The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Mango looked at Sophia and she really didn't want to talk about her mother's condition. She didn't know if fate was playing tricks on them. How could the two sisters be sick at the same time?

"Let's talk about it on the road."

Mango wanted to set off with Sophia. After all, Walter was gone and Sophia had divorced her husband. She was now all alone, which was really heart-wrenching. However, Toby did not agree with this. "Ms. Sun, I will risk my life to accompany you to wherever you want to go, but Mrs. Song cannot follow us."

"Why not? She is my aunt! I don't care if you approve of her."

Mango forced Sophia to get into the car as she spoke.

Haniya didn't know who Sophia was, but she naturally had a good attitude towards Sophia after seeing how kind Mango was to her.

Toby wanted to say something, but Mango said in a low voice, "I know that you are the Xiao family's subordinate and you would only listen to grandfather. I also know that you may know those things from back then, but she is my aunt no matter what. I can't ignore her. Besides, the two sisters haven't seen each other for so many years. This might be the last chance for them to meet. I don't have to take her along with me if I didn't meet her, but we have been fated to be together. Toby, put us down and give Desmond a call if you can't do this. We can go by ourselves."

Mango might refuse to be in his car anymore if Toby disagreed with anything as she had already made up her mind.

Toby still remembered how Brantley had asked him to take care of Mango, so he could only shut his mouth. He wanted to give Brantley a call, but he heard Mango say, "I won't spare you if you disturb my grandfather. My grandfather isn't in good health either. Are you trying to anger him to death? There's no need to obey orders from your boss if you aren't doing anything bad. Toby, you're mine now, so you have to listen to me for now."

"But Ms. Sun, she..."

"Alright, that's enough. Drive the car."

Mango also knew that her words were inappropriate, but she couldn't abandon Sophia. She couldn't do it because Sophia was her aunt and Walter's mother.

Walter was a filial son, but he was no where to be found now when Sophia was clearly ill. He must have gone somewhere to find a cure for Sophia's illness.

Mango did not wish for anything to happen to Sophia before Walter returned.

When Sophia saw how well Mango treated her, she couldn't help but lament, "It's hard on you, child. To be honest, I'm afraid my illness can't be cured. The only person I want to see in this life is your mother. We haven't seen each other for so many years and a lifetime has passed in the blink of an eye. Perhaps I won't be able to see her before I..."

"Auntie, don't say these upsetting words. No, I believe that my mother will be very happy to see you."

Mango comforted Sophia.

Although Toby didn't agree, he didn't say anything else when he saw that Mango had made up her mind. He was just wary of Sophia.

Sophia didn't show any reaction to this. She was just chatting with Mango about family matters and her kind attitude made Mango think of her mother once again.

What was Queena doing at this time?

Was she also missing Mango?

Mango knew that it wasn't appropriate for her to come out when Brantley and Nathaniel were going against each other. She might disrupt their plans, but she couldn't wait any longer.

It would be fine if she didn't know about Queena's situation. She could be a hostage in Brantley's house and willingly cooperate with him. But Mango couldn't sit still any longer because she knew that Queena was going to die anytime soon.

She did not know whether Queena could wait for her after she wasted so much time.

She wanted to be filial, but her mother might already be gone by then.

Mango didn't want to experience such sorrow. She still had to be filial even if Queena only had one day left to live. At the very least, she had to tell Queena that she was going to be a granny. She might be able to live a few more days with this news.

When Sophia saw Mango's sudden sadness, she couldn't help but ask, "Missing your mother?"

"Well, I miss her because I haven't been with her for so many years. I suddenly want to stay with her now and listen to her stories."

"What a good child! It's better to have a daughter. Look at my son. How old is he now? He hasn't even had a family yet and I can't even have a grandson. I might not even see my grandson in this life." There was a trace of confusion in Sophia's eyes.

Mango collected her sadness and comforted Sophia, "Auntie, don't say that. Walter's fate has yet to come. I believe that he will be able to find his true love and you will definitely be able to see your grandson." "Don't comfort me. I know that you are being kind-hearted. Alas, I don't know what my sister looks like after so many years. I remember I was only 8 years old, and my sister was already 12 when I left. She looked very beautiful at that time."

Sophia seemed to be immersed in the past, so Mango couldn't bear to interrupt her. Mango felt a sense of warmth as she listened to Sophia talking about Queena and their childhood.

Toby didn't say anything while Haniya was just carrying her duty and staying by their side. She said nothing and even tried to reduce her sense of presence as much as possible.

