The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Zendaya couldn't help but feel a little flustered when she saw Walter looking at her without saying anything.

"Mr. Song, I swear that what I said is true. Otherwise, I will get struck by a lightning."

There was a hint of urgency in Zendaya's voice.

Walter found that he was distracted, so he asked in a lazy tone, "How did Novalee protected me that time when you planned to take me away when I was drunk?" Zendaya was stunned all of a sudden.

She never thought that Walter would ask such a question.

"She just rushed over just like that."

"Do you still remember what exactly happened? Demonstrate it out for me."

Walter's words also made Orion feel a little strange.

"Mr. Song, what's wrong with this?"

"I don't want you to talk too much."

Walter's voice suddenly sank.

Orion suddenly closed his mouth and put it aside.

Zendaya couldn't help but recall it when she saw that Walter was really asking about this matter. She then asked the two bodyguards to demonstrate.

Walter looked at her without saying anything, and then continued to ask, "What was her first reaction when you all hit her?"

Zendaya said after a long while, "Her first reaction was to protect her belly, but before her hand touched it, she seemed to have paused for a moment before hugging her head." "Is her body curled up?"

"No. That's why I feel that she's a little silly. Everyone knows that the surface you will get hit would be smaller if you curl your body up when you were beaten up by a group of people, but she didn't. Instead, she rushed directly to you to protect you. Later, I don't know who kicked her and she just laid on the floor. The things that happened after that were also known by you already."

Although Zendaya did not know why Walter asked about this matter again, she was really scared. She was afraid that Orion would torture her and that she would die in Orion's hands if Walter kept silent. Walter frowned at this moment.

Novalee's behavior was unreasonable and not a normal reaction as self-defense, so could he think that Novalee had deliberately used Zendaya to injure him?

But why did she do that?

What was the purpose of her doing this?

Walter couldn't understand.

Zendaya saw that Walter was lost in thought and did not continue to speak. She said anxiously, "Mr. Song, what I said is true, really."

"Orion, stop torturing her."

Walter's words made Orion nod.

"You're lucky that Mr. Song won't continue to manipulate with you. However, you still got to behave yourself after going back. Just wait and see if I know you were going to escape again." Zendaya's body trembled after she got threaten by Orion. However, she felt a little relieved that she would not be abused anymore.

Walter called his people as he said goodbye to Orion.

"Help me check Novalee's childhood experience, especially whether she was sick during school years or not, and whether there are any experience of her helping others." "Okay, Mr. Song."

Walter's mood was very heavy after hanging up the phone.

He was not a person who would be casually schemed by others. What should he do if Novalee schemed against him?

Walter did not know.

He would not hesitate to attack anyone if it was in the past. However, Novalee got injured now because of protecting him.

He didn't believe that Novalee would collude with Zendaya, but the feeling of being tricked by others was really uncomfortable.

Walter lit a cigarette and sat in the car.

He was so agitated that he took his phone to call Mango.

"There is really some problem with Novalee. Do you want to suspend your company's business towards her for a while? I still don't know what her purpose is for now, so you can suspend her work temporarily on the basis of letting her recuperate."

Mango knew that Walter must have investigated it after she heard what he had said.

She didn't feel good either.

She thought that she had found a treasure and God had given her such a good assistant, but she didn't expect that there might be other reasons

behind this.

Mango said softly, "There's no need to stop. My small tourist company wasn't a big deal. It was only opened by Edolie with a few million dollars back then. How much would it be worth? So what if I give it to her if she really liked it? I just don't know what she wants to do."

"I want to know the answer to this question too. Don't worry, I will find out."

"Hey! Walter!"

Mango suddenly stopped Walter.

"What's the matter?"

"Don't be sad. Novalee might have her own difficulties."

Mango's words made Walter stunned slightly, and then he said with a wry smile, "Are you comforting me?"

"It's a yes if you said so."

Mango didn't put on airs either.

"Do you think I'm miserable?"

Walter said with a bitter smile, "When I finally fall in love with someone, I was one step late, and that person doesn't feel the some for me. When I finally decided to let you go and find for someone else, something like that happened again. I might have a fate of being single for the rest of my life..." "Don't talk nonsense. I believe that Novalee is kind-hearted by nature, and she may really have some difficulties. Walter, don't hurry to make a judgment, maybe we are all wrong."

Mango felt very upset after she heard Walter saying like that about himself.

