The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 1256

Nathaniel was a little nervous as well.

At this moment, Wisdom quickly took out a small bottle from his bag and placed a drop of liquid on his hand. Then he immediately wiped it on his temple. In an instant, a cool feeling swept through his body, so he came to himself instantly.

He carefully poured the ashes of the incense into a bottle again before he started to fiddle with it.

Nathaniel did not disturb Wisdom, and Rita held her breath as well.

After some time, Wisdom finally raised his head as he said to Nathaniel and Rita, who were outside, "Daddy, it's fine now. Come in."

After he said that, he sprayed some liquid on the ancestral temple, and the smell of incense faded a lot.

After Nathaniel watched he did all of these, he walked in with Rita in his arms.

"How is it?"

"The incense is the problem. There's some hallucinogen in it, which will induce hallucination in humans. The climate here is very special. It's damp all year round. Once the incense is ignited, it will produce chemical reactions with the humidity in the air. So people will think that their hallucinations are real. In addition, this is the ancestral temple, which means that the windows and doors are generally closed all the time. Therefore, its effect will be stronger here."

At this moment, Wisdom seemed to have transformed into an entirely different person. He was somewhat different from his silent appearance before. When he talked about medicine, he was eloquent and dazzling.

Nathaniel seemed to have seen a young Nick in him.

At that time, Nick wasn't as ordinary as they had said he was.

Nathaniel still remembered that he had attended Nick's reading and speech competition. At that moment, Nick seemed to be the same age as Wisdom. He stood on the stage and faced more than three hundred audiences below. He was neither humble nor nervous. The look in his eyes was exactly the same as Wisdom's right now.

That was right.

Nick was outstanding when he was just a child. He was just as excellent as Nathaniel.

Since when did Nick start to become ordinary?

Nathaniel couldn't recall at all.

He only remembered that he stood out more and more because he was contrasted by Nick, so Isla valued him increasingly. Meanwhile, Nick seemed to have become unnoticeable gradually as no one paid attention to him anymore.

Nathaniel's thoughts drifted far away.

He still remembered the way he played with Nathaniel when he was still a child.

They were carefree back then. Nathaniel even fought with others for his sake. However, since when did the relationship between them change?

Nick was very respectful to him. The feeling of being close to each other that they had once shared was gone forever.

Nathaniel felt sad all of a sudden.

Wisdom was still talking but Nathaniel couldn't hear a thing from him. He seemed to have seen Nick in Wisdom's shadows.

Nick was smiling at him. As he smiled and smiled, tears streamed out of his eyes.

He said, "Nathaniel, why do we have to compete with each other to find out who is better? Why can't we play with each other like other siblings? Nathaniel, do you still remember our happy days back then?"

As he sobbed, his tears turned into a river of red.

It was the same color as blood.

He said in a shrill voice, "Nathaniel, I want to go home. I miss you. But why did you chase me away from Ocean City... Why didn't you let me stay? Did you think that I should leave as well? Did you also think that I'm a threat to you if I stay?"

"Nathaniel, I have never wanted to compete with you during these years. I just want to stay by your side. We are brothers who share the same mother. Even if I have to hide my wisdom away and contrasted your brilliance, I don't mind. I just want to be with you. Nathaniel, why can't you grant such a simple wish of mine? Why did you send me away like mother?"

"If I hadn't left Ocean City, I wouldn't have died. I wouldn't have to be an undercover agent. I'm still the second son of the Ye family. Even if I'm a little bit of a playboy or a little useless, at least I'm still by your side. I wouldn't have died alone here like I am now. Brother, do you know how I feel about you for so many years?"

"I love you, but I hate you at the same time. I hate you for sending me away at all costs. I hate you for not keeping Macy with you, so I've run into her here. If I didn't meet her, perhaps I wouldn't have fallen in love with her. Then I wouldn't have hated you that much. She had never loved me, so I was just your substitute. Do you know this? Nathaniel!

Since young, I've been living under your shadow. I'm not stupid and I can be a genius myself but mom said that the Ye family only needed one leader. I know your ambition and goals, so I gave up. I'd rather be laidback and foppish. As long as I can help you, I'll be satisfied if you achieve what you want. I only have a simple wish, which is to be with you. But Nathaniel, you still sent me away in the end. If it wasn't for you, I might not have died. Nathaniel, it was you who killed me! It's you!"

"No, it's not me!"

Nathaniel suddenly felt a pang in his heart. He spat out a mouthful of blood accompanied by the sound of "poof". His whole body teetered and almost fell.

"Dad!"

Rita was frightened.

She had never seen Nathaniel acting like this.

Her small figure held Nathaniel's hand tightly, but he seemed to be stuck in a nightmare as he couldn't hear her voice at all.

"No, no. Nick, I don't want the Ye family. I don't want to be the head of the family. I simply think that I should shoulder the family's responsibilities since I'm the elder brother so that you can lead a carefree life that you want. I never wanted to suppress you, let alone chase you away. However, if you didn't leave back then, you would be locked up in jail. How could I let my own brother go to jail? Nick, don't hate me, please? You can't hate me! You are my brother! We are brothers who grew up together! How can I not love you? How can I kill you? It's not me! It isn't!"

Nathaniel wailed maniacally as tears fell from the corner of his eyes.

Rita was totally dumbfounded.

Wisdom was stunned as well.

He had heard his biological father's name.

He was very familiar with Nick's name, but he had never met this person, because he had no such opportunity.

His father had passed away soon after he was born.