Mango was already in a bad mood, but it became worst when Andrea provoked her further.
"Andrea, there are so many men in the world. Why do you have to compete with me?"
"It’s because Nathaniel is a good man! Don't you know that you have to fight for good things? What? Or who do you think you are to feel that Nathaniel should be good for you by nature?"
Andrea's words made Mango unable to refute back.
That's right!
What right did she have?
Was it only because of Nathaniel's feelings for her?
Did she think that Nathaniel would be able to forgive and tolerate her no matter what she did?
But what caused her to be so confident and take Nathaniel for granted?
Then, Mango seemed to have realized something and she wanted to explain herself to Nathaniel. She was indeed grateful to Abyss, but it was not the way he thought.
Next, Mango turned away and she wanted to leave, but Andrea stopped her.
"Get out of my way!"
"I’ll get of your way only if you give up Nathaniel to me!" Andrea cackled evilly. Although it was dreadful, Mango was not afraid of her.
"Nathaniel is not an object and he's not mine to give. If you can make him fall in love with you, then you can have him."
"Well, aren't you confident? Do you think Nathaniel won’t like me just because I'm disfigured? Tell you what, I'll regain my delicate face again even without Master Yan's help. I know you don’t believe me, but we’ll see what happens!"
However, Andrea's provocation did not affect Mango in the slightest.
In fact, she was very clear about Nathaniel’s personality. When Nathaniel fell in love with someone, he would stay in love with them until his dying breath. Even though Mango had angered and disappointed him, it was not enough to cause Nathaniel to leave Mango.
Hence, Mango did not take heed of Andrea's shouting.
After that, Mango quickly left the scene. Then, she realized that Nathaniel had left when she went to look for him.
Thomas looked as if he wanted to say something, but he hesitated.
"If you’ve got something to say, just spit it out."
Mango started the conversation first when she laid eyes on Thomas’s unsettled expression.
Next, Thomas scratched the nape of his neck in embarrassment before he asked, "Mrs. Ye, are you having a quarrel with Mr. Ye?" "Was it that obvious?"
Thomas’ observation amused and saddened Mango at the same time.
If even Thomas could see it, then the whole world would be able to tell Nathaniel was anger.
However, Thomas shook his head to reassure Mango and he said, "It wasn't obvious, but I could sense it. Mr. Ye had asked me previously to contact a jeweler to design a wedding ring for you, but today the jeweler was busy. So, they had me to ask Mr. Ye if he would like to reschedule, but he just waved it off.”
This sentence stunned Mango.
"A ring? Nathaniel had you contact a jeweler to design a wedding ring?"
"Yeah, didn't he tell you? Mr. Ye told me all about your size and his size. Furthermore, he told me that he wanted to hold a grand wedding for you to tell the world that you're his wife."
After she listened to Thomas' words, Mango's heart became increasingly uneasy.
In fact, Nathaniel sincerely wanted to marry her and he wanted to legitimize Mango. Furthermore, he had planned to keep the wedding a surprise, but Mango had repaid him with blatant accusations.
It only took Yetta’s disappearance and Abyss' words to make Mango doubt Nathaniel’s integrity.
What on earth was wrong with her?
Was it true when Nathaniel said that Abyss still had a place in her heart? That she was affected by Abyss' words?
Mango felt that she was really a jerk.
How could she do this?
Even if other people didn’t know why Nathaniel worked to defeat Abyss, but she knew full well the reason he had to do so.
Furthermore, Nathaniel had a hellish time trying to find her when Abyss had imprisoned her. Then when he had finally rescued Mango, her devastation and mental trauma tortured Nathaniel as well.
Nathaniel loved her and he cherished her as if she was a treasure. Hence, how could he be calm when he saw her being mistreated by Abyss?
Moreover, Rita was his beloved daughter. Unfortunately, she had been injected with morphine for the sake of Abyss’ love for Mango, and that caused her body to take a turn for the worse. As a father, was he not justified in attacking Abyss?
Whether it was her or Rita, Nathaniel cared about them very much. As a wife, it was disrespectful to her husband as she did not speak up when Nathaniel plotted against Abyss. Moreover, it was irresponsible of her as Rita's mother.
However, she kept holding on to the kindness that Abyss had shown her by saving her life five years ago.
Could it be that the things Abyss had done later on were not equal to saving her life?
What was she still hesitant about?
Hence, Mango felt like she might really be sick. Or worse, did she have more than just a debt of gratitude towards Abyss?
Clearly, Mango was confused by her own feelings as well.
Meanwhile, Thomas became anxious as he saw Mango was standing there in a dazed state.
"Madam, are you all right? Don’t worry, Mr. Ye's anger is temporary and he’ll be back eventually. You know how difficult Mr. Ye can be sometimes, so there’s no need to stoop to his level."
As Thomas spoke, Mango felt quite unworthy to be Nathaniel’s wife.
What did Thomas mean by not stooping to Nathaniel’s level?
In fact, it was more like Nathaniel was coddling her and he did not stoop to her level instead.
Thus, she was unsure whether her earlier words had hurt Nathaniel.
Clearly, Mango was very annoyed at the moment.
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