"What do you want to do? I'm warning you that if you dare to harm Nathaniel, I will not spare you. With the risk for being put into jail, I will let you pay the price."
Mango was busy gesturing to warn Nanny Zhang but she was flung to the other side by Nanny Zhang.
"Don't making gestures at me. Didn't I provide you acupuncture methods? Try to speak and see."
Mango was stunned.
"Why are you standing there like a fool? Aren't you going to scold me? To threaten me? C'me on, speak with your mouth. I don't have time to read your sign language."
After that, Nanny Zhang turned a deaf ear to Mango.
What was going on there?
Mango was completely stunned without knowing how.
She could feel the itch in her throat. According to Nanny Zhang, she should be able to make some syllables now. She had to admit that she was delighted indeed but she still looked at Nanny
Zhang fiercely at that time.
Nanny Zhang didn't care about Mango's view on her. She looked at Nathaniel and pressed the few acupoints on his head. Then, her expression turned slightly serious.
Mango was a bundle of nerves at the same time.
She made a gesture subconsciously. Thinking of what Nanny Zhang had said, she opened her mouth and said, "How is it going?"
Mango used all of her strength, but she came up with extremely soft voice. If one didn't listen carefully, she wouldn't be able to hear it at all. Her voice was hoarse at the same time. Mango felt as if her voice was burning in pain, as if there was sharp knife in her guts.
She was in so much pain that she covered her throat with her hand.
Without raising her head, Nanny Zhang said, "You have to stimulate your vocal cord if you want to talk again. If you are afraid of pain, you can give up now. Anyway, it has nothing to do with me whether you can talk or not in future."
Mango gritted her teeth and continued, "How is he?"
"Not in good condition. His nerves were severely damaged together with deep hypnosis. Isla was too wicked. She could do anything to her non-
biological son."
Upon hearing Nanny Zhang's words, Mango endured the pain and said, "She treated Nick very well."
"That's a different case. He is a nose of wax person. As compared with Nathan, his intelligence is average by carrying a trace of inferiority in him. As long as someone treats him well, he'll treat them equally or even more. Isla takes him as her son and he is filial to her whereby he doesn't know about his background. He is easier to control compared with Nathan. Nathan is different in other way round. He is independent and smart which makes Isla feel uneasy. Since he was a kid, she has been wary of Nathan. In addition to that, Nathan is in charge of the business of the Ye family, so she didn't dare to do anything to him and she estranged herself from him. It's lucky that Nick isn't capable enough. It is most likely for Isla to subject both of them to be fratricidal if Nick was equally powerful. She could do it from the way she treated Nathan so ruthless."
Nanny Zhang said as she massaged Nathaniel's acupuncture points.
Mango could say nothing upon hearing her words.
She didn't know much about Isla. Otherwise, she wouldn't have let Isla hurt her in this way. Those affairs looked reasonable and deserved to be forgived. It seemed that Isla had planned all those incidents in advance at the moment.
Mango suddenly felt that Isla was too horrible. Luckily, she was dead. Otherwise, she would be tormented by the old lady with sleepless nights.
After giving Nathaniel a massage, Nanny Zhang sighed and said, "I can treat him but I don't have much time left."
"What do you mean?"
Mango was a little confused.
Nanny Zhang forced a smile and said, "Perhaps God can't bear to see me in doing so many bad things, so he plans to take me in advance."
"Are you going to die?"
"There's no human who won't die. The one who won't die isn't a human."
Nanny Zhang glanced at Mango and said, "I had diagnosed as the last stage of cancer. I don't have much time left. Nathan's illness needs long-term acupuncture and treatment. I reckon that I have no time to wait till his recovery. From tomorrow onwards, bring along Noah with you. He's the only one from the young who can inherit my mantle. After all, he won't harm Nathan. When I'm no longer around in future, I'll feel a little more at ease with him by Nathan's side."
Upon hearing Nanny Zhang's seemed to called last words, Mango couldn't keep up for a while.
"Do you want to teach Noah instead?"
"Why should I lie to you right at this moment? Didn't you see my appearance yesterday? It's been a long time and I reckon taht I'll be seeing Nathan's father in about ten days or half a month."
Nanny Zhang gave a miserable smile.
"Aren't you a doctor?"
"It's always difficult for doctors to save themselves. Besides, how can I treat this disease?"
Nanny Zhang looked at Mango and said with a smile, "Do you feel like you've vented your hatred? I'm dying soon. Don't you remember all the things that I've done to you in the past, do you?"
"Do you think I can forget?"
"That's true, no one can ever forget. I won't beg for your forgiveness. I do hope that you will treat Nathan better for the rest of your life. After all, he has no more close family in this world."
Nanny Zhang touched Nathaniel's face with some nostalgia and tears in her eyes.
Mango said in a low voice, "He has family. He has a son, a daughter, and me. We'll be living happily ever after." "Yeah, you will be living happily without my participation. How are Zion and Rita doing now?"
Nanny Zhang had never inquired about the children. Mango suddenly became nervous when being asked this question.
"What do you want to do? No matter the news of your illness is true or not, I won't let the children come to see you. Don't ever think about it."
Mango's answer was within her expectation. Yet she felt slightly disappointed.
"I didn't say anything. You shall go out now. I'm going to treat Nathan. Let Noah to come in if you don't trust me."
Nanny Zhang drove her away directly.
"I want to stay here."
"It's useless for you to stay here. You may interfere with my treatments. You shall go now."
Nanny Zhang's attitude was a little tough.
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