The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

"What is this?"

Mango was a little confused.

The doctor hesitated for a bit and then said in a low voice, "This is a medicine that I developed to increase one's stamina. Once consumed, one's stamina will only be exhausted after a very long time. However, this medicine still isn't perfect because it has some side effects, and I still haven't fully developed it. I know your stamina is lacking, so it is impossible for you to leave this place just like that, but if you use this medicine, you can get out of here in time, right?"

Mango frowned slightly.

"Why do you carry this medicine with you?"

"For research purposes, of course. To be honest, there is a dungeon in this bungalow and some people inside are used for my drug tests, so that's why I always bring it along with me."

Upon hearing the doctor's words, Mango was a little angry.

"You tested the medicine on a living person?"

She couldn't help thinking of Nanny Zhang.

This doctor was as cruel as her.

When the doctor saw that Mango was angry, he quickly said, "This wasn't my idea but Hadley's. He said that the people here were all criminals, ones with unforgivable crimes, so..."

"Isn't a prisoner also a human being? What right do you have to treat other's life like this? What's the side effect of this medicine?"

"I really have no idea because it was just developed not long ago, so I decided to let you try it. However, theoretically speaking, drugs that increases one's stamina will overdraw one's energy, so I think the aftereffects will make you even weaker."

Upon hearing the doctor's words, Mango's frown deepened.

"Is that what you're thinking? Are you trying to use me as your test subject? How dare you!"

Hearing Mango's words, the doctor was so scared that he almost fell to his knees.

"Mrs. Ye, I really didn't mean this, but now I have no other way to get you out of here. With your physical condition, you wouldn't be able to get very far even if you leave. Either way, you will still collapse and no one knows what will happen then."

"If I take this medicine, can I reach A City?"

That was the place where Nathaniel had disappeared and where Walter had his incident. Hence, this was the only thing Mango wanted to know now.

The doctor calculated the distance and said softly, "It's possible, but you may be weak after you get there."

"How many bottles of this medicine are there?"

"Mrs. Ye, don't be stupid! It's dangerous to overdraw your strength too many times. If anything happens to you, I won't be able to explain it to Hadley. By then, Boston will also kill me."

When the doctor heard Mango's question, he couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Boston? Are you one of Boston's people?"

"Everyone here is Boston's men. After he heard that you were in Nick's custody, he asked Hadley to find you. I don't know why he brought you here, but I guess it was Boston's decision to protect you." Mango sneered at the doctor's words.

"Protect my safety? This is the first time I've heard of making people faint in order to protect them."

The doctor didn't know what to reply when he heard Mango's sarcastic words.

Then again, she didn't expect to hear much useful information from him either.

Mango said to the doctor, "Give me the layout and security measures of this place, and I promise I won't hurt you. But if you don't cooperate, I won't go easy on you."

"Okay, okay, okay, I'll draw it for you."

The doctor was very cooperative and gave the map to Mango, while she also got the medicine from him.

"Sorry for doing this, but I don't want you to get into trouble."

Just as she finished speaking, Mango raised her hand and hit the doctor, rendering him unconscious.

She hesitated as she looked at the small bottle of medicine in her hand.

The consequences of her pushing her limits might be more than what the doctor said, but what he said was true. With her current strength, it would be a problem for her to even leave, not to mention reaching City A.

At this time, she really hated herself for her physical condition. She didn't want to be a damsel in distress, but unfortunately, she turned out to be like this when Nathaniel and Walter needed her the most.

This was all down to chance.

This was no longer a question of choice.

Mango looked at the small bottle while she thought of Nathaniel and Walter. She seemed to be able to see Nathaniel's pained expression.

Ah, he would always think of her first.

Thinking of how she had been taken care of in the month after her miscarriage, Mango's lips curled into a gentle smile.

It was already more than enough to have a husband like him.

Since her best friend and her husband had met with misfortune in A City, she would definitely rescue them even if she were to die.

As she thought of this, Mango smiled and poured the bottle of medicine into her mouth.

The medicine was tasteless, just like plain water, but her body was warming up as if a stream of energy was gathering in her body and slowly emerging from the depths.

Mango felt that her entire body was full of strength, and she seemed to have returned to her previous state when she wasn't ill.

After looking at the doctor, Mango recalled what he had said and she took all of the medicine left behind by him.

The map given by the doctor was very clear.

Then, Mango noticed that there were some air

vents marked here.

If she could get rid of the bodyguards in front of the vents, she could exit through the vents.

