The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

"What is it?"

Mango was on the alert again.

The doctor noticed her wariness and said in a low tone, "There's no need to be nervous, I won't make things too difficult for you. I just want you to let me meet the person you called just now after I've treated the young girl."

"What?"

Mango was very surprised.

Why would she come up with such a request?

Did the doctor have a motive against Zion?

Mango had no idea what the doctor wanted, but just as she was about to reject her request, the doctor spoke, "If you seal the deal, I will let you know where to find your husband and friend."

"How do you know that I'm also looking for my friend?"

Mango's brows furrowed as her intuition told her that this woman was not any ordinary woman.

The doctor looked at the phone Mango had placed on the table and said calmly, "This is a man's phone, and I saw someone using it a few days ago."

At that moment, Mango's heart skipped a beat when she heard the doctor's words.

"You've seen someone using it? What does that person look like? Where does he live?"

"We can talk more about it after seeing the young girl, but don't forget my condition."

Having said that, the doctor pushed over a wheelchair and helped Mango onto the seat before taking her out of the ward.

Mango felt rather desolate when she saw how quiet and secluded the hospital was as there wasn't even a single patient.

"Why aren't there any patients in this hospital? It is because you're too shady?"

Mango wanted to probe into the doctor's background.

However, the doctor said unwelcomingly, "The people here seldom fall sick, and even if they do, they won't come to my hospital." "Why not?"

Alas, the doctor did not answer Mango's question.

Anaya was still unconscious when they arrived at her ward, but her countenance looked much healthier.

Mango couldn't deny that the doctor had good skills as Anaya's body was slowly recovering although she had been soaked in the river for an extended amount of time. "Is she all right?"

"As I said, her body has no major issues at the moment."

The doctor walked out after saying those words as she clearly intended to give Mango some space with the girl.

After that, Mango approached Anaya and examined her closely as Anaya's appearance was distorted since she was soaked in water. Now that she wasn't as pale, Mango realized that Anaya indeed somewhat resembled Gissel.

The world was indeed filled with miracles as Mango would never have expected the child who got sold to be Anaya Ye.

Mango stared at Anaya for such a long time that when Anaya woke up out of the blue, their eyes met.

Mango was taken aback only for a short moment, but Anaya was immediately on alert.

She didn't know how to speak, but she immediately pulled away from Mango vigilantly and grabbed the blanket firmly in her hands. Anaya thought that she would die after being thrown into the river three days ago by Emberly, but she never expected to survive. Who was this woman in front of her though?

Having been through a life-and-death experience, Anaya was constantly wary of strangers and had her eyes fixated on Mango. Although Mango seemed really friendly and kind, she was fully prepared to escape

It was at this moment that Mango noticed the wariness and fear in Anaya's eyes.

She had no clue what Anaya had encountered in the past, but it reminded her of her own children and her heart ached with pity for Anaya, so she said, "Don't be scared, I won't hurt you."

However, Anaya didn't respond nor let down her guard.

"Are you Anaya Ye? Do you have a younger sister called Gissel Ye?"

Anaya's eyes widened at Mango's words as a glint of surprise flashed across her eyes, but she became even more cautious and heedful after that.

"Don't be afraid of me, okay? I know where Gissel is, and I want you to know that the police have already taken down the club that captured you. I'm guessing that you don't know this since you left earlier. The kids in the club have returned home, while the others were brought to the orphanage. As for Gissel, she has been adopted and she is together with my son at the moment. Oh, right, my son's name is Zion Shen."

Mango kept a smile on her face as she told Anaya whatever she wanted to say regardless of how cautious Anaya was.

Anaya frowned a little, her eyes glittering in the light.

So, Gissel was adopted?

Was this for real?

The woman in front of her looked very kind, but could she trust her?

In the end, Anaya could not tell for sure.

It was right at this moment that Zion's call came through.

Hence, Mango was glad that the doctor didn't take away her phone. She glanced at Anaya before picking up the call in front of her and put it on loudspeaker.

"Hi, Zion."

"Mommy, I've looked up about the Equatorial Hotel as you said."

Anaya trembled when she heard Zion's words.

Equatorial Hotel?

Why was this woman investigating Equatorial Hotel?

Anaya glanced at Mango and realized that she wasn't paying any attention to her, but Mango's expression changed when she heard about the Equatorial Hotel, so Anaya kept her eyes on Mango.

"Who is the owner?"

"It's a man named Bergen Wang and he seems very suspicious, as he did not come from a rich family, but he became the owner of the Equatorial Hotel all of a sudden. Surprisingly, he doesn't hold any other properties and actually spends most of his time gambling. Also, he has a daughter called Emberly Wang and she is currently the hotel manager. Surprisingly, the Wang family has no other assets besides the Equatorial Hotel. What's even more strange is that the hotel has high revenue although it's located in the secluded A City. There are even luxurious vehicles entering the place, though I could not find any tourism areas around the city nor interesting factories that could attract rich customers, so why are there so many people visiting the Equatorial Hotel?"

