The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Mango certainly knew about Queena's thoughts, but there were things that wouldn't go as she wished. She sat directly in front of the dinner table and picked up the chopsticks to have her meal instead. "Mom, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. Don't worry, we will find a way to contact them."

"Do you think that Kolton will agree to your conditions? If he lets you contact any outsiders, it will undoubtedly expose his location. I don't think he will accept your offer." Meanwhile, Queena sat down to eat as well.

Mango was right. Regardless of whether the food was poisonous, they had to eat. Moreover, if Kolton really wanted to do something to them, it would be impossible for them to avoid it.

Seeing that Queena had begun eating, Mango whispered, "Even if he doesn't agree, I have another way to convince him."

"Do you mean the woman in the main hall?"

"Well, her name is Marrisa, and she should be Koiton's favourite woman."

"Huh? Koiton's favourite woman?"

Queena felt that this was ridiculous.

"Kolton is a heartless person. From the way he treats Nathaniel and Sisi, how can a man who doesn't love his own children have a beloved woman? Stop joking about it!"

"Mom, men who don't like children can have a beloved woman too. I have seen how the gaze in Koiton's eyes. When he looked at Marrisa, he thought that she was the only one of her. Also, Marrisa was born with genetic defects. So, do you know what this means?"

Queena was slightly stunned after hearing Mango's words.

"Congenital gene defect? Wasn't that Pryce?"

"Yes, he's Pryce No.1. He said that Nathan and the others were test- tube babies, and they had decided to make three of them to increase the probability of their survival. In the end, we thought that all three of them survived. In fact, only Nathan and Nick managed to survive, whereas Pryce No.2 was made by him using the gene index. It was very likely that Pryce No.1 was deliberately made with genetic defects. After so many years, Pryce No.1 could only live until now, probably because of Marrisa.

Queena slightly furrowed her brows at Mango's

analysis.

"Did you mean that Kolton kept Pryce No.1 merely for research? To treat Marrisa?"

"Otherwise, do you have another explanation? Perhaps all of this wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for Marrisa. The only thing we don't know is when Kolton had met Marrisa."

"You can ask Marrisa later on. If it matches with the timing of Koiton's sudden interest in Yes genetic data, then everything will make sense."

Mango nodded.

"Yes, we should not rush now. I also know that Nathaniel may be looking for us all around the world, but we can only save ourselves now." Speaking of Nathaniel, Mango kind of missed him.

She took out her mobile and opened the few photos that had Nathaniel in them, and the corners of her mouth slightly raised.

Queena didn't disturb her after looking at her actions and quietly ate her meal.

After they finished eating, someone immediately came forward to clean up for them.

Mango did not stop them as well.

Not long after, someone sent a message saying that Kolton wanted to meet her.

Mango stretched lazily and said, "I'm sleepy and need to take a nap. I won't see him."

Kolton was pissed off as Mango was not aware as she was a hostage.

"If I give her an inch, she'll ask for a mile, llrgh!"

Kolton came to the side chamber angrily.

Mango leaned back to her chair and looked at him in amusement.

"Uncle Kolton, what's the matter?"

Mango greeted him in a friendly way which enraged Kolton.

"Nathaniel would definitely be angry if he heard how you're addressing me."

Koiton's tone was not pleasant.

Mango said faintly, "It's fine. Since you're actually his uncle as well, there's nothing wrong will addressing you this way. However, I reckon that he will probably be angry if I address you as my father. Furthermore, think about it. How will Marrisa feel if she knows that you actually have a son?"

"If you dare utter a single word in front of her, I promise that you, your mother and your father's body will not end up well. In addition, I will bury your children and everyone that you care about together with you!"

Kolton did not look like he was joking.

Mango immediately stopped smiling.

"What? These people are related to you by blood."

"Who cares? All I want is Marrisa alone, but we are not destined to be together. So, I have no choice but to go against the fate!"

"Do you think you are great because you're defying the heavens? Kolton, do you think what you have done to Marrisa proves that you love her? Not at all! You say that you love Marrisa. On the other hand, you and Nanny Zhang created Nathan and his brothers. I would understand if this all was a trap that you set so that you could control the Ye family bur what about Sisi and Sisi's mother? Don't you ever regard yourself as a lovestruck man! You are just a jerk. If you really loved Marrisa, you wouldn't have slept with Sisi's mother and let her give birth to Sisi!"

Hearing Mango's words, Koiton's eyes were slightly reddened.

