The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

"Mango Shen, how dare you threaten me? I don't care what you do, I have the final say here! I'll admit failure if your signaling device can work here. What do you think?" Isla said with pride.

Mango suddenly realized that there was no signal in the place at all, or perhaps all the signals have been blocked.

She looked at Desmond, who was in great pain, and immediately turned off the switch without a second thought.

"Stop her! Otherwise, you guys will be the next victim!"

Isla ordered with a stern voice. Upon hearing this, the bodyguards immediately ran towards Mango.

Mango darted between them swiftly without hesitation. Finally, she managed to get a hold of the switch. Meanwhile, the bodyguards also caught up to her pace. Desmond was having difficulty breathing and he was in great pain. The moment he noticed how Mango was risking her life to save him, he mistook her for Marissa.

No!

Marissa was dead!

The only one who could appear here was Mango!

Desmond shouted and struggled, but he couldn't resist the electric current that coursed through his body.

Mango noticed the pain that he was suffering from. Without further ado, she risked her safety and tried her best to turn off the switch.

Desmond could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Go! Hurry up! Don't worry about me!"

Blood was dripping down his lips as he spoke.

Mango was trying to fight against the bodyguards.

Her skills weren't as good as Nathaniel's and she was currently pregnant. Despite the disadvantages, she wrestled against the strongly built men bravely. Unexpectedly, she also gained an upper hand during the fight.

Meanwhile, Isla was extremely furious when she witnessed the scene.

"Useless! You b*stards can't even subdue a woman. What else can you guys do? Merle Malthus!"

Mango was slightly taken aback when she heard the name.

Merle Malthus?

Was it him?

While she was in a daze, a bodyguard punched her in the face and blood immediately gushed out of her nostrils.

Mango took a few steps back. Her gaze turned cold as Merle entered the scene.

She still remembered how Merle had begged her for forgiveness. If it weren't for her refusal, she could've been hurt once again by him.

She sneered and said when she looked at Merle, who was walking towards her, "I guess I was blinded by your disguise that I actually thought that you could help me."

Merle looked at Mango with a painful expression in his eyes.

"I'm sorry, Madam."

"Stop it! Your real boss is observing you from the camera."

Mango raised her voice out of anger.

Meanwhile, the bodyguards immediately surrounded both of them in no time as soon as they saw Merle.

Upon seeing this, Mango realised that she was in great danger.

She knew that she could never go against Merle and the bodyguards. Moreover, she couldn't even rescue Desmond in a state like this.

Was this really the end?

She glanced at Merle once again and she knew that the only way out was to defeat Merle.

"Come on. Don't hesitate. Since you chose to be my enemy, then bring it on."

Mango took a step back and got into her stance as she was ready to fight against Merle.

Desmond shouted desperately upon seeing how Mango had risked everything for his sake.

"Mango, just leave. Don't worry about me. Marissa is gone, so it's meaningless for me to stay alive. Besides, what can I do even if I escape? I'll be regarded as a monster by others, won't I? Maybe death is the best option for me."

"Shut up. I promised Marissa that I would rescue you."

Desmond was stunned for a moment. Then, he laughed bitterly and said, "Marissa is too silly. She always believed in her family. It's a pity... that she was killed by her beloved family!"

"I know, so we'll talk about it when we get out of here."

Mango no longer paid attention to Desmond.

Instead, she looked at Merle and said coldly, "Let's

begin."

"I'm sorry."

Merle felt very guilty, but he still launched an attack towards her mercilessly.

Mango tried to dodge the attack, but the other bodyguards took the opportunity to force her back.

This was not fair at all!

However, Mango knew that this was Isla's way of handling things.

She looked at everything in front of her with a solemn expression and fought with Merle very cautiously.

However, Merle's attacks were sharp and rapid, and it was starting to take a toll on her.

Just when Mango thought that she would be defeated by Merle, he suddenly took the opportunity and handed her a key. Then, he said in a low voice, "This is the key to Desmond's glass container. After you save him, turn to the right. There's a secret passage that connects to the back alley. That's the only thing I can do for you. I'll handle the bodyguards and you shall leave quickly. Nathaniel will be waiting for you outside."

Mango was slightly stunned.

"You...

"Stop talking, just get out of here!"

Merle purposely pushed Mango directly to the front of Desmond's glass shelf.

