The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 303

Mango got up and walked away when she took the call because there were some things she didn't want to discuss in front of the children. Hence, she wanted to protect them just in case anything went awry.

"What's wrong, Uncle?¹'

Mango nodded towards Madam Ye before she left the ward.

Madam Ye knew who was the caller the moment Mango addressed him as Uncle, but Zion was rather confused.

"Grandma, when did Mommy have an uncle?"

"Well, you actually have more relatives than you think you do. They're your mom's relatives, so in turn, they are yours too. I'll take you to visit them when we have the time."

Madam Ye didn't really know how to explain the truth to the children as it was far too complicated. Furthermore, Mango didn't really have the time to handle the whole affair properly as well.

After everything was settled, she would definitely bring the kids to meet their relatives.

"Oh, okay."

Zion didn't ask any further and he continued playing with Rita.

After Mango walked out of the room with her phone in hand, Terrance asked in a low voice, "Mango, how are you doing?"

"I'm fine, what's the matter?"

Mango was quite surprised when she heard Terrance's question. This was because it was unlikely for him to know about what happened between her and Edolie nor did she tell him about her face being burned.

Then, Terrance cleared his throat and said, "I'm going to tell you something, but I need you to stay very, very calm."

"What the hell is going on?"

At that, Mango became quite uneasy.

Terrance sighed and replied, "Your parents have been worried about you. After you returned from overseas, you went straight to the base and we didn't tell them about what happened over there. However, they recently found out that you nearly got shot and Nathaniel saved your life. Because of that, your mother got so shocked and she had a heart attack. Right now, she's been admitted to the hospital."

"Which hospital was she admitted to?"

Every single muscle fibre in Mango's body tensed up.

It was all her fault!

Why hadn't she thought about her parents at all?

Nevertheless, Terrance hurriedly continued when he heard Mango become anxious. "Stay calm, all right? When I found out, your mother had already been admitted to the Central Hospital, which is where you are at right now. According to what I know, she's in Operating Theater 2, so you can go and see her."

"I see. Thank you, Uncle."

Mango quickly rushed to the operating theatre after she hung up, but she stopped after a few steps before she turned back to Rita's ward. Then, Mango explained everything to Madam Ye and she asked the older woman to look after the children before she went to the operating theatre again.

Zion noticed his mother's anxiety when he heard that his grandmother had fallen ill. Then, he piped up in a worried tone, "Grandma, how about I go with Mommy?"

"Can you manage that?"

Madam Ye was concerned about Mango as well.

Next, Zion nodded quickly and said, "Don't worry about me. In Mr. Ye's absence, I'm the man of the house now, so I can handle it for sure."

Madam Ye felt that her grandson was absolutely lovely when he said that, and she nodded at him.

"Okay, go ahead. Be sure to take care of yourself."

"I will."

As Zion hopped off the chair, Rita immediately grabbed hold of his hand and said, "Brother, are you going to see grandma? After she gets better, you have to take me to see her too."

"All right, as soon as you recover, I'll take you wherever you want to go."

Zion patted Rita's head lovingly before he quickly rushed outside.

Meanwhile, Mango walked briskly all the way to the operating theater and a lump formed in her throat when she saw Mr. Shen.

She hadn't seen them for only a short time, but Mr. Shen's sideburns had already gone gray.

It was obvious how large of an impact Mango's true identity had on the older couple.

Even so, both Mr. and Mrs. Shen were still worried when they knew Mango was in danger.

Then, Mango cried out in a halting voice, "Dad..."

Mr. Shen was stunned for a moment before he quickly raised his head and his eyes were filled with tears the moment he saw Mango.

"Mango, your mother, she..."

"Mom will be fine. I'm sure she'll be all right."

Then, Mango took her father's hand in hers, only to notice how cold it was.

Meanwhile, Mr. Shen felt more relieved after Mango arrived.

He muttered, "I've never been able to provide your mother with a good life. What would I do if she passes away right in front of me?"

"That won't happen, dad. How old is Mom anyway? There's plenty of time left for both of you to spend together. Furthermore, you’ve taken care of me for so long, but I haven't had a chance to be a filial daughter yet, so I'm sure that both of you will be fine."

Tears welled up in the corners of Mango's eyes.

Then, Mr. Shen seemed to remember something.

"Your identity..."

'TH always be your daughter. My name is Mango Shen, and it will always be."

Mr. Shen couldn't hold back his tears anymore once he heard Mango's words.

"But the Hans family..."