The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

At the thought of this possibility, Thomas felt even more uneasy.

"Well, let's try our best to find her. Now that we still can't reach Mr. Ye, we can only hope for the best for Mrs. Ye. No matter how you put it, we might have some hope with Walter around. His methods are crass but they might have better luck finding her."

To be honest, Thomas had no idea what to do now.

Meanwhile, Rainie cut in with a dissatisfied tone, "That scumbag is undeniably good to Mango, and he's right. Where is Nathaniel? No one can contact him despite running into such a huge problem, so do you think something happened to him as well?"

"No, he is Mr. Ye! Nothing will happen to him!"

Thomas dismissed Rainie's speculation immediately.

In his mind, there was nothing Nathaniel couldn't do, so nothing would happen to him!

However, there was still a niggling feeling of worry in his heart.

There were a large number of calls originating from Ye's Mansion, and Madam Ye even personally came to ask about it. Plus, Zion also employed his computer skills to look for his mother. Hence, it seemed like everyone was joining in the effort to look for her.

Alas, no one could find any trace of Mango in Ocean City.

Meanwhile, Terrance avoided alerting Madam Hans as to what happened in order not to alarm her. Nevertheless, he still utilized the full might of the Hans family to search for Mango.

So many people were looking for Mango, but why couldn't they find her?

A similar amount of effort was extended when Zion had disappeared, but at that time, Nanny Zhang was still in control of the Ye family. Thus, there were still people loyal to her within the family. Now that Nathaniel had swept clean all of Nanny Zhang's influence, who else had the power to kidnap Mango so discreetly?

Hence, Thomas was puzzled.

The prime suspect was Susie, but she had also disappeared without a trace.

Everyone was in a gloomy mood due to Mango's disappearance.

On the other hand, Mango felt as if she couldn't go on any longer.

Frankly, this was not how she imagined her death to go.

At that moment, Mango laid on the ground and she gasped for air as if she'd just run a marathon.

The floor was ice-cold, and her body felt as if she'd spent the night in a freezer. The cold caused her to fade in and out of consciousness. Honestly, Mango did not know how much longer she could go on.

She missed Nathaniel very dearly.

Where was he now?

Would he be worried over her disappearance? Had he returned to Ocean City to be with their children?

Would she still have a chance to see her children?

Truth be told, Mango felt like a failure indeed. She had no idea who kidnapped her, or even who wanted to kill her?

Was she going to die like a fool?

She wondered how Madam Ye was doing. How was Zion? Would Rita cry for her?

If the culprit behind this only wanted her dead, then she would willingly comply. However, if this attack was targeted at the Ye family, Nathaniel, and her kids, would she be content to accept her fate?

No!

She wasn't going to give up!

Alas, all her limbs were numbed completely.

Earlier in the morning, Mango was still able to wriggle around like a worm but now she had no more strength left to expend.

Mango felt as if she was placed in a freezer as waves of heat and cold overtook her body.

Logically, her period should have tapered off after a few days, but Mango realized that she was losing blood at an accelerated rate.

Her pants and clothes were soaked through with blood, and the pungent scent invaded her nostrils.

She'd never been placed in such an embarrassing state before, so it was absolutely frustrating for her if she died like this.

Then, Mango couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Even now, she still had the mood to humor herself. What would Nathaniel think if he saw her in this filthy state?

That man was quite obsessed with cleanliness, so he would never believe that his wife would pass away in such filthy conditions, right?

Then, Mango suddenly recalled all the promises Nathaniel made to her.

He'd told her that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. Plus, Nathaniel even promised to take their entire family on a trip around the world, but Mango guessed there wasn't any opportunity for that

now.

It was as if her soul had vacated her body.

Mango could no longer feel the cold or pain, as her body was numbed beyond all feeling.

Meanwhile, there was still noise filtering in from the outside. At this point, Mango could no longer tell if it was day or night.

In the beginning, she had hoped that someone would come and save her. Thus, she incessantly used her head to strike the door to alert someone. However, that action broke the skin on her head, causing blood to flow down her face, which coagulated into a thick lump later on.

However, there was no more strength left in her to go on.

Maybe she was really going to die.

Mango looked at the lights above her on the ceiling, and the chandeliers above her had shadows around them.

She had never looked at the chandelier in much detail, and she vaguely felt that the fixture was familiar. Where had she seen this before?

Alas, her brain was far too muddled to think of anything.

Then, she seemed to see Queena's face in her daze.

Perhaps humans would miss the people closest to them during their most dire of moments.

Mango believed in that very much.

After that, Mrs. Shen's face floated into view. Her mother was crying messily, and it was heart-wrenching to watch.

