Initially, Nathaniel had only wanted to scare Zion but when he heard his son say that, Nathaniel became so angry that he stood up and headed for Zion.
"Tell me once again what you’re going to do?"
T m going to matchmake mommy with someone else! I want to change my daddy!"
Clearly, Zion was unafraid of provoking Nathaniel.
Meanwhile, Mango had a very bad headache.
What had Nick taught Zion while he was taking care of him? Why had her son become so irritating?
Even she wanted to hit Zion, let alone Nathaniel.
"Would you like to experience a beating from both mommy and daddy?”
Mango spoke to Zion in a very soft voice.
Zion was stunned as he looked at Mango in disbelief and he said, "Mommy, have you become heartless because your husband is here? You would give up on your son just for the sake of your lover?"
Then, Mango felt pain throbbing in her temples.
"Do you still want to argue with me?"
"Oh no, mommy doesn't love me anymore!”
After that, Zion started to act like a baby as he cried loudly.
On the contrary, Mango felt that Zion seemed to be asking for a savage beating instead.
Then, she pulled Zion into her arms and said softly, "Enough, you should stop. You don't even have tears in your eyes.”
Zion paused slightly before he hurried dabbed some saliva onto the corners of his eyes and he asked in a serious tone, "Do I have tears now?"
"I'll beat the tears out of you if you want."
Nathaniel felt that Zion had caused way too much of a fuss.
This little brat kept finding ways to make his presence known, and Nathaniel wasn't sure if it was because of Zion's trauma from the time when Macy took him away.
Nathaniel had mixed feelings of love and hate towards his son and he said in a soft voice when he saw Zion lying in Mango's embrace, "Come here, I'll carry you instead."
"No way! Didn't I just say I wanted to change daddies? Don't even think of bribing me! First, you hit me, and now you want to carry me, don’t think I'll fall for your tricks."
Zion said this as he turned his head away, as if he really detested Nathaniel.
Then, Mango shook her head and laughed.
"That's enough, stop being dramatic. I remembered that someone was as happy as a fool when they saw their daddy."
"Mommy, are you talking about Wisdom?"
Zion would never admit that the fool Mango was referring to was him.
Nathaniel couldn't be bothered to argue with Zion when he saw Zion like this and he said to Mango, "Were you afraid just now?”
"Yeah, I was so scared that my soul nearly left my body. The car was so fast and Zion was standing right there, it scared me out of my wits!”
Mango was not exaggerating her words and her heart was still racing.
Zion realized that he had really scared Mango and he said sheepishly, "Mommy, I won’t do it again."
"I would still like to stay alive, but honestly you' re going to scare me to death one of these days. Also, why did you come to such a dangerous place like this? Do you know how worried mommy and daddy were?"
"Didn't all of this end well because I showed up? Every adult thinks that I'm gullible just because I' m a child. As long as I pretend to be innocent and naive, those adults think that I'll follow them blindly. However, that’s when their guard is lowest, so it's the perfect time to unleash my skills."
Zion's words shocked Mango.
"Who taught you all of this?"
"Uncle taught me! Uncle said I was very handsome, and it would be a pity if I didn't put this face to good use."
Zion sounded quite prideful when he said that.
Nathaniel was annoyed and he looked at Mango before he said sheepishly, "Nick is really quite unconventional.”
After that, Mango felt a little irritated as well. Initially, Mango was looking forward to meeting Nick but now she wanted nothing more than for her son to stay away from him.
"Your uncle is here as well?"
"Nah, uncle said that it wasn't suitable for him to reveal himself now. After all, a dead man suddenly returning back to life will frighten quite a lot of people. Right now, I think that uncle has gone home to see grandma. Mommy, let's go home as Rita is still waiting for us."
Zion's expression was filled with worry when he brought up Rita.
At the same time, Nathaniel felt uneasy as well.
"Rita's illness can’t afford any more delays. Since we’ ve settled our matters here, I told Mom that I need to hurry home today so we can visit Rita. As for that shipment of goods, we'll have someone else look into it later."
Mango became more anxious after she heard Nathaniel's words.
"Okay! Let’s go home!”
The three of them turned around to leave.
Right then, the supposedly unconscious Sisi opened her eyes suddenly. She became extremely jealous when she spotted Mango and her family who looked happy and content.
Why couldn't she obtain the happiness that she had spent her whole life chasing, but Mango could have it so easily?
How could Nathaniel still continue to enjoy his blissful life?
Why?
After that, Sisi unsheathed a dagger and stabbed Mango.
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