Mango knew that Rita would ask this question. After all, for both Zion or Rita, they all looked a lot like Nathaniel.
If the three of them stood together, anyone would be able to tell that they were related.
But at this moment, Mango didn't know how to tell Rita about Nathaniel's identity.
"He is..."
"Is he my daddy?"
Rita asked in a hurry, her tone sounded so urgent.
Mango was stunned at once.
Could this be the spiritual connection between the child and Nathaniel?
She wanted to deny it, but when she looked at Rita' expectant eyes, she couldn't open her mouth.
"Rita, can mommy talk to you about this later?"
"Oh."
Rita was obviously a little disappointed, but she smiled and said, "Mommy, what's wrong with him? Is he also sick? Is he suffering the same disease as Rita? Can you bring him to the United States for treatment with Rita?"
For Rita, the people lying in the hospital were all patients, and for those who had pale-looking faces like her might probably have the same disease as her. Although she didn't know what death was, while from Mango and Zion's eyes, she knew that sooner or later she would be separated from them .
Mango's tears kept streaming down her cheeks when she heard her daughter's words.
"No, he's only injured. He'll be fine after a good rest."
"Mommy, when I'm recovered, can I go to see uncle?"
Rita spontaneously called Nathaniel uncle. At this moment, Mango's heart seemed to have been cut by a knife.
"Rita, be a good girl. As long as you listen to the doctor, you will be fine. Let alone visiting this uncle, I will promise you everything you want."
"Mommy, it's so nice of you. You must take good care of uncle, or I won't be able to see him when I go back."
There was a hint of longing in Rita' eyes.
Mango quickly nodded to agree.
"Good girl, is your godfather coming soon? Get ready quickly. When your godfather sees that you are playing with your mobile phone early in the morning, he will scold you again."
Hearing this, Rita mischievously stuck out her tongue.
"Goodbye, mommy."
"Goodbye, babe."
Mango hung up the video call with a smile, but her tears could not help flowing down. She looked at Nathaniel on the hospital bed, and her mind was entangled.
Shoud she tell Nathaniel about the existence of Rita?
She didn't have to think about it in the beginning, but Nathaniel's protection for her at the cost of his life made her cold heart crack again.
Perhaps Nathaniel was telling the truth.
It was not him who had treated her and her children that way.
But could she really believe him?
Mango didn't know.
In the middle of the night, Nathaniel started to have a fever.
He kept talking nonsense.
Mango quickly got up and touched his forehead, which was terribly hot. She wanted to find the doctor, but Nathaniel suddenly held her hand.
"Mango, don't leave me, don't leave..."
Nathaniel's voice was not loud, but it made Mango's heart tremble.
She suddenly turned her head and discovered that Nathaniel was not awake.
"Mango, I'm sorry, I wasn't aware of my feelings for you early enough, and I caused the accident for you and the child. It's my fault."
Tears welled up from the corners of Nathaniel's eyes as he spoke.
Mango wanted to pull back her hand, but she was not able to do it no matter how hard she tried. When she looked up, she saw Nathaniel's tears.
He actually cried!
They said that men were not easy to shed tears, let alone a fickle man like Nathaniel. But why he had tears at the corners of his eyes?
"Nathaniel, let go of me!"
Mango felt that Nathaniel was pretending.
This man must have woken up and deliberately put on such pathetic show for her.
However, no matter how hard she tried, she could not pull out her hand. Nathaniel, on the other hand, was in even more pain at this time.
"Nick, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. I failed to protect you as a brother. Don't worry, I will treat your son as my own son. He is a child of Ye Family. Whether he is smart or not, he is always your son!"
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