Mango just waved her hand and said, "I'm fine, don't worry. I won't let anything happen to me before I find out who did this. I need to know their motives."
Walter couldn't say anything else when he saw Melanie's determination so he said in distress, "Take it easy, and tell me if you need help. I don't mind being troubled."
"I know."
Clearly, Mango wasn't planning on holding back this time.
After Walter left, dark thoughts filled her head.
Even so, Nathaniel still popped up in her mind.
He and Andrea...
No matter how she looked at it, it was extremely insulting.
Originally Mango hadn't planned to look at it since tabloids were all full of rubbish anyway. Honestly, Walter could be right and all of it was just a misunderstanding that was carefully planned but she couldn't help herself from reading the whole report.
Nathaniel had casually told the reporters that he was a womaniser.
Then, a sharp pain rose in her chest.
It didn't sound like what Nathaniel would say.
But if he didn't, would the reporters have written it down?
Was he indirectly admitting that he slept with Andrea?
The ache in Mango's head only intensified.
Now, her reputation was in tatters. What right did she have to judge Nathaniel for what he had done?
In fact, Nathaniel was very kind to her, wasn't he?
Not only did he preserve her dignity, he even put himself through the trouble for her. What was there for her to be dissatisfied with? Nathaniel was just sleeping around anyway.
With that thought in mind. Mango clutched at her chest painfully as she laid on the bed.
When Walter returned, Mango was partially unconscious. Then, he woke her up and fed her some medicine before she dozed off.
In her dreams, Nathaniel left with another woman and no matter how hard she called out to him, he did not respond.
Mango ran after him until her shoes gave out, but she never managed to catch up to him.
She cried and shouted as she insisted that she'd been framed. She begged Nathaniel not to go, but he only had eyes for the woman next to him.
When the woman turned around, Mango was surprised to find Andrea looking back at her.
Then, Andrea said with a chilling smile, "Mango, I've said once before that I will take everything you hold dear. I'll start with Nathaniel, then I'll move on to the Hans Family and Madam Ye as well as your children. I will have them call me mommy, and I will use them as my punching bag when I get angry. What will you do then?"
"No! Don't!"
Then, Mango suddenly sat up. Her back was drenched all over with sweat.
"Are you awake? Thank God, you nearly scared me to death!"
Walter gazed at Mango worriedly.
After that, Mango looked around and realised where she was.
It was all a dream!
Thank goodness!
Mango's entire body was trembling and damp with sweat.
Afterward, Walter quickly handed her some warm water and said, "Have some water. You had a really high fever so you'll still be weak despite sweating so much. Thankfully, the fever's gone down. But you still need to be careful."
"Thanks."
Mango couldn't help but recall how Nathaniel cared for her as she took the water.
During her confinement period, Nathaniel had cared for her meticulously. Was that all fake?
Was their relationship just a farce?
No!
No, it couldn't be!
She wasn't a statue, so obviously she could feel how much Nathaniel loved her. But why did he rather take medicine to make himself impotent rather than sleep with her after he saw the photos?
Did he really believe them?
Did he believe that Mango was so shameless that she would allow any man to touch her?
If so, why was he so nice to her? If he believed it, why didn't he ask her instead of letting himself be hurt?
Mango felt as if she didn't understand
Nathaniel at all.
The only thing she knew was how much she missed Nathaniel. She would be grateful if she could even hear his voice now.
Her eyes filled up with tears at the thought.
Perhaps people were especially fragile when they were sick.
No matter how strong she was, she would always think about who cared for her when she was ill.
Nathaniel was undoubtedly the person who cared most for her.
But she couldn't see him now.
For his and the Ye Family's sake, she needed to cut ties with them.
Then, Walter couldn't help but sigh when he saw Mango holding back her tears. "If you really want to know how he's doing, why not call him? It wouldn't hurt."
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