The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Mango felt uneasy, so she wouldn't bear with it. Since she knew about it, she had to find out.

When Queena realized Mango's anxiety, she let out a sigh and didn't try to stop her.

Mango came to the study and knocked on the door. Only then she heard Brantley said, "Come in."

She pushed open the door and then closed it.

Brantley had just put down the phone right when he saw Mango walking in. He immediately knew what she wanted to ask.

"Kolton ran away."

"What? How could this be possible?"

Mango's brows instantly furrowed.

It took both Newell and her so much efforts to catch Kolton. Moreover, there was police personnel watching over him. How could he have run away? Brantley's mood was as gloomy as Mango's.

He whispered, "I don't want to believe it either, but the news is true. I think Mateo must have known it when he came, but he didn't say anything when he saw your presence, for fear that you'll get angry. I've talked with Nathaniel over the phone. From now onwards, you will stay here and don't go anywhere until we catch Kolton."

"No way!"

Mango refused directly, which made Brantley really pissed off.

"Are you going to disobey me?"

"Grandpa, Kolton isn't trying to deal with me, and he also wants the genetic data of Ye family! Newell and Sisi hurt him this time, so he won't let them go easily. I can hide here with you, but what about Sisi and the others? Sisi is pregnant now, and Newell's parents were distressed due to the incident of Nathaniel's grandfather. What if Nathan comes back and finds out that they got into trouble? What should he do?" Brantley initially didn't know about all these affairs, but he did not agree to let Mango go even though she had given him an explanation.

"I don't care what you say. Nothing can happen to you."

"Grandpa! Sisi is Nathan's younger sister!"

Mango anxiously looked at Brantley.

Brantley sighed and said, "You're way too softhearted. Stay here, and I'll get Toby to send his people to bring them here. Anyway, you can't go out now. This is the military compound. I don't believe that Kolton would be so bold to make trouble here!"

Upon hearing Brantley's remarks, Mango was relieved finally.

"Thank you, grandpa! By the way, ask Toby to bring Rita and Wisdom along. I should have brought them together just now."

"Got it."

Brantley shook his head helplessly.

Mango quickly held his arm coquettishly like a spoiled child.

"Grandpa, you're the best."

"Don't flatter me too much. I won't be swayed just like that."

Although Brantley said so, the corners of his mouth still raised slightly.

Both of them talked and laughed while walking out of the room, and Queena, who was waiting outside, felt relieved immediately.

Queena knew about her father's temper and how obstinate Mango was. That was why she was worried that the two of them would get into a deadlock. Little did she expect that they would be able to chat and laugh while coming out.

"Mom, I'm sorry to make you worry..."

Mango rushed to Queena instantaneously.

"It's okay. I'll be fine if you guys get along well."

The atmosphere of the family of three was cosy again.

According to Brantley's instructions, Toby had brought back both Newell and Sisi together with Rita and Wisdom with him.

The family was living at the moment.

Rita looked at Brantley and asked mischievously, "Great-grandpa, can I play with the ball here?"

"No way!"

Mango hurriedly stopped her.

However, Brantley interrupted with a smile, "Okay, you can do whatever you want. Just stay in our yard. Don't go out, okay?" "Alright. Yay! Great-grandpa is the best."

Rita skipped out while Toby followed behind her.

Wisdom was relatively quiet instead. He had been reading medical books all this time, but Mango felt slightly distressed for him.

He still hadn't recovered from his injuries yet. Upon thinking of the doctor's words, Mango often afraid that he was exhausted, so she kept making sure that he got enough rest.

As for Newell and Sisi, they had been working hard ever since they arrived there.

Mango knew that she couldn't stop them either, so she simply let them be.

Mango, who was free, finally had the chance to accompany Queena. However, they could not go out as Kolton had not been arrested. They could only stay at home and chit-chat. Mango got to know about her father and their love story from Queena. She got to know a lot of things that she didn't know before.

Queena fell asleep while speaking.

Mango could see that Queena still loved her father until now.

However, now, Queena had to hold on to this relationship alone.

She gently covered Queena with the quilt, and then she crept out from the room.

Sisi brought Mango a bowl of chicken soup when she saw her.

"Mango, drink some soup. You haven't rested today."

"Thank you."

Mango took the chicken soup and drank a few mouthfuls. When she saw that Sisi seemed to have something to say, she asked subconsciously, "Are you alright? Is there something wrong?" "Mango, why don't you let me go out? Perhaps

Kolton will appear once I go out. Right now, he has hidden while we're looking for him openly. It's not easy for us to take control of the situation. Moreover, my brother, Mr. Ye, is still outside the borders. Once Kolton makes contact with his men outside, wouldn't my brother be in danger?"

