The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 316

Mango looked at the unconscious Nathaniel and felt that she was unwilling to part with him. However, she still rose and placed him next to Madam Hans's bed before she covered him with a blanket.

She looked at Nathaniel's sleeping face with great distress and whispered, "I'm sorry but I can't let you risk your life for me anymore. I know that you'd crawl through hell for me, but you know what? I feel the same way too. Plus, you haven't had the opportunity to rest properly since you got injured, so now's your chance. Don't worry, I'll be fine."

After she said that, Mango kissed Nathaniel's forehead before she turned to leave.

Meanwhile, Merle waited outside for her.

It only took a glance for Merle to fall in step with Mango, and everyone at the door was a member of the Dark Night Empire.

After they boarded a car, Mango's gaze became piercing.

"What happened?"

"Something went wrong with Sisi and Nanny Zhang has captured her. Other than that, look at the video that she sent us."

Then, Merle handed the video over to Mango.

In it, Sisi was brutally tortured and her body was covered in fresh blood.

Although Sisi had done plenty of hurtful things to Mango in the past, now she was sacrificing her body for both Newell and Mango's sakes.

Mango's brows creased slightly when she saw this.

"This is a trap."

Merle had to warn Mango.

However, Mango nodded and said, "I know that Nanny Zhang had set this up for me, but do you think I should just watch Sisi die?"

Hence, Merle didn't know what to say but he nodded and replied, "Sisi is just a pawn in our game, and it's her fault that she got captured. Furthermore, you shouldn't be risking your life in this dangerous situation as Mr. Ye is absent, by the time..."

"Merle, we are the Dark Night Empire. Although Sisi isn't one of us, she's still risking her life for us. Would you ignore it if one of the Dark Night Empire's operatives were in her place instead? I admit that Sisi isn't part of us, but I've already considered her an agent from the moment she agreed to work with us. This is my promise to her."

Merle was rendered speechless when she said that, but now he seemed to look at Mango in a new light.

"Mistress, do you have a plan since you're still going in despite knowing that it's a trap?"

"Well, I'm going to improvise. Since Nanny Zhang wants me to play by her rules, I'll go along with it. Once I'm in her clutches, she might let down her guard and give us what we want in an attempt to save herself. Merle, go ahead and make some arrangements. You should be prepared to move at a moment's notice."

In fact, Mango had thought of a counterattack long ago.

Due to the extreme danger of her impending actions, she would never allow Nathaniel to follow her, let alone allow him to wake up. This was because she knew better than anyone that Nathaniel would never let her endanger herself while he watched idly from the sidelines.

Clearly, Merle did not expect Mango to be so bold and he asked with concern, "Mistress, aren't we jeopardising ourselves by doing this?"

"Would the Dark Night Empire be doing this if it wasn't risky? Would we need Nanny Zhang to personally craft the cure if it wasn't important? Tell me, has anything ever been risk- free ever since I took over the Dark Night Empire? Everything will be fine if we play our cards right, Merle. I trust you."

Mango gazed at Merle as she spoke.

Suddenly, Merle didn't know what to make of the woman in front of him.

At first, he really didn't think much of Mango at all. Although her position was handed down to her by Madam Ye, her gentle demeanour and overall lack of martial arts skills despite two days of special training didn't instill much confidence in him.

Furthermore, all of this was part of Nathaniel's plan. Although Mango was doing all the legwork, Merle thought that she was just Nathaniel's puppet and he even felt that the Dark Night Empire would be absorbed by the HY Group under Nathaniel's control. Moreover, he had nearly called Nick so that he could return and take care of this issue.

However, Mango's current performance had completely exceeded his expectations.

This woman was not only courageous and responsible, but she also commanded his respect.

Sure enough, Mango was the right person to lead the Dark Night Empire.

Hence, Merle's attitude towards Mango had changed greatly.

He whispered, "Nick has arrived in Ocean City, and he's available to assist us anytime. Furthermore, if Master Zion is needed, then..."

"I don't want Zion to be involved in this. I know that he's the successor to the Dark Night Empire, but in the end, he's still a child and I want him to grow up happily. Since I'm here, I hope that he won't be exposed to these grisly affairs so soon. For now, all he needs to focus on is enjoying his childhood. He can undergo training, but I don't want him involved in something like this."

Mango replied faintly, with distress evident in her tone.

Over the past four years, she was never able to provide Zion with a stable life. Although Abyss treated him well, they were just squatters living under Abyss's roof. Despite Mango's attempts to break free of that stigma, it was the undeniable truth.

Yes, Abyss was good to Zion, but it was different from how a true parent would treat him.

Now that Zion had returned to the Ye Family, he could finally experience the life that a child should have.

Hence, Mango would never allow anyone to ruin Zion's happiness, and she would not rest if it meant that she could protect him.

At that, Merle nodded.

Both of them soon arrived at the place that Nanny Zhang had stated, and it was the same place where Sisi had gone missing.

This place was in the outskirts, and Mango would never have thought anything of it if Nanny Zhang hadn't arranged to meet her here. Surprisingly, even a nondescript town like this could contain someone as dangerous as Nanny Zhang.

As the saying went, never judge a book by its cover.

Meanwhile, Nanny Zhang had already received news of Mango's arrival once they entered the town.

She looked at the surveillance video in front of her with a sneer as she said, "So, you've finally arrived."

Conversely, Mango also knew that she had entered Nanny Zhang's territory.