The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

His entire life?

Mango was stunned by her remarks.

"Have you and Kolton known each other for a long time?"

"Yeah, we have known each other for more than 20 years. If it wasn't for him, perhaps I would have passed away. Over these years, he has always treated me the same. He did not get married nor have children because of me, so I feel bad for him."

That woman spoke in a depressed tone, and the atmosphere of the whole room was filled with sadness.

Mango paused for a moment before asking, "Did his parents agree to his decision?"

"His parents? Wasn't Kolton an abandoned child just like me? My parents abandoned me due to my body condition. I don't even know who my parents are. We met in an orphanage."

"I met him when he went to the orphanage to help some orphans. At that time, I was bullied by everyone and barely survived. It was him who saved me. If it wasn't for his presence, I might have already died." As she spoke, the woman took out something under her pillow and passed it to Mango.

She smiled blissfully.

"Look, this is what he gave me. At that time, I didn't even know that I could play such lovely rhythms. He told me that I could play the best music in the world as long as I love it and want it. I believed in his words and kept practising this sheet music. Now that I can finally quit for a while. I know that I have a lot of shortcomings, so you point it out to me? You are the first outsider here after so many years. I guess that both Kolton and you are friends? No, that's not right. At his age, he can be your father. What is your relationship then?"

At the end of her words, her fingers were tightly twisting the quilt. It could be seen that she was both anxious and concerned about the answer.

She loved Kolton.

After ascertaining this matter, Mango hurriedly replied, "We're related to blood."

"You're relatives?"

The woman looked up in surprise.

"Yes, he's one of my husband's uncles. I should call him Uncle Ye too."

Mango looked into the woman's eyes, which were as pure as a baby's, and was reluctant to reveal the truth.

"I see. Kolton found his family, didn't he? He didn't mention it to me. I thought that..."

"Do you think that I'm his woman?"

Mango's words made the woman blush with embarrassment.

"Hah! I'm shameless, right? Urgh! I can't give birth to a child for him, and I can't even do what a woman should do. He can't have me, even though I know he desires me. I know that a woman like me shouldn't live in the world, let alone yearn for love. I just can't control myself. I know that I don't deserve him and shouldn't stop him from living his life. However, I think I will go crazy without his presence in my life." Mango was stunned once again.

"What do you mean by doing things that a woman should do?"

The woman lowered her head somewhat shyly, but with a wry smile, she said, "I can't sleep with a man."

"What?"

"It's true. Once I sleep with a man, he will die miserably and bleed to death. That's why they called me a monster. Perhaps...they're right."

The woman turned her face away, and the tears that welled up in her eyes were extremely dazzling.

Mango was completely stunned.

This woman didn't have a genetic defect. She sounded like she was being poisoned!

However, she could not conclude her illness since she was not a doctor.

She whispered, "Well, let's stop talking about this. Has Kolton treated you the same way for twenty years?"

"Yeah, he let me live like a child, and I am happy with it. It's not that I don't know anything, but he doesn't want me to be defiled by the secular world. Thus, I'll be his mistress exclusively as he wishes. Hah... I don't even qualify to be his mistress!"

There was a trace of desolation in the woman's words.

Mango didn't know how to respond to that.

She had always thought that Kolton was wicked. For the sake of his greed, he had delved into the genetic mutation research. Now, she had an idea that perhaps Kolton had done everything for this woman? Was this possible?

How could such a cold-blooded person, who was so ruthless to his family, go against the whole world for merely a woman?

If one said that he was coveting her body, Mango could understand it. However, this woman had said that they couldn't even sleep together, so Mango was truly shocked. Was it love?

Kolton could love someone?

Mango didn't know how to express her current thoughts, but she still said in a low voice, "Let us talk about music."

"Alright."

While speaking of this, her eyes were radiant, as if she was the most dazzling star in the sky, and she was indeed eye-catching.

Mango could somehow sense that perhaps Kolton was truly in love with that woman.

"What's your name?"

"My name is Marrisa Aiken."

"I'm Mango Shen."

Mango introduced herself and also remembered Marrisa's name at the same time.

The two of them began to discuss the violin.

She had always thought that Marrisa was a self-taught violinist, so they probably discuss their thoughts on the violin. Little did she expect that Marissa was gifted musically.

Both of them chatted for a while until it was time to eat.

No one knew when Kolton had arrived. It had been a long time since he had seen Marrisa this excited.

