Newell hesitated for a moment and Nathaniel became really anxious.
"What? You can't tell us?"
"I can but I don't know if the news is true or not as it's just really similar."
Mango and Nathaniel were puzzled after hearing Newell's words and they couldn't understand him.
"What do you mean? Explain it clearly."
Newell cleared his throat and said, "Mr. Ye, someone has seen the old lady in the Fang family but the person is not completely sure."
"Which old lady?"
Mango immediately asked as her brows furrowed.
Nathaniel narrowed his eyes too.
Then, Newell heard Mango's anxious voice and he hurriedly said, "It's the granny of the Ye Family, Isla, but the person has only seen her once and never again...but didn't Isla die a long time ago? Or does she have a twin sister?"
Nathaniel and Mango looked at each other at that instant.
"She is the only child and she doesn't have any
twin sisters."
Nathaniel remembered that they couldn't find Islas corpse although someone had said that it was lost because of the car explosion. Nevertheless, no one had a reasonable explanation of the cause of the car explosion. It seemed at this point that everything had been Isla s scheme to hide her identity.
Perhaps she had predicted since the beginning that Nathaniel wouldn't let her off the hook after she treated Mango that way, so she found herself a way out.
At that moment, Mango's expression darkened.
Isla was the one who forced Madam Hans to death and Mango almost became a mute for the rest of her life because of Isla while Wisdom almost had autism.
Isla had done so many outrageous things yet she was still alive and well! There was even a possibility that she was manipulating their lives now quietly in the dark!
Mango was so angry that her chest ached at the thought of this.
She could fully vent her anger if Isla died in that explosion but now that Isla was still alive, Mango would not let her off the hook no matter what!
Nathaniel knew what Mango was thinking and he grasped her hand tightly as he said, "Don't worry as I'm here."
"I want to do this myself."
Mango said coldly before asking Newell, "When did Isla show up in the Fang Family?"
"It's about a month ago and no one saw her since then. However, it was really coincidental that Marissa fell ill inexplicably after the person met Isla. The Fang family later invited Varna Hades, Bettany Zhang, to treat her, but Marissa did not make it in the end. Also, no one knew where Bettany is after that."
Mango and Nathaniel were stunned after hearing Newell's words.
Isla faked her death around a month ago and Marissa fell sick as soon as Isla went back to the Fang family's house, so could there be anything that had happened in between?
Desmond had also mentioned that there was something suspicious about Marissa's death...was it because of this?
Also, why would Abyss have anything to do with the Fang family?
Could it be that Isla was the one who instructed Abyss to perform Mango's plastic surgery and let her resemble Marissa after she was disfigured five years ago?
Mango broke out in cold sweat the more she thought about it.
Isla was truly a terrifying person if Mango's speculations were all true!
Isla manipulated all of their lives in the dark and used her schemes to play tricks on them. It was either you be on good terms with Isla or she would make your life miserable the moment you became enemies.
Nathaniel's face seemed really gloomy too.
"Got it, keep following up on Bettany's whereabouts."
Nathaniel hung up the phone and looked at Mango although he was speechless at the moment.
Then, Mango said in a low voice, "You're different from her and I'll be sure to take my revenge on her for what she has done to me. You can choose not to go if you care about your mother- son relationship with her as I can go alone. Don't worry as I won't blame you."
"What are you talking about? How can I let you go to the Fang family's house alone when it is such a dangerous place? Am I still a man for letting you going there so recklessly? Or is it that I'm a person who cannot bear such difficulties in your heart?"
Nathaniel's words were really harsh and Mango knew that what she had just said didn't sound nice
either.
So, she quickly explained, "Don't mind what I said as you know that isn't what I meant."
"I know. Don't worry as I'll help you with everything that you want to do even if you want to take revenge. However, you must promise me to take care of your own safety as this is the most important thing. I'd rather lock you up at home and deal with all this alone if you can't keep the promise."
Mango felt really moved after hearing Nathaniel's words.
"I'll keep that promise as I am a mother and I know what I should do, so you can rest assured that I will be extra careful. Also, you are with me and I believe that you will not let anything happen to me, isn't it?"
Mango's unconditional trust and dependence on Nathaniel warmed his heart.
Mango almost lost her trust in him but it was a relief that it wasn't too late for Nathaniel to amend his mistake.
Nathaniel held Mango tightly in his arms as he scented her fragrance and he said in a gentle voice, "You and the children mean the world to me so please don't ruin my life, will you?"
"You mean everything to me too."
Mango leaned into Nathaniel's embrace contentedly.
The two of them snuggled in each other's embrace before they thought of a serious problem at the moment... How were they going to go to the Fang family?
"How are we able to go to the Fang family without being stalked since they have so many spies out here?"
Mango was troubled.
However, Nathaniel whispered, "They'll notice us regardless of how we go, so why not we make out way there above-board instead of trying to hide? We could just play along since they want us to fall into their own trap anyway."
Mango thought about it for a moment before she smiled and said, "You've already settled the issue, haven't you?"
"Of course as we can't fall into their trap so stupidly, isn't it?"
"You're so scheming and crafty!"
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