The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Novalee had never heard Mango's voice before as Mango had already lost her voice when Novalee met her. Also, Walter did not let Novalee know that Mango had recovered, so Novalee did not find anything strange.

However, Novalee felt really uncomfortable when she heard Mango call Walter in such an intimate way.

She also found herself ridiculous as she shouldn't have any feelings towards Walter.

It didn't matter how many women he had been together with as this had nothing to do with her.

However, she felt heavy-hearted and couldn't seem to get the burden off her heart.

"Well, I'll look for him later then."

Mango ended the conversation instantly.

It was strange that she felt guilty although she didn't do anything wrong.

At that instant, Mango felt extremely uncomfortable.

On the other hand, Novalee looked at her phone and no one could tell what she was thinking.

Walter saw Novalee in a trance while holding her phone when he came out.

At that moment, he frowned.

"What's wrong?"

Walter took Novalee's phone from her directly and turned it on to look at the call record. Then, he hurriedly asked when he saw a call from Mango, "What did she say?"

Novalee couldn't help but feel sad when she saw that Walter was so concerned about the call.

"Isn't Ms. Shen the love of your life? Why do you seem interested in other women now? Or is it that you enjoy having flings with others?"

Walter's frown deepened after hearing what Novalee said.

"What do you mean?"

"Nothing, I just feel that you are a jerk at this point. I've always thought that you are deeply in love with Ms. Shen and sees her as someone special as you would sacrifice anything for her without regret although you know that she's married. I thought that it's rare to find someone like you in this world, yet I realized now that I was too naive. You're just a playboy after all!"

Novalee got up and left having said that.

However, Walter grabbed her arm at that instant.

"What do you mean? Explain it to me, how am I a

playboy? Who did I have flings with?"

"Let go of me!"

Novalee shook him off and said coldly, "With whom? Didn't you have a fling with your dear secretary, Hadley? She even addressed you by your name directly. Who would believe that the two of you have nothing to do with each other?"

Then, Walter was stunned for a moment before he smiled all of a sudden.

"She's married and even has a child, so how could I have a fling with her?"

At that instant, Novalee was stunned as this situation was beyond her expectation.

"Wow, you're truly a b*stard. She's already a mother yet you won't let go of her... You're totally a jerk!"

"Come on, can you please not slander me? Her husband is my close friend and we have always called each other by our names. What's wrong with that?"

Novalee was taken aback by Walter's words.

"Novalee, are you jealous? You aren't in love with me, are you?"

However, Novalee retorted immediately after hearing Walter's words.

"Nonsense! Why would I fall in love with you? Don't be so self-righteous."

Then, Novalee turned around and ran away after saying that.

However, Walter did not chase after her this time.

He looked at Novalee's back as she ran away and beamed, but his smile froze when he thought of an issue.

"Is she just putting on an act?"

If so, Novalee could really win the best actress award.

At that instant, Walter's heart sank.

He took out his phone and called Mango.

"What did you tell her when you called just now?"

"What are you talking about? I'm not your secretary. Also, what's up with you and Novalee?"

Mango thought about it and she felt that this had something to do with the secret that Walter hid from Novalee.

Then, Walter said gloomily, "You don't have to worry about this and it doesn't matter whether you're Hadley or not... Anyway, what's up? Do you not need to serve Mr. Ye?" "Come on, Walter, why do sense such a strong hint of jealousy in your voice?"

Mango felt that Walter was dissatisfied and

jealous.

It was no wonder that Nathaniel didn't get angry at him as no one would be able to reproach him when he was in such a state.

Then, Walter said straightforwardly, "Bah! Both of you are the same... Is there something wrong with your senses? How am I jealous?"

"You clearly are. Is it because of Novalee that you feel troubled deep down?"

"Yes! So what? It's all for your sake..."

However, Walter felt that he was just lying to himself after saying this.

Nevertheless, Mango did not expose him as she smiled and said, "The jade tycoon is called Bosco and Nathan seems to know him. I will tell you more about his background if you're interested. Also, I'm planning to go and meet Bosco after Nanny Zhang's funeral tomorrow, but don't worry as Nathan and I will check it out for you."

"Thank you."

Walter hung up the phone having said that, but he was even more depressed.

Were Mango and Nathaniel out of their minds?

How was he filled with jealousy?

How was that possible!

Walter denied it as he looked in the direction of

Novalee's ward.

Since Nathaniel and Novalee both knew of Bosco, he might as well meet Bosco along with Novalee.

So, Walter got up and returned to the ward at the thought of this. He leaned against the door before looking at Novalee as she was lying on the bed and reading her book. Then, he said with a smile, "Hey, my girlfriend, when are we going to visit your uncle, Boston?"

"I'm not going."

Novalee was embarrassed and her face turned red as Walter called her his girlfriend.

