smiled. He said, “The surgery was very successful, but the most critical period is over the next twenty-four hours where we have to observe if Rita's body is going to reject the kidney. If not, then the surgery would be a complete success."

At that, Mango's heart was finally at ease.

Just then, Rita was wheeled out of the operating theater.

There was still a medical drip connected to her body and she looked pale, but Mango seemed to see hope radiate off Rita's body.

Immediately after Rita, Edolie was also wheeled out.

Although she had been put under anesthesia, Edolie struggled to stay conscious and she looked Mango before she said weakly, Tve fulfilled my promise."

"Thank you."

In fact, Mango's gratitude was sincere regardless of whatever conditions Edolie had demanded because Edolie had saved Rita's life.

However, Edolie just smiled as she mouthed the words to Mango, "You know what I want as my token of gratitude from you.”

At that moment, Mango started to become upset once again.

Mango turned her head away as Madam Ye walked over to check on Edolie and said, "I’ll hire the best nurses to look after you and the Ye Family will pay for all of your hospital expenses. If you wish to eat anything, do tell me and I’ II arrange for it to be brought to you. I’ II make sure that you' II have a flawless recovery."

"Thank you!"

Right now, Edolie was bone tired but she genuinely thanked Madam Ye.

Finally, she couldn't stay awake any longer and passed out.

Madam Ye started to arrange for people to care for Edolie while Mango went to take care of Rita.

Terrance wanted to stay and accompany Mango, but she refused him.

"You'd better head back, it's enough for just one person to be here. If Rita gets better tomorrow, someone needs to take over the duty of taking care of her so it’s pointless for you to waste your energy staying here."

Mango's words made Terrance's heart ache.

"Then, I'll stay here tonight while you go and rest. You look like a zombie with your dark eye circles."

Terrance knew what Mango had gone through before this, so he was especially concerned about her well-being.

However, Mango shook her head and said, "I'm fine, I can do it. I want to see Rita wake up."

Terrance could only sigh as he saw Mango's persistence and he said, "Then I'll head home first, I'll be back in the morning."

"Sure."

This time, Mango did not refuse him.

She would agree to anything if it meant that she could be with Rita through the critical twenty-four hour period.

Then, Mango asked Terrance to take Wisdom away with him before he left.

At first, Wisdom vehemently disagreed with her but ultimately, he left with Terrance after Mango persuaded him.

After that, there was only Rita and Mango left in the ward. Mango sat by Rita's bed and she was very concerned as she looked at Rita's tightly closed eyes.

Although the surgery was successful, they still had to observe her for any adverse reactions.

If Nathan had donated his kidney to Rita, then Mango wouldn't be so worried. After all, both of them were related by blood and the chances of the organ being rejected were lower.

Now, Mango had no choice but to change the donor to Edolie. Although they were a match, it was uncertain if Rita's frail body would reject Edolie’s kidney.

Furthermore, Madam Ye had wanted to stay and accompany her, but Mango had persuaded her to go home and rest. Moreover, Madam Ye felt that she had to go home because she was still concerned for Nathaniel who was in the hospital.

Moreover, Nathaniel was the president of the HY Group and someone had to step up and take the reins of the company now that something had happened to him. Right now, the best person for that role was Madam Ye.

After everyone left, Mango could finally accompany Rita. Belongs © to NôvelDrama.Org.

After the drip was depleted, Rita did not have much of a reaction, nor did she wake up after the anesthesia had worn off. However, the doctor told Mango not to worry because Rita had expended a lot of energy during the surgery. Furthermore, she was still young and weak, so it might have been too much for her to bear.

Sometime during midnight, Rita’s face started to heat up and her breathing was unsteady.

Then, Mango touched her forehead and she discovered that it was very hot.

Rita had a fever!

This was the first sign of rejection!

Was it possible that Rita was rejecting Edolie's kidney?