The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 244

"Mom, I'm your actual daughter! You look so happy when you’re interacting with this illegal immigrant, but you become aggressive as soon as I show up? Do you really hate me that much?"

Andrea's tone was harsh, and she even gave Mango a vicious glare.

On the other hand, Mango felt wronged.

What had she done to be treated like this by Andrea?

Nevertheless, Mango stood up and she said in a low voice, "Aunt Xiao, I'll clear away the chessboard while you two can chat in the living room."

"There's no need for that, I'll do it instead."

Queena wanted to stop Mango.

However, Andrea said, "She lives here for free, so what's wrong with having her do chores? Mom, what’s so special about her that makes you treat her so well?"

When she heard that, Queena's expression darkened again.

"What the hell are you doing here?"

"I'm here to visit you! I heard that you went to work today, so I came over to see you. Is that not allowed?"

Andrea was rather annoyed and she put aside the vitamin shake in her hand before she pouted at Queena. She clearly dissatisfied with her mother's attitude.

Mango, on the other hand, was rather perplexed.

How did Andrea know that they went to the embassy today?

Could it be that Andrea had hired somebody to spy on them?

Obviously, Queena came to the same conclusion as Mango.

"How did you know that I went to the embassy?"

Queena's face was gloomy, and her serious gaze made Andrea a little fearful.

"Nah, I just heard about it from somewhere."

"Who told you about that? Are you spying on me now?"

Queena gazed intently at Andrea and she did not give her daughter any room to recant her story.

Thus, Andrea felt embarrassed that her own mother was chastising her in front of Mango. So, she straightened her posture before she spoke in a vicious tone, "I had someone follow Nathaniel and I heard that he went to the embassy. I wasn't spying on you, I was actually going after Nathaniel because I like him!"

"Don't you know that Nathaniel is a married man?"

Truthfully, Queena had no idea how she had given birth to such a shameless girl!

Nevertheless, Andrea said stubbornly, "He is not a married man because Mango is an illegal immigrant, and illegals like her are worthless. Plus, what could Nathaniel gain from being together with her? Look mom, if he was together with me, then you could help him gain influence in the United States right? Anyone with half a brain would choose me over Mango."

"Can you pick and choose who to love? Oh, Andrea, when will you actually grow up and be mature for once?"

Right now, Queena despised her daughter very much and she looked at Mango, who was gentle, virtuous, and reasonable. How could there be such a huge difference between Andrea and Mango?

The more she compared the two girls, the more she felt that Andrea was arrogant and domineering.

Then, Queena sighed and said, "Is there a reason that you're here? If not, then just leave. Aren't you afraid that people will laugh at a disfigured girl like you running amok?"

In fact, Andrea had sincerely come to see Queena, but every time she came, her mother treated her coldly. That was fine normally, but Andrea was ashamed at being chastised by her mother in front of Mango.

"Mom, I want to stay over tonight."

"No way!"

Queena refused Andrea immediately.

"Huh? If she can stay, why can't I?"

Andrea really felt that Queena was biased against her because ever since she was a child, Queena was cold and strict with Andrea. Furthermore, Queena had never shown Andrea any affection, and that made her sad.

However, Andrea felt that her mother was treating Mango differently. It was because Queena looked at Mango tenderly even if Queena was indifferent on the outside, it was something that Andrea wanted desperately but could never obtain.

What on Earth did Mango Shen have what she lacked?

Why did Queena dislike her for no reason?

Clearly, Andrea was Queena's biological daughter, but her mother would let Mango stay as she pushed Andrea away. Why?

At this, the rims of Andrea's eyes became red with tears.

"Mom, can you even call yourself my mother when you treat me like this?"

After that, Andrea wept as she ran out of the villa.

Meanwhile, Mango felt that her existence had driven a wedge to them. Thus, it would be better if she did not stay any longer and she hoped that Nathaniel would settle his issues quickly.

Mango silently cleared away the bowls and chopsticks and she went to the kitchen.

On the other hand, Queena rubbed her temples as she felt a sudden pain in her head.

Andrea was always so self- absorbed and did whatever she wanted without any thought for other people. So, Queena disliked Andrea's character, but she did not hate her because Queena just sometimes felt annoyed by this part of Andrea's personality. Now that Andrea had run outside, Queena still worried about her. However, she didn't go after her daughter when she remembered that Andrea usually had bodyguards following her around.

At first, Queena wanted to chat more with Mango but unfortunately, she was no longer in the mood after they were interrupted by Andrea.

"Mango, you're free to do whatever you want after you clean up. I'm going to take a nap."

Queena had a habit of taking a nap in the afternoon, even more so now that her headache had intensified.

"Okay."

Mango's answer was straightforward.

After Queena entered her bedroom, Mango turned around and continued cleaning the kitchen.

After Andrea left the villa, she quickly found a place to hide.

She thought that Queena would chase after her because no matter what, they were still mother and daughter, weren't they?

However, she waited for a long time but Queena did not come out. Furthermore, Andrea only saw Mango busy cleaning the kitchen as if she was the one who owned the house.

This feeling deeply agitated Andrea.