The Sweet Rival (Mango Shen and Nathaniel Ye)

Chapter 190

Mango struggled for a long time but after seeing Nathaniel's calm expression, she decided to tell him.

If Nathaniel could not accept it after she told him, then she would have to give up on him.

If that happened, then perhaps her bond with Nathaniel was not as strong as she thought. Even worse, there might not be a man who would tolerate this part of her.

Mango was sort of taking a risk to tell him, but at the same time, she felt that Nathaniel would not be easily shaken. These two conflicting emotions made her confused and struggled.

As he spotted Mango's uncomfortable expression, Nathaniel said softly, "I said you don't have to force yourself. Just tell me when you're ready. I don't have to know now. How about that? Would you like to eat something and try again?"

Mango was inspired upon seeing Nathaniel's encouragement,

"Okay," She said.

Nathaniel smiled and he stood up. After that, he personally made a bowl of millet porridge for Mango.

The porridge was very sticky and it seemed very sweet, but Mango still felt a little disgusted by it. However, she slowly ate it as Nathaniel watched It would be fair to say that Mango gulped it down without tasting it.

Truth be told, all the food she had eaten these days felt tasteless. Initially, she even thought that there was something wrong with her taste buds, but she later found that it was caused by her mental trauma.

As expected, she could not surmount her trauma.

Mango's stomach churned, but she tried her best to hold it back.

Nathaniel was very distressed to see her like this.

"Don't force yourself. This thing has to be settled slowly."

"I know. The reaction is not as strong as it used to be. Maybe we can take a break."

Mango smiled faintly, but Nathaniel could see that she was barely holding on.

"Mango..."

He still wanted to say something, but he was interrupted by the sound of the doctor's footsteps outside.

"Mr. Ye, please come out. I want to have a word with you about Miss Shen's condition."

Miss Shen which the doctor referred to was not Mango, but Rita.

Nathaniel's eyes suddenly narrowed.

"Go ahead. I'll be okay." Mango said.

Mango also knew that the Rita's illness could not be ignored, so she hurriedly urged Nathaniel to go.

"But then, you..."

"I'll be fine. Even if there was something wrong, I can just vomit it out. Rita is more important now and I can't visit her in this state. I'll be able to feel better only if you take good care of her for me."

Mango was anxious. Honestly, no mother could remain calm when they knew that their daughter's condition had changed, and she was no exception.

However, if she visited Rita like this, Mango would only end up scaring Rita.

As he saw the strength reflected in Mango's eyes, Nathaniel said softly, "I'll be back soon. You'll ask for the doctor if you have any problems?"

"Don't worry. I will."

As soon as Nathaniel left the room, Mango quickly rushed to the bathroom and vomited.

After that, she felt rather discouraged. Could it be that this mental trauma was too much for her?

However, if she continued like this, could she have what she wanted? There were plenty of people who tried their best to destroy her happiness, would she let those people get what they wanted?

No!

Of course not!

Mango tried her best to stop herself from vomiting. Next, she held the wall for support as she stood up slowly.

Mango was currently so weak until a slight push would have toppled her. Nevertheless, she persevered and she walked back to the ward step by step.

Nathaniel had not come back yet so she did not know how Rita was doing.

Right then, Mango felt impatient.

She had been back for a few days, but she had not seen Rita at all. Moreover, Mango had no clue about her current condition.

What had Rita experienced in the days after Mango had gone missing?

Why had Nathaniel brought Rita to this hospital when she was doing just fine over at St. Petersburg Hospital?

Had Abyss done something to Rita or Nathaniel?

Mango suddenly realized that a lot of things were out of her control. Furthermore, these things were beyond her knowledge.

Abyss was no longer the man Mango knew before. Unfortunately, this meant that the Tang family and the Ye family may no longer be on good terms in the future.

Therefore, she had to know what had happened during this period of time.

As she thought of this, Mango stood up gingerly and she pushed open the door of the ward. For the first time, she left her hospital ward.

In truth, Mango needed a lot of courage to leave the room especially since she was alone.

The moment Mango opened the door, she felt that everyone around her was looking at her, similar to when she was on the slaver's ship. Thus, Mango felt apprehensive as she saw the piercing eyes that looked as if they wanted to strip her down to the bone.

Mango retracted the foot that she had just stepped out with. Even more than that, she wanted to shut the door and she would be a recluse for the rest of her life.

"It's not a bad idea, isn't it?'1 Mango thought to herself.

As long as Nathaniel was around, no one would dare to do anything to her. What was more, the only trade-off was that she could not leave the room.

However, the moment Mango closed the door, Nathaniel's concerned eyes appeared in her mind.

Undoubtedly he would treat her well because he loved her. Additionally, he would do so because he felt both responsible and guilty for her. But how long could a person keep going on like this?

How long could Mango squander Nathaniel's feelings like this?

In the end, people get tired.

