The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

"Holy crap! When did you come out?"

Walter covered the phone subconsciously.

Mango knew that Novalee was coming after she heard what Walter said.

She suddenly became silent.

Novalee might not have expected that Walter would suddenly turn his head, so she was shocked and said with some embarrassment, "I just came out to have a look. Are you still on your phone?"

"Ah, it's over. We have to attend a video conference later."

With this, Walter said to the phone, "Let's talk about this later. Let me see how the situation is like first."

"Alright."

Mango hung up the phone.

She didn't know if Novalee was suspicious, but suddenly she felt a tightness in her chest.

Novalee was such a simple person. She was straightforward and she treated her and Walter very good too. She had even almost lost her life because of Walter. Would such a woman have other purposes? After hanging up the phone, Walter smiled and said to Novalee, "Have you finished eating the apple?"

"Uh? Yeah... I've finished eating."

Novalee paused for a moment and looked a little absent-minded.

"I'll go to the bathroom first. You can go back first."

"Alright."

Novalee couldn't follow Walter to the bathroom, so she just went back to the ward.

Walter frowned slightly, and there was a trace of complexity in his eyes.

Mango would not lie to him.

In between Mango and Novalee, Walter trusted Mango more. It was not that he had something against Novalee. He would always remember that woman that would risk her life to save him. However, he was still left with doubt because Mango had not finished her words.

After going to the bathroom, Walter directly changed the name of Mango's contact number to secretary Hadley.

He sat on the toilet bowl and called Mango back instantly.

"What do you want to tell me about Novalee?"

"It's not a big deal. I'm just a little curious. Do you know that Novalee and Nanny Zhang are from the same village?"

"What?"

Walter was quite surprised.

"Who did you hear that from?"

"I met Henry, Nanny Zhang's younger brother, in their village. Henry said that everyone in the village knew some medical skills, and would at least be able to protect themselves from danger. Plus, my throat was completely cured with the help of Henry. This was supposed to be something good, but I feel that Novalee would be able to protect herself when Zendaya beat her if she knew medical skills. Her immediate response when Zendaya beat her would be to protect the most important part of her body, and not become like this."

Mango paused for a moment before continuing, "Walter, it's not that I'm suspicious of anything, it's just that I have this doubt. There might not be any problem with Novalee. It might be just me that worried too much. She's so kind, simple and straightforward. I think I'm already delusional, so don't bother about me."

Mango felt that there was something wrong with herself as she spoke.

Walter frowned and said in a low voice, "Zendaya is still alive. I'll ask her later."

"Don't do that. I might be overthinking. I've run through everything just now and felt that I might be overthinking."

Mango felt like she had been in a state of panic for the past two days.

"It's nothing... I'm just asking."

"

After Walter finished talking to Mango, he sat in the toilet and smoked one cigarette after another. After all, no one wanted to doubt their savior.

He would take care of Novalee for the rest of his life if Novalee was really injured because of saving him. However, no one could bear all this if there were other purposes and conspiracies in it. Walter stayed in the bathroom for a long time before he came out.

Novalee smelled the cigarettes on him when he came back to the ward.

"You've smoked?"

"Well, I've been holding it in for several days and just wanted to let myself enjoy, but I didn't expect you to realize it."

Walter said with a grin, "What do you want to eat? I'll buy it for you."

Novalee looked at Walter and said with a smile, "Everything is fine. Let's buy some fruit since I can't taste anything." "Alright."

Walter said as he put his mobile phone on the table. He then went to put his coat on and went out after that.

Novalee looked at Walter's mobile phone on the table and struggled.

She stopped for a while and looked around. After she realized that nobody was around, she took and unlocked the mobile phone quickly.

There was once when Walter was not convenient to answer the phone, so he told Novalee the password of his phone and got Novalee to help him turn on the phone.

She nervously unlocked the phone now and was relieved when she found out that Walter did not change his password.

She quickly checked Walter's call record. She felt relieved to see secretary Hadley's contact on top of the call list.

Novalee put the mobile phone back on the table she saw that.

What she didn't expect was that Walter didn't go far. Instead, his heart gradually cooled down when he saw every move that Novalee did.

How could Novalee be in a hurry to know who he was talking to if there was nothing wrong with her?

How could she look at his mobile phone privately if she didn't have any ulterior motives?

Walter quickly hid, but his heart was very heavy.

He went to the fruit stall to buy a few fruits and then came back.

Novalee was lying in bed playing with her mobile phone. When she saw Walter coming back, she said with a smile, "What took you so long?"

