The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 259

"Well, your mommy and I won't blame you because that's all in the past now. So, will you tell me where's your mom now?"

Nathaniel already knew that Mango had been rescued by Merle and she had returned home on the cargo ship, but he had no idea where Mango currently was.

Obviously, Nathaniel was rather anxious.

At first, Zion was still upset but he lifted his head to speak to Nathaniel when he noticed Nathaniel's anxiety. "Now, I can finally see that you're actually sincere towards mommy."

"Nonsense, that's my wife, so of course I’m sincere to her!”

Nathaniel felt that his little brat always looked for opportunities to provoke him no matter what.

"Wait, what do you mean you can finally see my sincerity towards your mommy? Do you really think that there’s been a time where I’ve never loved her?”

Nathaniel abruptly caught the error in Zion's words.

Then, Zion shook his head and said, "I'm not sure what happened between you and mommy five years ago, and everything I know about it was told to me by mommy and Abyss, or it was just my mere guessing. I became quite irritated, because how is it possible for such a cruel man like you to exist? Even the devil loves his children, but why did you abandon Rita and me? Furthermore, you even set a fire to burn us to death!"

"That's a total misunderstanding because I've never wanted to hurt both of you."

This was the moment that Nathaniel realized that even if Zion and Rita had not remembered the events five years ago, it still affected them greatly.

Nathaniel was not in a hurry, and if Zion could stand here and chat idly with him, that meant that Mango was safe. So, Nathaniel’s next priority now was to clear Zion’s doubts about the situation five years ago.

Zion nodded his head before he said, "Well, I don’t know all the facts, but to tell you the truth I was quite upset when mommy forgave you the last time she returned to the mainland. How could she forgive you so easily after you abandoned your wife and children?"

"You little brat, when did I ever do that? Don’t just say things willy-nilly when you’re not familiar with how to use them, okay? I assure you, I’ve always loved all three of you.”

"But mommy didn't know that you sincerely loved her five years ago, didn't she?”

Nathaniel's reply was stuck in his throat when he heard Zion's words.

Well, it was true that Nathaniel wouldn’t have realized his true feelings for Mango if not for the fire incident five years ago, but there was no need for Zion to know that.

Next, Zion continued speaking as he saw that Nathaniel had not denied his earlier statement. "So, I wanted to see your reaction when something happened to mommy this time. If you chose to do nothing and came back to the mainland because you thought mommy was dead, then I would've disregarded you as my father. Furthermore, it would be pointless for mommy to put in any more effort for you."

"Little brat, aren't you glad to see me acting like an insane man just to find your mother?"

Nathaniel didn't know how to react when he discovered that this was the reason why Zion had not informed him, that the Dark Night had found Mango.

Zion nodded solemnly and said, "Yeah, that's what made me feel that you're actually reliable. So, only a man like this is fit to be my daddy.”

"Wow, thanks for your compliment."

Nathaniel's tone was calm as he said that.

Zion smiled brightly and said, "You’re welcome!"

"Little brat, you're just itching for a spanking, aren’t you?”

"Hey, I'm telling you that you're not allowed to hit me again, if not I’ll complain about you to mommy."

Then, Zion immediately utilized his trump card.

On the other hand, Nathaniel felt like he had completely been outwitted by Zion. So, he sighed and said, "Okay, Young Master, when will you tell me about where your mommy's location is?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? You wouldn’t be able to see her even if I told you right now, so it's better for you to be patient." "What do you mean?"

Nathaniel started to become anxious.

Zion stopped teasing Nathaniel when he realized that his father was genuinely worried. He smiled before he said, "Apparently, mommy accidentally ingested some seawater when she first fell in, but fortunately she regained consciousness shortly after. At the same time, Merle had rushed over just in time to rescue mommy. However, the cold seawater paired with mommy’s injuries caused her to have a high fever somewhere around midnight. Initially, Merle did not realize that the boat they boarded was a cargo ship and he thought there were people on board, only to find that there were only a few crew members and their captain. To make matters worse, their supplies were limited so Merle had no choice but to steal their first aid kit to treat mommy."

"What happened after that? The captain told me that they looked for Mango and Merle, but the ship’s crew never found them.”

This aspect of Zion’ s explanation surprised Nathaniel.

However, Zion replied proudly, "Do you really think that the agents of the Dark Night Empire would be discovered so easily?"

"Wow, you must be very proud, aren't you?"

Nathaniel felt like smacking Zion's proud look off his face.

Nevertheless, Zion smiled as he paid no heed to his father, "I’m going to take over the Dark Night Empire in the future, so of course I'm proud." "Oh my, what a powerful person you are."

Honestly, Nathaniel couldn' t be bothered to entertain his son.

Then, Zion scratched the nape of his neck in embarrassment before he said, "Mommy's fever stubbornly refused to subside, so Merle could only reduce her food intake and he gave her more water to drink. Finally, the ship docked at port to replenish their supplies, so Merle brought mommy off the ship and he managed to contact our agents to send mommy to the hospital. Unfortunately, the hospital wouldn't accept her as she had no identification, so Merle had no choice but to get in contact with headquarters and I sent mommy back to our base."

"Our base? What base are you referring to?"

Nathaniel became quite stunned all of a sudden when he heard Zion's words.

Zion looked at him quizzically and said, "The base that belongs to you, of course! Furthermore, Mr. Yan is still an instructor there, but didn't he call to inform you about this? Oh right, he must have forgotten as he was too busy treating mommy.”

Although Zion's words were sort of confusing, Nathaniel still understood what he meant.

"You' re saying that Mango is at the Ye Family’s training base?”

Frankly, he did not think of this possibility at all!

After that, Nathaniel immediately stood up and rushed outside as he heard Zion call out after him, "It is pointless for you to go there now because mommy said that she wanted to train after her fever subsided, so she followed Mr. Yan into the mountains. I heard she was planning to learn self-defense, survival skills, or stuff like that."

Nathaniel was astonished when he heard Zion's words.

"What did you say?"

Zion stood up and he dusted himself off before he said, "Mommy told me that she wanted to stop being a burden to everybody, and she also said that she wouldn’t have fallen into the ocean if she had the skills to protect herself. Furthermore, she decided to improve herself because the Dark Night Empire has to watch over the HY Group and the Ye Family. So, mommy told me to come back and tell you not to worry about her, and that she’ II come back after she has completed her training."