The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

"Mom, I'm your actual daughter! You look so happy when you're interacting with this illegal immigrant, but you become aggressive as soon as I show up? Do you really hate me that much?" Andrea's tone was harsh, and she even gave Mango a vicious glare.

On the other hand, Mango felt wronged.

What had she done to be treated like this by Andrea?

Nevertheless, Mango stood up and she said in a low voice, "Aunt Xiao, I'll clear away the chessboard while you two can chat in the living room."

"There's no need for that, I'll do it instead."

Queena wanted to stop Mango.

However, Andrea said, "She lives here for free, so what's wrong with having her do chores? Mom, what's so special about her that makes you treat her so well?"

When she heard that, Queena's expression darkened again.

"What the hell are you doing here?"

"I'm here to visit you! I heard that you went to work today, so I came over to see you. Is that not allowed?"

Andrea was rather annoyed and she put aside the vitamin shake in her hand before she pouted at Queena. She clearly dissatisfied with her mother's attitude. Mango, on the other hand, was rather perplexed.

How did Andrea know that they went to the embassy today?

Could it be that Andrea had hired somebody to spy on them?

Obviously, Queena came to the same conclusion as Mango.

"How did you know that I went to the embassy?"

Queena's face was gloomy, and her serious gaze made Andrea a little fearful.

"Nah, I just heard about it from somewhere."

"Who told you about that? Are you spying on me now?"

Queena gazed intently at Andrea and she did not give her daughter any room to recant her story.

Thus, Andrea felt embarrassed that her own mother was chastising her in front of Mango. So, she straightened her posture before she spoke in a vicious tone, "I had someone follow Nathaniel and I heard that he went to the embassy. I wasn't spying on you, I was actually going after Nathaniel because I like him!"

"Don't you know that Nathaniel is a married man?"

Truthfully, Queena had no idea how she had given birth to such a shameless girl!

Nevertheless, Andrea said stubbornly, "He is not a married man because Mango is an illegal immigrant, and illegals like her are worthless. Plus, what could Nathaniel gain from being together with her? Look mom, if he was together with me, then you could help him gain influence in the United States right? Anyone with half a brain would choose me over Mango."

"Can you pick and choose who to love? Oh, Andrea, when will you actually grow up and be mature for once?"

Right now, Queena despised her daughter very much and she looked at Mango, who was gentle, virtuous, and reasonable. How could there be such a huge difference between Andrea and Mango? The more she compared the two girls, the more she felt that Andrea was arrogant and domineering.

Then, Queena sighed and said, "Is there a reason that you're here? If not, then just leave. Aren't you afraid that people will laugh at a disfigured girl like you running amok?"

In fact, Andrea had sincerely come to see Queena, but every time she came, her mother treated her coldly. That was fine normally, but Andrea was ashamed at being chastised by her mother in front of Mango. "Mom, I want to stay over tonight."

"No way!"

Queena refused Andrea immediately.

"Huh? If she can stay, why can't I?"

Andrea really felt that Queena was biased against her because ever since she was a child, Queena was cold and strict with Andrea. Furthermore, Queena had never shown Andrea any affection, and that made her sad.

However, Andrea felt that her mother was treating Mango differently. It was because Queena looked at Mango tenderly even if Queena was indifferent on the outside, it was something that Andrea wanted desperately but could never obtain.

What on Earth did Mango Shen have what she lacked?

Why did Queena dislike her for no reason?

Clearly, Andrea was Queena's biological daughter, but her mother would let Mango stay as she pushed Andrea away. Why?

At this, the rims of Andrea's eyes became red with tears.

"Mom, can you even call yourself my mother when you treat me like this?"

After that, Andrea wept as she ran out of the villa.

Meanwhile, Mango felt that her existence had driven a wedge to them. Thus, it would be better if she did not stay any longer and she hoped that Nathaniel would settle his issues quickly.

Mango silently cleared away the bowls and chopsticks and she went to the kitchen.

On the other hand, Queena rubbed her temples as she felt a sudden pain in her head.

Andrea was always so self-absorbed and did whatever she wanted without any thought for other people. So, Queena disliked Andrea's character, but she did not hate her because Queena just sometimes felt annoyed by this part of Andrea's personality. Now that Andrea had run outside, Queena still worried about her. However, she didn't go after her daughter when she remembered that Andrea usually had bodyguards following her around.

At first, Queena wanted to chat more with Mango but unfortunately, she was no longer in the mood after they were interrupted by Andrea.

"Mango, you're free to do whatever you want after you clean up. I'm going to take a nap."

Queena had a habit of taking a nap in the afternoon, even more so now that her headache had intensified.

"Okay."

Mango's answer was straightforward.

After Queena entered her bedroom, Mango turned around and continued cleaning the kitchen.

After Andrea left the villa, she quickly found a place to hide.

She thought that Queena would chase after her because no matter what, they were still mother and daughter, weren't they?

However, she waited for a long time but Queena did not come out. Furthermore, Andrea only saw Mango busy cleaning the kitchen as if she was the one who owned the house. This feeling deeply agitated Andrea.