"I didn't know what to buy. I've spent some time choosing."

Walter quietly put the fruits on the table.

"I was wondering why my phone is missing. It turns out that it's here."

"Yeah, I thought you knew."

Novalee said with a smile, and then said unconsciously, "Aren't you afraid that secrets in your phone would be seen by me?"

"What kind of secret can I have? It's nothing more than a few phone calls from a few companies. Did someone look for me just now?"

Walter picked up the mobile phone. He asked in a low voice as he looked at the fingerprint on the phone.

"No."

Novalee shook her head.

Walter picked up his mobile phone and put it into his pocket.

"Novalee, something happened to Orion. I have to go take a look. There seems to be some progress in the tourism industry. You can't talk to him in this way. I'll try first and see if the other party has any conditions."

Walter's words made Novalee pause for a moment, and then she sat up.

"I think I'd better go with you. After all, it's my business. Although Ms. Shen said he's not in a hurry, I have to do my job as I was paid to do it."

She was about to get out of bed as she said this, but was stopped by Walter.

"You don't have to go. What can you do with your body like this? Besides, it's not convenient for you to join our men discussion."

Novalee paused for a moment and then reacted to the meaning of Walter's words.

"You men are so d*mn good."

"It's good you know about men. I've already ordered a meal for you. Remember to eat later."

"Got it."

Novalee didn't stick to him.

Walter left the ward with a smile.

He called Orion as he walked.

"Is Zendaya still there?"

"Yes, President Song. I wouldn't dare to touch her without your permission."

Orion had completely taken over Dakari's position now. Plus, with Walter by his back, everything went smoothly.

Dakari died of an acute illness in prison.

Gavin was not a fool, so he knew what was going on.

Walter sent someone to negotiate with Gavin, which led to Gavin and Orion to cooperate with each other again. However, it seemed that it was merely because of Walter that Gavin would agree on this cooperation again.

Therefore, Orion now treated Walter as someone very precious.

As long as Walter protected him, his glory and wealth would not be less.

Walter didn't care about Orion's flattering tone. After all, he had listened to a lot of flattering words since young.

"Take Zendaya to Holy Joly Clubhouse. I have something to ask her. Is she awake?" "I will definitely wake her up as long as you want her awake."

Orion's guarantee satisfied Walter very much.

He arrived at the Holy Joly clubhouse very soon.

Orion arrived not long after. There were two men behind him who dragged Zendaya.

Seeing Zendaya's poor state, Walter was puzzled and asked, "What's wrong with her leg?"

"This b*tch always wanted to run away. In order to escape, she even seduced my brother to sleep with her. I broke her leg due to anger."

Walter shook his head and said, "You are really cruel. She is still your niece, man."

"Niece? She is an illegitimate child! A child which her mother gave birth to with someone unknown. Her father died of anger because of this matter. This matter was even known to three-year- old children in ou village. Otherwise, how could Dakari give her to Gavin to strengthen relationship?"

Orion said disdainfully.

Zendaya had been tortured to the point where she was disfigured.

There was hope in her eyes when she saw Walter. She shouted, "Mr. Song, save me. I am your designer!" "Do you really think I care about your design? If worst comes to worst, I'll just stop to involve in the jewelry sector. I'll still be rich even without the jewelry business."

Walter said.

Zendaya regretted her actions. She would never have seduced him if she had known that she had provoked such an Asura.

"Mr. Song, I beg you, please spare me. It's okay for you to let me be a slave. Please don't do this to me. Don't let me be in Orion's hands even if you send me to prison. I beg you."

Zendaya cried and screamed, but was then slapped by Orion.

"What are you crying for? Mourning? Do you think that I care about you? I'll pull out your teeth if you cry again."

Orion said fiercely, and Zendaya was so scared that she quickly covered her mouth as if she was really afraid that Orion would pull out her teeth the next moment.

Seeing this, Walter said coldly, "I can let Orion treat you a little better, but I need to ask you some questions. You must answer me truthfully. Otherwise, I don't know what he will do to you in the future." Zendaya seemed to see hope after hearing what Walter had said.

"Please ask. I will tell you everything as long as I know. I will tell you everything. I promise not to lie to you, Mr. Song."

Zendaya's anxiety looked like a sharp contrast to Walter's calmness.

He knew that there was an enmity between the Zendaya and Orion when he threw her to him. He wanted to let Orion punish her because of what she did to Novalee.

There was a possibility now that the truth might not be what he perceived it to be. Walter's mood suddenly became complicated.