The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 1320

Morgan and Nathaniel were busy because of this sudden turn of events, and they had serious expressions on their faces. Although Mango and Lilian had tried their best to seal up the entrance, some of the men had still been poisoned.

Meanwhile, Mango's heart sank as she watched these people die in front of her. All of them couldn't describe the sadness that they were feeling, and they were depressed.

While the doctors were still rescuing some of the men, Mango brought Lilian into the tent. During that time, both of them didn't say anything.

No one had expected this to happen. Now, they suddenly realized that life was so fragile. After all, someone who was still alive and kicking a second ago could die and disappear from the world in the next second.

Mango had never felt so helpless before as they were facing a danger that no one knew about. After thinking about it carefully, she went to Morgan's tent.

Just as Morgan had finished reporting the situation to the higher-ups, Mango walked in. He looked upset, but he asked in a low voice, "What's wrong? Do you need something?"

"Morgan, I think it's better for us to stop this mission now."

Mango said these words after careful consideration, but Morgan still had a solemn expression on his face.

"I'm not the one who has the final say. I know your worries, and to be honest, I feel as terrible as you do. I've personally trained these soldiers, and yet they died before my eyes. How could I not feel sad? But this is an order from our superiors. We're soldiers, Mango, and a soldier has to obey orders. Alas! We have no choice."

Morgan was also miserable, and he knew that Mango was right. However, too many people knew about this mine and were coveting it. This was one of their country's resources, so they couldn't let other people take it away.

Right now Morgan was also in a dilemma.

After hearing this, Mango's brows furrowed tightly. Just when she didn't know what to say, Nathaniel walked in.

"I think we have to put the mining on hold now."

Nathaniel had the same opinion as Mango.

Morgan sighed and said nothing, but he knew Nathaniel understood the situation.

On the other hand, Nathaniel knew the difficult situation that Morgan was in. He walked towards Mango and pulled her to sit beside him and whispered, "We could still finish the mission, but we need to look for a person first. With this person's help, we can reduce our losses and complete the mission."

"Who is it?"

Morgan had a glimmer of hope in his eyes when he heard this. Meanwhile, Mango also looked at Nathaniel. Although she didn't say anything, she knew that Nathaniel had suggested this because he had an idea.

While they stared at him with expectant gazes, Nathaniel said softly, "Barack."

Mango and Morgan were stunned by these words.

"Barack? Why are we looking for Barack?"

Mango had the same question as Morgan.

Then, Nathaniel took out some information and said lightly, "I have Barack's information with me. He majored in Archaeology when he was in university. Then, he went on to study geological surveillance and mines exploration. Most importantly, he came to Longford County and stayed here for some time. Although there were rumours that he came here to look for Magnolia, others said he came to research this mine. Since we are all unfamiliar with this mine, if we enter without preparation, we could lose more than we gain. Anyway, finding Barack will not stop us from mining this place, so why shouldn't we look for him earlier? We won't lose this mine as it will always be here. Also, if we can't break through this mine, other people probably can't steal it either. In this case, we should find Barack and then come back to work on this mine after that. Isn't it better to kill two birds with one stone?"

Morgan's eyes narrowed slightly after hearing this, while Mango was a little excited.

After all, she was all in favour of looking for Barack!

Then, Morgan looked at Nathaniel while asking, "Since you've made such a request, do you already know where Barack is?"

"No, but someone else does."

Mango immediately thought of someone after hearing what Nathaniel had said.

Bettany Zhang!

But hadn't she already left?

"Huh? Do you know where Bettany is?"

"I do."

Nathaniel looked at her wife with tenderness in his eyes.

"Alright, I'll leave it to you then."

Morgan said this as he trusted Nathaniel.

Since they couldn't mine this place now, they decided to find a better place for Lilian to recover after thinking about how weak her body was right now. While Maverick accompanied her, Mango left the cave with Nathaniel and returned to the residence in Longford County.

After Mango entered the room, she asked anxiously, "Where's Bettany?"

"She hasn't gone far at all. Hah! She has always been nearby."

Mango frowned slightly after hearing what Nathaniel had said.

"What the hell is going on?"

Nathaniel sighed softly and said, "Bettany still cares about Longford County and Wisdom, so she didn't leave. She came to me and told me everything."

"Everything? Does that include the reason she betrayed Longford County?"

"Yes."

Nathaniel nodded and whispered, "The king of Angolla held her son's ashes in custody. That's why she has to obey him."

Mango was shocked after hearing those words.