Her eyes seemed to be filled with enthusiasm. Even her expression was filled with excitement while talking with Mango.

Looking at Marrisa before him, Koiton's eyes suddenly became slightly moisten.

It wasn't until Marrisa coughed that Kolton finally began to speak.

"It's time to have some rest."

His voice seemed to be tender, which shocked Mango beside him.

If she hadn't seen it or heard it in person, she would never believe that the person was Kolton.

When Marrisa saw Kolton, she laughed heartily.

Kolton was the only one in her eyes.

Mango was like an outsider who had broken into their territory. For a moment, she felt incredibly awkward.

"I'm going to excuse myself to have my meal. You guys can talk."

"Let's eat together."

Marrisa really adored Mango and quickly grabbed her arm.

Kolton frowned slightly, but he put on a calm expression quickly.

"Marrisa, Mango has something else to do. Shall I ask her to keep your company every day? Well, you need to rest too as you can't overexert yourself."

"I'm fine."

Marrisa smiled faintly.

Kolton stepped forward and pulled her into his embrace. In a gentle voice, he said, "You have to take good care of your body. If not, I'll worry about you." "Alright, I got it. Since you're an ageing adult, aren't you afraid that your niece-in-law will laugh at you?"

Marrisa's words startled Kolton.

"My niece-in-law?"

"That's right. Isn't Mango your nephew's wife?"

Kolton didn't dare to look at Marrisa's trusting gaze.

He took a glance at Mango and noticed that she didn't show any expression. Only then did he say in a low voice, "Yes, she's my niece-in-law."

"Is your nephew at here as well? Kelton, it's great that you've found your family! I felt happy for you! Don't you quarrel with them because of me, okay? In that case, I'll be upset."

"Don't say that. How can I quarrel with them? My nephew can't come here as he has something else to do, so only my niece-in-law came over to stay for a few days. I'll talk to you later. Take your medicine first okay?"

As Kolton spoke, a servant's voice could be heard coming from outside the room.

"Madam, it's time to have your medicine."

Mango knew that it was time for her to leave.

She talked to Marrisa with a smile, "Marissa, I'm leaving now. I'll talk about your violin skills with you tomorrow."

"Can't you make it at noon?"

Marrisa's eyes were filled with anticipation.

Mango saw a flash of pity and grief across Koiton's eyes. She whispered, "I have something else to do this afternoon." "Well, it's okay then."

Although Marrisa was somewhat disappointed, she was still delighted.

Mango walked out of the main hall and found that Queena was waiting outside.

Queena looked at her worriedly and asked, "Are you okay? Did the woman inside embarrass you?"

"Nope, mom. Perhaps I know the reason that Kolton spent his entire life conducting genetic research."

"What's that?"

Queena did not understand, but Mango smiled and said, "It's nothing important, let's go back to eat."

When Mango and Queena returned to the side hall, someone had already served the food.

"This is..."

"Miss Shen, our leader said that we would be responsible for your meals in future. These are songs that Madam has written all these years. He asked us to send them to you so that you could take a look at them."

Mango frowned slightly at the music sheets in the hands of the servant.

"Hah! Kolton really doesn't treat me as an outsider. When did I say that I would take a look at Marrisa's music sheet?"

Mango sympathized with Marrisa, but she would not allow Kolton to lead her by her nose.

It was fine before this as she didn't know Koiton's weakness. Since she knew about it now, how could Kolton decide everything for her?

The servant was stunned when she heard Mango's inquiry.

"Well Miss Shen..."

"Go back and tell Kolton that he better be nice to me if he's asking for my help. First of all, I need a phone that can allow me to contact the outside world. If he agrees, I will even write her a new music score, let alone review her music sheets."

The servant didn't know what to do after hearing her words, so she left quickly.

Queena saw that Mango was indeed confident and knew that Mango had her own thoughts. She took out a silver brooch from somewhere and tested all the food.

Mango immediately burst into laughter.

"Mum, why are you acting like those ancient people who use silver needles to test their food for poison?"

"Well, it's better to be cautious. You're still pregnant after all."

"There are some poisons that can't be tested with silver needles. Well, we can cook the food ourselves, but we can't avoid poison as Kolton was the one who provided the ingredients. Otherwise, we can eat the food directly and ignore whether there's poison in it.

Mango's words caused Queena's brows to furrow tightly.

"Don't we have any other choices?"

Queena didn't like the feeling of being threatened, and she knew that Mango didn't like it either. What else could she do to change this situation?