The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

"I will be sad if you are so concerned about Walter..."

Then, Mango tilted her head and looked at Nathaniel as she said with a smile, "You're sad? I wonder if you feel heartbroken too?"

She touched Nathaniel's chest and then pinched it hard as she spoke.

"Oh my!"

Nathaniel groaned in pain, but he suddenly leaned back against the chair and said, "I can't handle it anymore...and I can't drive now as I'm hurt!"

"Stop it, Nathan, hurry up! Her uterus is injured and her life would be in danger if we don't take action now. At least think for Henry even if you don't care about Walter."

At that moment, Mango's words made Nathaniel sit up straight.

"Look at you, you always sound so savage, but you're actually really soft-hearted."

"I just want to return Walter a favor and he'll have to let go of his feelings for me in his life anyway."

Then, Nathaniel shook his head, but he still reversed the car.

Novalee was so painful that she was twitching all over and she was stunned when she saw the car reversing.

Mango got out of the car and said coldly, "Get on the car. I'll take you to the hospital."

"I don't need your insincere pity."

At that point, Novalee felt so painful that her face had turned pale, but she still looked at Mango stubbornly and refused her offer. Mango didn't seem pleased either.

"I'm not doing this for you, but for Walter, as I won't be able to give him an explanation if something happens to you when he wakes up. Plus, aren't you supposed to take care of Walter since you're his girlfriend? How can you look after him if your body is not well? Anyway, well leave immediately after Walter wakes up and since you admit that you are his girlfriend, you should get in the car now. Don't dilly- dally as I don't have the time to accompany you."

Mango's words stunned Novalee for a moment.

"You are leaving? Are you going to abandon Walter?"

"Doesn't he have you? What am I doing here?"

Mango spoke in an indifferent tone.

Then, Novalee suddenly choked.

"I... I'm not as influential as you and I can't fight against Bosco. What if he does something to Walter again?"

"Bosco wouldn't have put Walter into trouble if it weren't for your matter. So, Walter will be fine as long as you don't play any dirty tricks. Besides, he could solve such a small matter by himself considering his identity and he will never ask us for help. You're just totally underestimating his ability. Now, get in the car quickly."

Mango got into the car after saying that.

Novalee looked at the back doorand she hesitated for a moment although the door was opened.

However, her pain made her come to her senses instantly.

She must stay alive regardless of the reason Mango was rescuing her, as she had a lot of work left undone.

So, Novalee quickly got in the car and closed the door after she thought it through.

"Don't expect me to thank you."

"I wouldn't even think about it."

Mango leaned against the back of her seat and closed her eyes to rest after she finished her words.

Nathaniel did not say anything as he drove to the hospital.

Soon, Novalee was sent to a doctor, but Mango did not follow her and she instantly went to Walter's ward with Nathaniel instead.

"Hey, you're awake... You really have a strong life force."

Mango quickly stepped forward and poked Walter in his wound when she saw that he was awake.

"Ouch, it hurts! Mango, you did it on purpose, didn't you?"

Walter gritted his teeth because of the pain and when he saw Nathaniel standing behind Mango, he hurriedly said, "Nathaniel, can you control your wife?"

"You should feel honored that my wife touched you... Don't be ungrateful."

Nathaniel's words almost drove Walter mad.

"What the f*ck, both of you are just venting your anger on me and bullying me because I'm single and lonely, isn't it?"

"How are you single and lonely? Don't you have Novalee with you?"

Mango's words immediately caused Walter to panic.

"By the way, did you see Novalee? Is she okay? Did those people hurt her?"

Walter was about to stand up as he spoke, but Mango stopped him.

"Why are you still caring for others when you are in such a situation? Do you really want to die here? Haven't I warned you that there's something wrong with Novalee? Why did you still risk your life for her so stupidly? Walter, you..."

"She wanted to sacrifice her life in order to save me, didn't she?"

At that moment, Walter's words stunned Mango.

"Don't you know that she got close to you purposely?"

"Even if she did it on purpose, she has gone all out and sacrificed her chance of becoming a mother for the rest of her life."

Walter said with a bitter smile.

At that instant, Mango immediately understood what was going on.

"Have you really fallen for her? Are you still willing to love her wholeheartedly even though she has evil intentions and even if she's scheming against you?"

Walter took a deep breath and said, "Mango, I know that you are worried about me and that you are afraid that I will be deceived by Novalee since you think that she's a scheming person. Well, I admit that I was very angry too when I first knew that she has ulterior motives when she approached me, and I even wanted to teach her a lesson after I found the evidence. However, I feel so heartbroken and devastated the moment I saw that the man held a dagger against her and blood was flowing out her neck. It was at that moment that I knew that there's no turning back."

Speaking of this, Walter smiled bitterly and continued, "I don't know when did I start having feelings for her and there could be many reasons for it. It might be because of how innocent she was at first, or the deep conversation that we had that night. I just knew that I would accept all her schemes or motives as long as she's willing to pretend to be my girlfriend and stay by my side."

