The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Walter knew that Novalee was anxious, so he did not say anything else as he switched on his phone.

"Uncle Song, you must prepare me a big gift."

Zion switched on his camera and said with a smile.

"What is it that you want? I'll be sure to buy it for you."

"That's a promise! I heard from my mom that she wants to shop for jades, so buy me a nice jade as I want to give it to her."

However, Walter paused for a moment after hearing Zion's words.

"Your dad should be the one giving her such a gift and it's not your place to give that to her."

"Why not?"

"Just let your daddy do it."

Walter couldn't help but glance at Novalee when he said that.

He saw that Novalee's eyes were flickering and she seemed flustered.

At that instant, Walter was somewhat panicked.

"Just choose another gift." "Uh... Pick two... no, four jade accessories for me then."

It seemed that Zion had his heart set on jades.

"Why do you want so many jades? Do you want to sell them?"

"I want to give one to my sister and another to Gissel while Wisdom and I have will have a different one each, so four is just right as there's one for each of us... What's wrong? Uncle Song, are you unwilling to spend your money?"

Walter's mouth twitched after hearing Zion's words.

This brat was indeed Nathaniel's son as he was incredibly treacherous.

Walter could surely pick the best jades considering his taste, but it was daylight robbery for him to get four of them.

"Okay, fine, I'll give them to you. Anyway, hurry up and tell me what you got."

"Thank you, Uncle Song. I'll send the information to you and you can see it on your own, but you must delete it afterward. Otherwise, I'll be in trouble."

Having said that, Zion hung up their video call and sent Walter a file.

At that instant, Novalee leaned over.

It was an encrypted file and perhaps Zion was the only one who could retrieve it.

Walter and Novalee opened the file and they found that not only Novalee's parents were involved in the mission, but also Bosco.

At that moment, Novalee was completely stunned.

It turned out that Walter was right.

Bosco was the person who contacted her parents, but Novalee had never heard about this from him.

Novalee's face turned pale in an instant.

She had treated Bosco as her closest relative since she was young and she had never expected to hear such news.

On the other hand, Walter noticed that Novalee was not in a good mood, so he quickly comforted her, "Don't be too pessimistic as it might be because of Bosco's self-discipline that he wanted to keep it confidential and he didn't tell us. We have no evidence to prove that he has something to do with your parents' issue and my intuitions could be wrong."

"You don't have to comfort me and I know you're doing this for my own good."

Novalee tried her best to act as if she wasn't emotionally affected, but she couldn't.

At that instant, Walter felt regretful and perhaps he should not have let Novalee know about this.

"Alright, I'm starving to death. We'll ask Bosco about it after our meal."

Walter said with a smile.

Then, Novalee held his hand and asked, "Really? Will he spill the beans?"

"I think he will... We can give it a try, but let's eat first."

"Alright."

Walter's words were reassuring and Novalee lowered her head as she dived in.

She didn't have an appetite, but she still forced herself to have some food.

Walter felt a little distressed seeing Novalee's behavior.

"Don't force yourself if you don't have the appetite. We can first ask your uncle about it and well have dinner later."

Walter grabbed Novalee's wrist at that instant.

Then, Novalee took a deep breath and said, "My parents' death has always been a trauma for me deep down as I don't believe that they will do such a thing. This case has remained inconclusive throughout the years and I'm afraid that my parents' death will remain a mystery that won't be solved forever if I don't try my best to clear it up now. They will carry the shame forever and I can't accept this!"

"I know... I understand your feelings, so don't worry as I will figure it out. Let's ask Mr. Liu about it now."

Walter held Novalee's hand tightly.

Then, Novalee looked up at Walter as she was very touched.

"Alright."

They got up and paid the bill before leaving the restaurant.

Walter's car was in the underground parking lot of the restaurant and he wanted to let Novalee wait for him at the entrance while he would drive the car over. However, Novalee insisted on going with him. Walter didn't want to argue with Novalee, so he walked to the underground parking space while holding Novalee's hand.

Suddenly, a black car drove towards Walter.

"Be careful!"

Suddenly, Walter pushed Novalee away in a flash before he hid away from the car.

Novalee fell to the ground and she saw the car reversing abruptly when she turned back as it was targeting Walter. "Walter, be careful!"

Novalee was extremely anxious, but she didn't dare to go forward as she was afraid that she might burden Walter.

It was crystal clear that the other party's target was Walter.

At that moment, Novalee was incredibly distressed and she thought of a possibility.

Could it be Bosco's doing?

The idea flashed across her mind and she couldn't stop thinking about it.

On the other hand, Walter jumped over a car in an instant before running towards his car, but he noticed that the other party was determined to crush him to death.

It was at this moment that five men surrounded Walter from all directions and blocked his way.

At that point, Novalee was incredibly perturbed.

