However, Mango shook her head.
"Master Mo is your friend. Although he may be somewhat reticent to you in his position, I believe that he won't lie to you regarding this matter. However, I suddenly felt that there might be a lot of things that we don't understand in between. Perhaps, these are the main factors!"
Mango spoke in a matter-of-fact manner.
She didn't know much about Carlson and she had never seen him before. She had only heard about his name several times, so she really had no idea about his personality. However, Nathaniel managed to look for Carlson at the most vulnerable time and told him about his circumstance. It showed that Carlson was a trustworthy person to Nathaniel.
The person whom Nathaniel trusted would definitely be reliable enough.
Mango was showing support and protection towards Nathaniel.
Nathaniel tightly frowned but he didn't say anything either.
Both of them had kept a moment of silence before Nathaniel broke the silence.
"Mango, I want to go to Longford County again. Maybe we can get the answers for those incidents."
"Alright."
Mango had predicted that they would return to the place again. Hence, there was no reason for her to reject his offer. After all, Rita had to go to Longford County to carry out her mission.
"Well, Zion's body condition doesn't seem good. Guess we shouldn't bring him along this time. He needs to recuperate now. I don't feel at ease wherever he goes, let alone traveling with us. Why don't we leave him at the headquarters of the Baxter Alliance? With so many people looking after him, I think it should be slightly safer with the presence of Michael too."
Mango was a mother after all, thus she was worried about her child.
Nathaniel nodded and said, "It's good for Zion to stay here. We need him to cooperate with Silver Fox to investigate the incident back then and the whereabouts of Barack now. According to Master Mo, Barack is very likely to be in Angolla now. We require both Zion and Silver Fox to verify its truth using their skill. After all, Angolla is currently heavily guarded and we can't enter it."
Mango nodded.
"We should make Zion get more rest. After all, he was injured and the stab almost hurt his heart."
Mango was furious whenever she mentioned about it. How she wish she could give Sisella a few more slaps.
"By the way, has Newell woken up yet?"
"Not yet. The doctor has said that Newell didn't possess a strong survival will."
Nathaniel let out a sigh as he could understand Newell.
The stronger his feelings for Sisella, the more hurt he was.
Newell had been living for Sisella ever since he was a kid. He had even set aside his grudge towards the Ye family for her. He had thought of spending the rest of his life with her and he was even willing to strive hard to provide a better living for Sisella. However, all his efforts had turned out to be one-sided.
The woman who was showered with his love and care all this time had stabbed his heart mercilessly with a knife. Nobody would have been able to endure the pain and hurt from this.
Mango had also let out a sigh and said, "One can get hurt easily when they have passionately fallen in love." "Love has always been dangerous. It depends on whether both parties involved can master the knack. Same goes to me. Didn't I hurt both of us at the same time five years ago?"
There was a lingering fear in Nathaniel whenever he thought about the incident again. Even with Mango staying by his side and he could see her after he woke up every day, the fire would probably become the deepest and most painful wound in Nathaniel's heart.
Looking at the guilt and sorrow in Nathaniel's eyes, Mango quickly stepped forward and held his hand. She said softly, "It's all over."
"You tend to comfort me in this way, but I know it's not over for me. You wouldn't end up in the way you're now if it wasn't my fault. You will be in good health, and our children wouldn't have missed out on their five years to be spent together with their father. When I woke up in the middle of the night sometimes, I would feel thankful to God for sending the three of you back to me. I even felt that I wouldn't hesitate to give up all my prosperity in exchange for all your safety. Fortunately, you're still here and we can still talk everything out. Mango, I'm truly afraid of losing you. Don't ever try to struggle with the difficulties on your own regardless of what happens in the future, get it?"
All in all, Nathaniel came back to the previous topic again.
Mango knew that he couldn't forget about how she made him faint and faced Sisella herself. She sighed and said, "Alright, I was at fault with Sisella's issue. I promise I won't even do it again."
"Sure. If you do that ever again, God will punish me then."
Just as Nathaniel finished speaking, Mango stretched her hand to cover Nathaniel's mouth. She uttered in rage, "Stop spouting the nonsense." "I know that you value me more than yourself. In order to prevent you from doing silly things again, I would rather take myself as a bet. Only then will you be less reckless."
The intense look from Nathaniel made it hard for Mango to look at him.
She turned her head away instantly, but tears welled up in her eyes.
What else could she say when she had a man who loved her deeply?
Both of them cuddled together for some period of time before Nathaniel asked his men to prepare a private plane to take them to the Longford County again.
Both Nathaniel and Mango still had many things to do before they left the place.
Meanwhile, Mango came to Zion's room.
The little ones were looking very harmonious in their conversations.
Rita immediately put on a smiley face upon seeing Mango entering the room.
"Mommy, are you done being intimate with dad?"
Mango was somewhat appalled by her remarks.
"Rita, from where have you learnt the word 'intimate'?"
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