At that instant, Mango was stunned.

She didn't expect that Walter had fallen so deeply in love with Novalee.

On the other hand, Nathaniel came forward and patted Walter on the shoulder before saying, "Congratulations, you are in love."

"Come on, you think that you no longer have a love enemy, don't you? Nathaniel, I'm telling you, don't think that I won't care about Mango anymore as she's the first woman I've ever fallen in love with, and she's also my lifelong brother. So, I'll take her away from you anytime if you dare to treat her badly."

However, Walter's words made Nathaniel laugh.

"Just take care of yourself as Mango has me by her side. We're about to leave since there are still many issues that we need to settle. Now that you're alright, I'm sure that you can deal with the rest of the problem, but don't hesitate to call us anytime if you need help. I'll consider you as my brother since Mango sees you as one."

Nathaniel's words made Walter pause for a moment.

"You guys are leaving so soon?"

"It's getting late and we wouldn't have come here in the first place if you aren't hospitalized..."

Nathaniel looked at Walter with a disgusted look.

However, Walter did not care about what he wanted to say.

He looked at Mango and asked, "Where's Novalee?"

"She..."

"I'm here. I just went out to buy some fruits as Ms. Shen and Mr. Ye came and I can't let them starve, isn't it? Besides, Ms. Shen paid for the surgery fees... Walter, you should return the money to Ms. Shen since you are awake now."

At that moment, Novalee pushed open the door and came in with a bag of fruits in her hand.

Mango felt a little uncomfortable when she heard Novalee's words. It was as if she and Nathaniel didn't want to leave and that they stayed here just to wait for Walter to wake up so that they could get their money back.

Walter also felt that Novalee didn't sound very nice, so he frowned and said, "Mango and Nathan won't care about such a small amount of money."

"Yes, Ms. Shen doesn't care, but you should pay her back anyway since she gave me the money to save you at such a critical moment. So, we have to return her the favor regardless... I'm sorry as it's also my fault that I didn't save much money these years. I had no choice but to call Ms. Shen when something happened to you and that you're hospitalized with blood all over your body."

Novalee lowered her head as she spoke as if she was about to cry at any time.

Mango had never seen a woman who was so good at acting and she was so angry that she wanted to go forward and say something, but Nathaniel stopped her.

"It doesn't matter as we were nearby, and Walter also helped us before."

Nathaniel's words were neither servile nor overbearing.

At that moment, Walter paused before he handed a card to Novalee.

"Take it just in case of emergency. The password is eight eights."

"I don't want it as I'm not here for your money. Also, I've already resigned and I'll take good care of you during this period of time, so don't worry."

Novalee did not take Walter's card, but what she said made Mango pause for a moment.

She didn't complain to Walter that she was fired by Mango and she claimed to have resigned herself instead. What was she trying to do?

Then, Walter said with a smile, "It's ok to resign... I can start up another company for you if you still want to work."

Mango felt depressed when she heard this.

"Walter, you are trying to compete with me?"

"Of course not, I just figured that you and Nathan will go back to Ocean City sooner or later and there will be no one watching over your tourism company. So, is it okay if I let Novalee invest in your company and be one of the managers of your company? You all can just take the dividends, is that okay?"

Mango didn't know what to say after she heard

Walter's words.

It was true that her ambition was not to run a tourism company, but she would feel uncomfortable deep down if she entrusted the tourism company to Novalee.

"You're not going back to Ocean City anymore?"

Nathaniel directly asked the question that Mango had in her mind too.

Then, Walter said with a smile, "I'm all alone and it doesn't matter where I go. Doesn't Carter have a son? He can let Thomas stay by his side and serve him if he wants it and the three of them could reunite if

I'm not in Ocean City. As for my mother, I'll find a sanatorium in this place and bring her here later as the scenery is really nice and the weather is good too. I think this is a good place to settle down."

On the other hand, Mango understood what Walter meant.

He wanted to stay here forever for the sake of Novalee.

Mango suddenly felt a little upset for some reason.

"Walter, Ocean City is your root."

"You know what kind of person I am. I'm not happy living in Ocean City and I feel much better here. You don't have to persuade me as I'm no longer a child and I know what I'm doing. Mango, Nathan, let's take care of our own business."

Suddenly, Walter felt a little sad.

He still felt somewhat attached to Mango as he looked at her, but he knew that his focus in the future would no longer be on Mango.

He had a new goal and he wanted to grab hold of his true love for the rest of his life.

At this moment, he was sad as he was unwilling to part with Mango and he even felt somewhat regretful. However, he knew that he and Mango would soon completely part their own ways and live separate lives.

On the other hand, Novalee looked at Walter's eyes when he looked at Mango, and she was suddenly a little jealous.