She quickly took out her phone and was about to call the police.

Just then, a person grabbed her neck from behind and her phone fell to the ground.

"Walter!"

Novalee struggled, but the person behind her was too sturdy and strong, so she couldn't withdraw herself from his grasp at all.

Rage pulsed through Walter's veins the moment he saw Novalee under restraint.

"Let her go and fight me if you're a man!"

"Fine! I'll let her go if you stay still, otherwise, I'll wound her face with my knife!"

The man's voice was hoarse and extremely vicious.

Walter was smoldering with anger, but he saw the person taking out a dagger from his pocket before aiming it directly on Novalee's face.

At that moment, Novalee kept shaking her head.

"Leave me alone! Walter, don't worry about me! They'll kill you if you stay still!"

Novalee was about to cry.

Why would such a thing happen?

Why did she become Walter's weakness?

Suddenly, Walter smiled the moment he saw that Novalee was about to cry.

"Novalee, do you realize that you look really pretty when you smile?"

"What? Why are you telling me this now? Hurry up and hit them!"

Tears rolled down Novalee's cheeks uncontrollably.

However, Walter gave in to them without a second thought.

He looked at Novalee and said with a smile, "Novalee, don't move as his knife could hurt you, but they can't kill me, so don't worry."

Having said that, the people around Walter punched him in the stomach.

Walter groaned as they hit him hard, but he gritted his teeth and endured the pain without making a sound.

"Walter! Are you stupid? Who am I to you? Just fight them as they won't dare to harm me! Fight them!"

Novalee cried as she struggled.

However, the man said coldly, "Walter, I will kill her if you dare to move even an inch. We know that you are good at fighting and that we can't defeat you, but we can kill this woman easily. Do you want to bet if you're better at fighting or am I better with knives?"

"Don't touch her! As I said, just vent it on me!"

Walter was burning with anger while his gaze was fierce and murderous.

The man was stunned for a moment, but he became dissatisfied with himself for acting like that.

How could he be frightened by Walter's gaze?

"Of course I'll vent it on you. Just surrender now and don't you dare fight back, or else I can't guarantee that I won't harm her."

Novalee cried out after the man said that.

"Don't listen to him! Walter, don't listen to him!"

However, Walter looked at Novalee and smiled gently.

"Novalee, It's okay."

"No! I don't want that! Walter, I don't want to owe you a favor!"

Novalee struggled.

At that moment, the knife sliced through her neck as warm blood flowed down the blade and dyed her shirt red.

Walter's eyes darkened at that instant.

"I told you not to hurt her... Did you not hear me?"

Suddenly, he freed himself from the people around him and rushed to the man who held Novalee hostage in a flash.

The man shivered at that instant and he put his dagger against Novalee's neck and said hastily, "I'll kill her if you take another step forward!"

His hands were trembling and it seemed as if he would slit through Novalee's neck anytime.

So, Walter did not dare to move any further.

He would have turned a blind eye to the situation in the past and he would even be extremely confident that he could subdue the other party in no time. However, he suddenly felt a little scared now that Novalee's neck was coated with blood.

He was worried that he might not succeed.

He was scared that Novalee would hurt her neck if she moved even a little.

He was afraid that Novalee might die and that he wouldn't know what to do without her.

At that instant, Walter realized that he valued and cherished Novalee a lot deep down.

She was so important to him that he couldn't bear making any mistake and that he didn't dare to make a move.

"Novalee, listen to me. Don't move."

"No, Walter. You don't have to care about me as I have nothing to do with you. Just leave me alone!"

Novalee cried and shouted at the top of her lungs.

The underground parking lot would be really crowded on normal days, but it was extraordinarily quiet today and that Walter could hear Novalee's scream very clearly.

However, Walter smiled and said, "How do you not have anything to do with me? Didn't you tell Bosco that I am your boyfriend? Novalee, you've said this to the elderly and it's a fact that can't be changed now. Don't worry as I have good fortune and a strong life force, so they can't beat me to death."

"Beat him up!"

The man couldn't help but order when he saw Walter being so arrogant.

Then, the men around Walter surrounded him in an instant before they started to beat and kick him.

Walter wanted to resist subconsciously, but the man said, "I will kill her if you dare to make a move. You can give it try if you don't believe me as I have nothing to lose anyway."

"Don't touch her!"

Walter was furious, but he gave up and did not struggle nor defend himself.

The men hit him repeatedly without mercy.

Novalee cried so hard that she was out of breath.

"Walter, are you stupid? Fight them! Fight them!"

However, Walter just looked at her and smiled softly.

It was at this moment that he suddenly understood what Mango had once said to him.

She said, "Walter, sooner or later, you will encounter the love of your life and you'll know at that instant that I'm not your true love."

At this moment, Walter seemed to have understood what Mango meant...