The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 288

Who was it?

Mango abruptly turned around and saw Nathaniel standing stiffly in the corridor. He was looking directly at her and Walter, and there was a hint of anger in his eyes.

She rubbed her eyes hard and she thought that she must have been mistaken.

Why was Nathaniel here?

Didn't he just complete his surgery not long ago?

Furthermore, Zion said he needed rest and recuperation, so why would he be here?

Thus, Mango felt that she must be hallucinating.

Did she miss Nathaniel that much?

She missed him so much that she hallucinated his presence after only a day.

Then, Mango smiled wryly before she looked away. In fact, she really felt that she was hopelessly in love with Nathaniel.

On the other hand, Nathaniel had thought that Mango would push Walter away and come to him after she saw him. Unfortunately, he never expected that Mango would only show a faint sense of surprise and she turned away as if he wasn't there. To make matters worse, she continued to allow Walter to lean on her shoulder.

From where he stood, Walter and Mango's actions were far too intimate for his liking.

He knew that Mango would never do him wrong, but Walter's feelings for Mango were as clear as day.

Couldn’t Mango see the passionate amount of love Walter had for her in his eyes?

Then, Nathaniel's anger started to ignite.

He quickly walked in front of Mango.

The huge shadow looming over them caused Mango and Walter to raise their heads at the same time.

This time, Mango was rather astonished to see Nathaniel.

However, Walter just lazily straightened up from his leaning position on Mango's shoulder before he said flatly, "Don't misunderstand us, I'm just here to accompany her when I saw her alone and helpless."

"Well, you can get the hell out of here."

There was a hint of coldness in Nathaniel’s voice. No matter how dull-witted Mango was, she knew that he was furious.

She couldn't really blame Nathaniel for having a grim expression after he saw another man leaning on his wife in the middle of the night.

Then, Mango hurriedly explained, "Walter was just passing by and he decided to accompany me. That’s all."

It would've been fine if Mango hadn't said anything, but now as she defended Walter, Nathaniel' s expression became even sourer.

Conversely, Walter was familiar with Nathaniel's character and his voice carried a hint of arrogance as he slowly stood up and said, "Do you really think that your wife would do something behind your back?"

"Get out of here if you want to continue your life."

Nathaniel had no desire to see Walter at all. If they weren't inside a hospital, Nathaniel would have beaten Walter to a bloody pulp even though he was still physically drained.

"Tsk. What a man!”

Walter cast a disdainful glance at him before he said to Mango, "Right, your master's returned, so a peasant like me should leave now.”

Mango was familiar with Walter's character and his penchant for smooth-talking, so she just glared at him silently while she let him walk away.

However, Nathaniel' s expression worsened as Mango didn’t say anything.

After Walter left, the silence in the corridor was stifling.

Mango looked at Nathaniel and she wanted to ask how his injuries were, but she didn't know how to raise the subject now that Nathaniel's demeanour was cold and unapproachable.

Nathaniel was waiting for Mango to comfort him, but his anger rose when Mango didn't say a word after quite a long time.

"Did I come at a bad time?"

There was something not quite right with Nathaniel's words.

Mango was confused for a moment before she finally understood what Nathaniel meant.

Then, she told herself not to argue with Nathaniel.

He was a petty man, and he must have rushed over because he was concerned about her and Rita. However, surely he must feel rather upset now.

"Could you speak to me in a nicer tone?"

Mango tried her best to keep her tone calm.

However, Nathaniel's irritation grew as he saw Mango like this.

"What do you mean by that? What do you want me to say?"

"Nathaniel, if you're here to argue with me, then sorry but I'm not in the mood for that."

Mango could sense the 'embers' of Nathaniel's rage from where she stood.

There was nothing between her and Walter, and it was impossible that Nathaniel wasn't aware of Mango's feelings for him. Was he acting strange just because Walter had accompanied her?

Normally, Mango would've explained or said some sweet words to placate him, but today she wasn't in the mood for that at all.

Edolie's terms had exhausted all her energy, and Rita's fever only made matters worse.

To be honest, she was delighted that Nathaniel had come over, but she couldn't be bothered to deal with his anger and jealousy.

However, the more Mango avoided conflict, the more Nathaniel felt like Mango was trying to be indifferent towards him.

"You're not in the mood? Before I came, you were in the mood to happily chat with Walter. Would you have forgotten that this was a hospital if I hadn't arrived? Did you forget that your daughter is still receiving emergency treatment inside the operating theatre?"

Nathaniel immediately regretted what he said when he saw hurt and discomfort in Mango's eyes.