Walter shook his head and said, "I can judge by myself whether it is right or wrong. I'll let you know if there are any progress. Well, I have to get some time off now."

"Are you alright?"

Mango was a little worried.

Walter looked free and easy, but in fact, he valued friendship more than anyone else.

"If I were to say that I'm not in got state, would you be able to leave Nathaniel and accompany me?"

"No, I can't."

"If that's what you want to say, then what are you still talking about this? Let's just hang up."

Walter hung up the phone without waiting for Mango to say anything.

He was really in a bad mood, and he didn't want to go back to see Novalee now.

How could such a simple woman suddenly become so complicated?

Walter felt that there was nowhere that would make him happily stop as he walked alone on the streets.

He came to the door of a bar and wanted to go in and have a drink, but after thinking about it, he found that his series of abnormal reactions could probably make Novalee notice something. Walter gave up this idea immediately.

He sat alone by the river for a long... long time. He only realized that he had spent the whole afternoon there when Novalee gave him a phone call.

"Walter, where are you?"

"By the river."

Walter did not hide it from Novalee.

Novalee paused and asked, "What are you doing by the river?"

"I'm having a field trip. Isn't it a tourism development? I have to come over and have a look."

Walter said calmly.

"Aren't you coming back for dinner?"

Novalee's words made Walter pause and say, "I'll go back now. What do you want to eat? I'll get it for you." "Anything is fine. It's up to you. It's my job, but I've made you run around for the whole day, so I'll treat you for this meal."

Novalee said.

"There's no need. I'll just buy it."

"Walter, let me buy you a meal, how can you pay for every meal?"

Novalee's words stunned Walter again.

Such a simple and persistent girl, why did she come to me with a purpose?

He really wanted to ask Novalee why she came to him, but he still held back.

"Alright, I'll let you treat me."

Walter felt very hypocritical after hanging up the phone.

He was very good at putting on a show, he wouldn't have this type of feeling. However, he suddenly felt a little repressed and hypocritical now that it was Novalee. This made him feel very uncomfortable. Perhaps he really regarded Novalee as one of his people, so he would feel very uncomfortable when he realized that Novalee protected him out of some motive.

Walter stayed for a while and then got up to leave.

After he returned to the hospital, he bought some food, which was very common and didn't cost too much money.

Novalee looked at the dishes and said with a smile, "Are you afraid that I can't afford to treat you to a feast?"

"No, it's just something I suddenly want to eat. I'll go out and buy something else for you if you don't want to eat."

Walter said with a good temper, but was stopped by Novalee.

"It's okay, these are good. I'm afraid that you deliberately bought things that are cheaper when you heard that it's my treat. Walter, I don't want to owe you a favor."

At this time, Walter really wanted to ask, "If you don't want to owe me a favor, why do you want to get close to me with a purpose?"

However, he swallowed the words down to the tip of his tongue.

He would only hurt their relationship if he did not have any proof.

"Nah... You think too much. I just suddenly want to eat some vegetables."

Walter smiled lightly.

Novalee looked at him and suddenly asked, "Do you have something on your mind? I think you're absent-minded today. Is there something wrong with the company? You can do your own work first if you're busy. Don't worry about me. I'm fine."

Walter paused for a moment.

He thought he did a good job, but he didn't expect that Novalee still noticed something abnormal.

Walter sighed and said, "Nothing, didn't the company want to go into the jewelry design sector? I was going to see the jade market, but I didn't expect Zendaya to be the designer. I don't want such designers, but the jade market contact has recently had some problems. I can't get in touch with it for a while."

Walter didn't lie about this. He did come here to talk about his business, and he really couldn't get in touch with the other party recently.

Novalee pondered for a while after hearing what Walter said. She then said, "I know a jade seller. I might be able to help you if you really want to expand the market here."

"You?"

Walter couldn't help but be stunned.

The jade market was a very complicated market.

Generally speaking, jade sellers were either rich or noble. On the other hand, Novalee was just an ordinary worker in Mango's company. It was Mango who was wise enough to see the potential in her and use

her.

How could such a person know people in the jade market?

If all this was true, then Novalee's purpose of entering the tourism company was really to be investigated.

Walter narrowed his eyes and then returned to normal.

"What? Are you looking down on me? Do you think that a poor guy like me won't know anyone selling jades?"

Novalee saw Walter's doubts.

"No, I didn't."

Walter smiled, but he was suddenly stunned when he saw the number Novalee dialed after she took out her phone.