When Mango opened the door to the room, Nathaniel was standing outside.
"Is she getting better?"
Nathaniel asked.
Mango nodded and brought him in.
Anaya had already packed up her things. When she saw Nathaniel come in, she smiled slightly.
She was only a year or two older than Gissel, but Anaya couldn't be compared with her.
Thinking of Gissel's current life in the Soo household, Nathaniel was speechless for a while.
He took out his mobile phone and handed it to Anaya, whispering, "There are some of Gissel's daily vlogs on it. You can have a look."
Hearing this, Anaya's eyes turned teary.
She didn't refuse. She took the phone and went inside the room, leaving Nathaniel and Mango alone.
Mango's gaze followed Anaya until she closed the door. Only then did Mango look away.
Nathaniel poured her a glass of hot water and said, "How are you going to deal with Edolie?" Mango was stunned for a moment. Then, she recalled that she had been together with Nathaniel for so many years, so he naturally knew what she was thinking.
She nodded and gestured, "I will drive her out of here. I will make her return all the money you gave her. This woman is not worth your sympathy. I saved her from those people but she wasn't grateful, and now she even wants to hook up with you. In order to get you, she didn't hesitate to turn against me. She even took the money you gave her to do evil things and hurt the innocent. After knowing that we arrived here, she still wanted to attack us. This woman is simply a troublemaker. Instead of keeping her alive to harm us in the future, I would rather kill her now."
A hint of coldness flashed across Mango's eyes.
She used to be very kind, but it didn't bring her any good. Therefore, she would fight fire with fire.
Nathaniel didn't know whether to be happy or sad when he saw Mango like this.
"Do you need my help?"
Nathaniel's words made Mango pause for a moment.
She needed Nathaniel's help because she was unable to speak at the moment.
Thinking of Mango's problem, Nathaniel said in a low voice, "The deal is off. As long as you're willing, I'll arrange for someone to operate on you immediately."
Mango's eyes lit up in an instant.
"Don't be too happy as I haven't finished speaking yet. Mango, do you know why I don't want to operate on you? It's not because I want to force you to spend seven days with me. It's just that it's not very optimistic for you to carry out this operation with your current condition."
Nathaniel looked at Mango and decided to listen to her opinion.
"Bettany said that she has a good chance of curing your throat, but there's also a big risk. Because of the previous infusion of Desmond's blood and some rare medicines, there is a high chance of drug rejection during the operation. Once the drugs are rejected by your body, there will be serious consequences. At that time, not only will your throat not heal, your life will be in danger as well. Do you understand? I mean to find better treatment, but I will still listen to you. If you want to have surgery, I won't oppose it. But remember, if anything happens to you, I will definitely die along with you."
Nathaniel's gaze was fixed on Mango.
Mango suddenly felt a burst of pain in her chest.
She knew that Nathaniel would absolutely do what he had just said.
Just as she was about to make a gesture, Nathaniel held her hand.
"Don't tell me that we still have children or something. Without us, they will still grow up. They will just live a little harder than they do now, but everyone has their own lives. If something really happens to you, I can't take care of them for the rest of their lives. I believe that the money I left will be enough for Thomas and Rainie to raise them. So, think about it carefully."
Nathaniel said in a serious matter, but it made Mango a little sad.
"You're forcing me."
"No, I have said that I will respect any choice you make. Before that, I was not around while you suffered a lot, which is something I regret and it will haunt me for the rest of my life. In the coming years, I won't allow you to suffer anymore."
Nathaniel gripped Mango's hand tightly as if he wanted to touch her heart.
She was moved and embarrassed. Mango was caught between a rock and a hard place, she did not know what to do for a moment.
"I need to think about it." "Alright. Give me your answer when you're ready.
I'll be waiting for you."
After Nathaniel finished speaking, he planted a kiss on Mango's forehead. Then, he stood up and walked out of the room.
In the past few days, they rarely spent time alone in the same room.
Nathaniel respected her very much. Except for the last time when he kissed her forcefully in the parking lot, he seemed to be very reserved here.
Seeing Mango's sad expression, Nathaniel suddenly turned around and said with a smile, "Why don't I stay here tonight?"
"Get lost!"
Mango cursed at him directly and Nathaniel was so amused that he laughed out loud. Then, he left happily.
Mango was puzzled. Right now, she didn’t really understand Nathaniel. No matter what she said, he was still so happy.
This feeling made Mango feel that Nathaniel was trying to get on her good side.
She had never thought that he would try to please her one day, and she had mixed feelings about it.
After Nathaniel left, Mango was unable to fall asleep.
She urgently needed to regain her voice because she couldn't do a lot of things without it. Only when she personally experienced it did she realize how difficult and humiliating it was.
However, Nathaniel also said that her operation would come with a great risk.
This risk was a gamble for Mango. If she won, she might be able to get everything she wanted. However, if she lost the bet, she would lose her life.
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