The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

"What's wrong?"

The expression on Rainie's face was rather grim.

Although Mango was still somewhat angry with Nathaniel, she would drop everything and leave if she finds out that something had happened over at the Ye's Mansion. So, they couldn't let her know no matter what.

Then, Thomas replied softly as he saw how anxious Rainie was, "Susie is missing, and it seems like someone might have let her go free. However, the Ye family have guarded her very securely, so how could this happen?"

Rainie's brows furrowed together tightly when she heard Thomas's words.

"Haven't you vetted all the current staff working for the Ye family?"

"I have, so that's why I find it strange."

Truth be told, Thomas was also very puzzled.

Then, he continued, "Susie loathes Mrs. Ye greatly, so she might be in danger if Susie walks free. Thus, it might be a good idea if you follow Mango around closely. I'll keep a close watch nearby." "All right."

After that, Rainie returned to Mango's side.

After receiving Genevieve's treatment, Mango felt much better and her blood loss had reduced plenty. However, she was still worried.

What on earth was Nathaniel hiding from her?

Where had he gone?

Then, the frown on Rainie's face when she walked in caused Mango to ask, "What's wrong? Did Genevieve say something about my health?"

"No, instead I ran into Thomas."

"What's so strange about that? He's always been nearby."

Mango thought it was normal as it was Thomas's job to be close to them.

Then, Rainie looked at her thoughtfully before she said, "Although Dr. Bay wants you to rest, there's something you need to know. I don't want there to be any surprises." "What's the matter? Why are you so serious?"

Mango unwittingly became nervous at the sight of Rainie's serious expression.

Then, Rainie whispered, "Susie's escaped from the Ye family's custody, and it seems like she's been set free. As far as I know, Nathaniel's vetted all your staff, but since this happened, Thomas wants me to warn you to keep your guard up. Susie hates you, and God knows what she's planning now that she's free."

That made Mango pause for a moment before she said, "I got it, don't worry. I'm perfectly capable of protecting myself. On the contrary, you might be in danger if you stay with me. Perhaps it might be better if you go home."

"What are you talking about? With you sick like a dog, I'm not going anywhere. Plus, I had Thomas seek out Noah to see whether if he knows where Nathaniel is, and to ask him to come home." However, her words did not bring much comfort to Mango.

If Nathaniel really wanted to hide from her, then surely Thomas wouldn't be able to obtain anything from Noah. However, she was just a little confused. Why did Nathaniel leave Ocean City now and abandon his family?

On the other hand, Rainie assumed that Mango was worried when she stayed silent. Thus, she said, "Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you as long as I'm here." "I'm not thinking about that. In fact, I want to go to the Ye's Mansion and have a look."

Rainie was instead shocked by Mango's sudden statement.

"Dr. Bay said you needed rest, so why are you going back there?"

"Susie's escaped, and I have no idea how my mother-in-law and Zion are doing. Despite having Nick there, I still think it's better if I go and take a look."

In the end, Mango was unable to stay calm.

Rainie wanted to stop her, but she realized that Mango was worried about her son. Then, she muttered, "I'll have Thomas arrange for transport. Is Rita coming home as well?"

"It's fine, let her be with my mother for today."

After that, Mango sorted herself out as Rainie bid Thomas got the car out for them. Meanwhile, Mrs. Shen and Mr. Shen were quite worried when they heard that Mango was heading back to Ye's Mansion following Susie's escape.

"Isn't it a bad idea to go back now?"

Mrs. Shen held on to Mango's hand as she spoke.

"It's fine, I'll be back tomorrow morning."

Obviously Mango knew that her mother was

worried about her, but Mango was even more worried for Madam Ye and Zion.

Hence, Mrs. Shen didn't try to stop her since Mango had made up her mind.

When the car left the Shen family household, it was just last six o'clock and the sky was just beginning to darken.

Mango sat down tiredly in the back seat.

To be honest, she had the vague notion that something might be very wrong with her body. Why would a simple period make her this weak?

Next, she leaned back on the headrest to take a nap. Aside from that, Rainie and Thomas stayed rather silent throughout the trip too.

Just as they were pulling into a crossroad, the car suddenly screeched to a halt.

"What's wrong?"

Mango asked when she spotted the massive traffic jam in front of her.

Then, Thomas whispered, "I'll go take a look."

"Be careful."

Mango nodded slightly.

There seemed to be some sort of demonstration in front of them, and it seemed quite hectic indeed.

Rubbing her temples in frustration, Mango had no intention to observe the proceedings.

After that, Rainie said, "Would you like to take a nap? By the looks of it, it seems like it'll take some time. Furthermore, it's the evening rush hour."

"I'm fine. Don't worry about me."

