The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

"Can I see Bettany if I can't see my mom? I have something to ask her. I don't mind even if it is through a video call. Is that okay?"

Mango's request appeared so sincere and urgent in front of Brantley

Brantley paused and whispered, "I'm afraid she won't see you either."

"Why? There are no arguments between me and her."

Mango could not figure this out.

Brantley shook his head. "I don't know, the only condition she gave me was that she would never see you again in this life when she promised to take care of your mother."

"What?"

Mango was so shocked that she didn't know what to say.

Was it just because Mango had humiliated Bettany in Estania that she didn't want to see Mango for the rest of her life?

Bettany didn't seem to be such a narrow-minded person.

"Grandpa, can you..."

"I really can't do anything about it. This is what I have promised her. I can try again after a period of time, but not now. I'm tired too. You can go back and have a rest." Brantley was obviously chasing her out.

Mango knew that there would be no result if she stayed any longer, so she bid Brantley goodbye and went out of the room.

Haniya came back just in time. When she saw Mango's dazed expression, she couldn't help but ask worriedly, "Madam, are you alright?"

"I'm tired. I want to have a rest."

Mango returned to her mother's room.

She suddenly remembered what Brantley had said. He said that Queena was terminally ill and she would die soon. He also told her that Queena knew that when she left Ocean City. She suddenly felt a lump in her throat.

Mango didn't think that Queena was that important back then when she was still healthy. In fact, she only felt sad for a moment when she said that she wanted to leave Ocean City and travel. She didn't think that Queena occupied an important position in her life.

Queena gave birth to Mango and gave her life. But it was the Shen family who gave her parental love in the past 30 years. She lived a very happy life, so she had always been indifferent to Queena. She did not think her familial ties to Queena was important as well. Moreover, Queena's other child had only caused trouble to Mango.

Mango even felt that she wouldn't have any more interactions with Queena if it wasn't because of the Hans family or out of courtesy. However, Mango finally felt the deepest pain in her heart when she learned that Queena was about to die soon.

That kind of pain was unbearable and her chest was so tight that she couldn't breathe.

She pulled her collar down, but she still felt uncomfortable.

How could Queena be terminally ill?

She was still so young and she was full of high spirits.

Brantley said that Queena led a sad life. Mango didn't feel it at first, but she suddenly felt deep sorrow at this moment.

Mango felt like she was about to suffocate from the fear and sorrow.

Queena had two daughters. However, she chose a place where no one was there with her and planned to slowly die alone. She did not let anyone know about this. Mango felt a lump in her throat no matter how she thought about it.

Haniya was worried about Mango because she saw Mango crying in her room.

She cried silently, and it was as if she couldn't control herself. However, this made Haniya feel a little worried.

"Madam, are you worried about Mr. Ye? Don't worry, Mr. Ye has the ability to help you and he will definitely come to pick you up."

Haniya was guessing it on her own.

Mango did not deny it, neither did she speak. She simply stared at the window outside and her thoughts were inscrutable.

It was raining and foggy outside, but Mango's mood was getting worse and worse.

She really wanted to meet Queena, but she also knew that she couldn't meet her without Brantley's permission.

Mango looked at the portrait of the person in front of the shelves of the bed and cried.

She could do everything, but she could not protect her mother from death.

What should she do?

Was the bond between Queena and her really so shallow?

She hadn't gotten along well with Queena and she didn't accompany her mother well. She didn't show love to Queena as well. Why did Queena want to leave this world? Perhaps her mother had led a sad life after her father sacrificed himself, but she didn't have to wait anymore now. Was she finally going to reunite with Mango's father?

Will Mango be an orphan from now on?

Mango felt lost for the first time in her life.

This feeling was something that the Shen family couldn't fill up.

After all, this relationship with her mother still made her heart ache.

Mango ignored Haniya and laid down on the bed. She tightly grabbed the blanket and covered her head with it. at that moment, she felt as if she was nestled in her mother's arms.

She could not help but think of Queena's voice and smile.

Queena was actually a very boring woman. She rarely smiled and kept a straight face all day long. It was unknown whether it was due to her sad relationship, or because she was depressed after she had lost her lover.

Mango only remembered that the first time she saw Queena smile was when the older woman saw her. That was when Queena knew that Mango was her daughter.

At that time, Queena's smile was so bright and it gave people a feeling of warmth. Would Mango lose the chance to see Queena from now on?

Mango tightly grabbed the quilt and sobbed a little bit.

