The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

However, Andrea suddenly smiled and replied, "Take a guess!"

"I'm warning you, I'll never forgive you if you hurt Madam Hans despite whatever motive you may have!"

"What can you do to me? What can you possibly do when you're under Nathaniel's protection? I heard that he's no longer the CEO of the HY Group, and no one knows your status within the Ye Family. Furthermore, I've managed to win Madam Hans's favour, so what could you do to harm me?"

Andrea was being extremely arrogant, and her expression disgusted Mango.

"You'd better watch out."

"And what if I don't?"

Andrea continued to provoke Mango.

Then, Mango narrowed her eyes in response, "Then don't blame me when I decide to teach you a lesson."

"Are you going to kill me? Do you even have the guts to do that?"

After that, Andrea took a step forward and reached out to push Mango.

Mango subconsciously raised her hand to stop her, but Andrea screamed before she fell backwards.

"Mango, I know that you don't like it when I spend time with Madam Hans, but am I not doing this for your own good? Can't you tolerate me just this once? I don't have any other motives than caring for Madam Hans, but if you want me to leave, just say the word. Why'd you have to hit me?"

Andrea was crying as she fell to the ground with a pathetic expression on her face.

Meanwhile, Mango's arm was still in midair, which made it seem like she had just hit Andrea.

'Andrea, who the hell are you putting on this show for?"

Right now, Mango was extremely pissed off.

At that moment, everyone around Mango looked at her as if she was an evil b*tch.

Moreover, Andrea was still crying pitifully on the floor.

"I know that you don't like me, and you think that I'm putting on a facade! Madam Hans doesn't need me anymore now that you're back, so I'll leave!"

After Andrea said that, she got up and ran away as she cried.

Meanwhile, Mango was livid. Why did Andrea go through the trouble to do all that?

Then, she looked around and did not find Madam Hans, nor Queena. Hence, what was the reason behind Andrea's sudden behaviour?

Mango felt that the entire situation just now was absolutely horrible, but she couldn't be bothered to care about Andrea right now. Then, she hastily turned away in anger to seek out Nathaniel. However, Madam Hans quickly heard about this incident from a nurse just moments later.

"Madam Hans, your eldest granddaughter is quite the piece of work. She actually hit someone in the hospital."

Thus, Madam Hans was stunned by the nurse's words.

"Who are you talking about?"

"Who else? I'm referring to the woman who just left your room. Miss Yu has been caring for you faithfully over the past twenty days, but Miss Shen ended up hitting Miss Yu right there in the corridor. Furthermore, plenty of people witnessed the incident. Miss Yu was too afraid to stand up for herself, oh, that poor girl!"

The nurse told Madam Hans a slightly exaggerated version of the story.

Hence, the old woman's brows furrowed.

"Where is Andrea?"

"She must have run off somewhere to cry. Speaking of Miss Yu, she's actually quite unfortunate. She's all smiles in front of you, but her mother always finds fault with her behind your back. Nevertheless, Miss Yu deals with all of this by herself. What's more, her sister just hit her and she's in tears now. Oh, dear."

The nurse shook her head with a sigh.

Then, Madam Hans's gaze darkened.

"Did you say that her mother hasn't been kind to her?" "Can't you tell? Your daughter-in-law has always been indifferent to Miss Yu. Now that Miss Shen has returned, Madam Xiao has gone to speak to Mr. Ye about something. God knows what it's for. As a mother, she shouldn't pick favourites among her children as this will end up hurting Miss Yu."

After that, the nurse shook her head and walked away.

Madam Hans didn't believe that Mango would act like this, but upon further inspection, it really did seem like Mango was hostile to Andrea when she entered the room.

So, was the nurse speaking the truth?

Then, Madam Hans wheeled herself out of the ward quickly and spotted Andrea furiously wiping away tears in the corner. The expression on her face was pitiful, and there were bloody scrapes on her knees. Thus, the old lady's heart ached for Andrea.

'Andrea, what are you doing here?"

Just as Madam Hans spoke, Andrea quickly turned around and quickly wiped away her tears. Then, she turned back to Madam Hans with a smile and said, "Grandma, what are you doing out here? It's quite windy, so I'll wheel you back inside the ward."

"Did Mango hit you?"

Madam Hans gaze was piercing as she looked at Andrea.

Then, Andrea hurriedly lowered her head and said, "No, I fell by accident. Mango didn't hit me."

The expression she wore on her face was one of self-pity.

However, the older woman didn't say anything in response to that, but she muttered, "Go get me a blanket, I'd like to go for a walk."

"All right."

After that, Andrea quickly went back to the ward.

Then, Madam Hans went to the security room.

