The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 343

Then, Charlotte's sobs came to an abrupt end.

She looked at Mango and she looked as if she wanted to say something, but she swallowed her words in the end.

"Aren't you going to tell me? Are we keeping secrets now? Charlotte, you need to know that Walter was my friend first, and he knows that you're my best friend. No matter what problems you two have with each other, he knows that he can't go overboard with you. I know your character that you're not the type to go chasing after money, so Walter doesn't have any reason to ask for your presence. So, he must have said something or threatened you in order to get you to go to the Evergrande Bay Club, right? Furthermore, I heard the manager say that you went inside the club in a rage. What happened between you two?"

Clearly, Mango was very confused.

However, Charlotte just gritted her teeth and said nothing else. Hence, this caused Mango to become quite nervous.

"What's wrong? Can't you talk to me about it? You should know Thomas won't give up on you! He'll definitely investigate what happened, so you might as well tell me now before he finds out."

By now, Mango was extremely anxious.

Alas, Charlotte just shook her head and said, "It's nothing. He just rubbed me the wrong way and I just had to get him back after he abandoned me in the cemetery, so that's why I went to see him."

"Charlotte! Since when did we start keeping secrets from each other?"

Of course Mango knew that Charlotte was lying.

She knew Charlotte better than anyone else, so she was well-versed with Charlotte's temperament.

Hence, Charlotte would never meet Walter recklessly, even if she wanted revenge on him for what he did previously.

Alas, Charlotte had already decided that she would not say explain further about it, which made Mango feel helpless.

"I know that you have your own grievances, so I won't force you to tell me. However, you have to slowly work your way through what happened, okay? I know that it's hard, but you still have to persevere no matter what."

"Don't worry, I won't end my life over something like this. Although I'm an orphan, fate has allowed me to live my life, so I will definitely appreciate it."

Then, Charlotte smiled, but Mango's heart ached terribly when she saw the pain in Charlotte's eyes.

After that, Mango patted her shoulder and said, "I won't make you tell me if you don't want to, but don't hesitate to ask me for help. Even though Nathan and I aren't the heads of the Ye Family anymore, we can still help you."

"I know, I'll definitely ask you guys if I need it. Don't worry. You know, I think I might have frightened Rita earlier when I came home, so you should go spend sometime with her."

Conversely, Mango shook her head at Charlotte and said, "Nathan's spending time with the children, so I'm not worried about them. Right now, the person I'm most worried about is you, got it?"

"I finally know why you insisted on staying together with Nathaniel despite having been through so much."

Truth be told, Charlotte's words surprised Mango.

"What do you mean?"

"Nothing, really. I've always thought that I would never find a pure and sincere love in my life, but ever since I got together with Thomas, I realised that there were still good men in this world. Ever since I fell for him, I was no longer attracted to anyone else regardless of how much better they were. Apparently, there's no more room in your heart for anyone else after you fall for someone."

Charlotte's eyes started to fill with tears once more.

Meanwhile, Mango felt uncomfortable as she watched her friend's heartbreaking expression.

"Thomas isn't a shallow man. He won't give you up just because of what happened to you."

"But that's unfair to him, isn't it? Why should a perfect man like him accept me?"

In the end, Charlotte still couldn't get past her psychological barrier.

Then, Mango consoled her in a gentle voice, "There are plenty of obstacles in life, and both of you are meant to spend the rest of your lives together. If you can't get past this, how will you navigate the rest of your marriage?"

"It's not the same, Mango. Our situations are different."

With that, Charlotte mood worsened once more.

Despite Mango's best efforts at consoling Charlotte, it wasn't very effective. Frankly, it wasn't easy to comfort someone who had gone through the things that Charlotte had endured.

Then, Mango sighed when she saw that Charlotte was a little worn out and she said, "Go and take a nap. Everything will be better after that. Don't worry, Thomas will never let what happened get out, nor will Walter's friends breathe a word of this. Just treat whatever that happened today as a bad dream, and you'll be good as new once you wake up."

Mango's words reassured Charlotte somewhat.

In fact, she still believed in the Ye Family's power and influence.

Hence, it wasn't difficult for the Ye Family to make sure this incident wouldn't be leaked to the public.

Moreover, she was indeed exhausted from crying and she fell asleep, albeit fitfully, in Mango's arms.

Then, Mango covered Charlotte with a blanket, but she didn't dare to leave Charlotte alone.

Only when Thomas returned did Mango transfer Charlotte into his arms.

"She hasn't been asleep for long. Unfortunately, she's still traumatised by the incident, so I'm afraid she won't be able to accept you into her life anytime soon."

Mango didn't want them to split up, so she explained briefly to Thomas.

Then, Thomas looked at Charlotte's eyes, which were puffy and red from crying, before he muttered, "I understand. Don't worry, Mrs. Ye, I won't marry anyone else."

"Do you feel forced into this?"