The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 290

"Does fulfilling a small request like this mean that you're disrespecting your wife? Do you know whether or not she respects you even though you treat her so well?"

Nathaniel's gaze darkened at Edolie's words. If she hadn't saved Rita, he would've turned around and left already.

"There's a lot of things you don't understand in a relationship between a man and his wife. She is a woman, so she has the right to do whatever she wants. Furthermore, I'll comply with whatever she wants and I'll even spoil her if I want to, but I have to respect her in whatever decisions I make because she's my wife and I'm going to spend the rest of my life with her. In fact, she can act like a child or even a spoiled princess in front of me and it won't even matter as long as I have my own principles."

Edolie's heartbeat quickened as she heard Nathaniel's words.

"Okay, you can ask her, but I don't think she'll refuse."

Edolie said that because that was the deal that Mango had agreed upon!

However, she wouldn't tell Nathaniel that.

Then, Nathaniel looked at Edolie and said thoughtfully, "I heard that you're an orphan?"

"Yeah!"

"What's your name?"

"Edolie."

She answered faintly.

In fact, she had no idea what her real name was. The name Edolie was given to her by a crazy woman who had assumed that Edolie was her daughter, but she continued using the name because she liked it.

Although she didn't know why Nathaniel asked her this question, she answered him anyway.

After that, Nathaniel asked again, "What's your surname?"

"I don't know. Does an orphan even have a surname?"

Edolie laughed bitterly before she felt the pain from her wounds flare up once more.

As expected, it was impossible to stop the pain with sheer willpower.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel suddenly thought of Mango as he saw Edolie frowning in pain.

Before this, Mango used to be as tough as Edolie was.

His brows knitted together slightly before he said softly, "How about I give you a surname?"

"The Ye surname?"

Madam Ye had brought this up with her before, but Edolie wasn't very keen on it.

Could she even make a move on him if she became Nathaniel's god-sister?

However, Nathaniel shook his head and said, "You'll take the surname of Shen."

"Shen?"

Edolie didn't quite understand what he meant.

Nathaniel replied faintly, "Mango was the one who saved you, and you ended up saving our daughter. Frankly, I feel like this was all meant to be, and there was some serendipity between you and Mango. So, I think you should take her surname instead. In the future, Mango will be your sister and I'll be your brother- in- law and I'll view you as a part of my family. From this day forwards, your name will be Edolie Shen."

"Edolie Shen?"

Edolie repeated the name softly before she smiled.

So, Nathaniel was her brother-in-law now?

She was Mango's sister-in-law?

Honestly, Edolie was quite certain that Mango would be furious after she found out about it!

But so what?

As long as she was Nathaniel's god-sister, it didn't matter what her surname was.

Then, Edolie smiled and said, "Okay then. Brother-in-law, do you still have to tell my sister that you'll accompany me for three months?"

"Of course."

Clearly, Nathaniel was adamant on this aspect of the agreement.

Thus, Edolie became rather annoyed, but she didn't push the issue.

"Rest well. I have to go now and I'll visit you later when I have time. If you need anything, just contact the nurse, there's no need to worry about the cost. I'll give you this card and the PIN is on the back, so just buy whatever you want. Here, I'll also give you some pocket money. We'll be in touch after you leave the hospital."

Nathaniel gave Edolie a bank card and some cash he had on hand.

She looked at the cash and card in front of her. In fact, there was a time where these things were all she wanted, but now she felt like they were just an eyesore.

What she truly wanted wasn't these material things.

Alas, Nathaniel had seen through her intentions and he had refused her in the gentlest way possible.

Then, Edolie took the money and the card with a bitter smile as she said, "Nathaniel, do you plan on leaving me here to fend for myself?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? I still need to recover from my injuries and I have to ask Mango's parents to see and acknowledge you as their goddaughter. In the future, both the Ye family and the Shen family will treat you as one of their own. Furthermore, Mango's still in this hospital, so how could I just leave you here? In the meantime, I hope you get along with Mango and I'll be back to visit you once I have the time."

Even though Nathaniel said this, Edolie knew that it was just empty promises.

He'd given her an identity, status, a family, and he even considered her his sister- in- law. Nathaniel could even grant her riches beyond her imagination in the future, but the only thing he couldn't give her was his love and care.

So, this was who Nathaniel Ye was!

His preemptive way of handling things and his meticulousness towards the situation left Edolie no room to retaliate.

If it weren't for the fact that Edolie had struck a deal with Mango behind Nathaniel's back, she wouldn't be able to guarantee that her plan would be a success.

Right now, she could only flash Nathaniel a wry smile before she nodded and said, "Have a safe journey, brother-in-law."

"Have a good rest."

Nathaniel stood up and left Edolie's ward after he finished speaking.

After the left, he went back to Rita's ward immediately.

Rita was still asleep, and the same could be said for Mango.

Then, Thomas quickly got up when he saw that Nathaniel had returned.

"Mr. Ye, are you all right?"

"I'm fine, wait for me outside."

Nathaniel looked at the time and he noticed that it was almost dawn. In total, Mango had slept for over three hours.

In fact, he'd hoped that Mango would be able to rest for a while more, but his body couldn't hold on much longer.

Nathaniel's eyes were filled with tenderness as he woke her up.

Hence, Mango was overwhelmed by the deep emotions in his gaze.