Nevertheless, Walter beamed and said, "Come on, even ugly people have the right to meet their inlaws and your boyfriend isn't ugly at all. You can rest assured that I won't make you feel embarrassed." "Walter Song, get out of my room! Who said that you are my boyfriend? I don't want to be your girlfriend!"

"Really? Then who was the one that told Hadley just now that you're my girlfriend?"

At that instant, Novalee became angry from embarrassment after she heard what Walter said and she grabbed a pillow before throwing it at Walter.

"Get out of here!"

Walter quickly ducked and said with a smile, "Fine, fine, I'll go out to buy something delicious for you and well go visit your uncle in the evening." "I'm not going!"

Novalee cried out rather shyly.

Nevertheless, Walter turned around and left, but his smile froze on his face the moment he left.

He would play along with Novalee if she was just putting on a show as he would like to see how long could Novalee remain her facade.

At that instant, Walter felt both mentally and physically exhausted.

He had dated several women at the same time, but he had never felt so tired like this.

What the hell was going on?

Did he get old?

Novalee did not know what Walter was thinking, but she felt rather shy all of a sudden. It was strange that she was embarrassed as she had never felt this way before.

Later, Walter went out to buy some fruits and they were all Novalee's favorite. At that moment, he realized that he became really familiar with Novalee's likings.

Previously, he had decided to take care of Novalee wholeheartedly and devote himself fully to his relationship with her as he wanted to forget his love for Mango. He had always considered Novalee an extremely understanding, righteous, and straightforward girl, but he had doubts about her now and he was increasingly insecure about it.

In fact, he had decided to spend the rest of his life with Novalee and he had never changed this idea, but he couldn't accept the fact that Novalee approached him with a bad motive.

When did he start considering the external factors when looking for a partner?

Soon, Walter went back to the ward with the fruits in his hand, but he found that Novalee was missing.

In the past, he would definitely be really anxious about it and run out to look for her, but he wanted to give the two of them some space at this moment. He wondered naively if Novalee would take the initiative to confess to him.

As long as she was willing to spill the beans, he would not care what the matter was or how cruel her intentions were.

However, Walter waited in the ward for more than an hour before Novalee came back and she was rather surprised to see Walter in the ward.

"When did you come back? I've been looking for

you."

Walter looked at Novalee while she was sweating heavily and was out of breath as if she had really run a few kilometers. However, he didn't believe that Novalee went out to find him.

She had definitely taken this opportunity to meet someone and settled some issues.

Walter felt indescribably depressed and sad deep down at the thought of this possibility.

"What's wrong, Walter? What happened?"

Novalee asked as she saw Walter staring at her strangely.

"Nothing... I went out to buy some fruits but they are all your favorite, so I came back to ask you what your uncle likes. However, you were not around, so I thought of waiting for you here and I have no idea how long I've been waiting as I didn't keep track of the time. Where did you go to find me?"

Walter said faintly and he stopped staring at Novalee.

Then, Novalee breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I might have taken a different path from you as I wandered around the fruit stalls and supermarket nearby, but I couldn't find you anywhere. Your phone was also switched off when I called, so I thought that something had happened to you and I nearly called the police... I didn't expect you to be back."

Walter took out his phone to check and he had no idea that his phone had gone out of battery.

So, he charged his phone with his power bank, but he did not believe that Novalee almost called the police.

She wouldn't have approached him with a motive if he was really someone she cherished deep down.

At the end of the day, this was the reason why Walter felt heartbroken.

Nevertheless, Walter said faintly, "I'm fine... I'm a man, not a woman, and I can't possibly be kidnapped."

He threw his phone on the table as he spoke.

At that instant, Novalee finally noticed that something was wrong with Walter.

"What's wrong with you? Are you upset because I said that I'm your girlfriend? Well, I could always explain it to my uncle later."

"It doesn't matter as I like you anyway and it's best if you're my girlfriend."

"But you seem..."

"I'm just a little tired as I haven't had a proper sleep recently since I have been taking of you. I'm going to take a rest as I feel rather weak today... Just call me if you need anything."

Walter could no longer put on a show.

He picked up his phone and got up to leave, but he forgot to take his coat.

"Wait a minute."

Novalee stopped him and handed him his coat.

"It's windy outside... You might catch a cold."

"Oh."

Walter took the coat and was about to leave when he suddenly thought of something.

"Oh, by the way, I've asked my friends to look into your parents' issue, but they said that it's rather complicated and they couldn't find evidence to prove that your parents weren't coveting the money. So, the

key now is to find a witness to show that your parents didn't spend the money at that time. Do you have any idea who else carried out the task with your parents?"

Walter had doubts about Novalee, but he still tried his best to help her as it was his promise to her.

At that instant, Novalee's eyes lit up after hearing Walter's words.