Upon hearing this, Mango became nervous.

However, she still shook her head and said, "No way, I have to keep you all safe before Nathan comes back. You didn't save Kolton at his most dangerous moment. Based on his character, he won't let you go for sure. If I really let you go out, I will be putting your safety at risk. Do you think my soul can be at peace for the rest of my life?"

"Well, my brother..."

"You don't need to worry. I think Nathan has a solution. Since he can bring people to destroy Koiton's research base in a short time, he will have a way to get out. Now let's try not to become Koiton's hostage so that he can't use us to threated Nathan. Don't think about other things else, okay?"

Mango gently patted Sisi's shoulder.

Sisi then nodded.

She looked at Mango and whispered, "Mango, I'm humbled by the way you think. I know what to do. You can rest assured."

"Okay, go to sleep now."

Mango took out her phone and went to the balcony after seeing Sisi back to her room.

She was also worried about Nathaniel.

She had been busy the whole day, and she had no time to call Nathaniel, but she still had some doubts.

Since Nathaniel could call Brantley, why didn't he tell her to stay at her grandpa's house directly?

Upon thinking of this, Mango immediately called Nathaniel.

But no one answered her call.

Mango called once again without giving up. However, there was even no signal, and it was said that the number was not in the service area. Did something happen to Nathaniel?

Mango was getting worried.

Mango could not fall asleep as she did not manage to get in touch with Nathaniel.

She suddenly felt that the night was too long.

Nathaniel told her that the matter over there would be solved in merely a day's time, and he would bring back Rainie's father.

Now that a day had passed, would he come back at dawn?

Mango's anxiety made her feel that the time was passing even more slowly.

She stayed awake the entire night, and her face was covered with dark eye circles. Even if she had applied powder on it, the circles still could be clearly seen.

Queena felt distressed upon seeing her haggard look.

"You didn't sleep well yesterday?"

"Yeah."

Mango knew that she couldn't hide it from her, so she had no choice but to admit it.

"I had something on my mind, so I couldn't sleep well. It's okay. I will take some time to sleep later."

She said with a smile.

Queena's heart ached as she said, "Go to bed after your meal. Your grandpa and I will keep an eye out in case anything happens, and you have two uncles to help you too. Don't worry too much, Mango. Nathan is no ordinary person. He'll be fine."

"I got it."

Mango was still smiling faintly, but Queena knew that she didn't manage to convince Mango.

Her daughter seemed to be delicate, but she was actually quite stubborn.

Sisi said in guilt, "Mango, you should blame me. It's my fault! If I didn't mention it yesterday, you wouldn't be so worried."

"Nah, it's not your fault."

Mango held Sisi's hand.

Newell whispered, "Why don't I go out to lure Kolton out? He hates me the most. If I go out..."

"Stay here. There are so many policemen outside, so why do they need your help? Stay here and do what you should do. Newell, your main task is to take good care of Sisi and the kids. Don't worry about the

rest."

Mango couldn't help but feel a little guilty when she saw how her lack of sleep had affected everyone.

"Don't worry. I'll go back to have a rest after meal. Everything will be fine."

Seeing that Mango had already said so, the others did not say anything else.

Brantley didn't say anything either and pushed the food to the front of Mango.

Both kids had not woken up yet, and Brantley did not get someone to wake them up. He would wait for the children to wake up and make them some food alone.

As each of them had different thoughts, they ate quietly.

After the meal, Mango returned to her room as soon as possible as she was worried that they would be worried about it.

She looked at her cell phone and found no phone call, no text message, nor a WhatsApp message.

In other words, Nathaniel did not check his phone, nor did he see her message.

What was so critical?

He didn't even bring his mobile phone along with him?

What if something happened to him and he did not have his phone with him?

Mango realized that she couldn't stop thinking about the worst situations once she had these distressing thoughts. The thoughts made her became even more anxious.

She directly threw her phone on the table and panted.

She didn't dare to tell anyone that her stomach was slightly in pain.

Perhaps her child was worried about his father like her, so her stomach had started hurting as well.

Mango found something with soothing effects and placed it beside her bed.

She touched her belly and knew that she should not worry too much at this time. After all, the foetus was not in a stable stage yet.

Mango laid down on the bed.

She was indeed sleepy and tired, but she could not sleep at all even after she had closed her eyes. All she could think about was Nathaniel.

Mango was half-asleep. Suddenly, she heard her phone ringing when she was in a daze.

She subconsciously grabbed her phone and clicked the answer button.

"Hello Nathan, why did you call me back this late? How are you doing over there?"

She asked subconsciously, but the voice from the other side made Mango abruptly sit up. Her expression changed immediately.