How had Mango, an illegal immigrant, won her mother's favor?

How could a nobody like Mango make Nathaniel so loyal to her? How could it be?

Andrea punched the wall hard, and the pain made her gaze increasingly frigid.

She loathed Mango very much!

So, how could she make Mango disappear from her life?

Next, Andrea narrowed her eyes and she quickly made a call to a bodyguard of hers.

It didn't take long before the information about Mango and Abyss's relationship was sent to her phone.

It turned out that all these shenanigans were orchestrated by Abyss.

Who was Abyss Tang?

Oh, he was a powerful business owner in the United States!

A cold smile appeared on Andrea's lips.

She took out her mobile phone before she found a quiet place to call Abyss.

As Abyss saw the unfamiliar phone number on his phone screen, he initially decided not to answer but after he paused for a moment, he picked up the call instead.

"This is Abyss Tang. Who's on the line?"

"I know the location of Mango, the woman you're looking for."

Andrea's words made Abyss' gaze perk up.

"Who are you?"

"It is none of your concern, but what matters is that I'm able to get you the woman that you want. However, you have to promise me that Nathaniel Ye will never see Mango again." Andrea's words made Abyss understand her intentions.

"Do you like Nathaniel?"

"That's right! I want to be his wife, and Mango Shen is preventing me from achieving that."

Andrea did not feel any remorse over her actions.

Abyss sneered and said, "How can I trust you? Nathaniel could have paid you to set up a trap for

me.

"Of course not, that woman is living in my mother's house as my mother treats her like a princess. The man I like is hopelessly in love with Mango and my mother loves her more than me, but why does Mango get to take away everyone I care about? If you cooperate with me, I'll give Mango to you as if you don't, I'll call the cops and have them take Mango away. Plus, there's a reward out for her capture, right?" Andrea's tone was indifferent as she spoke.

Abyss frowned slightly and he whispered, "Where are you?"

"It is not important. I'll tell you the address later, all you have to do is wait there and I'll bring Mango to you in a moment."

"Very well then!"

The two of them quickly reached an agreement. After she hung up the phone, Andrea looked at Mango who was still busy in the kitchen. The corners of her mouth twisted into a villainous sneer. Mango and Andrea had not started off on the right foot, and now Mango was invading her family. Honestly, Mango deserved what Andrea was going to do to her.

Furthermore, Andrea liked Nathaniel but it was Mango who got to be Mrs. Ye instead of her. No matter how Andrea looked at it, there was no way for the two of them to peacefully coexist. Then, Andrea gathered up her courage and she retrieved a needle from her purse.

This needle was prepared when she left the hospital, in case she needed to use it on the guards that stopped her. Who'd have thought that she would use it on Mango?

Then, she filled the needle with a sedative and she tucked it into her sleeve before Andrea returned to the villa.

Queena was still resting and Mango was busy cleaning up the kitchen. Hence, Mango did not notice that someone had come in.

When Mango sensed footsteps behind her, she quickly turned around.

"Who's there?"

As she spoke, Andrea immediately thrust the needle in her hand straight into Mango's carotid artery.

"You deserve this, Mango! You should've known better than to live in my house and compete with me for a man!" Andrea's face was cold and her actions were brutal as she directly injected the sedative in the needle into Mango's bloodstream.

"You... Andrea..."

Mango wanted to speak, but her entire body went limp and she was unsteady on her feet.

After that, she bumped into the kitchen utensils by the sink and they clattered to the ground loudly. However, Andrea had prepared for this possibility and she had closed the kitchen door to prevent any sound from being heard.

Furthermore, Queena's bedroom was on the second floor and the door was closed. Thus, it was not easy to hear anything from there.

Andrea watched Mango as she struggled, but she just stood there and smiled sinisterly.

At this moment, Andrea looked like an evil witch with her disfigured face.

On the other hand, Mango tried hard to keep herself awake. Unfortunately, she could not resist the effects of the sedative and her eyes slid closed involuntarily.

Andrea breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Mango was totally unconscious.

The amount of sedative in the needle was enough to knock out an elephant, so it was impossible that Mango could resist it.

Next, Andrea hoisted Mango onto her shoulders. Later, she dragged Mango out of the kitchen and then outside the villa.

Even if there were cameras outside the villa, Andrea was not afraid of Queena's punishment later on. In her opinion, Queena was her mother, and she would not punish Andrea for the sake of an outsider. As long as Mango disappeared, then everything would go back to normal.

Then, she dumped Mango into the backseat of her car and soon after, Abyss drove up to the villa in a Land Rover.

"Mr. Tang, I didn't expect you to be so excited!" Andrea sneered.

Abyss was shocked to see Andrea's disfigured face, but he said flatly, "Where is Mango?"

"She's right here and you can have the car too, as a gift from me. But, you have to keep your promise to ensure Nathaniel never sees Mango ever again!"

After that, Andrea threw her car keys to Abyss before she drove away in Abyss' Land Rover.