The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 170

Nathaniel didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

What could be more depressing than to have worked so hard for so many years, only to found it's done for someone else?

And this person used to be the closest one to him, and even his mother was partial to her for no reason.

He still couldn't figure it out. Even if his mother didn't like Mango, Zion was his mother's grandson after all. Why could she be so calm and indifferent about Zion's disappearance?

In Nathaniel's memory, his mother was not a coldblooded person, but why?

It seemed that only Nanny Zhang could give him this answer, but that woman had vanished from the face of the earth now, and no trace could be traced.

All the clues seemed to have been cut off all of a sudden.

The fire five years ago seemed to have been ordered by Macy, and there was even the possibility of Susie's counsel and Newell's execution, but now it seemed that there was far more than what he saw on the surface.

Newell was brought back by Nathaniel from the orphanage and grew up with him. He's kind of a brother to Nathaniel. Newell had never never disobeyed Nathaniel. But why did Newell betray him in the matter of Mango for the first time?

Nathaniel remembered that when Newell was with him, Nanny Zhang would make some snacks for him and Sisi from time to time.

At that time, Nathaniel only felt that Nanny Zhang was a kind- hearted woman who treated orphans well. But now, he thought that this may be a way for Nanny Zhang to get people's loyalty.

Perhaps from the beginning, Newell and Sisi had been bribed by Nanny Zhang.

However, what Nathaniel couldn't understand was that five years ago, Nanny Zhang was very pleased with Mango and also very kind to her. If it's true that Nanny Zhang was involved or even behind the fire, what was the reason? What's the motive?

Nathaniel couldn't figure it out, so he never thought about Nanny Zhang. He didn't expect that this gave Nanny Zhang a chance to take Mango away under his nose.

Terrance frowned tightly as he listened to Nathaniel's words.

"Newell is indeed a tough man. In the Hans family, after all that torture, he didn't utter a word. If it wasn't for Sisi, maybe he wouldn't have shown any signs of weakness. Do you mean that Newell set the big fire and Macy order it five years ago?"

"That's what it looks like so far, but it's never that simple. Macy has escaped from the guardhouse, and even took Zion and Wisdom away. If she wants to leave Ocean City, she could use either of them as a hostage, but she did not leave. Why? What is she waiting for? Or who doesn't let her leave Ocean City? When Wisdom escaped, Zion disappeared. According to her ability, she could sneak out of Ocean City, but she died. She died inexplicably and suddenly. Don't you find it strange?"

Nathaniel felt a little itchy and took out a cigarette. He sniffed it then put it on his ear randomly.

Seeing that he was so restrained, Terrance got to know him a little better.

"Maybe she died because she was tainted with that kind of thing?"

Nathaniel shook his head to deny Terrance's words and said, "Do you know that it was me who deliberately sent Macy the information about Wisdom that he was ill and his life was in danger. Susie went to see Macy and gave her a bottle of medicine, saying that it could make Macy temporarily have a mental disorder, and there would be a doctor for her the next day. But do you know what kind of medicine was that?"

"What?"

"Poison! It's a poison that can kill a person with a touch!"

Nathaniel's words caused Terrance to turn pale. "How was that possible?"

"Yeah, how was that possible? Susie has been a widow for so many years and only has one daughter, Macy, and she has pinned all her hopes on Macy. She hopes that Macy can become the Young Madam of the Ye family, so that the Chu family can rise to a higher level, and her glory and wealth for the rest of her life could be guaranteed. How could she do it to her own daughter in such a situation?

Nathaniel said calmly.

Terrance was so smart that he immediately understood what Nathaniel meant.

"Do you mean that Susie has been used as a gun? Maybe even she doesn't know what's wrong with that bottle of medicine?"

"It's quite possible. If Macy hadn't still had a bit of conscience and escaped because worried about Wisdom, she might have died inside the guardhouse at that time. But Macy escaped, not only did she escape, but she also took Zion and Wisdom with her, and even used Zion to get revenge. But when Mango arrived, she went to the empty building. Don't you think it's strange? Will a woman who wished you to die give up the chance to revenge? Do you think it's possible?"

Nathaniel's another question made Terrance frown even deeper.

He thougth it's amazing how many questions arise when these things are correlated. With Macy's death, Zion and Mango's disappearance seemed to have no clues.

"Wisdom doesn't know anything?"

Nathaniel shook his head.

"Wisdom is just a child. What's more, although Macy has been indifferent to him these years, she has never beaten him like that before. So for Wisdom, it is a very heavy blow. If Zion was not there, Wisdom might not be like this now. No one knows what he can become. The harm from his biological mother is the shadow of a lifetime. After he came back, he had nightmares every night and cried every night. I dare not ask what happened, but Wisdom did change. He didn't talk about Macy anymore, or even about Macy's death. He's just four years old! How hard it hit and shadowed him could only fade with the passage of time. I just hope he'll be well, so I won't fail Nick."