The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 443

As expected, the robotic tone asking the caller to leave a message reached her ears. Even so, Mango felt like she'd gone into a trance.

Nathaniel had been on plenty of business trips in the past, and she'd never been this weak without his presence. So, what was happening to her now?

Then, Mango put down the landline and she looked over at her mobile phone. She had used the landline to call Nathaniel, but looking at her mobile caused her to think of the Hans family's torrid affairs which made her irritated.

Ultimately, she decided to just toss her phone far away and Mango snuggled under the covers for more sleep.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Shen was concerned when she saw Mango locking herself up in the room. However, Mr. Shen stopped her when she was about to head upstairs to speak to Mango.

"Our daughter is an adult, and she can handle things by herself. Don't add up her worries."

"I'm just wondering if Nathan is coming for dinner tonight. I'd like to prepare the food for all of us."

Mrs. Shen found a good excuse for herself.

Then, Mr. Shen looked at the tightly shut door and he said, "Let her rest. She hasn't gotten any of it over the past few days, plus you can prepare the food once Nathan arrives. It's not like our larders are empty. None of us know what Mango's been through on the outside, and our daughter loves us enough to refrain from telling us what happened with the Hans family. If we hadn't asked around, we would have never known what was going on."

"Ugh, the Hans family is truly something. First, they try to take Mango away from us, and now Madam Hans abuses her. I wonder what the hell is wrong with that old woman. Has she gone senile? Even if I were her age, I would never treat Mango like that."

Heartache wracked Mrs. Shen's body as she thought of what happened to Mango.

"Enough, we'll cross that bridge when we get there. Let's go and make something nice for Mango to eat when she wakes up. Just look at how much weight she's lost."

Mr. Shen's words caused Mrs. Shen to sigh deeply before she walked towards the kitchen.

Meanwhile, Mango had no idea how worried her parents were for her as her stomach ached terribly after a short sleep. Then, she crawled over to the water bottle to have some hot water but found none.

Alas, she had no choice but to head downstairs.

Meanwhile, Rita was still asleep while Mr. Shen was in the study. On the other hand, her mother was slaving away in the kitchen.

Thus, Mango couldn't help but form a smile on her lips at the sight of her blissful family.

"What's cooking, Mom?"

Then, Mango entered the kitchen and she started a conversation with her mother.

On the other hand, Mrs. Shen spotted Mango's gray pallor immediately and she asked, "What's wrong? Why do you look so ill?"

"Everything's fine, I just have some period cramps."

Mango's words did not help assuage Mrs. Shen's worries.

"Is this your first period after your miscarriage?"

"Yeah."

"Hurry up and go back to bed. I'll make you some tea, alright? We have to deal with this carefully. If you're still not feeling better after a while, make sure to tell me or your father. We'll go to the hospital and get it checked out."

Clearly, Mrs. Shen was very worried.

"It's fine, Mom. I'm not that fragile. I was just a little thirsty so I came down to have some water."

In truth, Mango's stomach ached terribly, but she had to say she was fine for the sake of Mrs. Shen.

"You really should take better care of yourself. Oh, is Nathan coming back for dinner? Have you told him about it?"

Then, Mango's heart skipped a beat upon hearing Nathaniel's name.

"Um, he went off on a business trip. The venture capital companies overseas have some urgent matter he has to tend to, so he left. Unfortunately, he can't make it for dinner."

"A business trip, you say?"

Mrs. Shen's eyebrows furrowed together deeply in a frown.

"Why would he be on a business trip now?"

"Mom, company emergencies don't wait around until it's convenient for you! If he isn't here to eat your food, then I'll eat it, okay?" Next, Mango looped her arm through Mrs. Shen coyly and it was as if she was transported back to the time Mango was a little girl.

Mrs. Shen's heart softened into a squishy puddle when she saw Mango acting like this.

"Ah, you know exactly how to please me. Hurry on back to your room and rest, I'll bring the tea up to you once it's done. Your body can't be mistreated like it was before, and you can't touch anything cold. You're confined to bed rest for the next few days, okay? Don't think about anything else."

It was obvious that Mrs. Shen was deeply distressed over her daughter.

"I got it, Mom. It's just my period, and yet you're looking at me as if I have some terminal illness. You're going to end up scaring someone to death."

Mango's callous speech made Mrs. Shen hurriedly dismiss her.

"Ugh, children these days will say just about anything. Your father and I only want the best for you, alright? Go back and rest, and stop worrying about Rita. She'll be fine with the both of us here." "Alright, fine! I'll head back and rest."

Hence, Mango failed to fend off her mother's incessant nagging and she walked back upstairs.

Alas, strange dizziness overwhelmed her as she reached the top of the stairs, and her entire being felt weak.