The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

"Dad? Mom?"

When Mango heard her foster parents' voices, she was a little stunned.

She looked at the call again and confirmed it was their number. Before she could heave a sigh of relief, she heard Mrs. Shen said while crying, "Mango, you have to save Gisella. Please save her!" "Don't cry, Mom. What's wrong with Gisella?"

In Mango's point of view, Gisella's incident would probably offend someone while learning piano. As long as she was in Ocean City, she could help to resolve it.

Upon hearing Mango's question, Mrs. Shen cried even harder.

"Mango, a person called Kolton came to our home and took away Gisella. He mentioned that you need to exchange yourself for her, or else he would kill her. Mango, Kolton is one of the uncles of the Ye family, right? You're the daughter-in-law of the Ye family, so he won't hurt you. I...I beg you! Can't you exchange yourself with Gisella? I have only one daughter! I've missed her for so many years, and I finally managed to find her back. I

can't live without her!"

Mango was stunned upon hearing these words.

"Mom, do you know that I was stabbed?"

Mango's inquiry caused Mrs. Shen's sobs to come to a halt abruptly. She then asked awkwardly, "Are...are you alright then?"

After hearing Mrs. Shen's words, Mango was feeling slightly hurt.

The news of her being stabbed had already been widely spread. Everyone had come over to visit her except for her foster parents. They did not even utter a single word. Even now, they only called her for the sake of Gisella.

Ignoring why Kolton had kidnapped Gisella, why would they think she would trade herself in for Gisella after being stabbed?

Was Gisella more special because she was their daughter by blood?

Well, she was also the child they had raised for more than 20 years! Was their affection given to her over the past years fake? Mango's heart was hurt once again.

However, she still said faintly, "I'm badly injured and can't get up at all. Do you really want me to trade myself for Gisella in condition? By the way, I have to correct you. Although Kolton is the son of the Ye family, he is fighting against Nathaniel and even wishes to kill me. He may directly kill me to vent his anger if I go over. Are you sure you still want me to go and exchange myself with Gisella?" Upon hearing this, Mrs. Shen cried even more harder.

"What can I do? What about Gisella? Why is my life so miserable? My daughter!"

Mrs. Shen cried her heart out. Although she no longer forced Mango to exchange herself with Gisella, her words were like a sharp dagger piercing Mango's heart, and Mango was heartbroken. "Mom, what else did he say?"

"Nothing else. Mango, your biological parents are powerful. Can you please ask them for help to bring Gisella back? I've never asked you for anything in return. I'm begging you!"

Mango felt suffocated after hearing Mrs. Shen's words.

When did their relationship end up this way?

"Okay, I'll do my best."

Mango found that her eyes were full of tears after she hung up the call.

She was upset!

Terribly sad indeed!

It would be great if Nathaniel was here.

She urgently needed Nathaniel's chest, but she should not contact him.

Mango still didn't want to give up. She called him once again, but his mobile was still not in service.

His mobile was not in the service area?

Was he on the plane?

Perhaps he was on his way back?

Mango never knew that she could wait for someone to come back this anxiously.

She could no longer fall asleep.

She leaned against the bed while holding her mobile and curled up like a wounded cat, but no one saw her.

Time was ticking by. Mango did not know how long she had sat there, but she finally regained her senses.

She didn't like Gisella at all, but the latter was the most important person to her foster parents.

Mrs. Shen had begged her personally. Although she was feeling hurt and sad, she could not bear to upset her adoptive parents. She still picked up her phone and gave a call to Terrance. "Terrance, Kolton took Gisella away. Can you please find out their whereabouts?"

"Gisella? Okay, I'll look into this matter. Mango, you need to take care of yourself right now because you're in a crucial moment. Don't ever come out if not necessary. Leave this matter to me. I'll handle it." "Thank you, Mateo."

Mango's cold heart felt a little warmth after hearing his remarks.

Not long after she put down her phone, it rang again.

She took a glance and found that it was Nathaniel calling.

Mango answered it quickly.

"Nathan, where are you?"

"I just arrived at the airport of Ocean City. Sorry...I was on the plane when you called me. My mobile might have died earlier. Mango, I can't go back for the time being. I have to go to the military region and police station."

Nathaniel explained his whereabouts to Mango's.

When Mango understood he was fine, her heart became at ease. Seeing that he had something important to do, she hurriedly said, "It's alright, focus on your work! Don't bother about me."

"How can I not care about you? Are you in the military compound now? I already know that Kolton ran away. Since we dismantled his research base, so Kolton is going mad now. Regardless of what he says, you should not go out, okay?"