Mango knew that Rainie was worried about her, so she smiled weakly to reassure her.

It didn't take long for Thomas to return, but there was a grim expression on his face.

"What's wrong? What happened out there?"

Mango couldn't help but ask.

Thomas muttered, "There seems to be the family of a deceased woman demanding retribution at the door of a club."

"A club? Which club?"

Mango was extremely sensitive to the word 'club' at the moment.

Thomas glanced at her before he replied, "The Celestial Clubhouse. The deceased person is Gianna Wood, and according to them, Gianna had resigned yesterday so her death has nothing to do with the club However, word is that Gianna has been murdered."

A connection seemed to spark in Mango's mind.

Gianna was Nathaniel's sommelier, and yet her sudden death coincided with Nathaniel suddenly leaving the city. Would there be a connection between these two incidents?

"Let me go and take a look."

Mango had a sudden impulse to get out of the car.

"Mrs. Ye!"

Worry wracked Thomas' body and he asked Rainie to follow her. Next, he was forced to contact someone to get the car.

Meanwhile, Rainie quickly caught up to Mango.

"Slow down, Mango. There's a lot of people here, so don't run into anyone."

Rainie followed behind Mango as closely as she could.

Then, Mango quickly arrived at the door of the Celestial Clubhouse and she witnessed two old farmers sobbing at the door with a covered corpse at their feet.

"My daughter has been working here for three years, and yet now she's passed away without any solid reason. Yet, all they can tell me is that my daughter had quit the day before, but she told me that the manager had wanted to raise her salary and she even wanted to bring us to live with her in the city. So, how could she have resigned? This club has killed my daughter, and yet they won't take any responsibility. Is there no justice in Ocean City?"

Gianna's mother was crying so hard that she could barely breathe.

Of course, the greatest sorrow in the world was for a mother to bury her child.

Mango had no idea what Gianna looked like, but from Thomas's description, she didn't seem very old.

What were the circumstances that led to Gianna's death?

Then, the people around them started a heated discussion about the club.

After that, the manager of the club walked out before declaring, "Madam, it's true that Gianna resigned from our club yesterday, so please direct any questions to the police and have them investigate the matter. I assure you that the Celestial Clubhouse will provide its full cooperation with the investigation. However, you've ruined our club's reputation by doing this, and we're not going to press charges because of your daughter's death. But if you continue this, we will have to call the police."

"The police? Are you trying to cover your own tracks? Well, call them then! Do it!"

Gianna's mother instantly flew into a rage the moment she heard that. Next, she got on her feet to pounce onto the manager, scratching his face without a care for the crowd around her.

Meanwhile, the manager was caught off guard, and streaks of blood appeared on his face.

"Do I pay you bodyguards to just stand around? Get her off me! Call the police!"

The manager of the club became angry and he raised his voice.

After that, both parties started fighting immediately.

Meanwhile, Mango wanted to take a better look at the scene but she was pushed aside by the crowd.

Right now, she wanted nothing more than to get rid of the people around her. It didn't matter if she left or entered the club, anything was better than being engulfed by the crowd.

On the other hand, Rainie was also carried away by the surge of bodies as she watched Mango getting further away from her.

"Mango! Come back! I'm here! Mango!"

Rainie tried her best to break free, but there were too many people and the presence of the bodyguards only made things worse.

Despite hearing Rainie's calls for her, Mango was unable to free herself. When she was about to turn around and search for her best friend, she felt a cold edge press into her waist. "Don't move, or else you'll get it!"

The cold and sharp feeling caused Mango to stiffen involuntarily.

It was a dagger!

She wouldn't be this afraid if it were a gun, but all bets were off with a dagger. If they wanted to, the other party could kill her right there and then.

Of course, Mango had thought of resisting or disarming the person, but the crowd restricted her movements.

"Who are you?"

Mango forced herself to calm down. At this moment, she could only rely on herself.

However, the other party replied in a low voice, "Cut the crap and come with me!"

Thus, Mango was forced to move to the other side of the crowd.

On the other hand, Rainie became even more anxious as the distance between them widened.

"Mango! Mango!"

She waved her arms.

Of course, Mango spotted Rainie waving her arms, but she couldn't respond lest she dragged Rainie into this.

The person behind her was a man, and Mango hadn't gotten a good look at his face. Nevertheless, she could hear the threatening edge in his voice.

Next, the two of them quickly broke free of the crowd, and Mango was led into a narrow alley.

As soon as they were free of the crowd, Mango immediately turned and she tried to disarm the man.

Unfortunately, he seemed to be expecting this and the dagger sliced open Mango's arm the moment she turned around. A white-hot pain licked up her arm, and blood spurted out from the wound.