The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

It was Ryan Roberts!

Mango knew Ryan as he was close with Walter that it was impossible not to recognize him, although he wasn't as famous in Ocean City. The Roberts family was part of the upper-class society, but they weren' as prominent and no one would treat them with honor if it weren't for the close relationship between Ryan and Walter.

Now that Walter was missing and Ryan showed up here, could it be that Ryan had come to look for Walter as well?

Just as Mango was about to approach Ryan to talk to him and discuss Walter's incident, a vigilant thought flashed through her mind.

Something was off!

No one knew what happened to Walter at this point, and the person who called her could be just luring her to visit this place. There was no reason for the person to contact Ryan.

Then, Mango suddenly recalled that the person who called her and told her about Walter's accident sounded incredibly similar to Ryan.

"Sorry, I'll get back to you later as I left something in my room. I want to go get it."

Then, Mango smiled faintly before leaving and she went straight into the elevator.

On the other hand, Emberly didn't sense anything wrong as she said with a smile, "Of course! Please let me know if you need my help anytime as I know the place better as I'm a local. Everyone comes here to visit the Underground City and I can fully understand that you don't want to leak your identity, so don't worry, I won't invade your privacy."

"Great."

Mango left after replying to Emberly, but she started feeling suspicious deep down in her heart.

Underground City?

Everyone came here just to visit that place?

So, it seemed that the Underground City had made a name for itself since there were so many branded cars here.

Mango was deep in her thoughts as she entered the elevator and went one floor up before descending back to the lobby. Then, she found a bathroom near the elevator to hide herself.

Ryan happened to be meeting Emberly just as Mango came down.

Meanwhile, Emberly was very respectful to Ryan as she said with a smile, "Mr. Roberts, you are here!"

"Did a woman named Mango Shen come to book a room here in the past two days?"

Hence, Mango was a little taken aback by Ryan's words.

Was he looking for her?

But why?

Emberly was stunned for a moment when she heard Mango's name.

"Why are you also looking for Mango Shen? Who is she?"

"You shouldn't be asking questions, just do your job and answer me, yes or no?

"No, I check on everyone who visits this place and none of them were named Mango Shen."

Honestly, Emberly felt somewhat frustrated but she didn't dare cause any further trouble.

Then, Ryan glanced around before saying in a low voice, "If a person named Mango Shen comes to book a room, bear in mind to make her stay no matter what method you use. You can drug and knock her out if that's necessary, do you understand?"

"Got it."

Hence, Emberly didn't inquire any further but an inexplicable glint flashed across her eyes, and it was hard to tell what was on her mind.

"Oh, by the way, there was a floating corpse by the river three days ago. Plus, I heard that it was a child, so were you the one who dumped her there?"

Then, Mango's brows furrowed when she heard what Ryan said.

He didn't seem to be here to look for Walter, and he even knew about Anaya's accident.

Thus, Mango perked up when she recalled Anaya's hatred towards Emberly.

Emberly was taken aback when she heard Ryan asking about Anaya.

"Mr. Roberts, nothing's wrong with her, is there? Why are you asking about her?"

"This child escaped from the Underground City, yet you have the guts to dispose of her in a public area... Aren't you afraid that it will attract attention? I see that the Wang family has been living a comfortable life over the years, so do you intend to put an end to that? Don't you know that Mr. Coon is fully aware of everything you do?"

There was a trace of sternness in Ryan's voice.

Then, Emberly shivered in fear and her expression darkened when Ryan mentioned Mr. Coon.

On the other hand, Mango felt puzzled as she observed everything through the narrow slit of the door.

Who was Mr. Coon?

Why was Emberly so afraid of him?

Furthermore, what was the relationship between Ryan and Mr. Coon?

Mango hadn't wrapped her head around the matter when Emberly spoke in trepidation, "Mr. Roberts, please don't ever tell Mr. Coon... The kid is mute and I have sent someone to kill her."

"You killed her? But I heard clearly from someone that she was dragged out of the river and a woman brought her away. If that woman hadn't given herself a death sentence by going to Shaquille Seeyan's hospital, I'm sure that Mr. Coon's guards would have taken you away long ago!"

Then, Ryan glared fiercely at Emberly as he said those words.

On the other hand, Mango frowned in response.

Shaquille Seeyan?

Was that the name of the doctor?

Hence, Mango could tell that the hospital wasn't a safe place either after hearing what Ryan said.

Truth be told, she felt that this place was full of strangeness and mystery.

Emberly let out a sigh of relief after hearing what Ryan said, "Oh... what a relief! Luckily she went to Shaquille's place as no one who goes there comes out alive." "It's good that you're aware of it. I wanted to warn you that you'd better not consider going to that place to look for the child as the Underground City and Shaquille have never interfered with each other's business. You'd better not provoke her unnecessarily unless you have a death wish."

