Mango's temples started to twitch.
She turned her head to look at Madam Ye and said coldly, "It better not be you."
"Well, I did it!"
Madam Ye's words caused Mango's anger to reach a boiling point.
"I really want to beat you up!"
This was what Mango really wanted to say.
On the other hand, Madam Ye was smiling in a rather smug manner.
"Come at me, then. Nathan may not be my biological son, but he won't just stand by and let you bully me because of how I treated him throughout these years. He didn't even touch me when I let Addison kidnap you no matter how angry he was. Instead, he only vented his anger at the butler. Do you think that Nathan won't say anything if you hurt me? The Hans family owes the Ye family, so do you really think that he won't feel anything"
Mango's hands were clasped tightly together.
She didn't want to listen to Madam Ye's words anymore, but she wanted to know why.
"Why are you doing this to Nathan? Do you know how much pain he has suffered? Do you how much his nerve pain has progressed? Someone as tough as him fainted because of the pain. You say you love him, and yet you do this?"
However, Madam Ye said coldly, "He asked for it. If he just listened to the hypnotist without any resistance, he would think that everything was your fault, and he wouldn't love you as he does now. Why would I do all of this if it weren't for you? You're the one that destroyed Nathaniel!"
"I destroyed him? Or was it you who did it? He's human, not anybody's tool. Do you really love him, or are you just using him to earn money for the Ye family and protect your glory? You don't like me, so you wanted him to hate me. You knew Mateo killed Nick, but chose to keep silent and treated me so well that I thought you really liked and protected me. In the end, you were just waiting for this day to come, right? You were waiting for Nathan to realize that Mateo was the one that killed Nick, so he would turn against me. However, you failed, and that made you very angry. Your perseverance after all these years seemed like a joke, so you could not hold on any longer. You'd rather stop pretending and tell me everything. However, what can you do to me? I am still Nathaniel's wife and someone that he wants to protect, even if I am useless. Do you have the guts to tell Nathaniel about everything you've done to me?"
Mango's words caused Madam Ye's expression to suddenly change.
"Shut up!"
"You're too afraid to do it! You are scared that the only thing you can rely on in your life will leave you. You're afraid that Nathan will abandon you. So even though you have a lot of resentment against him, you're too fearful to do anything to him. You don't even have the bravery to tell him that you are the one who caused his pain. The only thing you can do is to bully me and torture me. Honestly, I pity you. At least I still have Nathaniel's love, but what about you? You have been so careful in planning your schemes because you were afraid that Nathaniel would abandon you as he is not your biological son. Do you think that I will fall into your trap after I've seen everything?"
Mango finally let out everything she wanted to say.
She turned around, opened the door, and went out without saying anything. Next, she said to the bodyguards outside, "Send Madam Ye back to her room. She's not allowed to get close to Wisdom without my permission. This is my order!"
"Ha! Let's see if you have the guts to do so!"
Mango sneered and said, "You'd better think clearly. Although she's Nathan's mother, I'm the mistress of the house now. She's already in her waning years, and I'm still young. You'd better figure out who's in charge of the Ye family in the future. Besides, you know about Nathan's love for me. So, you can ignore my orders if you don't want to work for the Ye family any longer. I'd like to see who wants to leave us!"
Everyone in the room was stunned by her words.
They looked at Mango and saw that she was calm. Everyone reconsidered quickly after thinking about what she had said.
"Yes, Mrs. Ye."
The bodyguards quickly went forward and moved to take Madam Ye back to her room.
Madam Ye was so angry that she screamed. She could no longer maintain her poised image.
"Mango, you wench! How dare you do this to me!"
"There's plenty more where that came from. Mother, you'd better be obedient from now on and respect me. Don't provoke me, and don't piss me off. Otherwise, I myself have no idea what I'll do. Two can play at the acting game. If you really want to compare acting skills, then let's play. I have plenty of time."
There was no longer any respect for Madam Ye on Mango's face.
No one would stay meek and obedient after their genuine efforts were met by hurt and betrayal.
Madam Ye was still yelling, but she was taken away by someone else.
The room became quiet once again.
Mango rubbed her temples. She wanted to leave, but then she remembered that she had come here to see Wisdom.
She should have been visiting Wisdom in his room right now if she hadn't been triggered by Madam Ye.
As she thought about this, Mango turned back and saw Wisdom sitting on the bed, staring straight at her. She didn't know how much he'd heard about what happened just now.
Mango's chest tightened when she realized that a kid like him had to hear such disgraceful words after he'd just experienced the death of both his parents.
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