The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 1070

Mango and Desmond soon arrived at the southernmost house of Dark Mantle as that was where the bearded man pointed at.

It was an ancient house with a mysterious vibe and Mango saw a Lycorisradiata pattern on the walls.

At that moment, she frowned.

Meanwhile, Desmond saw it too.

He whispered, "Are we entering the house? Perhaps this is the base of Modoru Squad and we don't know why did Bettany lure you here. So, I can't rescue you in time if you face danger after going in."

"How will we know what's Bettany plan if we don't go in?"

A glint flashed across Mango's sharp eyes.

"Wait for me here and none of you are allowed to enter without my permission."

However, Desmond immediately retorted after hearing Mango's words.

"No, I'll follow you in."

Mango noticed the insistence in Desmond's eyes. She sighed as she knew that he was being stubborn, so she said, "You can follow me in, but the others stay outside on standby."

"Alright."

Desmond gave their people some instructions.

Then, Mango pushed open the door of the house.

There was no one inside other than Bettany.

She was not the least bit surprised when she saw Mango as she said, "You're here."

"You played so many tricks just to bring me to Dark Mantle and lure me into this house, isn't it? Just be frank if you have anything to say as we are old acquaintances and there is no need to beat around the bush."

Mango found a place to sit down and looked at Bettany before she asked indifferently, "Wisdom was caught by Xander, but it has nothing to do with you, am I right?"

"No, I treat Wisdom as my own son and I'll never hurt him even if we become enemies one day."

At moment, Bettany's words made Mango feel satisfied.

"I believe you. I can forgive you for what you did to me as long as you don't hurt Wisdom, but only if you don't kill me."

"I won't, and I dare not."

After Bettany finished speaking, she glanced inside and whispered, "Mrs. Xiao is the one who wants to see you today, not me."

At that moment, Mango's body trembled.

Was it Magnolia?

For some reason, Mango was a little nervous.

"Why did she choose for us to meet here? Didn't you say that we'll meet at Angolla?"

"It's not safe in Angolla as Mrs. Xiao's identity might get exposed. However, the situation here is different as we're in Dark Mantle. Everyone can come here to buy whatever they want, but these people have complicated backgrounds, so this place is our protection."

Mango went silent after hearing Bettany's explanation.

She thought for a moment and said, "The person who claims to sell news is your man?"

"Yeah..."

"I'll go in."

Then, Mango stood up and said to Desmond who was beside her, "You stay here."

"But..."

"No 'buts'."

This time, Mango was exceptionally resolute.

Desmond paused for a moment when he saw her reaction, but he stayed.

On the other hand, Bettany didn't go in, but she said in a low voice, "Walk straight along the corridor for about 100 meters and turn right. The room is right there."

Then, Mango took a deep breath and walked in.

She followed Bettany's instructions and arrived at the door of the room.

It was an antique room, but Mango was a little nervous.

She took a few deep breaths again before she pushed the door open.

A faint scent of sandalwood filled the room.

There was a middle-aged woman kneeling in front of a shrine in the center of the room and while chanting some prayers.

Mango saw the familiar figure and for a moment, she thought that Queena was reborn.

"Mom..."

She couldn't help but let out a cry, but she quickly came to her senses.

Queena was no longer around. The person in front of her could not be Queena no matter how much she resembled her.

A trace of sadness flashed across Mango's eyes.

At that moment, Magnolia turned around after hearing Mango's voice. Mango nearly burst into tears when she saw Magnolia's face as it really resembled Queena.

"Uh? Mango?"

Magnolia called her softly.

Mango tried her best to suppress her emotions as she smiled faintly and said, "Mrs. Xiao, why did you ask me here?"

At that instant, Magnolia was frozen on the spot as a hint of astonishment flashed across his eyes.

However, she immediately felt relieved.

"I have no choice but to ask you to meet me here...

I hope you don't mind."

"What's the matter?"

Mango didn't want be affectionate with her.

Magnolia was the eldest daughter of Brantley and her appearance really resembled him. However, it was possible for her to have undergone plastic surgery to take after Queena's face considering the advanced modern technology. So, Mango did not want to be too emotional before she confirmed Magnolia's identity.

She would feel hurt easily if she trusted the wrong person.

Previously, she was hurt by the Shen family's parents, so she didn't want to experience the pain a second time. Needless to say, she would definitely not let Brantley bear such sadness.

Meanwhile, Magnolia was a little surprised at Mango's reaction and attitude towards her.

"Child, perhaps you don't know who I am..."

"Well, I know that you're Lebanon's mother and you could be my aunt if you're my mother's twin sister, but what does this have to do with me?"