The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 1023

"Let me ask Ned to investigate this matter."

Nathaniel quickly called Ned.

"Draw some of Gisella's blood and find a way to get the blood sample of both Arsenio and his wife from prison. Then, get the paternity test done as fast as you can and send the results over."

"Got it!"

When Nathaniel was making the call, Mango didn't remain idle either. Suddenly, she recalled that Brantley had mentioned that she was an aunt some time ago.

This sounded too much of a coincidence!

"Nathan, let me ask you something. Will the children of a pair of twins have a high similarity rate in a paternity test too?"

"Well, theoretically, yes. Why are you asking this, though?"

Nathaniel didn't quite understand Mango's question.

Hence, Mango began to tell Nathaniel about her aunt.

Nathaniel frowned his brows tightly after he finished listening.

"Do you suspect that Lebanon's mother is your aunt who you've never met since you were a child?"

"This is only my speculation. After all, I have done the paternity test with the Hans family and also my mom. So, how can I be Lenanon's sister? I never knew who he was before this!"

Nathaniel fell into deep thought after hearing what Mango had said.

"What are you thinking? Am I wrong?"

Mango began to panic when she saw how hard Nathaniel was thinking.

Nathaniel whispered, "The paternity tests that you did with Queen and the Hans family were done so that you could have a new identity. After all, you died five years ago. Therefore, if you want to belong to a new family, you need to have a new identity. Hence, the Hans family were the ones who did these paternity tests for you.

Mango immediately understood what Nathaniel was trying to say.

"Huh? Do you think that the Hans family altered the DNA test to give me a status? What were their intentions, though? Why are they adding a child to the Hans family for no reason? Is that really necessary?"

Mango's doubts were reasonable as well.

Nathaniel sighed and said, "You're right. Let's stop debating about it. After we go to Angolla later, we will visit Lebanon's mother. If she's really your aunt, she should look the same as your mother, and everything will make sense by then. However, I hope that you won't expose your relationship with Lebanon."

"Why not?"

Mango was a little confused when she heard what Lebanon was saying.

Nathaniel whispered, "Lebanon is the second prince in Lebanon. Lately, the president and the cabinet have had a huge agreement, and their entire country has been divided into two factions because they support different candidates that are in line to inherit the throne. Now, they're in the middle of their most heated disagreement! Lebanon's mother was only the fifth wife of the president, but she passed away after being cosseted for only a few years. She left Lebanon alone in the imperial court, where everyone kept looking down on him. In order to reduce the number of successors, he has even been framed several times. Thus, it was not easy for him to survive until now. Hence, he chose to develop a career in the entertainment industry so that his other siblings would be more lenient towards him. However, Lebanon is an ambitious person, and I found out that he has been secretly training his own men to protect himself. He's completely out of his mind due to the death of Alfred, so he declared war on Lexis immediately when he went back!"

"So, I don't think that he should drag you into their complicated relationships. Think about it. Both the Xiao family and the Hans family are your support, and they are all military forces. Also, you have me as well. If you reveal the fact that you and Lebanon are siblings, Lexis will start to fear you, so he will take the necessary precautions to defend himself. Thus, something distractions might happen to you later! Mango, this is why I initially didn't want you to know about this. After all, I... I only want you to live a simple and happy life."

Mango's brows knitted together tightly after she had heard Nathaniel's explanation.

She knew that Nathaniel was telling the truth, but she knew her grandfather didn't like to talk about her aunt.

If she could confirm that Lebanon's mother was her aunt, Brantley could finally find out his eldest daughter's whereabouts!

"Why is Lebanon so certain that we're both siblings?"

"Hmm... I don't think this matter is as simple as it seems. Lebanon has been developing his career in the entertainment industry for years, but he knows everything about everything that happened back in his country. So, this means that he has his own connections that can give him information anytime. Besides, he took your sample and went to do a paternity test secretly. This issue should be confidential, so how could Melissa overhear his plans by coincidence? Furthermore, Melissa's boyfriend works for Bernard, and we know that Bernard is actually in cahoots with Lexis. Don't you think that this is too much of a coincidence? If someone had planned all of this, I think that there's a possibility that the same person tampered with the paternity test as well. Also, why did Lebanon suddenly know about your existence?"

Mango felt a headache coming when she heard Nathaniel's analysis.

After all, those treacherous people schemed and deceived each other every day. She felt that such a life was too tiring!

"What if the other party still thinks of me as Lebanon's biological sister even though someone really tampered with the paternity test, and we find out that Lebanon's mother is not my aunt? What intentions do they have? Why are they doing this?"

Nathaniel narrowed his eyes and whispered, "I'm afraid that they want to use the internal strife that's happening in Angolla to get rid of us."

"Are you saying that all of this is a conspiracy? Alright, let's think about it. Let's assume that I'm not related to Lebanon, yet they still decide to expose this truth so that they could use the internal strife to bring us down. So, shouldn't they worry about us retaliating then? Besides, they can't hide the truth forever! After all, this paternity test would be fake!"

"Hmm... so I guess that you and Lebanon are related somehow then."

Nathaniel's words stunned Mango at once.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"I'm trying to say that it is very likely that Lebanon is your aunt's son, while both Lebanon and you are cousins. However, these are merely our speculations. We will only know the truth when we meet Lebanon's mother later. If our guesses are correct, then the mastermind must know that the Xiao family lost their eldest daughter at that time. Although this matter caused an uproar then, many people thought that the terrorists killed Xiao family's eldest daughter. Therefore, only a few people know about the truth about how the Xiao family lost their daughter. Hence, the person who knows about this must have been close to the Xiao family at that time. Urgh! What a scary person! He has so much information on his hands!"

Nathaniel tried to make the story as simple as he could so that Mango could understand it as well.

Mango immediately felt depressed after hearing his explanation.

She felt upset because she only wanted to leave peaceful days. However, new enemies would pop up one after another, so she had no time to rest.

When would these days come to an end?

"Ahh, let's stop thinking about it. My brain hurts because of this! Oh, well. Who cares about who this mastermind is? The only thing I want to do now is to live peacefully with you, so these people shouldn't attack us now. If they do, we'll kill all of them! No exceptions!"

Mango said in a domineering manner, but she pouted her lips childishly. Thus, Nathaniel immediately burst out laughing when he saw her expression.

"Well, if we want to find out what the mastermind's intentions are, I guess we can only wait and see. Don't think too much now. If you're still worried, you can do a paternity test once again with the Hans family. I personally think that you are the daughter of the Hans family and Queena, whereas both you and Lebanon don't have the same mother."