When Mango and Noah along with others outside heard Nathaniel's cry, they couldn't help but be slightly stunned. Hence, Mango knew that Nanny Zhang had passed away.
She couldn't say that she was sad, but she just felt sorry for Nathaniel.
"Mommy, is Granny Zhang gone?"
Zion asked as he blinked his eyes slowly.
"That's right!"
Mango nodded her head.
Zion was especially quiet after that.
Nathaniel stayed inside for quite some time before he opened the door and came out.
His eyes were red and swollen, and it was obvious that he had cried.
"Are you alright?"
Mango quickly went forward.
"I'm fine..."
Nathaniel held Mango's hand and asked the doctor to send Nanny Zhang's body to the morgue.
Nanny Zhang was a government servant, and there were some formalities to be taken care of.
Mango brought Zion to stay with her in the hotel while Nathaniel went off alone to arrange Nanny Zhang's funeral.
Nanny Zhang was just a housekeeper in the Ye family from the beginning, and she had not been married. Nathaniel was her only son, and everything was kept simple.
After Nathaniel cremated Nanny Zhang's body, he brought Mango and Zion back to Estania.
Wisdom and Rita were very happy when they saw Mango and Nathaniel.
"Daddy, Mommy didn't let me video call you each and every time I called. Mommy is so bad that she wants to hog daddy all to herself."
Rita hurriedly complained.
Looking at his lovely daughter, Nathaniel was very happy in his heart, but Nanny Zhang's death saddened him and he could not manage a smile.
"Mommy was protecting daddy. Daddy was sick during that time, and I was afraid I'll spread the illness to you through the computer. You should thank Mommy, okay?"
Nathaniel's words stunned Rita for a moment. Then, she turned to Mango in embarrassment and said, "Mommy, I'm sorry."
"It's okay, Rita."
Zion didn't say anything and went straight to his room.
Wisdom found that he was in a bad mood and wanted to ask him what happened, but he didn't know what to say.
Mango glanced at Zion. She didn't know what the kid was thinking either.
Nathaniel put Rita down and told Wisdom, "Tidy up yourself, we'll go back to Ocean City and let Uncle Song take care of you all. Daddy and Mommy are going to Nakasara."
"Daddy, are you going out on a vacation again?"
Rita pouted her mouth and felt very unhappy.
Nathaniel said in a low voice, "We're not going on a trip as we have something to do. There's something wrong with your Mommy's throat. So, Daddy's gonna take her to the hospital."
"Really? Mommy, what's wrong with your throat? Does it hurt?"
Rita ran towards Mango and reached over to touch Mango's throat.
Mango was glad that Rita didn't know about what happened and that she was able to give her a perfect childhood.
"Mommy's fine. As long as Rita is doing good, mommy won't be in pain anymore."
"Then you both should come back early. You adults are off gallivanting outside and we're all bored at home."
Rita said with a pout.
"Okay, well come back as soon as possible."
"Okay."
Wisdom went to tidy up. When he passed by the door of Zion's room, he saw him standing in front of the window in a daze and walked in.
"What's wrong with you? Why did you become so solemn after returning from Santell Capital?"
"Granny Zhang is dead."
Wisdom paused for a moment after hearing Zion's words. It was likely that he hadn't figured out who was Granny Zhang.
"She's the old housekeeper of the Ye Family, Nanny Zhang."
Wisdom came to his senses after hearing Zion's explanation.
"How did she die?"
"She died of illness. Wisdom, I want to study medicine."
Zion had never ever felt more clear about what he wanted now.
"Medicine? That's my specialty. You'd better learn how to run a business. You'll inherit everything that belongs to the Ye Family in the future."
"Let's not joke about this. You shall inherit all these things while I'm going to study medicine. In fact, I've longed to study medicine for quite some time. It happened when Rita was in poor health and stayed in the hospital every day. Meanwhile, I was thinking that if I could alleviate her suffering by becoming a doctor. Now seeing that Granny Zhang had passed away because of illness, I'm afraid that mom or dad will also fall ill one day. What should I do then? I dare not put their lives in others' hands."
Zion's eyes became even more determined as he spoke.
Wisdom didn't think too much.
He knew clearly how his parents died, and he became Bettany's apprentice out of necessity. When he viewed Zion's circumstance, he said in a low voice, "Daddy and Mommy probably won't agree with your idea."
"It won't happen. Both of them love us so much. As long as we are happy, they'll be okay with anything. Besides, I also want to follow daddy and mommy to Nakasara." "Well, didn't they say that they were going to cure Mommy's throat?" "Granny Zhang's hometown is in Nakasara, so I want to go and have a look. She gave me a ring, but she didn't tell me about its purpose, I just want to check it out."
Zion often had his own opinions and Wisdom didn't try to persuade him.
"Hurry up and pack your things. Even if you want to go with them, we'll have to return to Ocean City first."
"That's right!"
Zion quickly packed up his things and returned to Ocean City with Mango and the others.
By the time Thomas saw Nathaniel coming back, he was about to break down.
"Mr. Ye, I'm going to take a vacation! I'm exhausted! I'm running the whole HY Group. Now, I don't even have the time to send Rainie a text. I'll die young if I go on like this."
"Hold on for a while longer. I have to go back to Nakasara to deal with something. Let me succeed you when I'm back."
"What? Again?"
Thomas lay crumpled on the chair.
Nathaniel said with a serious look, "Nanny Zhang has passed away, and I'm gonna take her home."
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