Mango wanted to comfort her, but she no longer had the strength to do so.

In the midst of her dazed state, she seemed to hear the sound of a door slamming and someone calling her name.

Was that an illusion?

Hallucinations were common when people were pushed into desperate situations.

Mango's eyes slowly fluttered closed, but she couldn't help but call Nathaniel's name.

"Mango! Mango!"

Walter's eyes brimmed with tears when he barged into the room to see Mango dying on the floor.

"Nathan, is that you? Sorry, I don't think I can hold on much longer."

Mango only heard someone calling her name. There were so much familiarity and urgency in her tone.

It seemed like Nathaniel was the only person who cared about her that much in the entire world.

After that, she smiled before falling completely into a coma.

On the other hand, Walter couldn't believe his eyes.

It was Mango!

It was the woman he'd felt was out of his league. His goddess was here!

Her body was boiling, and it didn't seem like any part of it was intact. Plus, the stench of blood emanated from her body. Every single article of clothing had been soaked through with blood. Patches of it had dried, but some were still wet. This was especially true for the wound on Mango's forehead. The bloody gash on her head broke Walter's heart.

Who?

Who had done such a thing to Mango?

Despite being used to seeing a lot of wild and violent things, he was

limp by the sight of Mango.

He had no idea the extent of Mango's injuries, nor where she was hurting. All he knew was that Mango was as fragile as a flower petal as if she would disappear any time. The feeling made Walter panic, and he hurriedly picked Mango up and carried her outside.

With Mango in his arms, Walter rushed out of the club without a care for the people around him. After that, he drove directly to the military hospital nearby.

He must have broken ten different traffic laws on the way, but he didn't care.

Genevieve and Noah were gobsmacked when he carried the blood-soaked Mango into the hospital.

"What happened? Where did you find Mango?"

"Instead of talking so much, hurry up and save her!"

Water pushed Noah aside immediately and he brought Mango to the emergency room.

Genevieve paused for a moment before she quickly changed into her sterile scrubs.

Noah was afraid that Thomas would be worried, so he quickly placed a call to Rainie and Thomas.

Not long after, Terrance, Thomas, and Rainie arrived at the hospital.

"How's Mango?"

News of Mango finally reached them after four days, but no one expected it to turn out like this.

It was frightening enough that Walter was covered in blood, but an even scarier thought appeared in their heads.

Was this all Mango's blood?

How much blood did a person have? Did she lose too much?

Even with Genevieve personally handling Mango's case, everyone was still very nervous.

The lights in the operating theater stayed on, and the longer they did, the more anxious everyone felt.

In truth, Walter felt like he was about to suffocate.

Irritation flooded his body, and he really wanted to hit somebody.

In fact, he really wanted to beat Nathaniel into a bloody pulp!

Where was he when Mango was in dire straits? Hell, she even called Nathaniel's name!

In the end, Terrance couldn't hold in his curiosity anymore.

"Mr. Song, where did you find Mango?"

That had searched all of Ocean City but failed to turn up any sign of her. On the contrary, Walter had found her.

Thus, they couldn't help but be curious. Was there still a place in Ocean City they had not covered? Walter looked at Terrance with a complicated gaze, and this caused the older man to be confused. "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Terrance felt that Walter was looking at him with a mix of questions, anger, and a myriad of unreadable emotions. Then, Walter said in a low voice, "Would you believe me if I said that I found her in a club owned by your family?"

"What did you say?"

Terrance found that suggestion wildly impossible.

"No way! All of the Hans family's clubs are for members only. Moreover, why would she be in one of our clubs?"

"Yes, why? Previously, your family's been nothing but cruel to Mango, especially your mother. Now that Mango's like this, I won't ever forgive you if I find out that someone from the Hans family did this!" Walter's expression was so cold that he looked like a demon from hell itself, and his words shocked Terrance.

They had searched all of Ocean City's businesses, ports, and train stations except their businesses. Thus, he couldn't believe that this was where she ended up.

Who was using the Hans family as a cover to do this to Mango?

Terrance had no clue, but it was very likely that the culprit behind this was targeting the Hans family.

However, he could not find a suitable reason to explain all this.

Right now, Terrance was both tongue-tied and worried. If Madam Hans knew that Mango had been hurt at one of their clubs, only God knew what would happen.

At this moment, one of the Hans family's bodyguards ran inside and he whispered in Terrance's ear.

"Mr. Hans, Andrea has escaped."

"What did you say?"

Terrance's temper flared up at that moment.

"There are so many people in the house, and yet she could still escape? Are you all good-for-nothing? What is happening?"