"I will naturally let you know the things that you should know. However, you shouldn't ask about things that have been deliberately kept from you. You should go back to your room now to focus on your preparation for the competition."
Brantley was obviously avoiding the question.
The doubt in Mango's heart became even more obvious.
"Is there anything wrong with my mother? Or is she sick? I know Bettany's medical skills very well. She is not a person who would treat anyone. I guess that you used your authority to force her to stay with my mother, right? What happened to my mother? Can you tell me the truth?"
Mango tugged at Brantley's sleeve anxiously. She looked like a child when tears were welling up in her eyes.
Brantley felt very upset in his heart.
"I said, don't ask anything now..."
"I'll die in front of you if you don't tell me. I don't believe that Nathaniel will still be able to play along with you when he finds out that something has happened to me in your place."
Mango's words directly frightened Brantley.
"How dare you?!"
"Why don't you give it a try!"
Mango looked exactly like Queena when she was stubborn.
Brantley's stared at Mango with anger. However, Mango wasn't affected by this.
Brantley was defeated at last.
"It's useless for me to tell you that. You can't go there now."
"You can at least let me know what happened to her, okay? I can even video chat with her!"
Mango felt more and more uneasy.
Brantley sighed and sat down in his chair.
He looked at Mango in front of him and stared at her. Although he knew that her current appearance was not how she looked in the past, her eyes still gave him a sense of familiarity.
"Sit down. I'm afraid that you will be too agitated and you would harm your baby. Hey you, go boil some prenatal medicine for her. We have everything at home."
Brantley didn't call Haniya by her name, but she couldn't have bothered at this moment. She could tell that what Brantley was going to say next would be a huge blow to Mango.
"Madam, I..."
Haniya looked at Mango uncertainly.
Mango touched her belly. She knew that it would be difficult for her to listen to Brantley calmly once Queena and her family were involved in this issue.
As she thought of this, she nodded to Haniya and said, "Go ahead. I think I may need some medicine to stabilize my fetus."
"Well, Madam, don't be too agitated. There are some things that can't be determined by humans. It's alright as long as you work hard and have a clear conscience."
Haniya didn't know what to say between them, but it was still possible for her to comfort Mango a little.
Mango's heart felt warm as she gently nodded her head.
Only both Brantley and Mango were left in the room after Haniya left. Mango asked in a low voice, "Grandfather, please don't tell me you're the one who made my mother suffer."
"Alas!
Brantley sighed. Then, he had a pained expression when he looked at Mango and the hope within her eyes, "I didn't do this well." "Does it have anything to do with you?" "Maybe. I objected when your mother fell in love with your father. After all, I was born into a military family. I know what it means when a man enters the battlefield. As a woman, it's too difficult to be with such a man. Your grandmother wouldn't have cheated and she wouldn't have an illegitimate daughter if it weren't for my work. How could I not know the Hans family just because Queena doesn't know? I didn't agree with their relationship. But Queena was just like you at that time. She was very stubborn. She even cut ties with me and left abroad just to be with your father. Later, I thought of getting her back when I learned that your father was a soldier and your mother was heart broken. But your mother's self esteem was too great and she did not think that she did anything wrong. She refused to get along with me again and left the city alone. Later, she gave birth to you and gave you away before she enrolled herself in a foreign university. She never came back and never contacted me again since then. I don't know if it was because of your father's affairs."
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