The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye) novel Chapter 823

"You and the children."

There was a trace of tenderness in Mango's voice. Upon hearing this, the feeling of love and warmth immediately surged through Nathaniel's heart.

"Do I still need your protection when I'm a man?"

"I just want to protect you."

Then, she leaned her body into his embrace and she wished that time could stay still at this moment.

Nathaniel wished for the same.

He hugged her in his arms tightly, who had risked her life for him several times. Now, it seemed that they were destined to be together for life and they could not be separated no matter what.

"Well, I'll give you my life from now on. You have to cherish it and live a good life."

"Okay...."

Mango nodded her head.

The two of them spent a lovely time together before Nathaniel let go of her and said in a low voice, "Let's not talk about the Tang family anymore. I wanna talk to you about Marissa."

"Have you guys found Marissa's body?"

Mango was a little excited.

Nathaniel shook his head and looked a little gloomy.

"What happened?"

Mango had confidence in him, and she believed that he could definitely find Marissa. Now that Isla had been caught, all the remaining offenders of the Fang family were still being dealt with. Even if there were people who escaped amidst all of it, they would be busy running for their lives by now. How was it possible for them to flee away with a dead body?

Furthermore, the Dark Night Empire was obviously capable of finding Marissa's remains. However, Nathaniel's expression said otherwise.

Upon noticing Mango's worried expression, Nathaniel quickly comforted her, "Don't worry, listen to me slowly."

"What's the matter? How can I not be anxious? Marissa is my friend anyway. Besides, she is Desmond's loverand I promised to help him find her. What's the matter now?"

Nathaniel hurriedly said when he saw her reaction, "Well, maybe we've found her."

"What do you mean? If you found her, just say so. What's going on?"

"Calm down. Just listen to what I have to say."

Nathaniel poured a cup of water for her and sat down in front of her. After a moment of thought, he said, "When we found Marissa, her body had already been cremated."

"What?"

Mango was shocked from the sudden news.

Nathaniel said in a low voice, "It was Isla's order. She tried to destroy the evidence so that we would have nothing against her. However, Victoria and Josiah were not willing to hand over Marissa's body. To prevent them from rebelling against her, Isla temporarily agreed to compromise with them. But when you and Desmond went in search of it, Isla found an opportunity to have someone steal Marissa's body. She intended to let you bear the crime and burn the body without anyone knowing. At that time, she would insist that you were Marissa and people will believe her."

"That d*mn old witch!"

After hearing this, Mango trembled with fury.

"No matter what, Marissa is still a member of the Fang family. How can she be cruel?"

"She's inhumane. She is cruel and she has no compassion at all."

Just then, Nathaniel recalled how his father had died and the thought of it made his heartache.

However, he couldn't bear to express such pain and sorrow in front of Mango. He was afraid that she would feel sad as well.

"She will definitely have to pay the price, right?"

Mango knew that if Isla was handed over to the police, many of her crimes would be overlooked if there wasn't sufficient evidence. However, just as Isla had said, the Fang family had a wide network of connections. Since the matter was so complicated, could they really convict Isla of her crimes?

Nathaniel knew what Mango meant. Then, he said coldly, "Don't worry, she won't be able to escape. Isla was involved in certain illegal activities outside of the country, and the country's interests were implicated. Thus, even if she had the ability from evading an arrest, she wouldn't be able to escape. She's dead for sure this time."

"That's good. I don't know how many people this woman has killed in her life, but I'm familiar with them. If she's not convicted, I don't think they can rest in peace. By the way, does Desmond know about what happened to Marissa?"

"I have already asked Haniya to call him."

Nathaniel couldn't help sighing when he thought of how Desmond would react to the news.

"What a pity. I'm afraid that Desmond won't be able to accept this fact."

"Let's just take it one step at a time."

Nathaniel comforted Mango. Just then, Desmond and Haniya's voices could be heard from outside.

"Slow down your pace. Desmond, even if Mr. Ye wants to see you, you don't have to walk so fast, do you? It's not that he's giving you money right now."

Meanwhile, Mango and Nathaniel were both stunned for a moment when they heard Haniya's voice. Then, Mango pursed her lips and said with a smile, "I like Haniya."

"We'd better observe her first in case she'd become the next Novalee Zhang."

Upon hearing this, Mango paused for a moment.

He's right, she'd better not be the same as Novalee. Meanwhile, Mango wondered how Walter was doing right now. What happened to Novalee was a big blow to him. Besides, he had been staying in the same place to accompany his aunt recently. Hence, Mango should really call him to check up on his situation soon.

Just as Mango was thinking, Desmond knocked on the door.

"Come in!"

Nathaniel's voice sounded and Desmond opened the door of the ward immediately.

"Is there any news about Marissa?"

Desmond looked very nervous and panicked.

Haniya was stunned and asked subconsciously, "Who is Marissa?"

Desmond suddenly glared at Haniya.

Even though Haniya had seen how terrifying Desmond was. However, she still felt a chill down her spine at this moment.

Mango let out an awkward cough when she noticed their interaction.

"Desmond, don't scare Haniya. It's not easy for me to find someone that I like."

Upon hearing Mango's words, Desmond finally withdrew his unwelcoming gaze.

Haniya felt as if she had come back to life and she quickly walked to Mango's side while she gasped for breath.

"Madam, I..."

"Take a breather."

Mango patted her hand.