The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 354

"Come upstairs!"

Nathaniel became even angrier when he saw the innocent look on Mango's face.

On the other hand, Zion frowned unhappily and asked, "Mr. Ye, what's wrong with you?"

"I'm in a horrible mood today, so you'd better not mess with me."

Nathaniel's anger was in full swing, and he was annoyed with everything.

Zion still wanted to say something, but Mango stopped him.

"Be a good boy and go play by yourself."

"Mommy, don't just give in to him. It's unacceptable for a man to yell at a woman."

Zion's words were considerably soft, but they were loud enough for Nathaniel to hear.

Hence, Nathaniel was so angry that he nearly ruptured a blood vessel.

Was his son trying to kill him?

Nevertheless, Mango noticed that Nathaniel had really lost his temper and she hurriedly said to Zion, "How can you talk to your father like that? Go back to your room and think about what you just said."

Zion knew that Mango was protecting him from his father's wrath. Furthermore, he couldn't be bothered to entertain Nathaniel's temper so he muttered, "If he tries anything, just call for help. Grandma and Grandpa are still here, and I don't think he'd bully you while they're around."

To some extent, Mango wanted to laugh at her son.

Why did she feel like a child in front of Zion when he acted like a parent?

"Got it. Hurry up and go back to your room."

Mango sent Zion away before she put away the mangoes in her hand. After that, she washed her hands and walked upstairs.

Frankly, Nathaniel was rather annoyed with her nonchalant attitude. Although the whole incident had nothing to do with Mango, her uncaring demeanour irked him.

"Hey, could you step up and be my wife for once? Can't you see that I'm injured? Why didn't you apply the ointment for me?"

Nathaniel's tone softened when Mango came upstairs.

On the other hand, Mango felt that it was difficult to communicate with Nathaniel,q who was currently acting like a petulant child.

"I'd love to treat your injuries, but you'd have to allow me to do so, Mr. Ye. If even your beloved daughter can't do it for you, what chance do I have?"

Hence, Nathaniel was incredibly frustrated as he had no comeback to that.

In the end, he angrily replied, "It hurts! Hurry up and apply it for me! Do you want my face to be scarred?"

"Don't worry, it doesn't matter if you have scars all over your face. Furthermore, it's not like you need to depend on your looks to earn a living."

Even though Mango said that, she still brought the first aid kit upstairs and started to treat Nathaniel's wounds.

Her movements were gentle, and there was a trace of heartache in her eyes.

Then, Nathaniel's frustrated heart started to calm down.

"Have you done this before?"

Nathaniel couldn't help but ask.

After he did, he really wanted to slap himself.

What the hell was wrong with him?

Why did he keep thinking about that photo?

Mango paused for a moment to think carefully before she replied, "I've done it about three times."

"Three?"

Nathaniel's voice suddenly rose, startling Mango.

"Is it really that strange to you? I've done it for my father, you and also some boy I saved back when I was a kid."

Then, Nathaniel relaxed when Mango explained herself to him.

"Oh, I see."

Honestly, Mango felt that Nathaniel's behaviour was simply too strange today.

"What's wrong with you?"

"I'm fine."

Nathaniel smoothly evaded her question and asked, "Who did you save when you were younger? I don't think I remember you bringing that up."

"It happened a very long time ago, and I nearly forgot about it too. But someone mentioned it previously and it jogged my memory."

Although Mango didn't clarify who she was talking about, her frown easily gave Nathaniel the answer.

"Was it Walter?"

Nathaniel guessed in his heart, but he didn't voice it out.

"Oh wow, so you were playing hero as a kid?"

"Yeah, I don't know if it was some sort of a coincidence, but I saved a young boy from a warehouse in the suburbs. After that, the warehouse exploded and it frightened me so much that I refused to step out of my house for days. I only left after my dad coaxed me."

Mango gave a vague description of what happened, but Nathaniel knew what she was talking about.

Back then, Walter's kidnapping had caused quite an uproar in their community, so he obviously knew about that. However, he didn't know about this incident between Walter and Mango.

No wonder Walter was so obsessed with Mango. It all made sense now.

However, Nathaniel became annoyed again when he thought of that.

"Stay away from Walter in the future."

"Do you really think I would ever contact him again? He's still trying to pretend that he's innocent for what happened to Charlotte, and that's unforgivable."

Mango then became sullen for a moment

until she recalled that Thomas and Charlotte had reconciled. Then, she happily grabbed Nathaniel's hand and said, "Thomas and Charlotte have made up."

"Oh, I see."

Nathaniel didn't really want to discuss that with Mango, but he slowly calmed down at the sight of her happy expression.

"You're so worried about others, and yet you neglect me. Hurry up, you missed some wounds."

Nathaniel replied discontentedly.

Then, Mango snorted and replied, "Well, you're pretty dramatic yourself. I've never even seen you flinch even in the face of danger, and you even joked with me after you got stabbed, but look at you crying out in pain now. Are you even the same Nathaniel that I knew back then?"