The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 615

Just when everyone was at a loss, Merle arrived.

"Lady Rita, shall I take you away?"

Rita paused for a moment when she saw Merle.

She knew Merle. He worked for her mom.

Rita raised her head, looked at Merle with her big doe eyes, and asked, "Uncle Merle, you will take me to see mommy, right?"

"Yes, I'll take you to see mommy!"

Merle's words made Rita let go of the bed and she stood up.

Merle saw that Rita was a little dirty and he asked someone to change her into clean clothes.

Rita did not resist the whole time.

After Merle left The Ye's Mansion with Rita, Madam Ye suddenly said, "Where is Rita? Bring her over. I want to talk to her."

"Madam Ye, Mr. Malthus took Lady Rita away."

"What?"

Madam Ye frowned slightly.

"Who let him take her away?"

"Madam Ye, wasn't that your order? Mr. Malthus works under you, and all of us thought..."

"What a good-for-nothing! Find them!"

Madam Ye flew into a rage instantly.

Merle Malthus!

He actually dared to betray Madam Ye?

Merle took Rita out of The Ye's Mansion. They went straight to the military compound, to Genevieve's parents' home.

Merle kept a spare key the last time because of their unique relationship.

Rita couldn't help but ask Merle when he brought her there, "Uncle Merle, where's my mommy? Why did you bring me here?"

Merle didn't know how to answer Rita's question, and he could only reply, "Rita, be a good girl. We will stay here for a few days, okay? There are bad guys at home, so wait for your daddy to pick you up, all right?”

"I know. Uncle Merle is protecting me, right? That person is not my grandmother. She is a witch, isn't she?”

Merle was left speechless by Rita’s innocent words.

He didn't know that Madam Ye would be that cruel to Mango.

It was already too late by the time he returned.

He had heard that Mango was heavily injured and her arm was crippled. Furthermore, she had become mute.

Merle felt that his heart was sliced to pieces after he heard the rumors.

He did not know how much of a blow Madam Hans's death was to Mango, but he would not let Madam Ye lock Rita up especially since she sent Zion away.

He hated his hesitation, and he hated himself for not siding with Mango. If it was Nathaniel, he would have sided with Mango without a second thought even though he knew it would provoke Madam Ye.

Why did he hesitate at the beginning?

Merle looked at Rita and said apologetically, "Yes, she is an old witch."

"I knew that she wasn't my grandmother. My grandmother treats me very well. She cooks delicious food for me and lets me play games. She never speaks loudly to me. That old witch is different. She's so horrid. How could she be my grandmother?"

Rita said, but her eyes were filled with tears.

It was not that Rita did not understand, but she just could not accept everything at once. She chose to comfort herself by saying that Madam Ye was not her grandmother. It seemed that this was the only way she could overcome it, and she could only grieve alone.

Merle's heart ached when he saw this scene.

What would Mango do if she knew that her daughter had suffered all of this?

Merle hugged Rita tightly and whispered, "I will protect you as long as I am alive."

"Thank you, Uncle Merle."

Rita leaned into his arms. She missed her parents and her elder brother dearly.

She felt tired and fell asleep leaning on Merle.

Merle carried Rita onto the bed and called Nathaniel again. However, his phone was still turned off.

He knew that Nathaniel was undergoing a special mission, but why did it have to happen now?

Merle didn't know what Nathaniel would feel when he found out, but he could only wait here.

Madam Ye was furious when she found out that Merle took Rita to the military compound after a lengthy search.

"D*mn it! I raised him all these years, but he ends up being seduced by a woman. He knows that I can't enter the military compound, so he hid there. How dare he!"

None of her subordinates dared to speak.

Madam Ye went back to her room after throwing a tantrum. No one knew what she did in her room.

According to the original plan, Mango and Wisdom were supposed to be sent to a ship prepared by Madam Ye, and they were to leave Ocean City immediately. However, Wisdom grabbed ahold of the leader of the group of people who were supposed to send them off.

The leader had once received Nathaniel’s help before. Thus, his heart couldn't help but soften when he saw Wisdom grabbing onto him.

"Sir Wisdom, I'm afraid I can't let you go."

Wisdom looked around and wrote down an address for him.

The leader looked at it and frowned slightly. He crumpled the paper and said to the others, "I can send them off on my own. You can go back first."