The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 1279

When Mango noticed Nathaniel's expression, she naturally thought of the last time she was poisoned.

She had thought that she was pregnant back then, but her body was actually tortured by poison once again.

The look in her eyes turned colder.

It turned out that Augustus was the mastermind!

Back then, she had thought that the woman would not be so capable, so he thought Bernard was behind it. She didn't expect it to have something to do with Augustus.

"Does this mean that Augustus and Bernard are working with each other? Or are they actually partners in crime?"

At the thought of this possibility, Mango's facial expression turned cold.

Although Lilian was taking care of Maverick, she was also constantly paying attention to Mango and Nathaniel. When she felt both of their cold gazes, she became a little more alarmed all of a sudden.

"What do you want? Let me tell you, Mr. Abbott's men are all outside. You can't escape as soon as I shout for help."

"I mean no harm."

It was rare that Nathaniel actually explained himself.

Currently, Maverick was quiet as if he was asleep, but the state he was in would break anyone's heart.

Nathaniel had mixed feelings about it, but he still couldn't help but walk over to the latter.

He pictured Maverick crying at Nick's grave last time.

This man was not so cold-blooded after all.

When Nathaniel walked over, Lilian was on her guard against him. However, Mango pulled her aside and sat down wither. Nevertheless, her eyes were constantly fixated on Nathaniel. If Nathaniel were to do something to Maverick, she would be ready to retaliate anytime.

When facing her nervousness, Nathaniel couldn't help but smile and say, "You are really loyal to him."

Lilian did not speak at all, and her mood was not affected by him as well. She simply kept her gaze on him.

Nathaniel ignored her and took a look at

Maverick's injuries.

There were scars all over his body, new and old alike. Most of them resulted from knives.

When he saw the fresh wound on Maverick's heart, he seemed to understand the situation.

Did this man use bloodletting to get rid of the poison every time?

Was he out of his mind?

Or did he really think that he was immortal?

Nathaniel's eyes reddened abruptly, and his chest felt heavy.

Honestly speaking, only Nick seemed to be living a nice life among the three of them. However, his life span was also the shortest. Could Nathaniel and Maverick be considered the unlucky brothers?

Maverick knew that he could be punished so severely for helping Nathaniel, but he still lent a helping hand. Whether it was a deliberate trap or a sincere one, Nathaniel knew that he had to go soft on the latter.

"Take him away. Since Augustus doesn't cherish his son, I shall keep him by my side."

After saying that, he picked Maverick on his shoulder, but he suddenly heard a groan.

"Do you think I'm not dead enough, so you want to stab me a few more times more? Nathaniel, I don't work for you. What do you mean by me staying by your side?"

Maverick spoke in a low voice and his breath was very weak. But the three people present were stunned when they heard his words.

"Mr. Abbott!"

Lilian struggled to break free from Mango's grip and threw herself at him.

"Mr. Abbott, are you awake? Are you in pain? I'll get a painkiller for you later, I..."

"Shut up! You're too noisy."

Maverick growled as he frowned slightly.

Lilian stopped speaking instantly, but her eyes were still full of worry.

Maverick did not look at her at all. Instead, he looked upward at Nathaniel.

There was a coldness in Nathaniel's eyes, and there was not much emotion on his face, but Maverick just felt that the former was particularly cute and heartwarming at this time.

"Why do you come here?"

"To see for myself if you're dead or not. If you're dead, I'll give you a proper burial. I've already dug out a grave in the space next to Nick. If you really die, I'll bury you beside him so that he won't be lonely."

Nathaniel said with an indifferent expression. Even though his tone were cold and emotionless. Maverick laughed heartily.

"How badly do you want me dead? Nathaniel, let me down. You can't walk out of here just like this, and it's impossible for you to go back the way you came. The outside must have been heavily guarded, and the mountains where you came in from are likely been guarded. You can still survive if you don't go out. If you go out now, it'll be committing suicide. If you die, who will carry out my burial for me?"

Maverick coughed as he struggled to get up from Nathaniel's lap.

Lilian helped him up hurriedly upon seeing this.

"Mr. Abbott."

Then only Maverick glanced at her.

"Why are you in such an unsightly state? You're so ugly."

Lilian quickly lowered her head at his words and say, "I'm moving around in the mountains, so it's more convenient to dress like this."

"Help me to sit down."

Lilian took over by supporting Maverick, so Nathaniel did not touch him again. Instead, he returned to Mango's side and wrapped her in his arms.

Mango leaned against him as she said with a smile, "I think he is right. Right now, the most dangerous place is the safest for us. Augustus would never have thought that we would be here."

"Okay, let's take a break."

Nathaniel helped Mango to sit down on the side. He also took out some hardtacks from his pocket and passed them to her.

"Have some biscuits. It'll replenish your energy."