The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 1055

"Madam."

Haniya was surprised that Mango would pick them up personally. Thus, she quickly walked towards Mango and greeted her.

Meanwhile, Desmond was also surprised to see Mango in the airport. Fortunately, no one could see his expression as he was wearing sunglasses.

"Hello, Madam."

"Did both of you have a fight?"

Mango looked at them and asked.

However, Haniya and Desmond shook their heads simultaneously.

"Then why are you guys walking so far away from each other? Also, Desmond, you're a man, aren't you? Shouldn't you help Haniya with her luggage? Urgh! You're not a gentleman at all!"

Haniya was embarrassed when she saw Mango scolding Desmond and hurriedly explained, "No, Madam, my stuff isn't heavy either. I can handle them myself."

"Well, obviously, men are responsible for carrying things. So, you should make good use of him and make him do all the hard work!"

"What? Men... like my husband?"

Haniya's face suddenly flushed red. Then, she looked at Desmond from the corner of her eyes. However, Desmond remained unmoved and expressionless. Thus, Haniya was disappointed to see this.

Haniya's feelings for Desmond were evident, and even Mango could sense it as well. Unfortunately, Desmond remained indifferent.

Therefore, Mango did not want to comment further on this.

"Alright, let's go. Let's get in the car first, and well talk about it when we get back. There's a bunch of trouble waiting for us."

Mango complained in displeasure.

This time, Desmond picked up Haniya's suitcase voluntarily and placed it in the car booth. On the other hand, Haniya was slightly taken aback by his kind gesture.

Indeed, Desmond was someone who would obey all of Mango's orders.

At the thought of this, Haniya became upset. However, she still followed after both of them.

After they got in the car, Desmond was the one who volunteered to drive.

Meanwhile, Mango and Haniya sat on the backseat.

"Haniya, I have a difficult task for you this time."

"Madam, I'm all ears."

"Get back to your previous profession."

Mango looked at her and said softly, "Andrea is going to stay in my grandfather's house, but I'm afraid that Andrea will play dirty tricks on him. You will be going over and ensure that my grandpa's daily meals are free from poison. I can't let anything happen to him. Can you do it?"

"Yes, I can!"

Haniya was confident as she was an expert in medicine.

Meanwhile, Desmond listened to the conversation without interrupting.

Then, Mango handed Haniya a listening device.

"Insert this thing in my mother's bedroom. If I guessed correctly, Andrea will certainly not live in the room my grandfather prepared for her. She will be occupying my mother's room instead, and I need to know her every move. Since Andrea has never seen you, you can disguise yourself as the servant of the Xiao family so that she will not suspect you. Contact me anytime if you need help."

"All right. Got it, Madam."

Haniya took the listening device that Mango had handed.

After Mango finished her explanation, she let out a sigh of relief.

"It's so annoying. These things are just too troublesome. By the way, Desmond, how long more do you need to investigate Lawrence?"

Mango leaned against the back of her seat with an anxious expression.

Meanwhile, Desmond noticed her uneasy expression from the front. Although he didn't know why she was still nervous, he still whispered, "It's almost done. I think we can finish up the job tonight if the Grey family breaks their contract soon."

Mango nodded in reply.

"Try to settle it before tomorrow morning. I'll be heading to Swovenia at noon."

Desmond frowned slightly when he heard what Mango had said.

"What are you going to do there? There's an ongoing riot happening in Swovenia, and you could be in danger if you go there!" "My husband and son are over there, so I can't sit

still at home!"

Desmond finally knew the reason for Mango's frustration.

Was it because of Nathaniel?

He frowned and said nothing more at this thought.

Then, he drove the car quickly to the military compound.

When Desmond dropped off Haniya at the Xiao family's villa, he whispered, "Be careful. Don't force yourself to solve problems that you can't handle. Inform Toby, Brantley's servant, or give me a call immediately. I'll be staying in the Ocean City, so it's still possible for me to rush over."

Desmond rarely said such words to Haniya, so Haniya was grateful.

"Can I do that anytime?"

"Yeah."

Desmond replied coldly, but Haniya was still delighted to hearthat.

"Got it, take care of yourself too. Lawrence is a madman now, so confront him head-on. Although Lawrence isn't here right now, he may travel to the Ocean City unnoticed, right?"

Haniya was clever.

If Lawrence was abroad, Mango would order Desmond to go on a mission abroad instead of asking him to come back to Ocean City.

Desmond glanced at Haniya, and he felt that she was very smart and quick- witted. However, Desmond could sense that she was worried about his safety from her concerned gaze.

He suddenly thought of Marissa.

Marissa used to be like Haniya. She was rational and intelligent, but she cared too much about him.

Suddenly, he paused his thoughts. Then, he whispered, "Just focus on your task. Don't interfere with anything else."

After that, he got in the car directly.

It wasn't the first time Desmond had warned Hainya about this. Although she told herself to brush it off, she was still hurt by his words.

After all, she was not Marissa, the woman that he loved.

Mango looked at Desmond's indifferent attitude towards Haniya and could not help but shake her head.

"You really don't understand a woman's feelings."

"Madam, I told you that I chose to live on because of Marissa. I should've died with her, so I don't think I deserve to be in a relationship."

Desmond said in a flat, unemotional voice. However, there was a hint of sadness from his eyes.