"Can I still believe you?"

Merle's heart ached when he heard Mango's question.

He looked at her and whispered in a low voice, "I swear with my whole life, that I will never lie to you."

"Merle, take care."

Mango understood the emotions in his eyes.

She suddenly had an urge to run away from him.

Merle liked her?

How could this be?

Why had she never known about it?

Meanwhile, Merle was delighted when he heard Mango's words.

"Merle, what are you..."

The people around him noticed it and asked doubtfully.

Merle turned around and said to them with a smile, "Let them go."

"Merle, what are you talking about?"

"I said, let them go!"

In the middle of the conversation, Merle started to attack them.

While Merle was blocking the guys, Mango quickly cut off the power source. Then, she opened the glass shelf and helped Desmond out. "Can you walk on your own?"

"Yes, I can!"

"Let's go!"

Mango held Desmond and glanced at Merle, who was fighting. She knew that Isla might not let Merle go this time.

All of a sudden, she felt a little sad.

She felt sorry for Merle, but Desmond's situation was even more urgent compared to him.

Mango bit her lower lip and directly left with Desmond according to Merle's instructions.

At the same time, Isla was flaring up when she witnessed the scene from the camera.

"Merle, how dare you betray me! How dare you?!"

She slammed the table angrily and immediately sent out more people to block Mango's way out.

After Mango opened up the secret passage, Desmond suddenly stopped her.

"Those people must've set a trap outside. We can't survive even if we go out."

"But Nathaniel is waiting for us outside."

Nathaniel was Mango's only hope.

Desmond sneered and said, "I admit Mr. Ye's superb ability, but he won't be able to enter the Fang family. Even if he planted spies and insiders in the Fang family, he still can't enter. This is because there's a protective device in the back alley that will release poisonous gas if anyone tried to force their way in. Therefore, there's no way that Nathaniel can enter this place. Isla will not trigger the device as long as we don't go out, but she'll definitely kill us all once we leave."

Upon hearing this, Mango couldn't help but break out in cold sweat. She was even more worried about Nathaniel.

"What should we do? If Nathan doesn't know it and he wants to force his way in..."

"We need to call him now."

"Are you kidding me? My phone's signal is blocked. How can we do that?"

Mango felt as if fate was playing a big joke on her.

Desmond frowned and said, "Marissa's room has a phone. It's an internal communication device of the Fang family. We can use that to make a phone call."

Mango was slightly stunned.

"Are you going to Marissa's room?"

"Yes, even if I have to go out, I will have to take Marissa with me. I don't want her to stay here. She wanted to leave this place and fight for freedom. That's her last wish." Desmond was in despair and utterly heartbroken when he talked about Marissa.

Mango knew that they had a close relationship.

"Okay, let's go to Marissa's room."

Both of them made up their minds without hesitation.

They immediately changed the plan. After they came out from the underground, they saw Mr. Fang guarding the exit.

Desmond couldn't help but shiver. It seemed like he had a difficult time living with Mr. Fang.

Mr. Fang also looked at Desmond unkindly.

"Mr. Fang, do you think you can beat me?"

Mango immediately shielded Desmond behind her.

Mr. Fang stared at Mango, which looked extremely identical to his daughter's. Then, he suddenly said, "I can let you guys go, but you'll have to take my daughter with you."

"What?"

Mango thought that she had misheard him.

Mr. Fang struggled in pain and said, "I know Marissa isn't happy living here. Now that she's gone, I don't want to imprison her body here. Although I dislike Desmond, I know that he treated her well. As long as you promise to take Marissa away and bury her well, I'll send you out of here."

Mango immediately understood.

After all, he was Marissa's father.

Perhaps he also loved Marissa. However, he was afraid to go against Isla's command because she was so intimidating. However, he couldn't take it when his own daughter was being treated this way even after her tragic death.

Mango looked at him and muttered, "I can promise you that I will take Marissa out and bury her well, but now I need a mobile phone."

"It's impossible to use a cell phone here because the signal has been blocked, unless it's an internal phone. You can go to Marissa's room and make a phone call, but make sure you do it fast because Isla might try to stop you."

Mango and Desmond immediately became nervous after they heard that. After that, they quickly headed towards Marissa's room. However, someone blocked them while they were on their way.