Haniya was completely scared out of her wits.

"Madam, what's wrong with you? Do you feel uncomfortable somewhere? I've boiled some medicine. Would you like to drink some? It's not good for your child if you're sad." However, Mango did not stop crying no matter what Haniya had said.

Yes, she used to be curled up in her mother's belly like this. She also tortured Queena for more than ten months and her mother had suffered so much to give birth to her. But now that Queena was ill, Mango could only sit here and do nothing.

Mango felt that she was too unfilial.

No!

She didn't want to just stay here and do nothing about it. She wanted to see Queena!

Mango had never been so resolute before.

However, this was the Xiao family's home and bodyguards were surrounding this whole place. She might not be able to fly out of this place even if she had superpowers.

Nathaniel left and she couldn't go out by herself. She didn't know Queena's condition was now, so what should she do?

Haniya quickly placed the medicine on the table when she saw that Mango didn't say anything. Just as she was about to go out and look for someone, Mango finally spoke a word.

Her voice was terribly hoarse, and it could be seen that she was trying her best to hold back her emotions.

She said, "Haniya, I'm fine. I just want to be alone." "Madam, you look very sad. I'm worried..."

"There's nothing to worry about. I'm just sad. Don't worry. I'll be fine after a nap. Can you go out now? Please close the door for me and turn off the light. I want to have a good sleep. I'm too tired." Mango's voice was a little weak and it seemed that she was really tired.

Although Haniya was worried, she couldn't bear to say anything more when she heard Mango.

"Well, Madam, I will leave after you take the medicine, ok?"

Mango didn't reject anymore.

She opened the quilt and sat up. Then, she took the bowl directly and gulped it down before she handed the bowl to Haniya.

The medicine was so bitter, but Mango actually didn't say anything and drank it directly.

Haniya saw that Mango was in a bad mood, so she didn't say anything more and went out with the bowl in her hand.

Brantley was waiting outside. When he saw Haniya come out with an empty bowl in her hand, he asked worriedly, "Did she drink it?" "Yes. I added some medicine to help her calm down. Madam should be able to sleep well tonight."

Haniya and Brantley didn't get along well with each other, but surprisingly, they cooperated well this time.

Brantley finally felt relieved, but he looked at Haniya and said in a low voice, "Sleep in the corridor tonight and listen to her. I'm afraid she..." Brantley didn't say what he was afraid of, but Haniya's hatred towards him softened a lot when she saw the deep concern in his eyes. "Don't worry. I'll ask someone to adjust the temperature here. You won't catch a cold. I've also asked someone to bring you a quilt."

"Thank you."

Haniya didn't go back to her room and sat down directly in the corridor.

After Mango had taken the sedatives, she went straight to bed with her slippers on and pulled the quilt over her body. Mango had an illusion as if Queena was right beside her. It was also as if she was singing a lullaby to Mango to make her fall asleep.

Mango's eyes could not help but become a little moist.

When Mango felt dizzy, she knew that Haniya might have given her some medicine to help her sleep. However, she didn't have any objections as she wanted to rest.

She was too tired and she wanted to have a good night's sleep. She did not want to think about anything at all. All she wanted to do was to sleep peacefully and Haniya's actions had helped her.

Mango fell asleep without any distracting thoughts.

She had a good night's sleep, but Haniya and Brantley didn't sleep well at all.

Brantley woke up several times during the night. When he arrived outside Mango's room, he saw that Haniya was still awake, so he quietly asked, "How's it going inside?"

"I went in and had a look. She slept very deeply and her breathing was even. She's fine."

Brantley felt relieved after hearing this.

It was before dawn when Brantley finally couldn't stand it anymore.

"Alright, you should go to sleep too. I don't think she'll wake up soon. Let's talk about it when she wakes up."

"Okay, let's go."

Haniya also yawned and she felt that her eyelids were about to close.

Everyone finally fell asleep.

Mango woke up when the sun rose from the horizon.

After she woke up from a good sleep, she took a look at the time and it was just five o'clock in the morning.

The entire Xiao family was quiet as everyone was sleeping soundly.

Mango stood up with her bare feet. When she opened the door, she saw Haniya sleeping sideways at the doorand the bodyguards had already left.

Mango didn't know what this meant, but she quietly came to Brantley's room.

Brantley had just entered deep sleep and he didn't notice Mango's arrival at all. Thus, he didn't see her either. Then, Mango gently pulled open the cabinets beside him and took something out.