"That b*tch made me drunk and slept on my bed. If she wasn't useful, I would have killed her directly. Hah! Who knew that she would get pregnant. I've taken so many actions, but she managed to give birth to Sisi. If it wasn't for the sake of Marrisa, I would have killed her and the child immediately. Whatever! Sisi does not dare to do anything to me because of her mother, so she's acting like my pawn. Moreover, with Sisi around, she is obedient as well. However, I won't let her lead a smooth life. I will make her regret everything she has done!"

Koiton's words were filled with rage.

Mango was stunned.

How could this be?

This was Sisi's birth story?

Who was Sisi's mother then?

Did she have something to do with Marrisa?

Mango had too many doubts in her heart, but Kolton didn't want to answer her either.

He looked at Mango and said icily, "I won't agree to your request. I'm not afraid to tell you this. You won't find anything that you can use to make contact with the outside world, even in Marissa's room, because I control everything here. This place has nothing to do with the outside world. I'm the master of this place, and I control everyone's life and death. Don't think that Nathaniel can find this place. He won't find it as I have set a poisonous barrier outside. Advanced equipment like these can't be detected at all, let alone an isolated island. Mango, I advise you to give up any thoughts of running away. As long as I'm happy, I'l let you live a good life here. However, I can make your life a living hell too. Don't think that you can do whatever you want after gaining Marrisa's trust. You're wrong! I've never been scared of anyone!"

After saying that, he stood up and left. However, Mango was devastated.

Queena watched Kolton leave without saying a word for a long time.

Mango was a little discouraged, but she was only down for a few minutes.

It didn't matter. She could think of other ways. After all, she believed that there was a solution to every problem, and the tides would turn in her favour soon!

Mango smiled faintly and saw Queena's thoughtful expression. She couldn't help but ask, "Mom, what's wrong? What did you figure out?"

"Kolton is indeed in love with Marrisa. For the sake of this woman, he is willing to go against the entire world. We might have misjudged Kolton."

"It may be possible, but since now that we can't make contact with the outside world, can we ask about the burial place of my father's body? Why did he put my father's body here? Surely not because he's reluctant to part with my father?"

Mango didn't think that Kolton would do something so touching unless he had some plans that involved Dennis.

When Queena heard the news about Dennis, she immediately sat up.

"Yeah, that's right! Why did he keep Dennis's body for so many years? How would Dennis' body be useful to him?"

"I don't know either. Perhaps everything will be clear after we take a look at father's body."

Although Mango knew that it wasn't a good idea, what could she do?

She had to do something and investigate things. Otherwise, how could she pass the time here?

It was slightly difficult for both Queena and Mango to meet Kolton as he was enraged now.

Mango was not in a hurry either. She took Marrisa's music sheets and started to review them.

She could tell how that Marrisa had a hard time learning music through her compositions.

However, Marrisa could be considered a genius in the music industry. She had only relied on a music sheet given to her by Kolton to cultivate her current achievements. Mango had to admit that she really admired her.

After looking at the music sheet for a moment, Mango was exhausted.

She informed Queena before she went to bed.

When Kolton learnt about Mango's actions, his eyes abruptly squinted.

"Hah! Does she really think that she's here for a vacation?"

The people behind him trembled in fear. No one answered his question and dared to speak either.

Kolton felt a little frustrated. He loosened his collar and whispered, "Has Marrisa fallen asleep?" "She has already fallen asleep. Perhaps this morning exhausted her, so she's sleeping soundly. We've lit some incense, so she will probably sleep well."

When his men mentioned Marrisa, Koiton's expression was finally less tense.

He looked at the mobile phone in his hand and whispered, "What did those researchers come up with?"

"Nothing much. They haven't made much progress. If our research base over there hasn't been destroyed..."

His subordinate did not utter anything else, but Kolton knew his remaining words.

He waved his hand indifferently and said, "It's right, that base was only a smokescreen. What I really want is an antidote to the genetic defect.

Have you all notified Nathaniel? Let him bring along the data of the military region with him, or he will finally know how it feels to lose someone he loves. Haha!"

Koiton's words caused his men to pause slightly.

"Boss, he is your son, after all. Aren't you afraid that he will turn against you?"

"I don't care if we turn into enemies. So what if he's my son? My own father wouldn't help either. He even chased me out because of this data, and he didn't care whether I was alive! Heh! What can I do to my

son now? He's just a pawn that I'm using to control the Ye family after all. In this world, only Marrisa is qualified to give birth to a child for me. Unfortunately..."

He suddenly squinted his eyes.

There would be such a day!

Such a day would arrive soon!

Kolton had always believed in this, but when he saw Mango's sleeping appearance on the surveillance video, he abruptly paused for a moment.