The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 288

Who was it?

Mango abruptly turned around and saw Nathaniel standing stiffly in the corridor. He was looking directly at her and Walter, and there was a hint of anger in his eyes.

She rubbed her eyes hard and she thought that she must have been mistaken.

Why was Nathaniel here?

Didn't he just complete his surgery not long ago?

Furthermore, Zion said he needed rest and recuperation, so why would he be here?

Thus, Mango felt that she must be hallucinating.

Did she miss Nathaniel that much?

She missed him so much that she hallucinated his presence after only a day.

Then, Mango smiled wryly before she looked away. In fact, she really felt that she was hopelessly in love with Nathaniel.

On the other hand, Nathaniel had thought that Mango would push Walter away and come to him after she saw him. Unfortunately, he never expected that Mango would only show a faint sense of surprise and she turned away as if he wasn't there. To make matters worse, she continued to allow Walter to lean on her shoulder.

From where he stood, Walter and Mango's actions were far too intimate for his liking.

He knew that Mango would never do him wrong, but Walter's feelings for Mango were as clear as day.

Couldn’t Mango see the passionate amount of love Walter had for her in his eyes?

Then, Nathaniel's anger started to ignite.

He quickly walked in front of Mango.

The huge shadow looming over them caused Mango and Walter to raise their heads at the same time.

This time, Mango was rather astonished to see Nathaniel.

However, Walter just lazily straightened up from his leaning position on Mango's shoulder before he said flatly, "Don't misunderstand us, I'm just here to accompany her when I saw her alone and helpless."

"Well, you can get the hell out of here."

There was a hint of coldness in Nathaniel’s voice. No matter how dull-witted Mango was, she knew that he was furious.

She couldn't really blame Nathaniel for having a grim expression after he saw another man leaning on his wife in the middle of the night.

Then, Mango hurriedly explained, "Walter was just passing by and he decided to accompany me. That’s all."

It would've been fine if Mango hadn't said anything, but now as she defended Walter, Nathaniel' s expression became even sourer.

Conversely, Walter was familiar with Nathaniel's character and his voice carried a hint of arrogance as he slowly stood up and said, "Do you really think that your wife would do something behind your

back?"

"Get out of here if you want to continue your life."

Nathaniel had no desire to see Walter at all. If they weren't inside a hospital, Nathaniel would have beaten Walter to a bloody pulp even though he was still physically drained.

"Tsk. What a man!”

Walter cast a disdainful glance at him before he said to Mango, "Right, your master's returned, so a peasant like me should leave now.”

Mango was familiar with Walter's character and his penchant for smooth-talking, so she just glared at him silently while she let him walk away.

However, Nathaniel' s expression worsened as Mango didn’t say anything.

After Walter left, the silence in the corridor was stifling.

Mango looked at Nathaniel and she wanted to ask how his injuries were, but she didn't know how to raise the subject now that Nathaniel's demeanour was cold and unapproachable.

Nathaniel was waiting for Mango to comfort him, but his anger rose when Mango didn't say a word after quite a long time.

"Did I come at a bad time?"

There was something not quite right with Nathaniel's words.

Mango was confused for a moment before she finally understood what Nathaniel meant.

Then, she told herself not to argue with Nathaniel.

He was a petty man, and he must have rushed over because he was concerned about her and Rita. However, surely he must feel rather upset now.

"Could you speak to me in a nicer tone?"

Mango tried her best to keep her tone calm.

However, Nathaniel's irritation grew as he saw Mango like this. All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

"What do you mean by that? What do you want me to say?"

"Nathaniel, if you're here to argue with me, then sorry but I'm not in the mood for that."

Mango could sense the 'embers' of Nathaniel's rage from where she stood.

There was nothing between her and Walter, and it was impossible that Nathaniel wasn't aware of Mango's feelings for him. Was he acting strange just because Walter had accompanied her?

Normally, Mango would've explained or said some sweet words to placate him, but today she wasn't in the mood for that at all.

Edolie's terms had exhausted all her energy, and Rita's fever only made matters worse.

To be honest, she was delighted that Nathaniel had come over, but she couldn't be bothered to deal with his anger and jealousy.

However, the more Mango avoided conflict, the more Nathaniel felt like Mango was trying to be indifferent towards him.

"You're not in the mood? Before I came, you were in the mood to happily chat with Walter. Would you have forgotten that this was a hospital if I hadn't arrived? Did you forget that your daughter is still receiving emergency treatment inside the operating theatre?"

Nathaniel immediately regretted what he said when he saw hurt and discomfort in Mango's eyes.

However, he tried his best not to give in and compromise despite his heartache.

He had to let Mango know that she needed to stay away from a devious man like Walter Song.