After they travelled a long distance, Mango noticed that Toby had driven to the airport. She could not help but ask, "Are we going to take a plane?"

"Yes, Ms. Sun. Travelling by plane is faster! I'm afraid that sir can't make it in time..."

Toby still wanted to continue, but he was still cautious of Sophia, so he said nothing else. Mango, however, understood clearly.

"Get auntie a flight ticket when we arrive the airport."

"Got it."

Toby wasn't willing to do so, but he didn't disobey Mango's orders.

Mango looked back at Sophia and asked with a smile, "Auntie, did you bring your identification card?"

"Yes. Who goes out without an ID card now? I am used to it."

Mango paused slightly.

Sophia had been living in the sanatorium all these years, so she didn't go out very often. Why did she always carry her ID card along with her?

A moment of doubt flashed through her mind, but she did not ask about it.

Toby went to buy an air ticket after they arrived at the airport. Meanwhile, Mango and Sophia sat in the waiting section while Haniya went to buy some food. "Madam, it was bumpy all the way. I bought some hot milk and bread for you."

Haniya gave both Mango and Sophia the food.

"Mrs. Song, this is for you."

"You can call me Aunt Liu. Carter and I have divorced."

Sophia took the bread and milk and thanked Haniya. However, her words made Haniya feel a little embarrassed immediately.

"Sorry, I didn't know."

"There's nothing to be sorry about. A man who doesn't deserve me has already ruined my whole life. I just hope that I can live freely when I get there."

Haniya said nothing else after she heard what Sophia had said. Instead, she sat down beside Mango and started eating her bread.

Mango's stomach was gurgling. She knew that her current body state was unstable, so she said nothing and quickly ate the food.

Sophia didn't eat much. When she saw Mango gulp down the food in such a manner, tears appeared in her eyes as she said, "He's still making things difficult for you, isn't he? Look at how you've been starving yourself. Eat slowly and don't choke. I have more here."

Mango naturally knew who Sophia was referring to, but she smiled and said after she swallowed the food, "This has nothing to do with Grandfather. It's just that I'm pregnant, so I need to eat a lot. It's easy for me to get hungry."

"What? You're pregnant?"

Sophia was very surprised.

"Wasn't it hard for you to get pregnant because of your medical condition?"

Mango said in embarrassment when she heard that, "Auntie, my body has already recovered. Now that I'm pregnant, you're going to be an old granny soon."

Sophia was shocked, but she said with a smile, "That's great. Fate will always be fair."

"It's my good fortune."

Mango's smile seemed a little silly.

Sophia touched Mango's hair like she was treating her own child. She said kindly, "I really hope that you'll be safe."

"Yes, I will."

Toby couldn't help but frown a little when he saw Mango and Sophia talking happily to each other when he came back..

He took the opportunity to buy a ticket and called Brantley to told him about Sophia just now.

Brantley was very angry.

"Find a way to separate Sophia and Mango after reaching Nakasara. Let our people capture Sophia if possible. Don't let her be with Mango."

"Sir, Ms. Sun seems to rely on Sophia very much."

Toby said as he was in a bit of a dilemma.

Brantley immediately became angry.

"Stupid! I would have done it long ago if I wanted to recognize Sophia as my daughter. Do I have to wait until now? How would Queena react when she sees Sophia? You haven't thought about it at all. Queena has her own thoughts. Will she listen to me if I forbade her from meeting her mother and sister? Have you ever heard her saying that she wants to meet them? If she hadn't met Sophia while her mother was still alive, what makes you think she would want to do it now? Although I don't know why Queena did this, I understand my own daughter. She won't do anything without a reason. Listen to me, protect Mango and separate Sophia from her. Get this job done once you leave the plane."

Toby suddenly became serious and nervous when he heard Brantley's words.

"Sir, I understand. I will definitely settle this matter properly."

When Toby handed the ticket to Sophia, he couldn't help but look at Sophia once more.

When Sophia saw him looking at her, she couldn't help but smile and said, "What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"

Toby turned his head away in a hurry.

He was more than 40 years old and he had followed Brantley for a long time. Furthermore, he had seen Queena several times. Sophia's smile was somewhat similar to Queena's, but Toby was still cautious of her.

"Your seats are not together because I bought the tickets last minute. Ms. Sun, you can sit with Haniya, and I will be with Mrs. Liu."

When Toby made this arrangement, he was thinking of ways to separate Mango from Sophia. However, he had never thought that he did not manage to wait till the plane had landed.