The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 447

As if the phone could sense his worries, Nathaniel's phone suddenly rang.

He subconsciously glanced at his phone and it was the Shen family's phone number. Anticipation and fear flooded his heart.

Was Mango calling?

How was he going to answer if she asked where he was?

Then, Nathaniel quickly retrieved his laptop and he pretended to be busy. Furthermore, he even turned on the recording on his computer before taking a deep breath to answer the call.

"Hello?"

There was a slight tremor and a cautious tone to Nathaniel's voice as he spoke.

"Daddy!"

Rita's sweet voice rang out, which disappointed Nathaniel a little. Nevertheless, he still laughed before saying, "How are you, honey? Do you miss Daddy?"

"Yeah, Mommy told me that you'd gone abroad. Didn't you promise to take us overseas with you? Why did you leave without us? You're going back on your word, Daddy."

Rita sounded like she was complaining as she spoke.

Then, Nathaniel teared up as he laughed in reply.

If possible, he would never have left the country. Alas, he couldn't say any of this to his daughter.

"I left because I had something urgent to handle, but I'll be back soon okay? After that, I promise to take all of you out on a vacation."

"Daddy's a liar! You said that before, and you never fulfilled your promise. You're a liar and a cheat!"

Obviously, Rita wasn't having any of Nathaniel's explanation at the moment.

At the same time, Nathaniel felt extremely helpless.

"All right, all right, it's all my fault. I'm sorry okay? Are you being a good girl over at your grandmother's house?"

"Of course, I've been a very good girl. I didn't even bother Mommy after she fell sick."

Rita replied in a very sensible manner.

"Is Mommy ill?"

"Yeah, there was a woman in a big white coat that came to our house and she gave Mommy an IV drip. Auntie Blu is also here taking care of Mommy. Plus, Grandma told me that Mommy is sick and that I shouldn't bother her. Daddy, do you think Mommy's caught a cold? When will you be back? When you're not around, Mommy and I miss you terribly."

Rita's words caused Nathaniel to become concerned.

"Mommy has an IV drip? Did you get a look at it?"

"How could I be wrong? I heard Auntie Blu say that Mommy needs three drips. The doctor lady just left the house, but she said she'll be back soon. Daddy, Mommy looks really pitiful. Her face is pale, and she keeps sleeping all the time."

Nathaniel became anxious when Rita explained what was going on.

"What's Mommy doing now?"

"She should still be resting right now. Plus, Grandma is making something nice to eat. Also, the doctor mentioned something about Mommy's special medical diet. What is that, Daddy? Can I have some? It looks really good."

The foodie in Rita was always interested in eating.

However, Nathaniel's focus was only fixated on the words 'medical diet'.

Didn't Noah say that Mango was just on her period?

Why did she need an IV drip?

Anxiety gnawed away at Nathaniel's heart.

"Rita, I'm going to hang up now if there's nothing else you want to tell me. I'm going to call Mommy now, okay?"

"All right, since Mommy is sick, I'm not gonna monopolise your time."

Rita replied very sensibly before she hung up the phone.

Then, Nathaniel quickly called Mango, but before he could get through he ended the call.

What was he going to say to Mango now?

He couldn't promise her anything right now, nor could he return home at this time. Plus, Nathaniel wasn't sure if he could hold back if he heard Mango's voice.

This was the first time that Nathaniel found it hard to make a phone call.

After a long moment of thought, Nathaniel decided to call Rainie instead.

When Rainie heard the phone ring, she was deeply afraid that it would wake Mango up so she hurriedly took the phone to the balcony before answering it.

"Hello?"

"Rainie, it's me, Nathaniel."

Nathaniel got right to the point.

Then, Rainie was slightly taken aback by his statement and she asked, "Why are you calling me? Aren't you supposed to be calling Mango instead?"

"I heard from Rita that she was asleep, so I didn't want to wake her with the call. What's going on? I heard that she got an IV drip? Is she ill?"

Nathaniel's worry was easily conveyed to Rainie over the phone.

When Rainie realized how concerned he was for Mango, she muttered, "Oh, so now you're worried about your wife? If you were truly worried, why did you leave the country then? Is your company that important? Can't someone else replace you? This is a horrible time to choose to go overseas."

Meanwhile, Nathaniel didn't have any defence to offer when faced with Rainie's chastising words.

"What's going on with Mango?"