Mango was upset as she looked at Nathaniel who was being unreasonable, yet she didn't say a word.

Jealousy had to have its limits right? He couldn't just be indiscriminately jealous.

What was Nathaniel up to?

Then, Mango turned her head away and continued to remain silent. She was afraid that if she spoke, it would turn into an argument with Nathaniel.

However, Nathaniel became angrier the longer Mango stayed silent.

"Mango Shen, I'm talking to you!"

"Go back to the hospital. Zion told me that your wounds would need some time to heal, so you'd better head back."

Not long ago, she hoped that Nathaniel could be here by her side. But now, she was too exhausted to deal with him.

Arguing with Nathaniel was the last thing she wanted to do.

Nevertheless, Nathaniel's expression soured when Mango tried to push him away.

"You're driving me away? I came here against the doctor's orders because I was concerned about you and Rita! I just woke up, for God's sake! What the hell is wrong with you, Mango?"

Nathaniel had no idea about the agreement between Mango and Edolie. Moreover, Madam Ye only told him that Edolie had donated the kidney to Rita.

At the time, he assumed that Edolie was just repaying her debt to Mango for saving her life. Hence, he had the same thoughts as Madam Ye and he decided to be kinder towards Edolie despite their rocky start because she had saved Rita's life.

He thought that Mango would be delighted because their child could be saved in the end, right?

Alas, he didn't expect Mango to be so unhappy. When he saw her like this, it made him feel as if he'd made a mistake somewhere.

But what did he do wrong?

Thus, Nathaniel could only blame it on Walter's provocation.

The sly devil must have said something to Mango.

Nathaniel's gaze became colder as the thought crossed his mind.

"Did Walter say something to you? I'll talk to him right away!"

After that, he turned to leave but Mango stopped him.

"It has nothing to do with Walter. Nathaniel, can't you be more rational?"

Mango felt that Nathaniel was particularly hard to handle tonight and she frowned in frustration.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel had never seen such an expression on Mango's face. Now that he saw that she had become impatient with him, he couldn't help but feel that Mango was arguing with him over Walter.

"What do you mean? If I wasn't rational, I would've beaten him up the moment I saw him leaning on your shoulder."

"He just needed a shoulder to lean on, his mother..."

"What does his mother have to do with you? Has your brain malfunctioned, Mango? Why would a man need a woman's shoulder to lean on?"

Nathaniel abruptly cut off Mango's words.

This was something he'd kept inside him for a while as he felt that nothing would happen between Mango and Walter. However, Nathaniel was upset at the way Walter looked at Mango, and his jealousy was exacerbated by Mango's defense of Walter.

Mango was stunned for a moment before she felt intense exhaustion when she saw the jealousy in Nathaniel's gaze.

"Walter and I are just friends. Nathaniel, you're overthinking."

"I'm thinking too much? I wouldn't know what Walter would've done to you if I hadn't arrived. He's a playboy, so it would be easy for him to seduce an impressionable young woman like you, right?"

Then, Mango could bear it no longer and she slapped Nathaniel across his face.

"What do you take me for? My daughter is struggling between life and death, and yet you're suspecting me of cheating on you? Am I such a wh*re in your eyes?"

Mango's tolerance had finally reached its limit.

Then, Nathaniel was stunned all of a sudden before he realized what he had said as he took in Mango's tearful look.

"No, Mango, I..."

"Go back to the hospital. I'll say it again, I don't want to fight with you. There's nothing between Walter and me, so if you want to think of me as a cheap wh*re, then so be it."

Then, Mango sat down on the chair and turned her face away from Nathaniel.

Right now, she felt extremely wronged.

She had to agree to Eddie's terms to save Rita. Furthermore, the time she could spend with Nathaniel was few and far between, and she still had to watch Edolie stay by her husband's side for three months. To make matters worse, Nathaniel suspected her of cheating on him with Walter.

What the hell was this?

As Mango thought about it, her tears started to fall.

Mango was a woman who rarely cried, but right now she felt very wronged.

Mango furiously wiped away the tears with the back of her hand, but they kept falling anyway.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel was frightened by the sight of Mango's tears.

"Oh Mango, don't cry. I was wrong, okay? Please don't hold it against me, I was just a stupid, jealous b*stard. I know you're not that kind of woman, so you can hit me if you're unhappy okay?"

Then, Nathaniel hurriedly squatted in front of Mango and tried to hold her hand, but Mango shoved his hand away. "Mango..."

There was a hint of pity in Nathaniel's voice, but Mango ignored it and kept crying.

Then, Nathaniel suddenly stood up when he saw her like this. After that, he grabbed the back of Mango's head and pressed his cold lips against Mango's.