Nathaniel spoke in a rapid tone. One could tell that he was clearly afraid that Mango would be held hostage by Kolton.

Mango did not dare to tell him that Kolton had kidnapped Gisella and how Mrs. Shen has asked her to trade herself for Gisella. Only then did she said gently, "Okay, I'll listen to you." "Wait for me to come back."

Nathaniel hung up the phone right before he went to the military area with his men.

Mango looked at the phone, and her heart was filled with mixed feelings.

If she ever ignored Gisella, Gisella would definitely in Koiton's hands as he was a ruthless man!

She scratched her hair in frustration, but suddenly she remembered Zion. Perhaps only her son could solve her problem now.

Mango turned on the computer and directly made contact with Zion.

"Zion, Mommy needs your help."

"Is it about Gisella?"

Zion replied quickly.

Mango was slightly stunned, but she still gave him an exact reply.

"Mommy, Gisella will be fine. You don't have to bother about her." "What do you mean?"

Mango was a little puzzled.

Zion sent her a report.

"You can read this report carefully. I already knew what grandma wanted me to do when Terrance asked me to check Koiton's whereabouts just now. Mommy, did you feel uneasy when grandma asked you to do so? Don't worry about it and leave it to Terrance. You need to rest now. I've heard that Mr. Ye is heading towards our military region with something important. Mommy, you have to wait for Mr. Ye to get back and you don't have to worry about other things. If you can't do that, turn off your mobile so that you can ignore everything that's going on right now."

Zion spoke so much at a stretch. However, Mango did not expect that her son would be more well-informed than she was.

"Alright."

Mango received the document that Zion sent and opened it. Her brows instantly creased when she saw it.

It was true that Gisella was an orphan, but she had received finances from Kolton before. It was also Kolton who had instructed her to come back to accept her biological family as well.

Was Gisella actually Koiton's accomplice?

Mango put down her phone, and her heart sank.

Kolton had really put in a lot of effort for that sheet of data. He wouldn't let off anyone who could help him.

Did the parents of the Shen family know about this incident or not?

Mango wasn't sure.

She intended to ask the Shen Family's about this, but she held back in the end.

It didn't matter whether they knew this or not. They thought that it was reasonable to trade Mango for their own daughter, but Mango thought otherwise.

She turned off her cell phone.

At that moment, she needed to calm down.

When Queena knocked on the door and came in, Mango stood barefoot at the full-length window and looked outside in a trance.

She quickly grabbed a coat and draped it over Mango's shoulders.

"Why aren't you wearing shoes? You're pregnant now, so you should be careful in case you get a cold.."

Mango finally realized that there was another person in her room.

She obediently put on her slippers and then pulled Queena to sit down with a smile.

"Mom, do you think I'm a little cold-blooded?"

"Why do you say so?"

It was the first time that Queena had heard Mango talk about herself negatively.

Meanwhile, Mango told Queena about the incident involving the Shen Family.

Queena was furious!

"Huh? What's this? I know they raised you, and you owe them for bringing you up, but it doesn't mean that they can push you into hell! No way, I have to talk to them."

Queena was extremely furious. As she was about to get up, Mango stopped her.

"Mom, please don't go. You'll only be more furious if you go to them, so we should ignore them instead. Zion sent me a document stating that Gisella is one of Koiton's people, so Kolton wouldn't do anything to her. Nathan had returned as well, and I believe that both Zion and he work together will soon find Kolton. At that time, Gisella will certainly go home. Zion asked me to turn off my phone and ignore these matters. I've decided to do as he says."

As Mango spoke, she raised the phone that had been turned off in her hand and smiled helplessly.

Queena could tell that there was a trace of sorrow and bitterness in Mango's smile.

"I'm sorry...it's all my fault. If I didn't leave you back then, you wouldn't be into such an awkward situation right now!"

"It's all over. We're doing well now, right If you really feel bad, you should live well. You should watch as I give birth to another grandson, and then you can watch him for me too!"

What Mango said sounded too wonderful, and Queena yearned for the same future as well.

"I'll try my best."

"That's right!"

Mango hugged Queena, and she felt loved. She whispered, "Mom...I'm tired and want to get some sleep. Please don't let anyone of them disturb me, okay?"

"Okay. I'll stay here with you."

Queena sat on the edge of the bed and watched as Mango got into bed and laid down. After that, she heard even breathing sounds coming from her.

When she saw Mango's tired expression, she suddenly felt that she should do something for her daughter.

She had never done anything for Mango even though the latter was not an adult. Now that she was dying soon, it would be too late if she did not do it, wouldn't it? Thinking of this, Queena got up and picked up her phone.