She had the security guards pull up the footage from the security camera. From that angle, she only saw Mango raise her arm and Andrea fell to the floor right after.

Was it really Mango who pushed Andrea?

From it video, it was clear that Mango's expression was unpleasant and even a little angry. However, Andrea had her back to the camera so Madam Hans couldn't see her expression.

The older woman did not say a word, and she saw Andrea walking towards her as she left the security room.

"Where's your mother? I'd like to have lunch with her,"

"Okay!"

Andrea respectfully sent Madam Hans back to the ward before she went to look for Queena.

It didn't take long for Queena to arrive at the ward.

"Madam Hans, you asked to see me?"

"That's right."

Then, the old lady nodded and said to Andrea beside them, "My dear Andrea, go and buy some fruits for me." "All right!" After that, Andrea left the room.

When Queena and Madam Hans were the only ones left inside the ward, the old lady's expression turned unpleasant.

"I heard that you've been very harsh on Andrea?"

Meanwhile, Queena was stunned for a moment as she didn't know what Madam Hans meant by that.

"Madam Hans, what's going on?"

"Is it true? You're always upset at her and you still think she has an ulterior motive even after she cared for me so faithfully? Queena, she's your daughter regardless of whether or not you're willing admit it, and she's Mango's sister as well. You can't pick favourites as a mother."

Queena frowned slightly at Madam Hans's words.

"I'm not picking favourites, I just can't bring myself to love her."

"Why not? Is that what a mother should say? She's only twenty-odd years old! Look at how much the poor girl desires your love and affection. Do you treat Mango the same way as Andrea?"

"Of course not. Mango is the child I had with Dennis, so how could I not love her?"

Clearly, Queena disagreed with Madam Hans's words.

"You love Mango, but not Andrea. Both of them are your children, so what would Andrea think of that? Would Mango use you as an excuse to bully Andrea? No matter how you put it, she's still your daughter!" "Morn, Mango would never do that! She's a kind person, and she would never do anything to Andrea. On the other hand, I think Andrea has hidden motives for being so nice to you."

Queena had held in these words for a long time, and she couldn't help but blurt out her true feelings when Madam Hans asked about Mango.

However, Madam Hans thought of what the nurse said as she saw Queena bias towards Mango. She sighed and replied, "As a mother, you must be fair. Andrea has been caring for me for quite a while, so I know her character very well. Furthermore, what motives could she have against an old lady like me? Go and inform Terrance later that he should formally adopt Andrea into our family while he's sorting out Mango's identity. In any case, she's Mango's sister and this will solve any underlying issues concerning your reputation within the Hans Family."

"Morn, that won't do! Andrea is not part of the Hans Family, she..."

"So what? She cared for me all this while, and yet you want her to live out the rest of her days as an illegitimate daughter? Look at her, she is of age to be married! How is she going to marry into a good family if she doesn't have an official identity? If Andrea was adopted by the Hans Family, we can protect Mango's reputation as well, right?"

Nevertheless, Queena still felt like this wasn't something to betaken lightly.

"How about we do it this way? I'll go and ask Mango and Terrance for their opinion on this. It's great that Hans Family can bolster our ranks, but that requires the agreement of everyone in the Hans Family. Furthermore, Mango hasn't returned yet, so if you bring Andrea into the family now, I'm afraid that she would be uncomfortable with it."

Then, Madam Hans sighed and said, "I'll deal with Mango. The Hans Family will always repay their debts. Even if we don't take her meticulous care for me into consideration, the Hans Family still owes her because she risked her life to get that antidote. So, don't be so harsh on her from now on."

Of course, Queena was very annoyed when she heard this.

"Madam Hans, the antidote was not obtained that way. It had nothing to do with Andrea."

"Look at you, why are you driving your own daughter away? Andrea never told me any of this, and I overheard it from other people. When will you stop lying to me about it?"

"Who told you that?"

In fact, Queena really wanted to know who was spouting nonsense in front of Madam Hans.

However, the older woman replied coldly, "It doesn't matter who it was, the crucial thing is that I know the truth. I sympathise with Mango, but I surely can't neglect Andrea as well, right? Although she won't admit it, I can see that she really wants to stay by your side and that won't be an issue for the Hans Family. If you treat Andrea fairly, then surely Mango can follow your example."

"Madam Hans, it's not like what you think. I'll explain everything later, but I still think we should talk to Terrance about Andrea."

Frankly, Queena thought that this was quite inappropriate.

Alas, Madam Hans waved her hand and said, "I have the final say in this matter. Mango had just come back today, so she might be tired. Please ask both her and Nathaniel to see me tomorrow, I need to speak to them about this."

As Madam Hans spoke, she asked for Queena to leave.

However, Queena saw a fleeting figure by the door the moment she turned around.