Mango was slightly stunned at Zion's words.

"A high revenue and luxurious cars? Where did these people go?"

"Yeah, I have no idea. But mommy, why are you investigating this? Did something happen to Mr. Ye there?"

Zion was a sensitive boy who could tell if something was up through bits and pieces of clues.

Mango felt proud yet helpless at the same time to have such a clever son.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to check. Well, if there is nothing else, I'll hang up now as I have something to do."

"Mommy, I have something else to tell you."

"What's the matter?"

"The hotel manager, Emberly Wang, seems to have a connection with Uncle Song and they seem to share in a good relationship." Mango's eyes lit up when she heard what Zion said.

"You're saying that Emberly has something to do with Walter?"

"Yeah, and there were even rumors about them. I found that Uncle Song spent tons of money on Emberly in the past."

As Zion was gossiping about Walter, he was also speedily tracking down the location of Mango's phone.

When he noticed from the screen that Mango was currently at A City, he narrowed his eyes. Nevertheless, he just turned off his computer calmly.

On the other hand, Mango was slightly upset as she said, "You're just a kid, so can you stop looking into Walter's relationship rumors? Stay pure and clean as you always have, okay?" "Alright, mommy, I got it, but I can't talk to you anymore as Gissel wants to eat egg tarts, and I promised to take her to KFC. Let's talk again next time."

Anaya was stunned when she heard what Zion said.

Gissel?

Was he talking about Gissel Ye just now?

Mango shook her head helplessly and said with a smile, "I see that you don't care about me anymore now that you have Gissel... Alright, go ahead, be careful and don't eat too much." "Got it, mommy, you're such a bore."

As soon as Zion finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

Mango was dumbfounded that her son considered her a bore.

This kid was still so young, yet he was already complaining about her being boring.

Having hung up her phone, Mango realized that Anaya was staring straight at her with a glint of excitement in her eyes.

Thus, Mango knew that she must have became worked up because she heard about GisseL

"The person who spoke to me just now is my son, Zion Shen, and my name is Mango Shen. Your younger sister has been adopted by my good friends. Don't worry, my friends don't have kids even though they're married, and they are kind doctors, so they will treat your sister well. I will take you to see your sister when we return to Ocean City."

Anaya was taken aback by Mango's words.

She looked at Mango and recalled Walter's words, as she couldn't believe that the woman she needed to look for in Ocean City was here. Anaya was a little hesitant as she couldn't believe her ears, so she took out a pen and paper and wrote, "Are you really Mango Shen?" "Yes, do you know me?"

Mango found her question strange so she couldn't help but ask.

Anaya shook her head and wrote on the paper, "Walter asked me to look for you."

"You know where Walter is?"

Mango grabbed Anaya's wrist out of excitement.

Conversely, Anaya felt some pain, but she just frowned and said nothing else.

Since she couldn't confirm at the moment whether Mango was a good person, she didn't want to put herself in danger.

She had to survive and return to meet her sister again.

Mango became anxious as Anaya didn't say anything else. "Do you know where Walter is? Did something happen to him? Why is his cell phone with someone else?"

Alas, Anaya didn't respond to her.

She even closed her eyes and appeared to be very tired.

Mango was extremely perturbed, but she could not bear to press Anaya any further seeing her current state.

"Anaya, I have no idea what happened to you, but I really need to know Walter's whereabouts as I'm very worried about him. Could please you tell me if you know where he is? I will be eternally grateful to you."

However, Anaya acted as if she didn't hear anything and gave no reaction.

Mango's heart was racing out of eagerness, but there was no way she could pressure a young girl, so she changed the topic.

"I won't force you if you don't want to say it, but the man who was chasing after you and rushed here afterward is Nathaniel Ye. He is my husband as well as the father of my son, and he came here all the way to look for you. Now that you' re here, I want to know, where is he?"

Then, Mango's chest tightened in uneasiness, yet Anaya just glanced at her and closed her eyes once again while remaining silent.

Mango sighed softly at Anaya's response and said, "Alright, you can take a rest. The doctor here is weird and she has a temper, but don't worry about it. We'll talk about it more after you've recovered. I'll go now."

Having said that, Mango wheeled herself out of the ward.

The hospital was as silent and secluded as before, while the city was strange, not to mention the mysterious and unfathomable citizens here.

Since Mango couldn't get any useful information from Anaya, her mind began to wander off as she looked in the direction of the Equatorial Hotel. Perhaps she could take a look at the hotel and find some usefu clues there.