The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 573

"Mr. Coon, what do you mean?"

Nathaniel felt a chill run down his spine.

Then, Jigsaw glanced at him and said with a smile, "You're a smart guy. Don't you know what I mean?"

Nathaniel clenched his fists so tightly until the veins popped out.

He had never knelt in front of anyone since he was born, and Jigsaw was obviously trying to make things difficult for him.

"What's wrong? Are you not willing to do it?"

Jigsaw gloated over Nathaniel's misfortune.

Meanwhile, Nathaniel was already anxiety-ridden and filled with frustration. He almost had an urge to give Jigsaw a good beating. However, now that Mango's life was on the line, he didn't dare to act recklessly.

He could sacrifice his pride and dignity in return for Mango's survival.

Thinking of this, Nathaniel cast a cold look at Jigsaw. Then, he knelt down humbly.

On the other hand, Jigsaw was obviously stunned by his actions. He couldn't believe that Nathaniel would swallow his pride for the sake of a woman.

"Nathaniel Ye, is that woman really worth it? Look at you now. Where's your reputation as the king of Ocean City?"

Upon hearing Jigsaw's jeer, Nathaniel responded calmly, "I'm no longer the king of Ocean City now. I'm just a husband, an ordinary man, and someone who's trying to save his wife. So if you're satisfied, please give me the medicinal ingredients I need."

Nathaniel knew that he didn't have much time left.

Yama Hades was right. Nathaniel could send people to buy the herbs from the black market. However, those ingredients were rare and difficult to find. If he needed it right now, he would have to buy it as soon as possible, and the most important thing was to gather it on time.

Jigsaw had everything Nathaniel needed with him. So what if he had to sacrifice his pride and dignity?

He was willing to risk anything, even his life, as long as he could save Mango.

Jigsaw looked at Nathaniel in disbelief. He couldn't believe that Nathaniel was the formidable icon of Ocean City.

"A man that could give up anything for his woman. Nathaniel Ye, are you willing to give me what I

want?"

Nathaniel trembled slightly upon hearing his words.

"I will give you the deeds to all the oil fields the Ye Family owns in Akastan if you give me the medicinal herbs I need."

Nathaniel cast a harsh glare at Jigsaw.

The oil fields were the Ye Family's greatest source of income and the foundation of their prowess in the business circles.

Everyone thought that the wealth and assets of the Ye Family were inherited from the previous generation. However, only Madam Ye and the deceased Mr. Ye knew the truth behind it. In fact, the Ye Family had donated a lot of money to support their home country's scientific research before Nathaniel inherited their holdings. However, their family business had fallen from glory by the time Nathaniel took over.

It all started when Nathaniel bought several vacant parcels of land in Akastan, and there were rich oil fields underneath that land. These had eventually contributed to the Ye family's abundance of wealth.

After Nathaniel took over the family business, he bought many oil fields with the funds and resources he had. As such, he once became the richest man with the most private oil fields in Akastan.

Judging by the current income from these oil mines, their family could remain rich for a very long time.

However, only Nathaniel, Madam Ye, and the deceased Mr. Ye knew about this matter. However, Madam Ye told Nick about it when he met with that accident years ago. At that time, Nick understood Nathaniel's stance, and he took the initiative to give up his inheritance and went to Nakasara to become a member of the Dark Night Empire.

Eventually, this incident became a secret of the Ye Family. Even Mango, who had been married to Nathaniel for eight years, did not know about the total net worth of his family.

Therefore, Nathaniel was very surprised when Jigsaw asked about the oil fields.

He suspected that it was Nick who told him about it.

However, did he really tell Jigsaw?

Why would he do that when he had already given up the claim to his inheritance last time?

If he wanted this fortune, he could've just told Nathaniel instead, right? After all, they were biological brothers.

Why didn't Nick speak to him directly? Instead, Nick had some outsider ask for the ownership of the oil fields on behalf of him.

However, if it wasn’t Nick who told Jigsaw, then why was he here? Wasn't it all Nick's plan?

Hence, Nathaniel was deeply saddened by this.

Family conflicts were normal, but it was unacceptable if anyone ever tried to destroy the Ye Family with the help of outsiders. This was not what a family should do, nor should it be what Nick was supposed to engage in.

Despite all that, he didn't have much time to care about this as he had to save Mango. Plus, he believed that Madam Ye wouldn't give up on Mango for the sake of those oil fields.

Meanwhile, Jigsaw said apathetically, "Geez, you are indeed a rich man. You'd actually give away those much- coveted oil fields of yours just for the sake of your wife. Aren't you afraid that this could ruin your family business?"

"Although the Ye Family will surely deteriorate without these oil fields, if I have the ability to bring my family's business back on track once, then I'm definitely capable of reviving it for the second time."