Now, Zion was still missing, Rita was sick, and she had become a shell of her former self. Would it really be fair to place all these burdens on Nathaniel's shoulders?

Then, Mango remembered that she had just vowed to be confident so she could be worthy of Nathaniel. If so, why did she retreat now?

Mango leaned against the door and gasped heavily for breath as she trembled all over. No one knew about her fear of crowds, nor did they know that she was nervous about the outside world. Unfortunately, Mango had no choice.

She could either be a fragile flower that Nathaniel had to protect for the rest of her life, or she could be brave, defeat her fears and find herself again. Only then would Mango finally be worthy enough to call herself Nathaniel's wife.

In truth, her mind was already made up. The first step was the hardest to take.

Mango took a deep breath and she mentally braced herself before she opened the door.

Due to her sudden appearance, many people glanced at her.

Those glances prickled Mango's skin, but she gritted her teeth and she pushed on.

"I can't back out now!" She thought to herself.

No retreat!

She was Mango Shen, Nathaniel's wife! She was Rita's mother! Now more than ever, everyone needed her to be strong. Didn't everyone wish for her to get better?

Mango gasped for breath. Then, she felt cold sweat drip down her forehead. Mango's legs were leaden, but she did not give up.

After a while, everyone looked away after they glanced at Mango and they continued about with their day. After all, this was a hospital. They were familiar with all kinds of strange patients. Moreover, Mango was just thin and weak.

Mango's back was drenched in sweat as she waited for them to look away.

Then, she felt reborn at that moment.

Mango wanted to cry as she saw everyone was doing their own things.

The first step was not as hard as Mango thought it would be.

Hence, Mango was so excited that she could not wait to tell Nathaniel that she succeeded. However, when she thought of the place where Nathaniel was now, Mango fell silent again.

Rita!

The doctor was discussing Rita's condition.

Mango was anxious now. After that, she quickly walked to the doctor's office.

Some people still glanced at her as she walked.

At first, Mango would suddenly stop and she felt that it was difficult to move even an inch. Gradually, she overcame the feeling. Although her steps were slower, she walked forward calmly. Nevertheless, Mango persevered despite her back being drenched in sweat and her nails punctured the skin of her palms.

Slowly, she found that many people were only interested in her for a moment before they looked somewhere else.

Mango gasped for breath and she wanted to ask where the doctor's office was, but she did not have the courage to speak.

She suddenly realized that her experiences had made her lose her desire to talk to other people. As a result, Mango was resistant to everyone except for Nathaniel.

This realization frustrated her, but she did not back down.

Nathaniel's love and Rita's illness were both encouragement and spur to her.

She gritted her teeth and she turned around. Finally, she saw a familiar figure.

It was Wisdom!

Wisdom was crying!

The brat no longer sobbed loudly like he did before. Wisdom's shoulders twitched and it made Mango's heart ache.

She could not help but think of Zion upon seeing Wisdom.

"Where is that brat now?" She wondered.

Mango's heart throbbed with pain, but she still walked over to him.

However, Wisdom was engrossed in his crying. He held a watch in his hands, and Mango's chest flared sharply with pain when she saw it.

It was Zion's watch, a birthday present that she gave to Zion on his fourth birthday. Now, it turned out to be in Wisdom's hands.

Wisdom's cries were subdued.

At that, Mango stretched out her arms and she gently hugged him.

Wisdom was shocked and he quickly raised his head. Then, he was stunned the moment he saw Mango.

"Are you my aunt?" He asked.

First of all, Mango had lost a lot of weight. After she came back, Nathaniel did not allow anyone to disturb her. Hence, this was the first time that Wisdom saw her, and Mango's appearance had scared him.

In his memories, Mango was beautiful and breathtaking. But now, Mango had become frail like an old person.

"Did I become ugly?"

Mango wanted to smile at him, but she could not manage it at all.

Wisdom quickly shook his head and he wiped his tears, but the tears seemed to increase instead. He choked on his sobs and he said, "Auntie, I'm sorry, I didn't take good care of Zion. I lost him. Just hit me. Hit me as hard as you can if you want to vent your anger. I'm so, so sorry."

He lifted Mango's hand and he hit his face with it, but Mango stopped him.

"Don't do this, Wisdom. I know you didn't do it on purpose."

"But the bad person is my mommy. Auntie, mommy treated Zion like that because of me. No, she's not my mommy, she's a monster. Auntie, please hit me. I'll feel better if you hit me instead."

All of Wisdom's stress over the past days broke free when he saw Mango.

Why was his mommy not as good as Auntie? Why did his mommy become so bad? Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Why?

Wisdom tried hard to get Mango to punish him, which made Mango's heartache. Then, she hugged Wisdom tightly instead.

Mango knew that Wisdom suffered just as much as anyone else during the incident. What in the world could be worse than a child witnessing the atrocities of his own mother?