After coming up with a plan, Mango quickly climbed out of the window and found the location of the vent according to the map. There were four bodyguards in front of it.

Frankly, Mango felt a little exhausted when she saw their sturdy looks. However, when she thought of Nathaniel, she felt braver.

She did have some self-defense lessons earlier, and Nathaniel had taught her as well later on. Although it was a little difficult to deal with these four bodyguards now, it did not mean that there was no chance of success at all.

Mango stretched her joints and limbered up before she broke into the room through the window.

"What the hell?"

The moment the bodyguards heard the sound and turned around, Mango gave one of the bodyguards a left roundhouse kick. Then, she did a backflip and gave another bodyguard a right kick to his chest. When the other two bodyguards saw this and wanted to notify the others, Mango's eyes narrowed as she grabbed the flower pot beside her and threw it towards them.

Her movements were very accurate and fast. Before the two bodyguards could alert the others, they were hit on the forehead by the vase and they staggered backwards dizzily.

During this moment, Mango took advantage of the opportunity and kicked them from the air, causing them to kneel on the ground. Then, she raised her hands and hit the back of their necks, and the two bodyguards to pass out instantly.

Seeing this, the other two bodyguards then came forward to attack, but Mango grabbed the chance and striked them down without any hustle.

The four bodyguards fainted in less than five minutes battling with Mango.

She looked at the watch on her wrist and smiled.

The feeling of being healthy was really good.

It would be great if she hadn't had any problems with her body.

She was a little sad indeed, but she didn't have time to care about her own feelings. Then, she looked around and found the things she'd brought with her from the military compound.

Then, Mango was happy because it seemed that God was helping her today.

Next, she picked up her things and opened the passage of the vent before she left the bungalow directly using the vent.

It linked straight to the garage outside.

Mango did not have a car key, but she used a trick that she learned from Walter to open the car door and started the engine.

If Walter was here, he would probably show off his skills.

When Mango thought of this, she became somewhat distracted.

To be honest, Walter was actually quite cute. Unfortunately, Mango couldn't be what he wanted.

Mango then shook her head and drove away all unnecessary emotions out of her mind. After that, she immediately drove out of the house.

The sound of the car engine alerted the others, but when they saw that it was Hadley's car, they were somewhat perplexed. Hence, they did not stop the car.

Mango took advantage of their inaction and quickly drove out of the compound.

After the car left the bungalow, Mango turned on the phone that she took from the doctor. After she turned on the navigation, she drove towards City A.

It took Hadley a while before he received news that Mango had left the bungalow.

He was frustrated, but there was nothing he could do about it. He could never imagine that a sick woman would have the ability to leave such a heavily guarded compound.

Then, he quickly reported this matter to Boston, but the instructions he received were to not do anything and ignore Mango.

Hadley didn't quite understand what Boston meant, but he didn't ask further.

Despite having left for a while, she worried that there would be people chasing after her. However, she was finally at ease when she saw nothing behind her after having driven twenty kilometers. So, it seemed that she was quite lucky.

As she passed through the road that Nathaniel and Walter had taken, Mango's face became increasingly gloomy.

The traces left behind by an intense chase were far too obvious.

She was nervous, and her chest felt extremely heavy.

If it weren't for Nathaniel and Walter's skills, they probably wouldn't be able to hold on for that long.

Was it really Nick who treated them this way?

They were brothers, so why would they kill each other?

Mango didn't really understand how deep Nick's hatred was towards his twin brother. Was it so deep that he could eventually turn against his own brother?

Then, she shook her head gently and drove quickly to A City.

It was only after arriving in A City that Mango realized that her physical strength was running out.

However, she would be exhausted without the medicine because the whole journey was at least around three hundred kilometres.

Even so, she was extremely exhausted.

She looked around and found that the place was very remote and not too crowded. Besides, Mango saw that the Equatorial Hotel was not far away.

This was a five-star hotel and its decoration was very luxurious and extravagant, but Mango hesitated.

There was no way she was going to go inside.

From what Merle told her, Nathaniel and Walter had gone missing here.

The small town looked so ordinary but Nathaniel and Walter were bested even with their superior fighting skills. Hence, it was definitely not to be underestimated.

Mango hesitated for a moment before passing by the Equatorial Hotel, and she arrived at the entrance of another hotel that was very far from it.

This hotel happened to be the one that Walter had stayed in when he first arrived in A City!

Mango walked in and saw a chubby landlady playing with her mobile phone, and it looked familiar.

It seemed to belong to Walter!