"Got it... Thank you for your reminder, Mr. Roberts."

Emberly nodded eagerly.

"By the way, are there any new guests at the hotel today?"

"Yes, two men and one woman came but they arrived separately. Hence, they don't seem to be from the same group."

Emberly replied to Ryan immediately.

Next, Ryan frowned, "The Underground City hasn't been too peaceful recently so I won't give you the pass. Tell whoever that wants to get it to look for me, as I'm afraid that you won't even know if Mango showed up."

"Mr. Roberts, is there a need to be so cautious? Can't you just send Mango's picture to me?"

Frankly, Emberly was reluctant to follow Ryan's orders as she wouldn't earn as much money without the pass.

No one would complain about having too much money, and someone like her especially needed more money to feel secure as cash was the most reliable companion one could have.

Then, Ryan glared at her coldly and said, "A photo? I only have her nude photos, do you want to see it?"

"Oh... it's fine then, you can enjoy the pictures on your own."

Emberly stuttered when she heard Ryan's words while Mango narrowed her eyes.

Her nude photos?

Why would Ryan have them?

Mango knitted her brows as she recalled the incident about her nudes being leaked a few months ago.

At that time, Rainie was lured to the club by the nude photos of Mango sent from Walter's phone, yet she almost got into an accident because of the trouble she created. After that incident, Walter kept denying that he sent those photos, but Mango couldn't let it go completely although she believed that Walter wouldn't lie about it.

But now that she heard what Ryan said, she had some speculations.

Ryan had always been by Walter's side previously and he tagged along with Walter wherever he went, so no one else other than Ryan could get ahold of Walter's phone.

Furthermore, Walter was never wary of Ryan and he even let Ryan know his cell phone's password.

Could it be that Ryan had taken Walter's mobile phone and sent those photos to Rainie?

But if that was true, why did he do that and what was his motive?

Mango's mind was running wild just as Ryan glanced around and left.

The way Ryan treated Emberly was absolutely not something an uninfluential person could do.

So, what was the relationship between Ryan and Mr. Coon? What was the conflict between Mr. Coon and Nathaniel? If they didn't have a conflict, why would Nathaniel and Walter completely disappear from this place?

What did that Underground City look like?

Hence, Mango's curiosity intensified.

However, Ryan had said that he would not give the pass to Emberly, and the only way to get it was from him, but he would surely recognize Mango.

So, what could she do?

Hence, Mango regretted that she did not buy the pass from Emberly before Ryan arrived.

But after giving it a second thought, Emberly would probably have to ask Ryan for it even if Mango bought it beforehand, and she would have been exposed if Ryan wanted to meet her in person. The only person who knew she was here was the one who called and told her about Walter's accident. Since Ryan was so clearly looking for her, the person who called must be him.

As Mango finally wrapped her head around this matter, she saw how Emberly spat in the direction Ryan left even though she looked very respectful to him a second ago. Emberly said with resentment, "Bah! Who do you think you are? You' re just a servant of Mr. Coon and it wasn't for the fact you were born in Ocean City, could you still order me around? He seriously thinks that he's all that just because he's controlling the passes to the Underground City... If I hadn't saved up some passes, he would really have cut off my livelihood. But now that the Underground City has stopped selling passes, I could really earn a pretty penny!"

Hence, Emberly smiled greedily as she said that.

Meanwhile, Mango was trying to find a way to solve the problem, but she didn't expect it to be resolved so soon.

It didn't matter if Emberly was greedy as anything that could be solved with money was not a problem to Mango.

Then, she hurriedly came out from the bathroom when Emberly left and went straight to find her.

"I'm so sorry, Manager Wang, I forgot to get my phone. What was the pass that you mentioned just now?

"The Underground City's pass."

Emberly laughed when she saw how quickly Mango came back to her, but she became more cautious at the thought of what Ryan said earlier.

"Miss Gerner, could you please show me your ID card?"

Hence, Mango was caught off guard by Emberly's request.

ID card?

Wouldn't her identity be exposed if she gave her ID card to Emberly?

"Manager Wang, you told me just now that you wouldn't invade my privacy, but what's wrong now? Do you always say things you don't mean?"

Thus, Emberly felt embarrassed after hearing what Mango said.

"It's not what you think, Miss Gerner. Something happened in the Underground City so I'll need to be more cautious about it. But please don't worry, I won't remember your identity even after seeing your ID card."

Mango became a little anxious as Emberly insisted on checking her ID card.

What should she do?

She had never prepared an ID card for Paola Gerner and it would be very easy to detect a fake ID card considering the advanced technology these days, so where could she get an ID card for Paola Gerner

now?